Wilson says Radcliffe officials hope the restructuring and additional undergraduate funding will help the college meet the demand for its undergraduate services.

"A major impetus was to respond to the growing need from students for what we are doing," she says.

Wilson says the changes in Radcliffe's postbaccalaureate and graduate structures will serve the goal of "positioning the institution for the changing higher educational scene."

But undergraduates are not so sure whether the restructuring will put Radcliffe on the right track for the future.

Lieberman applauds what she perceives to be the College's decision to advance on all educational fronts.

"It's clarifying its work with undergraduates, but not at the expense of the other things it does," she says.

Other students see things quite differently. In fact, the process and nature of the reorganization have led some students to question Radcliffe's commitment to undergraduates.

Peimer says she sees the restructuring as "a loss of attention to undergraduates" and the beginning of Radcliffe's evolution into a think tank or public policy center.

"I think it will be a shame if future generations of undergraduate women lose the Radcliffe part of Harvard-Radcliffe," she says.