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Monday Afternoon at the Movies: Lighten Up–With Screwball Comedies

Nov. 10, 17, Dec. 1, 8

How does laughter affect us? Find out with screwball comedies that match a livewire female with (and maybe against) a conventional male.

Presidents’ College Conversation: What’s Up with Contemporary Art?

Dec. 10

Join curator Jared Quinton and artist Robert Calafiore for a lively conversation on what defines "contemporary" art today and who decides what’s worthy in the art world.

Backstage with the Award-Winning "Wicked"

Dec. 4, 11

Go behind the curtain of Wicked with theater expert Frank Rizzo in two lively sessions, just in time for Wicked: For Good 's release!

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Presidents’ College Around Campus This Fall

Hernán LaFontaine was feted in the Afro-Cuban Jazz course after having the Hartford Classical Magnet School named in his honor

Instructors Matt DeChamplain, Zaccai Curtis, and Javon Jackson demonstrate Afro-Cuban jazz rhythms​

Storyteller Tom Lee engages students around Homer’s journey in "The Odyssey"​

UHart President Lawrence Ward and President Emeritus Walt Harrison during a lighter moment in their discussion of issues facing universities ​

Students discuss courage and what makes someone a moral hero with Ellie Vozzola​

Director Michele Troy welcomes attendees to "Gatsby in Connecticut​"

UHart Professor Bill Major and filmmaker Robert Steven Willaims discuss Connecticut’s influence on F. Scott Fitzgerald​

Jeremy Pressman discusses the changing landscape of post-World War II international relations​

Pam Bedore discusses detective fiction in preparation for viewing the Hartford Stage play, "Rope"

Hartford Stage Artistic Director Melia Bensussen chats with students at the "Rope" performance

Chris Doyle engages students around the historical context of current events​

Christoph Geiss demonstrates how clouds form during his discussion on Extreme Weather