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We're cooking up an abundance for this fall:​

  • Afro-Cuban Jazz​
  • Discussion and performance of Hartford Stage’s Rope​
  • Supreme Court Roundup​
  • End of the Post-World War II International Order​
  • Jane Austen’s Legacy at 250 Years​
  • Top Medical Discoveries of the 20th Century​

There's more, of course: more of our Conversations series, more art and science, more current events and great books to discuss. But you'll have to be patient for the rest!​

Registration opens mid-August.

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Presidents' College Fall Kickoff

Wednesday, September 10 4:30-6:00 p.m.​

Not to be missed! Music, munchies, and a chance to hear from Fall instructors in the 1877 Club.

Details and registration link coming mid-August.

Great courses on the way

Javon Jackson
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Jilda Aliotta keeps us up to speed on the implications of the latest Supreme Court decisions, while Chris Doyle’s Hot Topics will be even hotter this fall. Catherine Stevenson will help us delve into Jane Austen’s legacy at 250 years. Javon Jackson spearheads a course on Afro-Cuban jazz. Studying roundabouts with drones will be the topic of Clara Fang’s discussion. And get inspired by moral heroes for today’s times with Elizabeth Vozzola.

Presidents’ College Around Campus

Professor Adam Chaira helps students try learn to use Gemini and ChatGPT artificial intelligence tools

A lively discussion on declining global birth rates in Professor Jane Horvath’s course​

Ju-Yong Ha plays the gayageum and discusses how music and art traveled along the Silk Road​

The mixture of high school students and Presidents’ College students makes for great discussion in Chris Doyle’s course on America’s Right Turn course.​

Students hear from Connecticut Poet Laureate Antoinette Brim-Bell on why poetry matters​

Carrie Cushman discusses how Japanese photographers conveyed the devastating emotions around the Kobe Earthquake.​

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 ​