It was a great honor to be among those who cheered for Dr. Ruth Simmons as she received the @rad-institute.bsky.social Medal for 2026.

Thank you to all who joined us in person and online for #RadDay26—and if you missed it, never fear: a recording of the day’s proceedings will be available on our YouTube channel in a couple of weeks or so! www.youtube.com/@RadcliffeIn...

Now on to the #RadDay26 medal—watch a video tribute by former First Lady Michelle Obama JD ’88, keynote conversation between Ruth J. Simmons and Harvard President Emerita Drew Gilpin Faust, and formal award presentation by Radcliffe Dean Tomiko Brown-Nagin. www.radcliffe.harvard.edu/event/radcli...

#RadDay26 kicks off shortly, at 10:30 AM ET! Join us as we celebrate the three-time University president Ruth J. Simmons. www.radcliffe.harvard.edu/event/radcli...

TOMORROW, May 29, is #RadDay26, and this year, we’re honoring the academic leader Ruth J. Simmons with the Radcliffe Medal. Watch live online starting at 10:30 AM! www.radcliffe.harvard.edu/event/radcli...

On the cusp of graduation, Kashish Bastola '26 considers himself "a student of Radcliffe." www.radcliffe.harvard.edu/news-and-ide...

The @rad-institute.bsky.social fellowship is ending and the birds are leaving the nest (though some of us are staying for the summer). May has been a month of utter denial. This has been my personal Magic Mountain with the most fun, kind, intellectually stimulating & creative people. Transformative.

Started morning with field trip to the Bad Goose Farm + Nursery (badgoosefarm.com/the-bad-geese) where founders Zeke Goodband & Ali Wilder showed us around the nursery & orchards. Had the great privilege of seeing grafted clones of the historic Radcliffe apple tree found @rad-institute.bsky.social.

Today, Dean Tomiko Brown-Nagin awarded the 2026 Captain Jonathan Fay Prizes. We’re thrilled to congratulate Jessica Lynn Jenkins, Mira Hu Jiang, and Arundhati Oommen on their wins! Click through for short videos in which they explain their work. www.radcliffe.harvard.edu/news-and-ide...

Good news; I've been selected for a fellowship at the @rad-institute.bsky.social, where I'm working on Academic Freedom & Connecting Across Difference. This work isn't done alone, so there will be ways for freedom-lovers everywhere to get involved (🧵/n) citizensandtech.org/2026/05/fire...

I’m delighted to share that I’ll be joining the Radcliffe Institute’s 27th class of fellows this fall, where I’ll work on my book project on epidemics, conflict, and international security.

Who’s coming to Harvard Radcliffe Institute in the fall? Meet the scientists, writers, scholars, public intellectuals, and artists who will explore the frontiers of knowledge and practice. www.radcliffe.harvard.edu/news-and-ideas/harvard-radcliffe-institute-announces-2026-2027-fellows

Opening tonight in NYC and running through June 8: New Born, three monologues written by the Radcliffe fellow and playwright Ella Hickson! audiblexminetta.com/shows/new-born

Beautiful piece on this beautiful soul whose been my research partner. Serafina is brilliant, creative & kind-what a joy it been to get to know her during my @rad-institute.bsky.social fellowship year. Student Spotlight: Serafina Cortez|Radcliffe Institute www.radcliffe.harvard.edu/news-and-ide...

Did you know that philanthropy provides 96 percent of Radcliffe’s operating income? This Challenge Week, you can help support our research by unlocking a $250k match—250 new gifts of any amount will get us there! Click through tomake a gift and track our progress. alumni.harvard.edu/radcliffecha...

Can we talk about gender in our college classrooms? Join the conversation at today's conference, starting at 9 AM ET. www.radcliffe.harvard.edu/event/2026-g...

Can we talk about gender in our college classrooms? Join the conversation at today's conference, starting at 9 AM ET. www.radcliffe.harvard.edu/event/2026-g...

Congratulations to the economist and fellow @ludwigstraub.bsky.social, who has won the 2026 John Bates Clark Medal from @aeainformation.bsky.social. Learn more about him and his work! current.fas.harvard.edu/stories/ludw...

"In defense of social friction Sycophantic AI distorts social judgments and behaviors" Much needed paper by my brilliant fellow @rad-institute.bsky.social fellow Anat Perry in @science.org: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

With an 80 percent chance of favorable weather at the Kennedy Space Center, Artemis II prepares to launch at 6:24 PM ET on April 1 for its lunar flyby. We talked to two fellows about what the mission could mean for science.

Lovely article about my book and research on Shere Hite by Ivelisse Estrada for the Harvard Radcliffe Institute magazine- without this Institute there would be no book! @rad-institute.bsky.social www.radcliffe.harvard.edu/news-and-ide...

Fantastic feature in the NYT on my fellow @rad-institute.bsky.social fellow Andrew Schneider's work! www.nytimes.com/2026/03/11/a...

