Night School is committed to democratizing education. We believe that people want to study well past traditional school years, and that they should be able to do so without being exploited financially. Therefore, we are a faculty collective that offers evening classes in the arts & humanities to curious adults on a donation-basis. Our instructors are trained in the study of literature, art, music, philosophy, and history, as well as race and gender studies and class analysis. We aim to empower students to study in ways that enrich their lives: we give them the critical vocabulary necessary to analyze their lived experience as well as courses around timely topics that help to process our present moment, leading to greater fulfillment and more just ways of being in the world.

Since November 2020, we have offered a wide range of courses taught by expert instructors (most with PhDs or MFAs) in a seminar format, encouraging students to be active participants in and creators of their own educations. Each term you can find approximately a dozen offerings that include classes organized around exploring a specific topic, writing workshops for creating your own work and getting feedback, theory seminars that delve deep into important and challenging philosophical works, and reading groups that offer structure and guidance on single books.

Our student body is diverse, ranging from folks in their early twenties to well into their sixties and seventies, across race and gender demographics. Many are full-time working adults looking to expand their interests and thinking, others are artists and writers, or even under/unemployed; all are seeking meaning and connection. In addition to the immediate rewards of study, many students use our classes to gain education in diversity, prepare to return to higher ed, or get the humanities experience they never had in school.