"I was dismayed that you didn't feel that theundergraduate committee was the most important[panel]," said Eleanor W. William '58-'83.
"They are angry, and they are very smart,"Williams said of the panelists.
But Dean of Educational Programs Tamar Marchsaid that Radcliffe's present role as a resourceto female undergraduates is aiding Harvard inachieving true equality.
"Harvard has taken the posture that they wantto do the right thing for women" she said. "Wewant to help make that happen. What we want isincreased responsibility on the part of Harvard."
March said Radcliffe lobbies Harvard for women"collegially and discreetly."
But March acknowledged that only a smallportion of campus women become involved withRadcliffe and RUS.
"The message from Harvard is thunderouslystrong. To be involved with Radcliffe is at the riskof your identity as a Harvard student," she said."We only get a few of them. We only get theradical Radcliffe people."
--Andrew K. Mandel contributed to thereporting of this story.