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History's Mysteries 

ID:9559
Investigate historical riddles that have never been fully resolved by reading texts and examining various historians’ views. Classes are conducted on ...  View More

Schedule : Weekly - Tue 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM; 6 sessions; starting 9/8/2020, ending 11/24/2020 ; Class Skip Dates : (No class on 9/15/2020, 9/29/2020, 10/13/2020, 10/27/2020, 11/3/2020, 11/17/2020)

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Tuition: $120.00

Location : Online

Instructor : Joseph Verdicchio 

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Let's Talk Current Events: Topics in the News 

ID:9331
Engage in stimulating conversation with a group of curious, well-informed and friendly news junkies. Meet each week to discuss a variety of chall ...  View More

Schedule : Weekly - Wed 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM; 13 sessions; starting 9/9/2020, ending 12/16/2020 ; Class Skip Dates : (No class on 11/11/2020, 11/25/2020)

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Tuition: $195.00

Location : Online

Instructor : Alfred Hunt 

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Let's Talk Current Events: Topics in the News 

ID:9332
Engage in stimulating conversation with a group of curious, well-informed and friendly news junkies. Meet each week to discuss a variety of chall ...  View More

Schedule : Weekly - Thu 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM; 13 sessions; starting 9/10/2020, ending 12/17/2020 ; Class Skip Dates : (No class on 11/12/2020, 11/26/2020)

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Tuition: $195.00

Location : Online

Instructor : Alfred Hunt 

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Let's Talk Current Events: Topics in the News 

ID:9333
Engage in stimulating conversation with a group of curious, well-informed and friendly news junkies. Meet each week to discuss a variety of chall ...  View More

Schedule : Weekly - Thu 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM; 13 sessions; starting 9/10/2020, ending 12/17/2020 ; Class Skip Dates : (No class on 11/12/2020, 11/26/2020)

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Tuition: $195.00

Location : Online

Instructor : Alfred Hunt 

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Demystifying U.S. Political Practices 

ID:9334
This combination lecture and discussion course will demystify some of our core institutions by exploring American politics at its most fundamental lev ...  View More

Schedule : Weekly - Wed 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM; 6 sessions; starting 9/30/2020, ending 11/4/2020

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Tuition: $120.00

Location : Online

Instructor : Alfred Hunt 

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The Global Economy: Why You Should Care 

ID:9434
Explore topics regarding the global economy. The first session will underscore the urgent need for global political, economic, environmental, and soci ...  View More

Schedule : Weekly - Mon 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM; 4 sessions; starting 10/5/2020, ending 11/2/2020 ; Class Skip Dates : (No class on 10/12/2020)

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Tuition: $80.00

Location : Online

Instructor : David Cheney 

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Queen Victoria’s Royal Vacations in Scotland 

ID:9409
During her lengthy reign, Queen Victoria spent many vacations in Scotland. Her beloved Balmoral Castle, the scenery, the places where she was a guest, ...  View More

Schedule : Weekly - Fri 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM; 2 sessions; starting 10/30/2020, ending 11/6/2020

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Tuition: $40.00

Location : Online

Instructor : Lorella Brocklesby 

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The History of Arthur Manor and How It Sparked Scarsdale's Suburban Transformation 

ID:9487
Through an investigation of old photographs, maps, articles, and the physical legacy of long-ago events, we will examine the early twentieth century ...  View More

Schedule : Weekly - Thu 7:30 PM - 8:45 PM; starting 11/12/2020, ending 11/12/2020

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Tuition: $20.00

Location : Online

Instructor : Jordan Copeland 

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Ratifying the Constitution 

ID:9343
Chief Justice John Marshall long ago pointed out that those who “ordained and established” the U.S. Constitution were not the drafters at the Constitu ...  View More

Schedule : Weekly - Fri 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM; starting 11/13/2020, ending 11/13/2020

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Tuition: $25.00

Location : Online

Instructor : Martin Flaherty 

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The Incredible Story of Doña Gracia Nasi 

ID:9381
Learn about Dona Gracia Nasi, a sixteenth century female banker who developed an escape network that saved thousands of her fellow conversos (forcibly ...  View More

Schedule : Weekly - Tue 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM; starting 11/17/2020, ending 11/17/2020

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Tuition: $20.00

Location : Online

Instructor : Andrée Aelion Brooks 

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Textual Survey of Second Temple Judaism, the Epoch that Changed Western Civilization 

ID:9376
The Second Temple, or the intertestamental period, was a seething incubator of Jewish sects and budding Christianity. Why did this relatively short pe ...  View More

Schedule : Weekly - Tue 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM; 4 sessions; starting 11/24/2020, ending 12/15/2020

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Tuition: $100.00

Location : Online

Instructor : Ze'ev Aviezer 

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Author Visit: Libby Copeland, The Lost Family: How DNA Testing Is Upending Who We Are, Moderated by Jordan Copeland 

ID:10078
The presentation will explore the cultural phenomenon of home DNA testing that is redefining family history. In conversation with her brother Jordan C ...  View More

Schedule : Weekly - Tue 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM; starting 12/1/2020, ending 12/1/2020

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Tuition: $20.00

Location : Online

Instructor : Multiple Instructor :
 1.Libby Copeland  2.Jordan Copeland 

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