Word: merger
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...When the merger deal was made public, Radcliffe officials conceded the possibility that furious alumnae would retract gifts made to the college...
...some alumnae criticized the lack of openness that had shrouded the merger process since its inception two years...
...first public hint that Harvard and Radcliffe were in merger talks came in April 1998, when The Boston Globe reported that Radcliffe's "death" was nigh. Although Wilson and Chairman of the Radcliffe Board of Trustees Nancy-Beth G. Sheerr '71 had little comment, the revelation led to a flurry of media attention and a student rally to "save" Radcliffe...
This flip has reached equilibrium only this year, resulting in a merger that dissolves Radcliffe College and creates a new Institute for Advanced Study...
...while most people's minds were occupied with student protest, Radcliffe and Harvard were quietly discussing a possible merger...