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Wednesday, September 10, 4:30–6 p.m. I 1877 Club on the UHart campus​

Friends don’t let friends miss the Fall Kickoff! Grab your favorite people and head to this fun event. Why attend?​

  • Drinks and finger food in an atmosphere enlivened by mellifluous jazz​
  • Fall 2025 presenters who talk with Presidents’ College Director Michele Troy about what they’re most inspired to teach this season​
  • Opportunities to chat with intriguing instructors and engaged fellow learners​

No charge but you do need to reserve a seat so we know to count on you!

Great Courses Coming!​

PC director and professor addressing students
  • Afro-Cuban Jazz​
  • Discussion/performance of Hartford Stage’s Rope​
  • Supreme Court Round-Up​
  • 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. 

Featured Courses and Lectures

Homer’s Odyssey: Ancient Wisdom for Today’s Journey​

Thursday, September 18, 25, Oct. 16, 12:30–2 p.m. ​

Explore how this ancient classic’s themes of connection, journey, and resilience still resonate today.

Cryptocurrency: Suddenly Everywhere All At Once

Wednesday, October 8, 15, 10:30 a.m.–noon ​

Get up to speed on the basics of cryptocurrency and learn about its pros and pitfalls.

Behind the Emerald Curtain: Dissecting Wicked​

Thursday, December 4 & 11 12:30–2 p.m. ​

Let critic Frank Rizzo take you behind the scenes of the Broadway show and both Parts 1 & 2 of the film.

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 ​