Harvard Radcliffe Day Award to Jodie Foster

Harvard Radcliffe Day Award to Jodie Foster

On Radcliffe Day 2025—Friday, May 9—Harvard Radcliffe Institute will award the Radcliffe Medal to Jodie Foster, the Academy Award–winning actress and filmmaker.Each year, the Institute awards the Radcliffe Medal to an individual who embodies Radcliffe’s commitment to excellence and impact. The medal was first awarded to Lena Horne in 1987; recent honorees include Sonia Sotomayor, Ophelia Dahl, Sherrilyn Ifill, Melinda French Gates, and Dolores Huerta.This year, we celebrate Jodie Foster’s barrier-breaking career, which has contributed to important progress in an industry that has long been male dominated, inspiring countless individuals in and beyond her field. In addition to her work in front of and behind the camera, she has advanced efforts to improve the safety and well-being of LGBTQ+ young people.RSVP: https://www.radcliffe.harvard.edu/event/radcliffe-day-202512:30 PM  Tent Opens1:30 PM   Radcliffe Day Panel Discussion3 PM   Testimonial, Keynote Conversation, and Radcliffe Medal Ceremony4:30 PM   Community ReceptionAs part of the 25th anniversary year of the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, the traditional lunch portion of the program will be replaced with a celebratory community reception following the Radcliffe Medal ceremony.#radday25The program will begin with a panel on the representation of women in film, featuring industry and scholarly perspectives on the importance of such representation throughout the industry, gender and age stereotypes, role modeling, how films illuminate social issues and can effect change, and future opportunities for progress. Foster will engage in a keynote conversation with Henry Louis Gates Jr., Alphonse Fletcher University Professor and director of the Hutchins Center for African & African American Research at Harvard University. The program will conclude with the formal award presentation by Tomiko Brown-Nagin, dean of Harvard Radcliffe Institute, and a community reception for all registered in-person attendees.How to RegisterWe hope that you will be able to join us in Cambridge for our Radcliffe Day celebration on May 9, 2025.Please visit our website for full event details and registration links.Radcliffe Day is a ticketed event and pre-registration is required. Space is limited. The day's entire program will take place in Radcliffe Yard. If you are unable to join us in Cambridge, we hope you can still join us virtually.