This year's Radcliffe Day on May 30 celebrated 15 years of the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard, and 135 of Radcliffe (starting with the founding of Radcliffe College). Although I was away on a shoot and couldn't attend, it was extra meaningful for me since I attended Harvard/Radcliffe before the merger, my mom was a 'Cliffie, and I spent a good part of the year making 10 videos for the Radcliffe Institute.
The project initially began with the inspiration of Jane Rainie Opel, who ran the Radcliffe College Alumnae Association from 1978 to 1994. Her family provided funding for three of the videos, including one about The Radcliffe College Legacy. Jane passed away in April 2013 and was sadly unable to see the finished products. It was an honor to get to know her lively spirit.