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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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A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Rebecca Carpenter)

Class ID: 5719

13 Seats Left

Schedule : Weekly - Wed 12:45 PM - 2:15 PM; 4 sessions; starting 3/11/2026, ending 4/1/2026

Rental Charge: $0.00

Material Fee: $0.00

Start date: 03/11/26

End date: 04/01/26

Location : CMU Campus, Cyert Hall Location : 
  CMU Campus, Cyert Hall.

Room :  Osher Room A

Instructor : Rebecca Carpenter 

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  Alias Grace (Nancy Quick Langer) NEW

Class ID: 5647

6 Seats Left

Schedule : Weekly - Thu 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM; 6 sessions; starting 11/6/2025, ending 12/18/2025 ; Class Skip Dates : (No class on 11/27/2025)

Rental Charge: $0.00

Material Fee: $0.00

Start date: 11/06/25

End date: 12/18/25

Location : CMU Campus, Cyert Hall Location : 
  CMU Campus, Cyert Hall.

Room :  Osher Room A

Instructor : Nancy Quick Langer 

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Great And Notable Novels Read And Revisited (Schinhofen; St Clair; Rosenblum; Joseph)

Class ID: 5713

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Schedule : Weekly(2) - Thu 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM; 6 sessions; starting 1/15/2026, ending 3/26/2026

Rental Charge: $0.00

Material Fee: $0.00

Start date: 01/15/26

End date: 03/26/26

Location : Online, Online Course Location : 
  Online, Online Course.

Room :  Zoom

Instructor : Multiple

Please read: Course will meet every two weeks on Jan 15 & ...More

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  Jane Austen’s Life And Legacy (Allison Thompson) NEW

Class ID: 5620

6 Seats Left

Schedule : Weekly - Tue 2:45 PM - 4:15 PM; 2 sessions; starting 12/2/2025, ending 12/16/2025 ; Class Skip Dates : (No class on 12/2/2025)

Rental Charge: $0.00

Material Fee: $0.00

Start date: 12/02/25

End date: 12/16/25

Location : CMU Campus, Cyert Hall Location : 
  CMU Campus, Cyert Hall.

Room :  Olmsted Activity Room

Instructor : Allison Thompson 

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  Jane Austen’s Sense And Sensibility (Allison Thompson) NEW

Class ID: 5726

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Schedule : Weekly - Tue 10:45 AM - 12:15 PM; 4 sessions; starting 3/10/2026, ending 3/31/2026

Rental Charge: $0.00

Material Fee: $0.00

Start date: 03/10/26

End date: 03/31/26

Location : CMU Campus, Cyert Hall Location : 
  CMU Campus, Cyert Hall.

Room :  Osher Room A

Instructor : Allison Thompson 

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Meet The Wyeths (Rebecca Carpenter)

Class ID: 5545

10 Seats Left

Schedule : Weekly - Wed 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM; 5 sessions; starting 11/5/2025, ending 12/17/2025 ; Class Skip Dates : (No class on 11/26/2025, 12/10/2025)

Rental Charge: $0.00

Material Fee: $0.00

Start date: 11/05/25

End date: 12/17/25

Location : CMU Campus, Cyert Hall Location : 
  CMU Campus, Cyert Hall.

Room :  Osher Room A

Instructor : Rebecca Carpenter 

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  Plato’s Republic: The Most Controversial Book (Joseph Givvin) NEW

Class ID: 5790

19 Seats Left

Schedule : Weekly - Thu 12:45 PM - 2:15 PM; 5 sessions; starting 3/12/2026, ending 4/16/2026 ; Class Skip Dates : (No class on 4/9/2026)

Rental Charge: $0.00

Material Fee: $0.00

Start date: 03/12/26

End date: 04/16/26

Location : CMU Campus, Cyert Hall Location : 
  CMU Campus, Cyert Hall.

Room :  Osher Room A

Instructor : Joseph Givvin 

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Short Stories: "Delightfully In The Dark"(Helen-Faye Rosenblum)

Class ID: 5734

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Schedule : Weekly - Mon 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM; 6 sessions; starting 1/12/2026, ending 2/23/2026 ; Class Skip Dates : (No class on 1/19/2026)

Rental Charge: $0.00

Material Fee: $0.00

Start date: 01/12/26

End date: 02/23/26

Location : Online, Online Course Location : 
  Online, Online Course.

Room :  Zoom

Instructor : Helen-Faye Rosenblum 

Please read: Purchase one paperback, to be announced, for ...More

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  Toni Morrison’s Song Of Solomon (Nancy Quick Langer) NEW

Class ID: 5811

5 Seats Left

Schedule : Weekly - Wed 12:45 PM - 2:15 PM; 6 sessions; starting 3/11/2026, ending 4/22/2026 ; Class Skip Dates : (No class on 4/1/2026)

Rental Charge: $0.00

Material Fee: $0.00

Start date: 03/11/26

End date: 04/22/26

Location : CMU Campus, Cyert Hall Location : 
  CMU Campus, Cyert Hall.

Room :  Olmsted Activity Room

Instructor : Nancy Quick Langer 

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  “Such Friends”: Virginia Woolf And The Bloomsbury Group (Kathleen Dixon Donnelly) NEW

Class ID: 5794

131 Seats Left

Schedule : Weekly - Tue 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM; 2 sessions; starting 2/24/2026, ending 3/3/2026

Rental Charge: $0.00

Material Fee: $0.00

Start date: 02/24/26

End date: 03/03/26

Location : Online, Online Course Location : 
  Online, Online Course.

Room :  Zoom

Instructor : Kathleen Dixon Donnelly 

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