As we close out Women’s History Month, we’d like to introduce you to a couple of high school teachers who are working to bring US women’s history year-round to AP students nationwide.

See these two fellows in conversation TONIGHT!

Oil and water are both strategic in the war with Iran. Disruptions to either resource in West Asia could further impact prices here at home. Shafiqul Islam, a @radcliffe.institute fellow who directs the Water Diplomacy Program @tufts.edu, explains on The Excerpt. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ib_U...

Community cookbooks reveal much about community as well as foodways. The current Schlesinger Library exhibition centers around them—and offers a banquet of social and cultural history. news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor...

We’re pleased to announce our 2026 Radcliffe Medalist, the renowned university leader and educator Ruth J. Simmons. On Friday, May 29, we will honor Simmons for modeling extraordinary and transformative leadership in higher education. www.radcliffe.harvard.edu/event/radcli...

Today, the Schlesinger Library opens a window on the instrumental life and work of the Black feminist author and publisher Barbara Smith with the acquisition of her extensive papers. www.radcliffe.harvard.edu/news-and-ide...

"This is the week of hope." A sentence we all felt in our Hannah Arendt discussion group after listening to two of the greatest talks I've heard: @berondam.bsky.social & @darrickhamilton.bsky.social, two fellow fellows @rad-institute.bsky.social I am deeply thankful for having met and learned from.

To the author Kevin Young, poetry “is the stuff of life.” news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor...

Before Shaina Taub and her musical Suffs made their way to Broadway, they had a consequential stop in Radcliffe Yard. Now the Tony Award–winning production is on tour. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/03/03/m...

Since 2020, our Emerging Leaders Program has partnered Harvard undergrads with students from local high schools to provide mentorship and an education in how to change communities for the better. This summer, our program will be available for the first time to those outside of our partner schools.

On Loving the World: Revisiting the Scientific Image with Arendt and Haraway My upcoming talk at The Center for Philosophy of Science & the Department of Anthropology at Boston University, this coming Thursday, March 5th, 4-5.30 pm. (First Chapter of my new book project @rad-institute.bsky.social)

Who We Are and How We Got Here: Ancient DNA as a Window into Human History and Biology | David Reich @rad-institute.bsky.social youtu.be/ra6sKKDvA3M?...

Recognized for using her writing to “foster community and conversation,”the Radcliffe fellow and Harvard prof Imani Perry is on The Closers 2026—a list of 18 extraordinary Black leaders working toward greater equality. time.com/collections/...

Pistachio and I ran to @leviathanbookstore.bsky.social today to get a copy of @ninamcconigley.bsky.social’s hot new book How to Commit a Postcolonial Murder. Love seeing my fellow @rad-institute.bsky.social Fellow killing it out there!! (pun intended) 😁🙌✨

During a conversation here on campus, David Brooks opined on the origins of political populism and distrust of higher ed. news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor...

Shoutout to Kirsten Weld currently @rad-institute.bsky.social. 🔥

“For the public that might have forgotten, Bad Bunny climbing the poles gave voice and visibility to an unforgettable instance of being powerless in Puerto Rico in a very literal sense” Diana Hernández (@rad-institute.bsky.social & Columbia Center for Global Energy Policy) san.com/cc/why-did-b...

Another cool fellow @rad-institute.bsky.social fellow: Kelly Wisecup!

Part two -- "Our Plant Teachers" -- of delightful and wide-ranging conversation with @rad-institute.bsky.social Born Curious podcast team. Listen wherever you listen to podcast. www.radcliffe.harvard.edu/news-and-ide...

Bood nabood. Great essay about the wonderful Fowzia Karimi's @rad-institute.bsky.social project! "Her latest work taking shape this fellowship year is a novel, interwoven with collected Afghan fairy tales, about the power of remembering and forgetting." www.radcliffe.harvard.edu/news-and-ide...

So enjoyed conversation about When Trees Testify (published by @henryholtbooks.bsky.social / @macmillanpubusa.bsky.social) with @rad-institute.bsky.social Born Curious podcast. Check out Episode 504: The Stories Trees Hold—America’s Black Botanical Legacy www.radcliffe.harvard.edu/news-and-ide...

Can any citizen astronomers out there help? 🔭

Academic freedom and constructive conversations across difference are essential to excellence in higher education. Inquiry that informs and challenges—even unsettles us—is crucial to rigorous education.

Thank you to an incredible group of researchers and practitioners who joined us in Cambridge to talk about evidence adoption, and to the @rad-institute.bsky.social for hosting and making it possible.

As the holiday season is upon us, I share Sarah Fayerweather's #recipe for gingerbread from her 1764 cookbook. I came across this while researching my new #book at the wonderful Schlesinger Library @rad-institute.bsky.social. #history #sistercentennial #cooking