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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.

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 FINANCIAL STRATEGY COURSE
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 returns
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)

Online Lecture Series (2 sessions only)

Dante in Translation: The Story of the Vita Nuova
Dante in Translation: The Story of the Vita Nuova
Professor Joseph Luzzi
Tuesdays, Mar 3 - March 10,
4:30-6pm ET 
2 session lecture series
This event will not be recorded
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 
TENTATIVE DATES
Thursdays, Mar 12 - Apr 23,
12:30-2pm ET
(No class April 2)
New Haven, CT
COMING SOON! 
Interested? Click here to request priority notification

                                  Greenwich, CT   

Shining Light on Truth: Enslavement and Its Legacies in Connecticut
Shining Light on Truth: Enslavement and Its Legacies in Connecticut
Instructors: Wm. Frank Mitchell, Michael Morand,
David Jon Walker, and Charles E Warner Jr.

Tuesdays, Mar 3 - Apr 7,
6-7:30pm ET
Greenwich, CT

New York City

Drawing Walking
Drawing, Walking, Writing, Passing Time
Nate Flagg
Mondays, Mar 23 - Apr 27,
6:30-9:30pm ET 

New York City
Film Noir course
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
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
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Wine tasting course
Wine Tasting 101/201: Enjoying Wines from Around the World

Charles Ludington
Wednesdays, Mar 18 - May 6,
6-8pm ET


New York City
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