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Fall Courses. Right This Way.​

We’ve done our homework to bring you courses that will make this your best fall ever.

No tests. No homework. Just insightful lectures and lively discussions that put the joy in learning. 

Explore a new topic or delve deeper into a longtime fave. What will you discover this semester?​

Featured Courses to Explore

"Jane Eyre" and the Female Gothic: Escaping Locked Rooms

Travel with Jane, from imprisonment to freedom, as Catherine Stevenson leads you through this Gothic classic.

Thursdays, Nov. 5 and 19

Is Anybody Out There? Searching for Extraterrestrial Life

Explore with Michael Robinson how scientists past and present have answered the question, “Are we alone?”

Wednesdays, Nov. 18, Dec. 2, 9

Unearthing the Story of the Wangunk Tribe

Finally, your chance to learn about this long-lived local Indigenous community and its culture with Gary Red Oak O’Neil, Sarah Sportman, and Tom Wickman.

Tuesday, Nov. 17

In the Spotlight

Presidents College students in UHart's Harrison Library

Discover the people, ideas, and experiences that bring Presidents’ College to life—and what keeps its community coming back.

Explore Presidents' College in the October issue of West Hartford Lifestyle.

Around Campus This Spring

How to repair American healthcare? Connecticut State Representative Jillian Gilchrest and Stamford Health Vice President Ben Wade weigh in.​

Connecticut State Representative Jillian Gilchrest answers questions from faculty and students at UHart's College of Education, Nursing and Health Professions.

"Food & Culture of Ancient Rome" course students try their hand at making a Roman appetizer with sweetness and a kick to it! ​

Michele Troy asks historian Mari Firkatian about how each course of the "Roman Feast at Metro Bis" is tied to Roman traditions and trade routes. ​

Mingling with UHart President Emeritus Walter Harrison at the Roman Feast

Presidents’ College regulars Elly Vozzola and Mike Levenson toast with Roman spiced wine to breaking out of the winter doldrums.​

Metro Bis chefs Chris Prosperi and Brysen Glasper receive accolades and applause for an outstanding culinary experience. ​

UHart President Emeritus Humphrey Tonkin joking with Nena Donovan-Levine, Co-Chair of Presidents’ College Volunteers.​

An evening of lively debate, here with UHart President Emeritus Walter Harrison, Michele Troy, and Chip Ward.​

Storyteller Tom Lee helps students see the irony in traditional fairy tales from the Brothers Grimm. ​

Hartford Symphony Orchestra Guest Conductor Kalena Bovell shares how she takes a piece of music from score to stage.​

In his "America at 250" course, Chris Doyle engages students around the historical and political climate of the 100th and 200th anniversaries. ​

Neal Humphreys and Eric Hansen play songs introduced in Dee Hansen’s rich slide show for "Harmonies of Our Homelands from Colonial Times.​"

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