What is Radcliffe College?
Radcliffe is a center for the study and advocacy of women, a resource for undergraduates and a school for post baccalaureate students. Founded in 1879 as the Harvard Annex to give women access to the Harvard faculty, Radcliffe spent the next century working toward the goal reached in 1977: achieving a woman’s equal place at Harvard College. Radcliffe retained its ties to undergraduate women in a 1977 agreement with Harvard University. Who admits whom? Through the joint Harvard-Radcliffe Office of Admissions, Radcliffe College admits women undergraduates. By virtue of their admission to Radcliffe, female undergraduates are enrolled in Harvard College, and receive the same rights and privileges men do. Women make their checks out to Radcliffe, which automatically transfers the money to Harvard. Who signs my diploma? Men and women receive “equal” diplomas, but the official signatures differ. If you’re a woman, Radcliffe President Linda S. Wilson signs on the dotted line. If you’re a man,
