Senior Scholars

The Senior Scholars program features academic lectures by university faculty and local experts on a variety of topics three afternoons per week during the fall and spring semesters. While the format is lecture-style, the afternoons are informal and interactive with an opportunity to ask questions and discuss the topics of the day. 

Location: Landmark Centre, 25700 Science Park Drive, Beachwood

Full Semester Price: $351
Single Day Course Price: $180
Members receive 15% discount.

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR THE FULL SEMESTER

OR

CLICK ON THE DAY OF THE WEEK BELOW TO REGISTER FOR AN INDIVIDUAL DAY

Senior Scholars is supported by a generous gift from the Jane and Jon Outcalt Foundation.


TUESDAYS

THE ROBERTS COURT
CWRU Law Faculty
Tuesdays, September 5-October 3
1:30–3:30 p.m. ET

1666 - A REMARKABLE YEAR THAT CHANGED OUR WORLD
Peter Haas, Abba Hillel Silver Professor of Jewish Studies Emeritus, Religious Studies, CWRU
Tuesdays, October 10-November 14
1:30–3:30 p.m. ET
 


WEDNESDAYS

BERLIN IN THE 20TH CENTURY: UNITED, DIVIDED, UNITED
Kenneth F. Ledford, Associate Professor of History and Law, CWRU
Wednesdays, September 6-November 15
1:30–3:30 p.m. ET
 


THURSDAYS

FLIRTING WITH DISASTER: ENGINEERING FAILURES AND NEAR-MISSES, AND MAKING THE WORLD A SAFER PLACE
Sunniva Collins, Associate Dean for Professional Programs, Case School of Engineering; Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Thursdays, September 7-October 5
1:30–3:30 p.m. ET


WOMEN ARTISTS IN EUROPE FROM 1600 TO 1800: THE PROBLEM OF "GREATNESS"
Catherine Scallen, Andrew W. Mellon Professor Emerita in the Humanities, CWRU
Thursdays, October 12-November 16
1:30–3:30 p.m. ET