Learn the fascinating history of Igor Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring, one of the most challenging and rewarding ballets ever...

Learn about Hector Berlioz’s Symphonie Fantastique, an iconic Romantic symphony that ushered in an era of narrative “program...

Learn about Beethoven’s monumental 9th Symphony and forms of orchestral music.

Explore what makes cities energizing, amazing, challenging, and perhaps humanity’s greatest invention.

Gain a better understanding of fundamental concepts of Islam and the role that religious ideas and institutions play in...

This is an intensive workshop for writers interested in developing a middle grade or young adult novel

How do we manage issues of race, ethnicity, and immigration in a polarized political era?

What should be the role of money and markets in our society?

Examine the multifaceted ways in which racial and ethnic identity has been represented in American film

Gain a deeper understanding of the Cold War including its origins, ideological and geopolitical drivers of the conflict, and more.

Sanctioned scorn, absurdity, glee, happy endings, success of dubious ventures, new results from old causes—these are some of the...

This course is designed specifically for secondary school educators interested in deepening their expertise as readers and...

Explore foundational questions in the philosophy of religion through the study of classic works

The readings, all in English translation, are the Homeric Iliad and Odyssey, seven tragedies (Aeschylus Oresteia trilogy,...

This course explores the principles and methods of community-based, participatory, and action research