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Great programs still on tap.

There are great courses and lectures coming up at Presidents’ College.

The days are still chilly. But you can fire up your intellectual life at Presidents’ College. Let our courses and lectures put a spring in your step.

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Featured Courses and Lectures

Sounds & Sweet Airs for "The Tempest": Creating the Score and Sound Design

Learn about the collaboration between music score and sound design. Then catch the Hartt School’s production of The Tempest.

Wednesday, Apr. 16, 2-3:30 p.m. (Lecture); Sunday, Apr. 27, 2 p.m. (Performance)

Medicine’s Top 10: The 20th Century’s Greatest Hits

Examine how these particular medical high points have lengthened our life spans by 50%.

Friday, May 16, 2-3:30 p.m.

Health and Harmony: Music to My Ears – And All the Rest of Me

Delve into music’s effect on health and brain function.

Wednesdays, Apr. 30, May 7, 14, 3:30-5 p.m.

Presidents’ College Around Campus

Presidents’ College Conversations: Town & Gown Converse

UHart President Lawrence Ward in conversation with Hartford Mayor Arunan Arulampalam

Color My World: The Art & Science of Color

Professor Jeremiah Patterson helps students explore the art and science of color

Frederick Douglass: From Slave to Statesman

Professor Brian Sinche discusses the life of abolitionist and former slave Frederick Douglass​

The Beauty of Fractal Geometry (No Math Expertise Required!)

Math Professor Peggy Beauregard discusses fractals​

American Utopian Communities

Richard Voight chats with students before his American Utopian Communities course ​

Students discuss modern detective fiction with Professor Pam Bedore​

Professor Warren Goldstein engages students around hot topics in an election year ​

Dr. Laura Pence's students participate in a discuss about the environmental impact of manufacturing blue jeans​

Students learn about the possibilities for supersonic flight with Professor Paul Slaboch

Chris Doyle discusses Hannah Arendt and George Orwell’s writings around lying in politics​ during a Presidents' College Conversation

Dr. Mike Magee discusses artificial intelligence and the future of medicine​