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For students who register for both 1968: The Year That Shook Our History, Part 1 and 1968: The Year That Shook Our History, Part 2 at the same time for a discounted rate.

To register individually, follow the links below:

1968: The Year That Shook Our History, Part 1, Thursday, 5/30, 7 pm
1968: The Year That Shook Our History, Part 2, Thursday 6/6, 7 pm

Unprecedented military defeat in Vietnam, a toppled president, charismatic leaders assassinated, the worst riots in U.S. history – and that was only the first half of 1968. In this class, revisit the start of the most tumultuous year in recent times, which alternated passionate hopes and searing tragedies on almost a daily basis. Also, relive worldwide upheavals, from the May student-worker protests that drove the French Republic to the brink of collapse to the Prague Spring that brought hope for reforming the Communist Bloc. This lecture will be supplemented by audio and video, including memorable speeches by Martin Luther King, Jr. and Robert Kennedy, as well as little-known accounts of behind-the-scenes decisions that led to some of the most shocking events of our time. Up for discussion will be the premise that a shift in one leader's judgment, a few votes, or a single bullet, might have changed the course of history.

If you register for 1968: The Year That Shook Our History, Part 1 and Part 2 (Combo), you will receive a discounted rate.  Click here to register for the combo.

The second half of 1968 brought the tumult of the sixties to a climax. In this class, revisit the summer that saw Richard Nixon seize the mantle of law and order, Soviet tanks crush Czech freedom and a chaotic Chicago Convention tear the Democratic Party apart. Examine the dramatic about-face by Hubert Humphrey that led to a photo finish in the presidential election. Finally, listen to the dramatic Oval Office tapes in which Lyndon Johnson discovered an effort to sabotage his last-minute bid for peace in Vietnam. This lecture will be supplemented by audio and video, including the music that defined an era, and up for discussion will be how the events of 1968 have shaped our history ever since.

If you register for 1968: The Year That Shook Our History, Part 1 and Part 2 (Combo), you will receive a discounted rate.  Click here to register for the combo.

Despite the popular notion that most medieval people lived and died where they were born, dozens of travelogues from the Middle Ages have survived, a testament to adventurous spirits and wanderlust as well as the needs of merchants and pilgrims. How long did it take to travel 20 miles? Where did voyagers stay overnight? In this lecture, we will tour through the itineraries of Jewish, Christian, and Muslim travelers, and consider the hardships and dangers of life on the road--from misty mountain passes to lame draft animals to chilling encounters with highwaymen.