"I think they've run a good ship," he said not long after the announcement. "Many new donors will be interested in this kind of institution."
Armini said yesterday that money has, in fact, come in both from alumnae and from those unaffiliated with Radcliffe, from women and from men.
And Rudenstine has pledged that he will use Harvard's clout and fundraising resources to raise money for University's newest faculty.
"The University will begin aggressively raising funds for the Institute right away," he said at the April 20 press conference.
Harvard's new relationship with Radcliffe was evident in yesterday's announcement.
Quotes from Rudenstine appeared alongside those from Radcliffe President Linda S. Wilson and Radcliffe Board of Trustees Chairman Nancy Beth G. Sheerr '71 in an official news release.
"These early signs of support help to ensure that the Institute will be well-launched and well-supported from the outset," Rudenstine said in the release