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Spotlight On: Jim Spellman, Dance Instructor

Jim Spellman, CCAE Dance Instructor discusses his technique, background, and favorite styles of music & dance!

Spotlight On: Laurie Savage, Metalsmith & Jewelry Instructor copy

CCAE Jewelry Instructor, Laurie Savage, discusses metalsmithing, her time at CCAE, and more!

Spotlight On: Min Verquist, CCAE Cooking Instructor

CCAE Cooking Instructor Min Verquist discusses Chinese cuisine, her love of art, and more.

Best Wishes to an Old Friend: Kevin Finn

After 22 years of faithful service at CCAE, Kevin Finn will be retiring on October 11, 2019.

White People Challenging Racism: 20th Anniversary Symposium Recap

Since its first run at CCAE in the fall of 1999, more than 1,500 people have taken the White People Challenging Racism workshop at venues throughout New England. The October 6th symposium was an opportunity to gather with WPCR alumni, current and former WPCR co-facilitators and other interested people, to share the challenges they have faced, and discuss new ways to help.

CCAE Spotlight on Tomoko Takagi, CCAE Japanese Instructor

CCAE World Languages instructor Tomoko Takagi discusses her love of the Japanese language and traveling in Japan.

CCAE Turns 80: All About 1938!

In Fall 1938, what was previously known as the Cambridge Social Union officially became Cambridge Center for Adult Education. This fall, we’re celebrating 80 years of creating, exploring, and growing. We spoke to CCAE instructors Brian Bixby and Anatole Sykley about what the world was like in 1938.