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The Presidents' College connects the curious with a wide range of offerings to enrich the mind and enhance personal perspectives.

Can We Save Connecticut (and Regional) Theater?

Learn why regional theater has been so threatened nationally, and how Connecticut is reversing the trend locally.

The Fight for Free Agency: How Curt Flood Revolutionized the Major Leagues

Get the play-by-play on how Curt Flood, a Black St. Louis Cardinals All-Star, challenged the status quo, right up to the Supreme Court.

Photography in the World: A History

Come to understand the multiple histories of the photograph around the globe: as historical document, souvenir, and work of art.

Presidents’ College Around Campus

All That Jazz: Talking jazz with Professor Javon Jackson. Click yellow arrows to see more photos.

The Silent Book Club at Playhouse on Park

Presidents’ College Conversations: UHart President Emeritus Walter Harrison leads a discussion on book banning

Presidents’ College Conversations: Lots of small group discussions around book bans

Presidents College Volunteer Margaret Milch welcomes visitors to the Fall 2023 Kick-Off

Presidents’ College Director Michele Troy interviews Michael Walsh at the Fall Kick-Off re: his film course.

Professor Jilda Aliotta compares the yearly pace of petitions that must be granted to fill the Supreme Court’s docket for oral argument.

Presidents’ College students were joined by UHart Honors undergraduates in Professor Adam Chiara’s lecture on artificial intelligence and “deepfakes”

When discussion spills over after class on sunny fall days