Harvard Clubs of Northern New England Faculty Speaker Event:
Professor Zachary Nowak Speaks on
“A Student’s History of Harvard College”
Please join fellow alumni of the Harvard Clubs of Northern New England for a talk by
Zachary Nowak, chair of the Advisory Board for the Food & Sustainability Studies Program at the Umbra Institute
Dr. Nowak will discuss the historical origins of Harvard University and the notable antics and accomplishments of Harvard students.
Did you know Harvard students rioted because of rotten cabbage in their soup, created modern American football (twice),
and (with Radcliffe students) led one of the most famous student strikes in American history?
When: Thursday, February 13, 2025, 5:00-6:30 pm
Where: We will meet via Zoom.
Register: For security reasons, this will be a closed meeting for invitees only. Please register by Tuesday, February 11. We will send you the Zoom link on the day of the event.
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This is open to all members of the Harvard Club in Maine. If you aren't already a member, please Join us
Questions: For questions about the event, please email hcmaine@post.harvard.edu.
Our Speaker: Zachary Nowak received his PhD in American Studies from Harvard University. He had a postdoctoral teaching and research position from 2018 to 2021 in the Harvard University History Department. He currently serves as the chair of the Advisory Board for the Food & Sustainability Studies Program at the Umbra Institute, an American study abroad program in Perugia, Italy, as well as teaching in the Harvard University Extension School. Nowak is a scholar of the natural and built environments with an emphasis on the nineteenth-century United States. He looks for stories in history’s vacant lots, railyards, and cracks in the sidewalk. Nowak also has done and continues to do research on global food history. He is an accomplished instructor prepared to teach global history, U.S. history surveys, historical methods courses, and courses in the environmental humanities and food studies.
Nowak is the author of “Truffle: A Global History”, the translator of “Why Architects Still Draw” by Paolo Belardi, the editor and translator of “Inventing The Pizzeria: A History of Pizza Making in Naples”, and the co-editor (with Peter Naccarato and Elgin K. Eckert) of “Representing Italy Through Food”.
Our Collaboration & Discussion Sessions: This event is a collaboration of all of the Harvard Clubs of Northern New England:
The Harvard Club in Maine, The Harvard Club of New Hampshire, The Harvard-Radcliffe Club of Vermont, The Harvard Club of the North Shore, the Harvard Club of the Merrimack Valley, and the Harvard Club in Concord.
Questions for Our Speaker: After Professor Nowak’s talk, please submit questions on Zoom chat.
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