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Since the early 1970s, Radcliffe--under Horner--has developed a series of academic programs designed to foster what many call "a community" of women scholars. Most prominent among these programs are the president's much-touted scholarly centers, including the Bunting Institute, the Murray Research Center and the Schlesinger Library...
...Horner's "troika", as the three programs are referred to at Radcliffe, has emerged as the most visible component of the women's college since it ceded control of undergraduate life to Harvard...
...although Horner has resisted engaging in issues directly relating to women faculty hiring at Harvard, she says the Bunting Institute represents a way of increasing the tenure opportunities for women nationwide by providing them with year-long fellowships to research and write...
Most recently, the Office for Naval Research gave Bunting a three-year grant to support women in the hard sciences--reflecting one of Horner's primary interests. Each year several women will receive an appointment paid for by the grant...
...Matina Horner's baby," James says, referring to the program Horner started in 1976. James says the Murray Center is entering its third stage of development, after spending its initial years compiling a large mass of archival data "particularly focusing on women's lives" and then creating procedures to examine the data...