Radcliffe College May End Independent Status
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Amid rising tensions with Harvard University, Radcliffe may close the book on its 104-year history as an independent college, a newspaper reported.
Conflicting fund-raising campaigns and disputes over the Cambridge property the onetime women’s college occupies fueled differences between Radcliffe and its parent institution, the Boston Globe reported Sunday.
According to a plan obtained by the Globe, Radcliffe would retool itself into a research institution allied with Harvard. Radcliffe officials couldn’t be reached for comment Sunday.
The school was founded in 1894 as an independent college, a status necessitated by Harvard’s refusal to educate women on its campus.
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