September 2026

Noteworthy News



AIL's monthly newsletter . . . Timely updates for you!
 

Here's what you'll find below . . .


  • Fall '26 Term Update
  • AIL Membership: Courses, Science Pub and more!
  • AIL Community Connections
  • Colby-Sawyer College Community Connections
 

Nina Tasi

(603) 526-3690

nina.tasi@colby-sawyer.edu

Sarah Jenness

(603) 526-3434

sarah.jenness@colby-sawyer.edu
 
 

Fall '26 Term

 

Registration for the fall term has been terrific!

Although a few courses are at capacity, there are still spots available in the following courses.

Click on the titles to learn more and register!


Beginning in September


Populism and Democracy: Two Case Studies

Hanan Miron


Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder:

Overview, Treatment and Resources

Nancy Bernardy


Resisting Fraud in the Age of AI

Dave Smith


The Golden Age of Astronomy

Scott Rappeport & Lowell Putnam


The Prophetess

Shoshana Coté


Writing Workshop

Nancy Marashio


Beginning in October


Dearest Kitty: Diaries, Journals and Making History

Jim Perkins et al.


Reading the NH Landscape

Bill Weeks


Offered via Zoom in October


Beyond the Frame:

American History through Artworks at SAAM

Smithsonian Presenters


The U.S. Dollar and Its Rivals - A Reprise

Woody Canaday


 

Reminder emails for courses will be sent

one week before the start date.



This term AIL welcomes and looks forward to the contributions of new

Study Leaders Nancy Bernardy, Shoshana Coté, Sue Elliott, Hanan Miron,

Lowell Putnam, Dave Smith, and Bill Weeks.



Thank you to all of our volunteer study leaders and lecturers for giving so generously of your time and expertise to make fall courses possible.


And thank you to Colby-Sawyer College for providing classroom space and our community partners for their willingness to collaborate.


AIL membership cards and Hogan Sports Center passes will

be available at the first session of each course.


Not taking a course?

Connect with the AIL Office to pick up your cards.

 
 

AIL Membership: Don't Miss Out!

If you haven’t already done so, click below to join AIL now so that you can take full advantage of what promises to be a vibrant and engaging season ahead! In addition to fall courses, upcoming member opportunities are highlighted below.

Join Today!
 

AIL Member Opportunities
 
 

SCIENCE PUB

Science Served Monthly

with a Twist of Fun!

September 9


Science Pub's first presentation of the season, featuring Colby-Sawyer College Professor Nick Baer is at capacity.

Click here to add your name to the waitlist in ProClass.


As always, an active AIL membership is required to participate in Science Pub and pre-registration is necessary.
 

We are excited to present this four-part, nonpartisan series exploring the midterm election process, civic engagement, election integrity, and the evolving political landscape before and after New Hampshire voters head to the polls.


This series will be offered at no cost to AIL members.

Non-members may attend for $15 per session.


Pre-registration is required

and will be available starting on September 9 via ProClass.


We hope you will consider joining us for some or all of the

events in this series!


Session One

Friday, October 2

Strengthening Democracy in New Hampshire

NH Secretary of State Dave Scanlan

Ambassador Dick Swett

Representative Charlie Bass

Democracy Defense Foundation


Session Two

Tuesday, October 13

Voting Rights: Then and Now

Liz Tentarelli, President

NH League of Women Voters


Session Three

Monday, November 9

2026 Midterms: Results and Analysis

Eric Boyer, Professor

Colby-Sawyer College


Session Four

Thursday, November 19

Beyond the Midterms

Peter Gunn, Study Leader

Adventures in Learning


Stay tuned for more details!
 
 

AIL Community Connections

Please consider supporting our community partners!

New London Barn Playhouse

A final offering from our friends at the New London Barn Playhouse . . .


WAKEMAN, a new folk-rock musical about Sarah Rosetta Wakeman, a young woman who presented herself as a man and joined the Union Army during the Civil War.


Performances Sept. 3rd - 6th.

GROUNDS
 
 

AIL is pleased to once again partner with GROUNDS to help spread the word about AIL programming!

Look for AIL coffee sleeves featured with every hot 'to-go' beverage purchase— a warm cup and a warm invitation to lifelong learning, right in the heart of our community!


GROUNDS

374 Main Street, New London


 
 
 

Colby-Sawyer College

Community Connections
 

Events and opportunities right here at Colby-Sawyer College!

Joseph Csatari: Painter of the American Spirit

September 17 - December 8, 2028

William H. and Sonja Carlson Davidow '56 Fine Art Gallery

Davidow Center for Art + Design, Colby-Sawyer College





Joseph Csatari, "Giving Thanks"

Jack 'n' Jill magazine cover, November 1978, 24" h x 20" w

Joseph Csatari (Feb. 20, 1929 – April 14, 2025) was an American realist artist who worked with Norman Rockwell. This posthumous exhibition explores the art and life of Joseph Csatari’s career and features paintings and drawings from the Csatari family collection.


AIL and Community members are invited to attend

the opening reception of this exhibit.



Thursday, September 17

4:30 - 6:00 p.m.
 
 

Colby-Sawyer Athletics


Come Cheer on the Chargers!

Show your Charger spirit this September! Join us at home contests throughout the month and cheer on our student-athletes.

Click on the Charger logo to view the athletics calendar and find a game or meet to attend.
 
 
 


"A mind that is stretched by a

new experience can never go

back to its old dimensions."



— Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.
 

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