DAVIDSONLEARNS
DavidsonLearns Winter/Spring Registration 2023
NEWS Heads up, veteran and new learners! Registration for the DavidsonLearns Winter/Spring term begins at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, December 5. What’s it all about? Just about everything. History, literature, creativity, music, politics, astronomy, science. It’s...
DavidsonLearns Pre-Concert Conversation with the Carolina Brass Quintet
NEWS The premiere brass ensemble of the Southeast honors trumpet player Bill Lawing's retirement from Davidson College. The Carolina Brass Quintet was founded by Dr. Bill Lawing, recently retired Professor of Music at Davidson College. Lawing has had a career as a...
Why Teaching Maus Matters Now More than Ever
NEWS How can we resist efforts to ban books in our public schools and libraries? For Davidson College’s Scott Denham, the answer was to teach the banned material in a free online class. In January 2022, the school board in McMinn County, Tennessee banned Art...
DavidsonLearns: DeMell Jacobsen Collection – Oct. 25
NEWS The DeMell Jacobsen Collection is one of the finest privately held collections of American art in the United States. In the first show of its kind, the Mint Museum presents works from the collection in a single exhibition. The show includes Colonial-era...
DavidsonLearns: Every Town for Gun Safety Event
NEWS In 2013, Mayors Against Illegal Guns and Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America came together to tackle a shared goal of ending gun violence. Since then, they have combined the best minds in research, policy, litigation, advocacy, and grassroots...
On the Road: Cycling for Fitness and Fun
NEWS The Town of Davidson and DavidsonLearns Present: Road cycling is good exercise and good for the environment. Done solo or with others, it can provide meaningful physical benefits and social connections. The key to road cycling success is knowing where and how...
DavidsonLearns Offers Its First In-Person Mini Course: Exhibitions and Conversations with Artists Katie St. Clair and Lorena Mal
NEWS DavidsonLearns is excited to offer something new in its course offering for Fall 2022 – an in-person mini-course that meets on Friday, September 16, from 2:00 to 4:30 pm at the Davidson College’s Belk Visual Art Center. Hosted by Lia Newman, Director/Curator of...
DavidsonLearns Fall Registration Opens August 1
NEWS DavidsonLearns has an exciting list of courses lined up for Fall 2022. Once you have decided which courses you want to take, click on the “Register for Courses” button. It will take you to the registration program. Fall 2022 registration will open at...
DavidsonLearns Celebrates Ten Years of Lifelong Learning, Offering a Deep and Varied Curriculum for Fall 2022
NEWS We have an exciting list of courses lined up for Fall 2022. Once you have decided which courses you want to take, click on the “Register for Courses” button. It will take you to the registration program. Fall 2022 registration will open at 10:00 AM on August...
Music@St. Albans Concert and DavidsonLearns Pre-Concert Talk with Robin Bullock
NEWS Robin Bullock will perform a program that includes traditional, celtic and classical music played on mandolin and a variety of guitars. Hailed as a “Celtic guitar god” by Baltimore City Paper and “one of the best folk instrumentalists in the business”...
DavidsonLearns
Our vision is to become a premier adult learning institute serving as a regional resource for any adult who wants to maintain an active mind and demonstrates a love of learning. DavidsonLearns seeks to enhance the intellectual life of adults by providing a selection of challenging, diverse, and relevant educational courses and events, and, in so doing, form a community of learners. It is our belief that educational and cultural experiences provide a common ground where people come together with shared goals, expectations, and vulnerabilities.