Strong voices
On May 27, the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study will celebrate its past, present, and future when hundreds of fellows, friends, and former students convene for Radcliffe Day. The commitment at the Radcliffe Institute to the pursuit of knowledge — and the application of that knowledge to issues that affect our world — will define a morning discussion about approaches to changing the world and a luncheon honoring one of the world’s foremost leaders of social change. Each year during Harvard Commencement week, the Radcliffe Institute honors an individual whose life and work have substantially and positively influenced society. This year — in which the developing world was a focus of many of the institute’s events — the Radcliffe Institute Medal recipient is Ela Bhatt, who, as the founder of the Self Employed Women’s Association (SEWA) of India, has improved the self-sufficiency of more than a million women. SEWA began as...