Originally trained as a chemist, Dr. Wilson held a wide range of academic and administrative roles at several universities before becoming president of Radcliffe College in 1989. She retired in 1999 when the merger of Radcliffe College with Harvard University was completed.
The new fellows - Pritipuspa Mishra, Brigitte Rath, and Ying Ying Tan - will come to Princeton in the fall for a year of research and writing. They will also participate in a weekly public seminar series.