Beverly Crawford teaching at Freight & Salvage
We are delighted to announce that two longtime OLLI faculty members — Beverly Crawford and Bruce Elliott — are this year's recipients of the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute's Excellence in Teaching and Learning award.
“Our connection to campus gives us access to world-class faculty, and it’s one of the great strengths of our program," explains OLLI Director Susan Hoffman.
"We instituted this award as a way to formally recognize the contributions that UC Berkeley faculty make to OLLI. Both Beverly and Bruce have taught with us for more than fifteen years, each deepening our understanding of the world in their own unique ways. We are grateful to them for sharing their passion for lifelong learning with our members."
Beverly, professor emerita of Political Science, has opened our eyes and minds to subjects of critical importance, from global conflicts and the refugee crisis, to the perniciousness of disinformation.
Bruce Elliott bringing art to life for OLLI members.
Bruce, an instructor in European History, has expanded how we view great works through the ages, most recently in "Experiencing Nature through the History of Art."
We will be honoring them at Freight & Salvage on May 22 at 12:15 PM.
Berkeley professors Linda Rugg, Darren Zook, Alex Saragoza, and Daniel Kammen are previous recipients.
Of all the students I have worked with over the years I have enjoyed the OLLI community of bright, curious, deeply knowledgable, interesting students the most. I deeply cherish all that I have learned from this group, and I am very grateful for this thriving OLLI program at Berkeley. –– Beverly Crawford
Wow, what a ride we had at the Freight! Numerous classes with two to three hundred of the planet’s finest students in the seats applauding as M. le Professeur strode on stage decked in full parade dress for whatever historical period happened to be on tap.
For me, teaching for OLLI was a dream come true - getting to talk about history and art with savvy and curious people my age who would nod, laugh, and ask great questions. I’m not sure what the future holds for me, but I do know that I’ve already spent considerable quality time in Paradise! –– Bruce Elliott
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