Mah-Jongg -- Session 2
Chinese Gin Rummy
Mah-Jongg is a Chinese game resembling Gin Rummy, but is played with colorful tiles instead of cards. It is easy to learn and can become...
A Brief History of Icons
Learn about Religious Icons
Christianity spread by the spoken and written word and by pictures. Jesus’ followers went out into the Roman Empire to tell stories of his...
Retracing Steps of Detroit’s ’67 Rebellion
An OLLI Day Trip on July 9
Join us on this day-long journey in Detroit which will put you in touch with the circumstances and sites in the city’s long history that...
Lessons in Diversity from a Prison Classroom
Discussion of Diversity in a Prison Population
Federal prisons, like the Federal Correctional Institution in Milan, incarcerate people from all over the world, from all cultural groups,...
Michigan Lighthouse Landmark Legacy
Lighthouses and Music
Join us on this audio-visual excursion with William Lucas, Detroit Symphony Orchestra Trumpeter and Assistant Professor of Music at the...
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND THE (VANISHING?) FUTURE OF WORK
Rescheduled from January 24
Kentaro Toyama is W. K. Kellogg Professor of Community Information at the University of Michigan School of Information, a fellow of the...
War Through the Eyes of a Child
A Family Story of a Child's Experience
Having just celebrated the centennial of World War I, the past is on our minds. From the time that Rochelle Balkam, your instructor, was a...
RoosRoast Coffee
One of the Best Coffee Shops in Michigan
If you know what Lobster Butter Love is, then you know Roos Roast Coffee. Come hear John Roos talk about coffee bean selection, their...
North Campus Outdoor Sculpture Tour
Enjoy a Walk through N. Campus Sculpture
We will introduce participants to world-class examples of contemporary, monumental outdoor sculpture as produced by some of the leading...
The Constitution at the Border: When Immigration Policy and Constitutional Norms Clash
Margo Schlanger
Margo Schlanger is the Wade H. and Dores M. McCree Collegiate Professor of Law at the University of Michigan, where she has taught since...
A NOVEL PATH TO A SECOND CAREER
Barbara Stark-Nemon
Barbara Stark-Nemon, author of award-winning novels “Even in Darkness” and “Hard Cider”, lives, writes, cycles, swims, does fiber...
Merging the Old and the New: Bird’s-Eye Views of America - OLLI Study Group
Nineteenth Century Panoramas of Towns and Cities Across the Nation
Between 1850 and 1900, panoramic depictions of towns and cities were very popular in America. University of Michigan School of Information...
Let's Visit Port Huron
An OLLI Day Trip on August 6
Port Huron, the largest and oldest Blue Water community on Lake Huron, is considered the maritime capital of the Great Lakes. It is home to...
“12th and Clairmont”
Documentary Film about the 1967 Detroit Riot
In July 2017, Detroit recognized the 50th anniversary of one of America’s most violent civil disturbances. The tumultuous summer of July...
THE THRILLER ALCHEMIST
Tom Grace
Tom Grace is the internationally bestselling author of the Nolan Kilkenny thrillers “Undeniable”, “The Secret Cardinal”, “Bird of...
Literary Short Fiction
Read & Discuss Short Fiction
This is a weekly gathering of lovers of literary short fiction, selected mostly (though not exclusively) from the New Yorker. Each session...
WILLIAM W. COOK AND HIS MICHIGAN LAW QUADRANGLE
Margaret A. Leary.
Margaret A. Leary. M.A., J.D. retired as Director and Librarian at the U of M Law School in 2011. Since then, she has earned an M.A....
Harmful Algal Blooms in the Great Lakes
How Citizens and Scientists Work Together to Understand the Problem
What are Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs), and why are they harmful to the Great Lakes? Why have recent outbreaks returned, and what is their...
