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Upon her passing in 2019, The New York Times called Toni Morrison a “towering novelist of the Black Experience.” Margalit Fox, in her obituary, wrote that “[Morrison] explored Black identity in America…through luminous, incantatory prose resembling that of no other writer in English.” The Siegal L...

Steve Pinkerton, a lecturer in the Department of English, is offering a remote course on Ulysses, by James Joyce, starting Tuesday, July 7, and continuing on Tuesdays from 1 to 3 p.m. EST until Aug. 11. Since its publication in 1922, Ulysses has often been called the greatest novel of the 20th cent...

Yair Nitzani, a renowned Israeli performer, will offer a look into Jewish and Israeli humor with an online presentation on Wednesday, July 8, from 12:30-2 p.m. Drawing on his experiences as an Israeli rock star, songwriter, and television host, Nitzani uses satire and comedy to present his distinct...

The Siegal Lifelong Learning Program will offer a new Classical Archaeology Series Tuesdays from July 7 to Aug. 18 at 1:30 p.m. EST. This lecture series will feature renowned classical archaeologists from around the world discussing their current field projects in Greece and Italy. Taking advantage...

Members of the community are invited to join Andy Jones, the William A. and Nancy R. Klamm Endowed Chair and curator of ornithology at Cleveland Museum of Natural History, for a remote lecture on birding. Offered by the Siegal Lifelong Learning Program, the “Birding Basics: Enjoying Birds in Your ...

When it arrived on Broadway in 2015, Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Hamilton: An American Musical was an instant success, selling out months in advance. With a national tour to follow, the show quickly captured the imaginations of history buffs and theater aficionados across the country. Even so, Hamilton has...

Dive into ancient Greece this summer with upcoming courses offered through the Siegal Lifelong Learning Program. Siegal Lifelong Learning will offer the following programs this summer: “The Last Days of Socrates: Plato’s Socratic Dialogues,” taught by Janice Vitullo, Fridays, June 19 to July 24 fr...

Harvard University's Josh Meyers, who is the Harry Starr Fellow in Judaica, will offer a remote course titled “Jews and Revolutions” through the Siegal Lifelong Learning Program. The course will be held Mondays from June 8 to June 29 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. The link between Jews and revolution is oft...

Barbara Burgess-Van Aken, CWRU teaching fellow in the Department of English, will offer a remote course titled “Illusion vs. Reality in Shakespeare’s Plays” through the Siegal Lifelong Learning Program in June. The course will be held on Tuesdays from June 9 to June 30, from noon to 2 p.m. About ...

�Ӱ���Ƶ’s Siegal Lifelong Learning quickly converted its spring roster of courses and lectures to a remote-learning format to continue programming during the COVID-19 stay-at-home order. Rolling out this mode of learning allows instructors to offer a live exchange of ideas o...