The Humanities Institute for Lifelong Learning (HILL) offers opportunities for adult education to residents of the Greater Capital District of New York. HILL provides six-week Fall and Spring semesters with courses taught by distinguished faculty from across the region.



HILL Fall 2023 Semester


The Fall 2023 HILL semester will begin Monday October 2nd. The current plan is for three six-week courses to be offered.


Mondays (10:30 - 12:15)
Irish History from the Ancient World to the Present
Karen Sonnelitter, Associate Professor of History, Siena College

Tuesdays (1:30 - 3:15)
Sergei Prokofiev: the 20th Century Defender of Melody
Ann-Marie Barker Schwartz, Director, Musicians of Ma'alwyck

Wednesdays (1:30 - 3:15)
Urban Politics and Policies: New York City and Beyond
Tim Weaver, Professor of Political Science, University at Albany


Information regarding the format of these courses (in-person, Zoom, hybrid), registration procedures for the Fall 2023 semester, and full course descriptions will be posted on this website in late summer or early fall. If you are on our email list, you will also receive email notification.


If you are new to our program and would like your name and contact information to be added to our email list, please click on the link below and provide the requested information. NOTE: If you have signed up for a HILL course in the past three years, your information is already on our email list.
Add me to your email list


Thank you for your interest in HILL. Stay safe. Stay well.