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WINTER 2026 REGISTRATION WILL OPEN NOV. 10
PLEASE NOTE: 
IN-PERSON COURSE OFFERINGS 
ARE LISTED AFTER THE ONLINE COURSES
THIS SEMESTER WE ARE OFFERING IN-PERSON COURSES IN:
NYC, WASHINGTON, D.C., AND BOSTON

Online Seminar Courses

Historians: Who They Are, What They Do, Why They Do It
Historians: Who They Are, What They Do, Why They Do It
Professor James Banner
Tuesdays, Jan 13 - Feb 17, 

5:30-7pm
 ET
Secrets, Codes, and Puzzles: The Hidden Symbolism of Paintings
Can You Solve This Painting? Puzzles and Secrets in Art
Professor Noah Charney
Wednesdays, Jan 14 - Feb 25, 1:30-3:30pm ET
(No class February 18)

American Military History, Part Two: 1945-Present
American Military History, Part Two: 1945-Present

Professor Mary Habeck
Mondays, Jan 12 - Mar 2,
10am-12pm ET 


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Global Social Thought
Global Social Thought
Professor Lester Kurtz
Thursdays, Jan 15 - Mar 5, 

7-9pm ET
Understanding President Trump's Foreign Policy
Understanding President Trump's Foreign Policy
Professor Mary Habeck
Tuesdays, Jan 13 - Mar 3,
10am-12pm ET
The Holy or the Broken: Leonard Cohen and the journey of
The Holy or the Broken: Leonard Cohen and the journey of "Hallelujah"
Alan Light 
Tuesdays, Jan 13 - Feb 17,
7-8:30pm ET
Huck and James: Rethinking Huckleberry Finn
Huck and James: Rethinking Huckleberry Finn
Professor Peter Conolly-Smith
Tuesdays, Jan 13 - Feb 17,
4-6pm ET
Art, Film, and Literature in the Age of the Dictators
Art, Film, and Literature in the Age of the Dictators 
Professor Mark Micale
Wednesdays, Jan 14 - Mar 4
6:30-8:30pm ET
In-Person Seminar Courses

New York City

17th England Origins of America
Seventeenth-England and the Deep Origins of America's Foundational Ideas
Professor Chad Ludington
Thursdays, Jan 15 - Mar 5,
6-8pm ET

New York City
Drawing, Walking, Writing, Passing Time
Drawing, Walking, Writing, Passing Time
Nate Flagg
Mondays, Jan 12 - Mar 2, 
6:30-9pm ET

New York City
Long Story Short - A Fiction Workshop
Long Story Short - A Fiction Workshop

Professor Alexandra Shelley
Wednesdays, Jan 14 - Apr 22, 5:30-7:30pm ET
(No class Feb 18, Mar 11, & Apr 1)

New York City

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Boston, MA

Waltt Whitman
Walt Whitman, Poet of Democracy 
Professor Wyn Kelley
Wednesdays, Jan 14 - Feb 18, 
6-7:30pm ET

Boston, MA

Washington, D.C.

Documentary Films- Best of the Best
Documentary Films- Best of the Best
Professor Noah Morowitz 
Mondays, Jan 12 - Feb 16,

7-8:30pm ET

Washington, D.C.
Church and State in Early Christianity: From Persecution to Power
Church and State in Early Christianity: From Persecution to Power
Professor Patrick Keyser
Thursdays, Jan 15 - Feb 19, 

6:30-8pm ET
Washington, D.C.
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