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SPRING 2026 GENERAL REGISTRATION WILL OPEN FEB 4
PLEASE NOTE: 
IN-PERSON COURSE OFFERINGS 
ARE LISTED AFTER THE ONLINE COURSES
THIS SEMESTER WE ARE OFFERING IN-PERSON COURSES IN:
NEW HAVEN, NYC, WASHINGTON, D.C., AND GREENWICH, CT.

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Online Seminar Courses

European Civil War Course
The Coming Civil War in Europe
Professor Mary Habeck
Mondays, Mar 16 - May 4,
10am-12pm ET
Supreme Court Course
The Supreme Court- Past, Present, and Future
Steven Steinbach
Tuesdays, Mar 24 - Apr 28,
7:15-8:45pm ET
Fashion, Passion and Murder in the City of Lights
Fashion, Passion and Murder in the City of Lights

Robert Barsky
Wednesdays, Mar 18 - Apr 22,
6-7:30pm ET
Voices from the Jewish Past: Three Autobiographies
Voices from the Jewish Past: Autobiographies by Women
Professor Emily Kopley
Mondays, Mar 16 - Apr 27, 

8-9:30pm ET
(No class April 6)
Walt Whitman Course
Walt Whitman, Poet of Democracy
Professor Wyn Kelley
Wednesdays, Mar 18 - Apr  29,
6-7:30pm ET
(No class April 1)
Plan 2 Prosper: Mid Life Financial Clarity, Alignment, Strategy

Professor Elisabeth Anton
Mondays, Mar 16 - May 4,
6-8pm ET
Woman in White course
The Woman in White
Professor Priscilla Gilman
Tuesdays, Apr 7 - May 12,
6-7:30 pm ET
&
7:45-9:15pm ET
I'm Sick of it Course
I’M SICK OF IT: 
On Being Not Well and On Healing 
Rabbi James Ponet
Mondays, Mar 16-Apr 20,
5:30-7pm ET
12 hour film Expert
The Greatest Films of Hollywood’s Golden Age: The 12 Hour Film Expert Returns!
Professor James Charney
Professor Noah Charney
Wednesdays, Mar 18 - Apr 22,
3-5pm ET
Imagined Voyages Course
Imagined Voyages: Travel Fiction in the Enlightenment

Professor Chris Kelly
Mondays, Mar 23 - Apr 27,
6:30-8pm ET
Seedtime of the Republic
The Seedtime of the Republic: The New Nation Takes Shape, 1754-1789
Professor James M. Banner Jr.
Tuesdays, Mar 17 - Apr 21,
5:30-7pm ET 
The Arctic course
The New Great Game: The Arctic
Professor Paul Sullivan
Saturdays, Mar 28 - May 9,
10am-12pm ET
(No class April 11)

Understanding Trump's Foreign Policy
Understanding President Trump's Foreign Policy
Professor Mary Habeck
Tuesdays, Mar 17 - May 5,
10am-12pm ET 
Origins of Philosophy
The Origins of Philosophy in Ancient Greece: What is it, how did it start, and what does it mean for us now?

Professor Robert Hahn
Tuesdays, Mar 17 - Apr 21,
6-8pm ET 
Savoring Italy
Savoring Italy: A Cultural Journey Through Italian Cuisine
Professor Anna Marra
Thursdays, Mar 19-Apr 30

6-7:30pm ET
(No class April 2)
In-Person Seminar Courses

Washington, D.C.

American Art History
Topics in American Art History & Culture
Professor David Ward
Tuesdays, May 5 - Jun 9,
6-8pm ET

Washington, D.C.
Modernist Arsenal
The Modernist Arsenal: Ibsen, Chekhov, Shaw, etc.

Professor James Magruder
Wednesdays, Apr 1 - May 6,
6-8pm ET

Washington, D.C.

New Haven, CT

Painting as Inquiry
Painting as Inquiry
Matthew Watson
Tuesdays, Mar 24 - May 12,
5:30-8pm ET

New Haven, CT
Step right Up Circus Course
Step Right Up: History
of the American Circus
Betsy Golden Kellem
Wednesdays, Mar 18 - Apr 22,
6-8pm ET

New Haven, CT
Yale Center for British Art
A Closer Look: Highlights from the Yale Center for British Art
LECTURE SERIES 
Thursdays, Mar 12 - Apr 16,
12:30-2 pm ET
(No class April 2)
New Haven, CT

                                  Greenwich, CT   

Shining Light on Truth: Enslavement and Its Legacies in Connecticut
Shining Light on Truth: Enslavement and Its Legacies in Connecticut
Professor Michael Morand
Tuesdays, Mar 3 - Apr 7,
6-7:30pm ET
Greenwich, CT

New York City

Henry James Course
Henry James: Theaters of Consciousness
Professor Peter Brooks
Thursdays, Mar 12 - Apr 30,
4-5:30pm ET
(no class April 2 or April 16)

New York City
Film Noir
Film Noir: The Dark Side of Postwar American Cinema
Professor Peter Conolly-Smith
Tuesdays, Mar 17 - Apr 28,
4-6pm ET
(No class April 7)

New York City
Wine Tasting around the world
Wine Tasting 101/201: Enjoying Wines from Around the World
Charles Ludington
Wednesdays, Mar 18 - May 6,
6-8pm ET

New York City
Drawing as Practice and Metaphor
Drawing, Walking, Writing, Passing Time
Nate Flagg
Tentative Mondays, Mar 16 - May 4,
Time TBD

New York City
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