The Constitution’s Equal Protection Guarantee and the Supreme Court

Leora is professor emeritus of constitutional law at Western New England Univ. School of Law; founded the annual Supreme Court Conference, where she has been a speaker for 20+ years. Since becoming an emeritus professor, she has taught in the Political Science Dept., Hunter College, and other senior learner programs. 

Poetry for Pleasure in the Spring

Barry Wallenstein is the author of 12 collections of poetry, most recently It’s About Time, as well as Time on the Move and Tony’s Blues (bilingual French and English).

What Do You Think? Op-ed Discussion

Bill Goldman has led current events discussion courses at SUNY New Paltz and Bard Lifelong Learning Institute; retired foreign service officer, US Agency for International Development.

Politics 2025

Larry Geenen is a risk management consultant, former COO of the American Management Assoc., EVP of Johnson and Higgins.

Canine Capers

Gender Bending in the Movies

Organizational Bliss

Royal Gossip

Pleasure for Sale

Richard who has given CL&L classes on history and entertainment considers this quest for order one of his true passions. Let him guide you on you how to create order in your home.

Film discussions of the “Greatest Films Ever Made”

Vertigo

Citizen Kane

The Red Shoes

The Godfather

Makers of History Makers of History XXV:  Adolph Hitler, FDR, and Eleanor Roosevelt

Professor emeritus of English, Yeshiva Univ, he has published a dozen books and 100+ essays on historical figures, cultural history, and the relationship between religion and science.

Writing Creatively

Bonnie taught at the Center for Writing at John Bowne High School in Queens for twenty years, has been teaching adults since 2010.  Currently she also teaches writing in Ghana and at the Asian University for Women in Bangladesh.

Laugh Loudly and Carry a Big Schtick

Meish is the author of Oy Vey! A Yiddish Coloring Book?

CL&L Focus Groups

Great Film Discussions

Judy is CL&L Executive Director, a retired qualitative researcher who conducted focus groups for over 40 years and wrote a book about the subject, The Mirrored Window.

Openings and Finales of Broadway Musicals

J.D. Salinger: Two of his Nine Stories, A Discussion

Karen has been attending theater regularly since 1954 when Mary Martin flew past her in Peter Pan, and she ushers both on and off-Broadway. She is also a retired high school English teacher.

The Art of the Vintage Jewish Postcard

Hy will show a number of postcards, telling their stories. Author, Qualitative Research, now a retired researcher, Hy is a dealer of vintage postcards.

Dramatic Changes in Journalism

Neil Amdur, a career journalist who worked in all phases of the field (newspapers, magazines, television, books, film) will discuss these changes.  Neil was sports editor of The New York Times for twelve years and co-authored the autobiographies of Chris Evert and Arthur Ashe.

Exploring Quirky Small American Festivals

Karen is author of the travel memoir Travel Mania: Stories of Wanderlust and Wanderlust: Extraordinary People, Quirky Places and Curious Cuisine.

Ellis Island After the Classic Period

Mary is a retired instructor at Marymount Manhattan College.

Inside TV News, with Sara Lee Kessler in Conversation with Magee Hickey

Sara Lee currently reports for iHeartRadio and NBC News Radio. She was the former anchor for New York City's Channel 9 nightly local broadcast news program in the late 1980s and early 1990sPIX11’s Magee Hickey has been a reporter for every NYC TV station over her long career – and a great friend of CL&L.

 Everything You Wanted to Know About the FBI (But Were Afraid to Ask)

 Frank is a former Senior Investigator/Police Officer in Robert Morgenthau's District Attorney's Office, he is also a published author of several entertaining crime novels featuring Dancing Max Royster.

Educating Students and Adults on the Holocaust

Growing up on Long Island, Lynn became aware of the Holocaust in the early 1960s. Lynn is a former president of the Qualitative Research Consultants Association.

TV’s Pioneering Women, with Marilyn Altman and Karen Curry in Conversation with Inara de Leon

Karen is a former NBC London Bureau Chief. Inara was a long-time producer of politics for WNBC in NY.  

What Honest People Can Learn from Grifters and Con Artists

Tom has been a qualitative researcher for nearly 3 decades, helping to understand and evaluate the effectiveness of marketing strategies and tactics for his clients – and, of course, for himself.

Wildlife Photography: What I’ve Seen and What I’ve Learned

George is an award-winning wildlife conservation photographer and National Geographic Explorer whose work spotlights the deep connections between nature, culture, and community.

 Rock & Roll Superstars

Alan has been a long-time teacher at CL&L, teaching classes from art history to Rock and Roll. He is the producer/host of the YouTube channel program New Realities; author of the award-winning book, Making Contact: Preparing for the New Realities of Extraterrestrial Existence, available on Amazon.

Yoga Nidra for Staying Calm

Erica is has a 1000-hour Yoga Therapy Certification, and more than 10,000 hours and 18 years of yoga teaching experience, in group, and private settings. She has helped clients in a multitude of scenarios.

Interview with Centenarian, Rita Satz

The Rise of Alternative Media and Communications

David is our CL&L tech consultant.

From Revolution to World Power: A Brief History of People’s Republic of China

Ellen is adjunct professor of International Studies and Economics at Marymount Manhattan College; served 12 years at the United Nations as Acting Advisor on Economic Security & Rights at UN Women and Sustainable Development Goals Specialist for UN Development Programme.