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Robert Putnam, political scientist and author of 'Bowling Alone,' comes to Vanderbilt Sept. 19
September 09, 2024
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 9 -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news:

Dialogue Vanderbilt is partnering with the Aspen Institute's Weave Project to bring Robert Putnam to campus to explore "How to Heal a Divided America."

Putnam warned about social isolation and its destructive impact on society in his 2020 book Bowling Alone. Almost 25 years later, he will visit Vanderbilt to scrutinize what he believes to be a "deepening and intensifyi . . .

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