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Radcliffe UN Commissioner
Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, a career diplomat and former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, speaks about the current geopolitical environment at the Knafel Center Thursday.
Former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Discusses Challenges to Global Human Rights Order
Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, who served as the United Nations high commissioner for human rights, discussed the new global geopolitical environment Thursday.
Philanthropist Melinda Gates to Receive Radcliffe Medal
Melinda A. Gates will receive the Radcliffe Medal in May in recognition of her significant impact on women and girls worldwide through her work as a philanthropist and entrepreneur, Harvard’s Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study announced Tuesday.
Harvard Scientists Find Wave of Stellar Nurseries in Milky Way
Astronomers at Harvard’s Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study have discovered a massive wave of stellar nurseries located near the sun through research incorporating data from the European Space Agency’s Gaia mission.
Radcliffe Fellow Talks Technological Advancement, Privacy, and Ethics
Computer scientist Francine Berman discussed the need for data policy that promotes the public good and protects consumer security at the Radcliffe Institute’s Knafel Center Wednesday evening.
Bacow Announces Initiative to Study Harvard's Ties to Slavery
University President Lawrence S. Bacow announced the creation of a University-wide initiative to address and further research the school’s ties to slavery in an email sent to Harvard affiliates Thursday.
Angela Davis Speaks
During her keynote conversation, Angela Y. Davis said: "Who can imagine keeping that impulse to fight for freedom alive, generation after generation, after generation, handing it down. To me, that is the blackness with which I identify."
Angela Davis Keynote Conversation
Angela Y. Davis delivered the keynote conversation with Neferti X. M. Tadiar at “Radical Commitments”, a conference hosted by the Radcliffe Center, using Davis’s life and work to incite discussion on the tradition of activism in the 20th century.
Judy Chicago
Judy Chicago, a feminist artist and figurehead of the 1970s American feminist art movement, visited the Radcliffe Institute to celebrate the launch of an online portal archiving her work — part of a collaborative archival project across three universities.
Three Radcliffe Union of Students Women
Barbara M. Solomon '40, Susan W. Ware, and Judith A. Kates '62 participate in a panel on women’s studies at Harvard sponsored by the Radcliffe Union of Students in 1981.
Meetings on Women's Issues
Liz Enaudi '83 and Diane Chira '83 attended a meeting sponsored by the Radcliffe Union of Students about women's issues.
Scholars and Activists Convene at Harvard to Talk Arts, Race, and Justice
Hundreds of people gathered at Harvard to hear from prominent artists, scholars, and activists from across the nation about the intersection of art, race, and justice Thursday and Friday.
Moon Duchin
Moon Duchin is currently an associate professor of Mathematics and the director of the Science, Technology, and Society program at Tufts University.
Agassiz Name on Harvard Campus Honors Not Louis Agassiz, But Wife and Son
A recent lawsuit accusing former zoology professor Louis Agassiz of using photos of slaves to promote racist ideologies has reignited conversations about his name and legacy, but, Harvard staff say the Agassiz name on campus honors the contributions of his wife and son rather than his own.
The Kings and Queens of Radcliffe
The sisters’ film project, six years in the making, emerged from one of Gabrielle Burton’s experiences: She attended a drag show starring her friend’s husband, aka Virginia West, an award-winning drag queen in Columbus, Ohio.
Drag Show Pose
Drag performers from the award-winning documentary, "Kings, Queens, & In-Betweens," put on a show in the Knafel Center.
Drag Show Statement
The opening session of the Radcliffe Institute conference “Beyond Words: Gender and the Aesthetics of Communication” included live drag acts.
Drag Show Audience Onstage
Quyen Tran / Jayden Jameson KA St. James gives Professor Robin Bernstein a make over.
Labor Leader and Rights Advocate Dolores Huerta to Receive Radcliffe Medal
Prominent labor leader and civil rights activist Dolores C. Huerta will receive this year’s Radcliffe Medal, the highest honor given by the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study. It is given annually to an individual committed to “excellence, inclusion, and social impact."
Radcliffe Institute Panel Unpacks 2018 Midterm Election
Four panelists discussed the role of female candidates in this year’s midterm elections with an audience of Harvard affiliates and Boston area residents Tuesday.
Radcliffe Institute Panel Unpacks 2018 Midterm Election
Four panelists discussed the role of female candidates in this year’s midterm elections with an audience of Harvard affiliates and Boston area residents Tuesday.
Tomiko Brown-Nagin
Tomiko Brown-Nagin, Dean of the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, welcomes the audience to a panel titled "The Meaning of the Midterms: Who Counted? Who Voted?" Tuesday afternoon.
Midterm Votes Analysis at Radcliffe
Asma Khalid, a political reporter for NPR, introduces panelists at an event discussing the 2018 midterm elections Tuesday afternoon in the Knafel Center at the Radcliffe Institute.
Harvard Radcliffe Institute Renovating Schlesinger Library To Increase Use of Collections
Harvard is renovating its Schlesinger Library at the Radcliffe Institute in an effort to drive increased engagement with the library's extensive collection of documents vital to the history of women in America.