Winter Term 2026

Term Dates: January 12 - March 20, 2026

Today's Schedule:

Registration is open!. 

2026 Winter Catalog

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UPDATES

The following changes have taken place since the printed catalog was mailed. Please be aware of the following courses as you begin registration:

  • TUESDAY: (page 27) "The Roots of Civilization in Soil and Water" with Bruce James is now a Zoom course taking place from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM.

  • WEDNESDAY: (page 34) "Toxic America: Past, Present and ???" with Jim Wilson will now run for 5 sessions, January 28 - February 25. The course fee is now $70.

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MONDAY

Time

Study Leader(s)

Title

Format

Location

9:30 AM - 11:30 AM Sally Matless William James and the Religious Dimension of Human Life HyFlex
(In-person & Zoom)
1 Court St, Lebanon, NH & Online
3:00 PM - 6:00 PM Stephen Flanders Reel History: The American Journey in Eight Acts In-person 1 Court St, Lebanon, NH

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TUESDAY

Time

Study Leader(s)

Title

Format

Location

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Abe Vorensky Comedy Teams: When More Than One Made Us Laugh Zoom Online
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM Martin Jeffries The Gregs of Quarry Bank Mill: Industrial Revolutionaries of Rural England HyFlex (In-person & Zoom) 1 Court St, Lebanon, NH & Online
2:30 PM - 4:30 PM Gloria Finkelstein Active French: Famous French Women Zoom Online
4:30 PM - 6:30 PM Dennis McGrath Pauli and Jung: Exploring the Intersection of Physics and Psychology Zoom Online
4:30 PM - 6:30 PM Marilyn Roberts Shakespeare’s Roman Plays: From Republic to Dictatorship Zoom Online
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Bruce James The Roots of Civilization in Soil and Water Zoom 1 Court St, Lebanon, NH

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WEDNESDAY

Time

Study Leader(s)

Title

Format

Location

9:30 AM - 11:30 AM Jim Wilson Toxic America: Past, Present and ??? In-person 1 Court St, Lebanon, NH
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM John Masko Five Great Symphonies In-person 1 Court St, Lebanon, NH
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM Phyllis Deutsch "Hard Times" by Charles Dickens Zoom Online
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM Lynnwood Andrews & Alice Schori Winter Botany In-person Various outdoor locations

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THURSDAY

Time

Study Leader(s)

Title

Format

Location

9:00 AM - 11:00 AM Terrance Darcey More Short Fiction from The New Yorker Magazine Zoom Online
11:30 AM - 1:30 PM L. Jon Grogan “Root Hog or Die!”: Famous Last Stands in History Zoom Online
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM Scott Rappeport Ashes and Empires - Volcanoes, Climate, and Civilization HyFlex (In-person & Zoom) 1 Court St, Lebanon, NH & Online
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM John Peterman A Place in the Sun: The Movie that Entwined Elizabeth Taylor and Montgomery Clift In-person 1 Court St, Lebanon, NH
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM Jim Bays Benedict Arnold: Hero or Villain? Zoom Online
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM Alan Schnur Does the U.S. Constitution Need a Tune-up? Zoom Online

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FRIDAY

Time

Study Leader(s)

Title

Format

Location

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM Maryanne Garbowsky Poetry Seminar: Modern American Poets Zoom Online

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SPECIAL SCHEDULES

Time & Days

Study Leader(s)

Title

Format

Location

9:30 AM - 12:30 PM (Saturday) John Olszewski Mind of a Killer In-person 1 Court St, Lebanon, NH
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM (Tuesdays & Thursdays) Peter LaBelle & Stephen Rauh Introduction to Curling In-person Wendell Barwood Arena, Hanover, NH

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FILLED COURSES

The following courses have filled. Wait lists may be available, but placement is not guaranteed.

Study Leader(s)

Title

Jeanne Shafer Animal, Vegetable, Mineral: Making Colors in Europe, 1400-1800 at the Hood Museum of Art
David Grant Before James—Three Earlier Novels by Percival Everett
Ford Daley & Maynard Goldman The Genius of Tom Lehrer
Mark McNamee Unravelling the Mystery of Human Consciousness
Ellen Jonsson Creative Photography: Imagination and the Ordinary

 

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