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Course for Broadview Members and Purchase College Community Exile and Displacement Lecture Series

New York State residents who are at least 60 years of age are welcome to enroll tuition-free as a “special auditor” each semester, including summer session, in a maximum of two credit-bearing, on-campus courses in which space is available to special auditors. Course and space availability may vary. Vaccination will be required. Special auditors must pay the following nonrefundable fees at the time of registration:

$50 special auditor’s fee
Course fees – also referred to as “lab fees” or “studio fees” – if applicable
See the academic calendar for current and future registration dates.

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The School of Continuing Education offers a variety of personal enrichment courses, professional certificate programs, and online programs and courses.

Is there a high participation course that you are interested in that is not available to be audited? Check with the School of Continuing Education at conted@purchase.edu to determine if you can register for a noncredit seat in the course at a reduced tuition rate.

Noncredit Personal Enrichment Courses Noncredit Professional Certificate Programs
Noncredit Seats in Credit Courses
Noncredit Program and Courses Through Online Providers

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*Updated*A Tour Through Wine Country—November 16
Taste a variety of wines and study the environmental and cultural histories behind them. Focusing particularly on European viticulture, sample classics from famous a region such as Bordeaux, Piedmont and the Mosel Valley, or discover exciting offerings from as far afield as Georgia and as close to home as Brooklyn.

CED 1105 / noncredit / $95
Discount price: $70 (early registration discount - pay in full by Friday, October 20, 2023)
Instructor: Christian Bailey
Location: Broadview Learning Commons
Dates: November 16 (1 session)
Days/Times: Thursday, 4:30 – 6:30pm

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Lecture Series

abbas shemeem headshot Prof. Shemeem Abbas led a series of six lectures, exploring issues of Exile and Displacement around the dislocation of thinkers, artists, musicians and minorities in Central Asia and South Asia.

Access the recordings at the following links:

Lecture 1: Non-State Actors. An exploration of the geopolitics of Afghanistan and Pakistan from late 1978 to date.
Lecture 2: Nina Straus and Shemeem Abbas: A Dialogue: A brush with the so-called “shari’a” or Islamic law in Pakistan.
Lecture 3: Sufi Musicians: Exploring the Female Voice in Sufi Ritual. An Introduction.
Lecture 4: Sufi Music: Exploring the Female Voice. Sufi Musicians Exile and Displacement.
Lecture 5: Sami Yousuf: “Beyond The Stars,” Sufi Music in Exile. An International Performance.
Lecture 6: “Operation Gibraltar”: Episodes from a memoir.

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Course for Broadview Residents and Purchase College Community Only

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