From UD’s Osher Lifelong Learning Institute
The University of Delaware’s Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) will offer more than 30 free online lectures for adults 50 and older over two weeks beginning January 14.
Current, past and prospective OLLI members are invited to sign up for the one- or two-session virtual mini-courses on topics ranging from aging and health to entertainment, the environment and history. Classes take place Tuesdays through Fridays on the Zoom videoconferencing platform, available via free download.
The January Explorations courses are presented by OLLI’s volunteer instructors. The class schedule, detailed lecture descriptions and registration are available at https://www.olli.udel.edu/january/
“We are pleased to invite the public to experience, at no cost, examples of the breadth of OLLI’s courses and the excellence of our dedicated instructors,” said Karen Asenavage Loptes, director of the University of Delaware’s Osher Lifelong Learning Institute. “Members of the OLLI community know that learning is just one part of an enriching experience that also includes social events, extracurricular activities and travel opportunities.”
Among several health-related courses, “How the Brain Ages” will explore normal changes that occur over time, how our brains compensate and how to minimize the effects of aging. Instructor Michael A. Salvatore was a pulmonology and critical care physician for more than three decades and directed a palliative care team for another five years.
“Desegregation of Schools: Myth or Reality?” is one of several history courses in the January Explorations lineup. Longtime public education advocate Bebe Coker will examine the impact of desegregation on public education, housing, employment and community environments, asking whether we genuinely desegregated education, or just school buildings.
Veteran instructor Tom Powderly will lead multiple entertainment-related courses including “Just in Time: Music Across the Years”, which reviews themes that have inspired songwriters in multiple musical genres over the centuries.
In addition to January Explorations, the University of Delaware’s OLLI program presents more than 300 five-, 11- and 13-week courses each spring and fall. Classes are held in person in Dover, Lewes, Newark, Ocean View and Wilmington. Online and hybrid format classes give participants the option of learning in a classroom or at home.
Spring classes begin on February 3, 2025. For additional information, visit www.olli.udel.edu
In Delaware and across the country, OLLI is affiliated with and receives partial support from the Bernard Osher Foundation, a philanthropic organization focused on higher education, lifelong learning and the arts.
