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Fall Uncommon Fare Dinner Series |
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<<First Name>>, will you join us for dinner at the Faculty Club?
The Uncommon Fare Dinner Series gives first-year students the opportunity to meet outstanding members of the Harvard community and to see what is truly special about Harvard. Made possible by a generous gift from the Gober family, these dinners feature guests who contribute to core parts of the academic and student life at Harvard College. The Fall 2023 dinner series will begin with Professor Jane Kamensky, an American history expert whose research explores the impact of Ruth Handler, the creator of Barbie, and the pivotal roles that both Ruth and Barbie have played in shaping our society. |
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Professor Jane Kamensky |
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| Wednesday, October 11 Harvard Faculty Club 6:00-8:00pm
Jane Kamensky is the Jonathan Trumbull Professor of American History at Harvard University, with a focus on family, culture, and everyday life in American history. She also has particular insight on Ruth Handler, the creator of “Barbie,” and the way that both Ruth and the doll have shaped society. |
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Professor Nien-hê Hsieh |
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| Wednesday, October 19 Harvard Faculty Club 6:00-8:00pm
Nien-hê Hsieh is the Kim B. Clark Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School, focusing on managerial responsibility and the intersection of business and ethics. Professor Hsieh's work centers on guiding business leaders in determining and delivering on their responsibilities, and exploring democratic values within economic policies and institutions. |
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Professor Sarah Lewis |
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| Tuesday, October 24 Harvard Faculty Club 6:00-8:00pm
Sarah Elizabeth Lewis is the John L. Loeb Associate Professor of the Humanities and Associate Professor of African and African American Studies at Harvard. She is an art and cultural historian, curator, and author, known for her books "Carrie Mae Weems" and "Vision & Justice," and received the Andrew Carnegie Fellowship in 2022. Her research focuses on the intersection of visual representation, racial justice, and democracy in the United States from the nineteenth century through the present. |
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Professor Theda Skocpol |
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| Tuesday, November 14 Harvard Faculty Club 6:00-8:00pm
Theda Skocpol is the Victor S. Thomas Professor at Harvard, recognized for her work in American politics and political sociology and awarded the Johan Skytte Prize in 2007. Skocpol's work covers an unusually broad spectrum of topics including both comparative politics (States and Social Revolutions, 1979) and American politics (Protecting Soldiers and Mothers: The Political Origins of Social Policy in the United States, 1992). |
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Professor Stephanie Burt |
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| | Tuesday, November 28 Harvard Faculty Club 6:00-8:00pm
Stephanie Burt is the Donald P. and Katherine B. Loker Professor of English. She is also a poet, literary critic, and professor known for her book "Close Calls with Nonsense" and her recent poetry collection "We Are Mermaids." |
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Dean Thomas Dunne |
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| | Tuesday, December 5 Harvard Faculty Club 6:00-8:00pm
Thomas Dunne is the dean of students for Harvard College, overseeing residential life, student engagement, and the Office of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion. |
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What to Expect |
The Uncommon Fare Dinner Series is exclusively for first-year students, with each event limited to 10 students so that you can participate in the discussion and ask the questions that are on your mind. Students who attend will have the opportunity to meet outstanding members of the Harvard community over dinner at the Faculty Club.
Questions about the Uncommon Fare Program? Contact Garry Mitchell at firstyearfacstu@fas.harvard.edu.
We hope to see you there! Sincerely, Nekesa C. Straker Senior Assistant Dean of Residential Life and First-Year Students |
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