Jane Alexander, 2013 Radcliffe Day Medalist || Radcliffe Institute

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Radcliffe Institute medal recipient Jane Alexander delivers the Radcliffe Day keynote address. 

The Radcliffe Institute Medal is presented annually to an individual who has had a transformative impact on society. Jane Alexander has shown courage as an actor and as a champion for the arts during her tenure as the head of the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) from 1993 to 1997. Alexander's acting roles—including The Great White Hope, which confronted race and segregation in the Jim Crow era, All the President's Men, and Kramer vs. Kramer—have earned four Oscar nominations, seven Tony nominations and one win, and nine Emmy nominations and two wins. As the first working artist to chair the NEA, Alexander fought to protect arts funding in the 1990s when it came under fire by Congress.

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