Last year, Radcliffe and the Carnegie Corporation instituted a program to bring distinguished international visitors from developing countries to the program.

For the internationalization of the Bunting Institute to be effective, however, fellows say the fellowship program needs to be better coordinated. According to Patricia S. Yaeger, a Bunting fellow on leave from her position as assistant professor of history and literature at Harvard, it would be more productive if the work of the different fellows were better integrated. Right now, Yaeger says, "It's a rich dialogue, but it's not always concentrated."

Officials also say that they hope the institute can be more involved in the lives of undergraduates, many of whom never come in contact with the program or its fellows.

According to Ladd, Radcliffe may soon increase the number of work-study students and interns at the institute so that more undergraduates can work with fellows. She says she also encourages undergraduates to attend weekly colloquia in which different fellows describe their research projects.

Ladd hopes students will bring their mothers to the institute on parents' weekends, since "I think what we offer would have the kind of meaning for them that it doesn't yet offer for undergraduate women."

Many fellows also say they would like to have a closer relationship with undergraduates. "Maybe we can be examples for them but they could also enliven us with new ideas," says Williams, "That interaction is very healthy and could be strengthened."

Nonetheless, many fellows are reluctant to say what types of commitment they are willing to make to spend more time with students.

According to Holly R. Zellweger '90, co-president of the Radcliffe Union of Students, the institute needs to reach out to undergraduates more effectively. "One of the Bunting Institute's purposes is to be a source of role models," she says. "It could fulfill that a bit more visibly."