Verso University is a year-round offering of classes, workshops, and lectures designed for lifelong learning. We kick off the spring semester of Verso University with a launch event for the ages, courtesy of longtime Westporter and scientist Martin Yellin. PLEASE REGISTER HERE For thousands of years, we have looked up at the sky and asked […]
Problem-Solving is making a decision, accomplishing an objective, working towards a goal, dealing with a dilemma, and solving a problem. Most of us are interested in learning more about how […]
Problem-Solving is making a decision, accomplishing an objective, working towards a goal, dealing with a dilemma, and solving a problem. Most of us are interested in learning more about how to improve our problem-solving skills. With this new course, brought to you by the Library's Verso University lifelong learning initiative, we invite you to join […]
Problem-Solving is making a decision, accomplishing an objective, working towards a goal, dealing with a dilemma, and solving a problem. Most of us are interested in learning more about how to improve our problem-solving skills. With this new course, brought to you by the Library's Verso University lifelong learning initiative, we invite you to join […]
On June 6, in partnership with the Connecticut Art Trail, Verso University launches an exploration of the Art Museum landscape in Connecticut. The Connecticut Art Trail is a nationally recognized partnership between 23 world-class museums and historic sites, created to promote Connecticut’s rich cultural assets. CT Art Trail President Carey Weber will provide an overview […]
How can learning about the past contribute to our well being? And why might we become more interested in the past as we age? Historian Darrin McMahon discussed these topics in the context of his most recent book on History and Human Flourishing (Oxford 2022). Darrin M. McMahon is the Mary Brinsmead Wheelock Professor of History at Dartmouth
It seems like everyone and their mother has a podcast these days. But should you? In this course, we'll talk through some key questions you should ask yourself before starting a podcast, whether it's narrative-driven like This American Life or chat style like WTF with Marc Maron. The course meets for four consecutive Tuesday evenings, […]
In this four-week class you'll discover how to mindfully edit your own writing. You'll learn the nine graduate-level questions you must ask when content editing, and the 30 top rules of line editing that all editors and agents know. (Breaking these is to risk instant rejection.) As William C. Knot says in The Craft of Fiction: […]
It seems like everyone and their mother has a podcast these days. But should you? In this course, we'll talk through some key questions you should ask yourself before starting a podcast, whether it's narrative-driven like This American Life or chat style like WTF with Marc Maron. The course meets for four consecutive Tuesday evenings, […]
