Members
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William J. Connell, Ph.D. |
| Appointed: | January 2002 – June 2005 |
| Occupation: | Historian |
| Committees: | Commission Board of Advisors; Board of Academic Advisors to the Institute |
| Professional Experience | Seton Hall University, Professor of History, La Motta Chair in Italian Studies,
and Director, Alberto Italian Studies Institute Rutgers University-New Brunswick, Assistant Professor of History Reed College, Visiting Assistant Professor of History |
| Educational Background: | University of California, Berkeley, Ph.D.
University of California, Berkeley, M.A. Yale University, B.A., summa cum laude |
| Affiliations/Organizations: | American Catholic Historical Association
American Friends of the Vatican Library American Historical Association College Art Association Friends of the Institute for Advanced Study Friends of the Princeton Library Fulbright Association The Historical Society International Society for Intellectual History Journal of the History of Ideas, Board of Editors Medieval Academy of America Phi Beta Kappa Renaissance Society of America, Executive Council Yale Club of New York City |
| Italian American Affiliations: | American Association for Italian Studies
American Italian Historical Association Associazione "Amici di Groppoli" Center for Italian and Italian American Culture, Cedar Grove Italian American Heritage Club of Hunterdon County National Italian American Foundation Scuola e Coro d’Italia Society for Italian Historical Studies Società Pistoiese di Storia Patria |
| Generational Ancestry: |
Irish, Welsh and German |
| Regional Ancestry: |
West Cork, Wales and somewhere in Russia |
| Favorite Italian Personages: | Lorenzo Valla, Giuseppe Garibaldi, Lou Prima |
| Meaning of Italian Heritage: | "There is no more varied and interesting field of history than Italian history." |
