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“This class was convivial, provocative, validating."
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“Fun, stimulating, engaging!"
— Student, Should I Stay or Should I Go? (Bartleby, the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street. by Herman Melville & two contemporary magazine articles on the “great resignation.”)
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"The Premise courses are personal, relevant, conversational."
-Multi-course participant
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"This was really fun, a bunch of people brought in perspectives on the work that I hadn’t considered. I’ve been wanting to join previous meetings and was thrilled to be in on this one. Thanks for hosting!"
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"What a wonderful first experience with Premise! I look forward to the next class."
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"Premise is a great idea. And, its the right time in life for a program like this because the world feels so disconnected."
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"The courses are well-run, engaging, connecting, and fun."
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"The instructors' knowledge-base is truly admirable, and I appreciate the breadth, and care given to the discussion. Also, the attention to details during the discussion are commendable. The world needs more of this."
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"I greatly appreciate the supplemental enrichment resources shared after each course. They help me learn more on my own."
-Premise students, What is Home? (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie & Joan Didion)
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"Overall I loved the book choice and really liked the sense of community within the group. It felt like a bunch of friends (who had never met before!) getting together to chat and it was a highlight of my day."
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"I really appreciated the diversity of the attendees - both with respect to age and gender. I also wanted to say that I admired the way the instructor led the discussion and kept everything on track, crystallizing ideas and discussion points - it's such a difficult job and it worked so well."
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"I was pleasantly surprised to find that everyone stayed on topic and addressed Mary's questions directly, rather than doing a segue into talking about their cats, which often happens on zoom classes."
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Too darn short. So much to discuss; so little time. I would have happily spent another hour or more talking with tonight’s participants about their impressions of this novel. (Am hoping this is received as the compliment that is intended.)
-Student, Sylvis Plath’s The Bell Jar
You Belong At Premise.
Premise students come from all walks of life. We are an inter-generational and diverse community of adult learners who seek to connect about life’s enduring questions. Some of our students hold Phd’s and others haven’t been in a classroom for fifty years. We know that our thinking, understanding, and empathy expand when we listen deeply to ideas and perspectives we may not have previously considered.
