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Feed your mind and find your people.

Join us this fall for deep dives into politics, history, music, science, film, literature and more. Courses — available exclusively for OLLI members — start in mid-September through mid-October. Explore the many benefits of membership as well as our fee assistance program. See you in class!

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Fall Courses

Monday

Starts September 15

Mon, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM (PT)
Economics of Health Care in the Trump Era
James Robinson
In Person (Berkeley)
Mon, 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM (PT)
Biology & Society
Eric Simon
Livestreamed + Recorded

Starts October 13

Mon, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM (PT)
City on Fire: Los Angeles in 1939
Peter Richardson
In Person (Berkeley), Livestreamed, Recorded
Tuesday

Starts September 16

Tue, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM (PT)
Updated!
AI: Myths, Facts, and Fallacies
Robert Todd
In Person (Berkeley), Livestreamed, Recorded
Tue, 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM (PT)
Josephine Baker and Jazz in Paris, 1925-50
Dave Radlauer
Livestreamed + Recorded

Starts September 23

Tue, 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM (PT)

Starts October 14

Tue, 4:00 PM – 6:30 PM (PT)
Full; waitlist available
Your Next Phase: Making the Most of Your Retirement
Roberta Streimer
In Person (Berkeley)
Wednesday

Starts September 17

Wed, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM (PT)
War and Peace in the Persian Gulf
Dariush Zahedi
In Person (Berkeley), Livestreamed, Recorded
Wed, 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM (PT)
Vienna: An Urban and Architectural Center Over the Centuries
Pierluigi Serraino
Livestreamed + Recorded
Wed, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM (PT)
Full; waitlist available
Wed, 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM (PT)
Full; waitlist available

Starts October 01

Wed, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM (PT)
Hybrid Warfare and the Transformation of International Conflict
Darren Zook
In Person (Berkeley), Livestreamed, Recorded
Wed, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM (PT)
Sweet Harmony: Great Vocal Groups, 1950–1980
Pete Elman
In Person (Berkeley), Livestreamed, Recorded

Starts October 15

Wed, 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM (PT)
Prague: A Gateway to Eastern Europe
Pierluigi Serraino
Livestreamed + Recorded
Wed, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM (PT)
Martin Luther King Jr.: His Life and Times
Charles Henry
In Person (Berkeley), Livestreamed, Recorded

Starts October 22

Wed, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM (PT)
Cybersecurity in the Era of Artificial Intelligence
Darren Zook
In Person (Berkeley), Livestreamed, Recorded
Thursday

Starts September 18

Thu, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM (PT)
A Taste of Irish Literature
Stephanie Wells
In Person (Berkeley) + Livestreamed
Thu, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM (PT)
iPhoneography
Yoni Mayeri
Livestreamed + Recorded

Starts October 16

Thu, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM (PT)
Four Voices, One Conversation: The Art of the String Quartet
Ben Simon
In Person (Lafayette), Livestreamed, Recorded
Thu, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM (PT)
New!
The Family in Fiction and Film
Bill Smoot
In Person (Lafayette)
Thu, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM (PT)
Full; waitlist available
Thu, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM (PT)
Law & Popular Culture: How Films, Television, and Podcasts Shape Our Image of the Law
Bob Solomon, Henry Weinstein
In Person (Lafayette) + Recorded
Thu, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM (PT)
Joy of Singing
Lauren Carley
In Person (Lafayette)

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