‘Bowling Alone’ author talks about ‘Better Together’

Harvard workers will take center stage today (Sept. 18) when Robert Putnam, the Peter and Isabel Malkin Professor of Public Policy, will discuss his new book, “Better Together: Restoring the American Community,” (Simon & Schuster, 2003) with co-author Lewis Feldstein, at 6 p.m. at Askwith Hall.

A follow-up to Putnam’s national best seller “Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community,” “Better Together” describes how all across America people are trying to revitalize civic spirit. The book features a chapter on the Harvard Union of Technical and Clerical Workers (HUTCW), citing the union as one such organization revitalizing civic spirit.

The event, co-sponsored by the Harvard Bookstore and the Askwith Education Forum, is free and open to the public.