Word: institutionalize
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Today Radcliffe is misunderstood because of its appellation as a college. It does not employ a full-time faculty; it does not offer courses for credit to undergraduates. By calling itself what it is--a research and support institution allied with Harvard University--Radcliffe can devote all its energy to...
A redefinition of Radcliffe is both necessary and long overdue--Radcliffe is many wonderful things, but it is not an undergraduate educational facility. To make it an allied institution of Harvard would be beneficial to both undergraduates and Radcliffe itself. But Harvard College must also recognize its own changing role...
A change in focus would be an acknowledgment of all Radcliffe has achieved for women at Harvard. It was once necessary as a college to provide education and support for females not allowed to attend an all-male Harvard. Now that Harvard College is fully coeducational and coresidential (and has...
The College should view the changing role of Radcliffe as an opportunity to improve its own role in the lives of female undergraduates. In relinquishing its college title, Radcliffe will renew its credibility by realigning its goals and its name. And only then will Harvard College become a truly coeducational...
"This went from being a crazy idea to a 60-to-65-institution coordination," Rowe says. "I was regarded as a nut, and now [colleagues] are with me."