Tuesday, May. 07, 2024
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.
Thursday, May. 02, 2024
The multitude of conflicts that exist worldwide today include Gaza, Myanmar, Sudan, Mali, Ukraine, Syria, Ethiopia, Haiti, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. This list is…
Wednesday, May. 01, 2024
Recently, I participated in UC Berkeley’s brand-new Black History Tour. OLLI friends joined me. Gia White, our guide and co-creator of the tour, provided insights into the experiences of students and faculty members dating back to 1881. It was then, 143 years ago, when the first Black student enrolled at Cal.
Monday, Apr. 29, 2024
I have loved my country through thick and thin ever since I was born in upstate New York in the middle of World War II. There were actual cautionary “blackouts” during the very week I was born in case Germany tried to bomb New York, much as they were doing in London.
Friday, Apr. 05, 2024
Peter Richardson has written critically acclaimed books about Hunter S. Thompson, the Grateful Dead, Ramparts magazine, and radical author/editor Carey McWilliams. A longtime…
Friday, Apr. 05, 2024
Summer is just around the corner, and so is the arrival of our summer brochure! Registration opens on Monday, Apr. 22, which is when you'll be able to register for a boatload of…
Friday, Mar. 22, 2024
The Svalbard Global Seed Vault in Norway is “the backup insurance policy for all the seed banks worldwide,” said its founder, Cary Fowler. The Vault, which stores 500 million seeds, is naturally three to four degrees below zero Fahrenheit.
Wednesday, Mar. 20, 2024
Sunday's Beatles Singalong: An OLLI at UC Berkeley Musicganza & Fundraiser at Freight & Salvage was a joyous trip down memory lane!
Saturday, Mar. 09, 2024
Linda Haverty Rugg is a professor in Berkeley’s Scandinavian Department. She has taught OLLI courses on Ingmar Bergman, crime fiction, saga literature, eco criticism, and Mark…
Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024
A former Special Correspondent for The New York Times, John J. Geoghegan is a journalist, author and educator with four non-fiction books to his name. His articles have appeared…
Monday, Feb. 26, 2024
This winter, I've been attending some OLLI classes in person as well as online. Much as I appreciate the convenience of learning online — as well as the learning itself! — I have…
Monday, Jan. 29, 2024
We might as well face the facts: we as individuals and as a society are not going to be the same as we were prior to the start of the pandemic. Whether it’s traveling or simply…