Transistor (https://transistor.fm) https://feeds.transistor.fm/the-annex In 2020, Harvard University rebranded the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study as the “Harvard Radcliffe Institute” — a change which many saw as the latest incident in a centuries-long history of the men-dominated University subordinating the legacy of Radcliffe College, the long-time women’s college at Harvard. Radcliffe College started as a small institute labeled “The Harvard Annex,” and many fear it, and the status of women at the University, has been returned to the status of an appendage. The Annex is a podcast from Fifteen Minutes, The Harvard Crimson’s magazine, exploring why so often the histories of higher education appear “womanless,” and that of Harvard appears “Radcliffe-less.” With dozens of interviews with alumnae, professors, and more, and covering over 100 years of women’s struggles at, for, and against the University, host Matteo Wong asks: Who has the power to write Harvard’s history, and how is that changing? © 2021 The Harvard Crimson 5457e274-9ce8-559b-8b28-2585dcade567 no en Wed, 23 Jul 2025 10:36:37 -0400 Tue, 02 Dec 2025 18:29:10 -0500 https://img.transistor.fm/le1i_NluRiI8u1388C5skzVEEpcUssamCzgM4ia-5fM/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzI2ODYxLzE2Mzk2/NzMyMTItYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.jpg episodic The Harvard Crimson In 2020, Harvard University rebranded the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study as the “Harvard Radcliffe Institute” — a change which many saw as the latest incident in a centuries-long history of the men-dominated University subordinating the legacy of Radcliffe College, the long-time women’s college at Harvard. Radcliffe College started as a small institute labeled “The Harvard Annex,” and many fear it, and the status of women at the University, has been returned to the status of an appendage. The Annex is a podcast from Fifteen Minutes, The Harvard Crimson’s magazine, exploring why so often the histories of higher education appear “womanless,” and that of Harvard appears “Radcliffe-less.” With dozens of interviews with alumnae, professors, and more, and covering over 100 years of women’s struggles at, for, and against the University, host Matteo Wong asks: Who has the power to write Harvard’s history, and how is that changing? In 2020, Harvard University rebranded the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study as the “Harvard Radcliffe Institute” — a change which many saw as the latest incident in a centuries-long history of the men-dominated University subordinating the legacy of Radcliffe College, the long-time women’s college at Harvard. history, Radcliffe, Harvard, Annex, education, women The Harvard Crimson multimedia@thecrimson.com Yes No 3 3 Episode 3: The Unnaming full e82deccd-e2b8-46e8-801e-2a000f0ad82b https://share.transistor.fm/s/416daa69 Wed, 22 Dec 2021 17:17:48 -0500 The Harvard Crimson The Harvard Crimson 3020 Who writes Harvard’s history, and who gets to be included? In this episode of The Annex, host Matteo Wong dives into the a controversy in which hundreds of alumnae have accused the University of erasing women’s and Radcliffe’s contributions to Harvard by renaming — or “un-naming” — the Harvard Radcliffe Institute. Who writes Harvard’s history, and who gets to be included? In this episode of The Annex, host Matteo Wong dives into the a controversy in which hundreds of alumnae have accused the University of erasing women’s and Radcliffe’s contributions to Harvard by history, Radcliffe, Harvard, Annex, education, women No 2 2 Episode 2: The Non-merger Merger full 21fd708d-c3b3-4011-a86a-0ab66325f69a https://share.transistor.fm/s/54bf41dd Thu, 16 Dec 2021 11:48:48 -0500 The Harvard Crimson The Harvard Crimson 2755 It was only in 1999 that Radcliffe and Harvard fully merged into one school. In this episode of The Annex, host Matteo Wong continues the story of the decades-long struggle for women’s college at the University, zooming in on the series of “non-merger merger” agreements in the 1970s that in theory, but less so in practice, gave women equal educational opportunities. It was only in 1999 that Radcliffe and Harvard fully merged into one school. In this episode of The Annex, host Matteo Wong continues the story of the decades-long struggle for women’s college at the University, zooming in on the series of “non-merger mer history, Radcliffe, Harvard, Annex, education, women No 1 1 Episode 1: Harvard’s ‘Womanless’ History full 8bb6cf81-b896-4d77-b90e-fd48a1555274 https://share.transistor.fm/s/3f2b19df Thu, 16 Dec 2021 11:48:27 -0500 The Harvard Crimson The Harvard Crimson 2717 Radcliffe College, for many decades the women’s college at Harvard, began as “The Harvard Annex,” both physically and symbolically secondary to the men-only Harvard. In this episode of The Annex, host Matteo Wong traces connections between Radcliffe’s origins and the present-day controversy over the rebranding of the “Harvard Radcliffe Institute.” Radcliffe College, for many decades the women’s college at Harvard, began as “The Harvard Annex,” both physically and symbolically secondary to the men-only Harvard. In this episode of The Annex, host Matteo Wong traces connections between Radcliffe’s ori history, Radcliffe, Harvard, Annex, education, women No