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Let these courses put the W*O*W in your spring.

The days are still chilly. But you can fire up your intellectual life at Presidents’ College. Let our courses and lectures put a spring in your step.

Spring Gems

U.S. Pop Music: How Race & Place Shaped the Music You Love

Hear how geography, origins/ethnicity, and even where music is performed influence its popularity and spread.

Thursdays, Apr. 3, 10, 17, 3-4:30 p.m.

 

Babies/Birthrate: Boom…or Bust?

Delve into the social, political and economic implications of declining birth rates around the globe.

Wednesdays, Apr. 2, 9 10-11:30 a.m.

AI’s Evolution & Future of Media

Learn about the emerging impacts and future of artificial intelligence on mass communications.

Mondays, Apr. 7, 14 10:30-noon

Presidents’ College Around Campus

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 ​

Students discuss modern detective fiction with Professor Pam Bedore​

Professor Warren Goldstein engages students around hot topics in an election year ​

Dr. Laura Pence's students participate in a discuss about the environmental impact of manufacturing blue jeans​

Students learn about the possibilities for supersonic flight with Professor Paul Slaboch

Chris Doyle discusses Hannah Arendt and George Orwell’s writings around lying in politics​ during a Presidents' College Conversation

Dr. Mike Magee discusses artificial intelligence and the future of medicine​