Across the Country OLLI Lectures
Osher Lifelong Learning Institutes across the country are offering free lectures or have provided access to their library of lectures. Check it out below.
OLLI at Berkshire Community College
*Check out their Library of recorded OLLI Classes via their YouTube channel.
OLLI at the University of Arizona’s Online Speaker Series
OLLI at the University of Arizona continues to share the OLLI love with Osher members from across the country. There is no charge for you to attend these sessions. Just remember to keep supporting your local OLLI!
Exclusive Osher Registration Links: Each of the offerings below has a special Osher registration link. You can only register on these links, there is no public-facing way to do so from our website.
To see the full series and to register visit: https://olli.arizona.edu/page/osherinvite
OLLI at Montana State University
OLLI at MSU has a list of free public programs recorded at this link: https://www.montana.edu/olli/recordings/
Many are local topics (SW Montana or Montana) featured in our monthly community Friday Forum. However, a few could be pertinent to a broader audience.
OLLI at University of South Dakota
Recorded class: Wind Energy and the Changing Electric Generation Mix
Recorded class: History of Good Earth State Park at Blood Run
Wind Energy and the Changing Electric Generation Mix
Description: Wind energy development is reaching a crescendo in South Dakota. Solar development is likely to follow. This session explores the changing electric generation mix and the wind development process in South Dakota. Instructor is Chris Nelson, South Dakota Public Utilities Commissioner.
History of Good Earth State Park at Blood Run
Description: Learn about South Dakota's newest State Park, Good Earth State Park at Blood Run. Naturalist Jen Nuncio will talk about the park's earliest residents as well as the status of the park today.
OLLI at Furman University
The Furman Humanities Center and OLLI at Furman present Tolle Lege (“Take, Read”), a Public Humanities Lecture Series. Six Furman professors, from different fields within the humanities, offer lectures within their specialties, followed by live Q&A sessions. All six lectures are recorded and can be viewed on the series website at any time. Those interested can request a Zoom link for the live Q&A sessions. Three of the Q&A sessions have already taken place. The remainder include:
You will find presenter biographies, links to recorded lectures, and link to request the weekly Zoom links here: http://folio2.furman.edu/humanities/
Dr. Ron Friis- Montage and Movie Stars in Alberto Blanco’s Cinemap
Dr. Roger Sneed- The Dreamer and the Dream: Afrofuturism and Prophetic Visions of Blackness
Dr. Savita Nair- Imperial Power and Painting: Art as a Historical Source in Early Modern India
Dr. Brandon Inabinet- Pandemic Portals and Disenthralling: Abraham Lincoln in Conversation with the Present Moment
OLLI at George Mason University
To view classes from OLLI George Mason University go to their youtube channel.
Perspectives on the 2020 Elections with Barbara Comstock
The Politics of the 2020 US Census: Do you Really Count? with Helen Desfosses
OLLI at the University of Michigan
Check out these free lectures from OLLI-UM (https://www.olli-umich.org/)
Safe, Secure and Accessible Elections for All
Free, Wednesday, October 7 10:00-11:00 am EDT
Jocelyn Benson, Michigan Secretary of State
Co-sponsored by the Alumni Association of University of Michigan
Zoom Link to join this programming: https://umich.zoom.us/j/94331884660 Audio only dial: 1-312-626-6799 Webinar ID: 91645713215
Secretary Benson will discuss the many options voters have to cast their ballots safely this year, and the work to support clerks and voters to ensure all ballots are counted and kept secure.
Jocelyn Benson is Michigan’s 43rd Secretary of State. In this role she is focused on ensuring elections are secure and accessible, and dramatically improving customer experiences for all who interact with our offices.
Benson is the author of State Secretaries of State: Guardians of the Democratic Process, the first major book on the role of the secretary of state in enforcing election and campaign finance laws. She is also the Chair of Michigan’s Task Force on Women in Sports, created by Governor Whitmer in 2019 to advance opportunities for women in Michigan as athletes and sports leaders.
A graduate of Harvard Law School and expert on civil rights law, education law and election law, Benson served as dean of Wayne State University Law School in Detroit. When she was appointed dean at age 36, she became the youngest woman in U.S. history to lead a top-100, accredited law school. She continues to serve as vice chair of the advisory board for the Levin Center at Wayne Law, which she founded with former U.S. Sen. Carl Levin. Previously, Benson was an associate professor and associate director of Wayne Law’s Damon J. Keith Center for Civil Rights.
Prior to her election, she served as CEO of the Ross Initiative in Sports for Equality (RISE), a national nonprofit organization using the unifying power of sports to improve race relations.
Facing the Future: Challenges of Climate Change
This five-part series featured national experts examining the most up-to-date information about this critical issue. Our thanks to Bruce Campbell, chair, and Frances Schultz, Cecilia Trudeau, Bruce Friedman, Jerry Gardner and Laurie Barnett.
Lectures -- To view or review the lectures, search for "Climate" in the OLLI Video Catalog
OLLI at the University of North Texas
The Worlds Longest History Lesson
In 2018, UNT History Professor Andrew Torget set a Guinness World Record for the World's Longest History Lesson. Dr. Torget's record-breaking lesson lasted 26.5 hours, covered Texas history from prehistory through the Great Depression, and raised funds to support The Portal to Texas History. The Portal has archived the entire lesson online, divided into units of about an hour or less for easy viewing. The links to each unit are listed below, along with the topics covered in each unit.
Unit 1. Prehistoric to Spanish Explorers - https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1125868/m1/
Unit 2. Spanish Explorations - https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1125885/m1/
Unit 3. Spaniards in Indian Country - https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1125865/m1/
Unit 4. The (Many) Failures of the Spaniards - https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1125870/m1/
Unit 5. Collapse of Spain in Texas, Part 1 - https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1125875/m1/
To view all the topics click here.
OLLI at University of North Carolina Wilmington
Recorded Lecture: COVID19 Vaccine…The Science Behind our Immunity: Q&A with Dr. Jennifer McCall
Date March 31, 2020. Note that the talk starts at 6:27 into the recording.
Jennifer McCall, PhD, MBA, assistant professor of clinical research at UNCW, talks about vaccine development, what it would take to develop a COVID19 vaccination, how our immunity works, and more! Dr. McCall’s interests include drug discovery, immunology, and the business of biotechnology.
Recorded lecture, date March 31, 2020. Free to share. Note that the talk starts at 6:27 into the recording.
OLLI at California State University, Chico
Visit the OLLI Chico website and explore our Home Page. You'll see links there for viewing presentations by our members, as well as a library of lectures by CSU, Chico faculty.
OLLI at University of Massachusetts, Boston
OLLI at UMass Boston has a website of past courses and Brown Bags that were recorded if they were video conferenced to our two off-site locations.
OLLI at University of South Carolina Beaufort
This link to the OLLI at the University of South Carolina Beaufort includes courses available via YouTube. Some courses are YouTube videos and some Zoom (some hybrids as well).