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12 weeks (October-December 2025)
Homer, Iliad
Plato, Republic
Aristophanes, Clouds
Exodus
Maimonides, Guide of the Perplexed
Chaucer, Canterbury Tales
Shakespeare, Henry IV Part II
Shakespeare, Sonnets "Read Aloud"
Borges, Selected Readings
Newman, The Idea of the University
Mathematics
Apollonius, Conic Sections
Music
Louis Armstrong and the Hot Five
Language Learning
Greek | Latin
Introduction to Great Books (NEW FREE)
Monthly 9:00-10:30 pm EST
Wisdom for Our Moment:
The Poetry of Elizabeth Bishop (NEW - 6 sessions)
TBA
CrossCurrents: Medieval Islamic Art and Literature (NEW Q4 )
TBA, 8:00-9:30 pm EST
Aristotle, Politics (Continuing)
Thursdays 2pm EST