Word: umbrellas
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...April 20, 1999: Officials of Harvard University and Radcliffe College announced that Radcliffe would be absorbed under the University's umbrella as the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, 120 years after it first gave women access to a Harvard education. Officials said the Institute would "sustain a commitment to the study of women, gender and society." Under the proposed agreement, Radcliffe would be placed on an equal administrative footing with the University's nine faculties. Linda S. Wilson, Radcliffe's seventh and final president, announced that she would step down from her post in June. The fate of Radcliffe...
...seems likely that today will mark the final Commencement at which Radcliffe College will be represented in Tercentenary Theater as a college. In late April, the two schools announced that Radcliffe will relinquish its independence--and college title--and become the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study under the Harvard umbrella. Female undergraduates will no longer be admitted to Radcliffe College and then enrolled at Harvard; all admissions will be directly to Harvard College...
Students at these schools and others communicate through an umbrella group called United Students against Sweatshops (USAS). They share ideas and tactics through conferences and by phone and e-mail...
While reviewing your auto insurance, look at your homeowner's policy too. With housing values going up, you may need to increase your coverage. If your net worth has risen, you should consider raising the limit on your umbrella policy. For home or auto, the best way to shop for insurance is to look at your current policy and make sure it's right--then get quotes on identical coverage from three insurers. Now that you're part of the safe-driving crowd, there's no reason to get careless with your money...
With the chance to double its endowment under Harvard's umbrella, it is easy for Radcliffe to emphasize the latter is now true...