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In Arts & Humanities, participants will explore the human experience from ancient times to the present. The exploration helps to open imaginations to fresh perspectives of the world.

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About Sherlock Holmes (Edward Zuckerman) NEW

Class ID: 6021
10 Seats Left
Schedule : Weekly - Wed 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM; 5 sessions; starting 10/28/2026, ending 12/2/2026 ; Class Skip Dates : (No class on 11/25/2026)
Rental Charge: $0.00
Material Fee: $0.00
Start date: 10/28/26
End date: 12/02/26
Location : CMU Campus, Cyert Hall Location : 
  CMU Campus, Cyert Hall.

Room :  Osher Room A
Instructor : Edward Zuckerman 
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  Caribbean Women: Voice, Memory And Power (Gemma Stemley) NEW

Class ID: 5949
25 Seats Left
Schedule : Weekly - Wed 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM; 5 sessions; starting 9/2/2026, ending 9/30/2026
Rental Charge: $0.00
Material Fee: $0.00
Start date: 09/02/26
End date: 09/30/26
Location : CMU Campus, Cyert Hall Location : 
  CMU Campus, Cyert Hall.

Room :  Osher Room B
Instructor : Gemma Stemley 
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Classic And Contemporary Short Stories (Nancy Quick Langer)

Class ID: 6077
0 Seats Left
Schedule : Weekly - Tue 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM; 5 sessions; starting 11/10/2026, ending 12/8/2026
Rental Charge: $0.00
Material Fee: $0.00
Start date: 11/10/26
End date: 12/08/26
Location : CMU Campus, Cyert Hall Location : 
  CMU Campus, Cyert Hall.

Room :  Hawkins Conference Room
Instructor : Nancy Quick Langer 
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Golden Age Mystery Friction (Mark Banister)

Class ID: 6026
8 Seats Left
Schedule : Weekly - Tue 2:45 PM - 4:15 PM; 4 sessions; starting 11/10/2026, ending 12/1/2026
Rental Charge: $0.00
Material Fee: $0.00
Start date: 11/10/26
End date: 12/01/26
Location : CMU Campus, Cyert Hall Location : 
  CMU Campus, Cyert Hall.

Room :  Osher Room A
Instructor : Mark Banister 
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Great And Notable Novels Read And Revisited (Schinhofen; St Clair; Rosenblum; Joseph)

Class ID: 5967
3 Seats Left
Schedule : Weekly(2) - Thu 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM; 6 sessions; starting 9/3/2026, ending 11/12/2026
Rental Charge: $0.00
Material Fee: $0.00
Start date: 09/03/26
End date: 11/12/26
Location : Online, Online Course Location : 
  Online, Online Course.

Room :  Zoom
Instructor : Multiple
Please read:  Course will meet every two weeks: Sep 3 &
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  Introduction To JRR Tolkien’s Middle-Earth (Allison Thompson)

Class ID: 5947
7 Seats Left
Schedule : Weekly - Tue 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM; 3 sessions; starting 9/1/2026, ending 9/15/2026
Rental Charge: $0.00
Material Fee: $0.00
Start date: 09/01/26
End date: 09/15/26
Location : CMU Campus, Cyert Hall Location : 
  CMU Campus, Cyert Hall.

Room :  Olmsted Activity Room
Instructor : Allison Thompson 
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  Poems And Paintings: Together At Once! (Judith Robinson) NEW

Class ID: 5968
8 Seats Left
Schedule : Weekly - Wed 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM; 3 sessions; starting 10/28/2026, ending 11/11/2026
Rental Charge: $0.00
Material Fee: $0.00
Start date: 10/28/26
End date: 11/11/26
Location : CMU Campus, Cyert Hall Location : 
  CMU Campus, Cyert Hall.

Room :  Osher Room A
Instructor : Judith Robinson 
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  Queens And She-Wolves (Joan Cucinotta)

Class ID: 6074
19 Seats Left
Schedule : Weekly - Tue 9:15 AM - 10:45 AM; 5 sessions; starting 9/1/2026, ending 9/29/2026
Rental Charge: $0.00
Material Fee: $0.00
Start date: 09/01/26
End date: 09/29/26
Location : CMU Campus, Cyert Hall Location : 
  CMU Campus, Cyert Hall.

Room :  Osher Room B
Instructor : Joan Cucinotta 
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Short Stories: "The Good Stuff" (Helen-Faye Rosenblum)

Class ID: 6048
1 Seats Left
Schedule : Weekly - Mon 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM; 5 sessions; starting 8/31/2026, ending 10/12/2026 ; Class Skip Dates : (No class on 9/7/2026, 9/21/2026)
Rental Charge: $0.00
Material Fee: $0.00
Start date: 08/31/26
End date: 10/12/26
Location : Online, Online Course Location : 
  Online, Online Course.

Room :  Zoom
Instructor : Helen-Faye Rosenblum 
Please read:  Purchase one paperback, to be announced, for
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  Yiddish Voices, Soviet shadows: Shira Gorshman’s Stories (Lois Rubin) NEW

Class ID: 6075
6 Seats Left
Schedule : Weekly - Tue 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM; 5 sessions; starting 11/10/2026, ending 12/15/2026 ; Class Skip Dates : (No class on 11/24/2026)
Rental Charge: $0.00
Material Fee: $0.00
Start date: 11/10/26
End date: 12/15/26
Location : CMU Campus, Cyert Hall Location : 
  CMU Campus, Cyert Hall.

Room :  Osher Room A
Instructor : Lois Rubin 
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“Such Friends”: James Joyce, Sylvia Beach and Ulysses (Kathleen Dixon Donnelly)

Class ID: 6043
21 Seats Left
Schedule : Weekly - Tue 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM; 3 sessions; starting 11/10/2026, ending 11/24/2026
Rental Charge: $0.00
Material Fee: $0.00
Start date: 11/10/26
End date: 11/24/26
Location : Online, Online Course Location : 
  Online, Online Course.

Room :  Zoom
Instructor : Kathleen Dixon Donnelly 
Please read:  There is no need to have read Ulysses to
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