Argus Farm Stop
A Year-Round Shop for Local Food
In 2014, Kathy Sample and Bill Brinkerhoff co-founded Argus Farm Stop in Ann Arbor with the goal of growing the local-food economy. Argus...
Walking Tour of University of Michigan North Campus Sculpture
Exercise and Art
This study group will introduce participants to world-class examples of contemporary, monumental outdoor sculpture as produced by some of...
How to Talk Across the Political Divide
Kevin Deegan-Krause, Ph.D.
Dr. Deegan-Krause is a Professor in the Department of Political Science at Wayne State University....
Detroit’s African American History Tour
Motown and Charles H. Wright or Detroit Historical Museums
Join OLLI on October 16th for a day filled with rich history and current issues. We’ll begin the morning by having a bus tour of the old...
Soaring High, Delving Deep with Literature from Around the World
Different Views Through Different Eyes
In these sessions, participants will discover how writers from around the world see the world and how they perceive the past, the present,...
Black and White Like You and Me
We Are More Similar Than You Think
Thomas “Whitey” Daniels and Thomas “Cookie” Marsh met playing Geezer basketball in Detroit, became friends, and founded the ‘Black...
MODERN KOREA: HISTORY AND EVENTS
Se-Mi Oh
Se-Mi Oh is an Assistant Professor of Modern Korean History in the Department of Asian Languages and Cultures at the University of Michigan....
Women Can’t Be Catholic Priests: A Rebuttal
Evidence to Support the Ordination of Women
We will explore and refute the many reasons used to deny women entry to the ordained ministry of priest through the centuries. This will...
"Solving Easy Sudoku Puzzles"
Jerry Janusz instructs students in solving basic Soduku puzzles
If you like puzzles and want to learn the basics of solving Sudoku, this is a good place to start. We will cover several basic patterns that...
Monday Painters
Explore Your Creativity
Monday Painters is a flexible art group for those 50 and older that meets most Mondays from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Members are free to...
"National Parks: Visits to the Geological Wonders of North America"
Richard Galant guides us through these natural wonders
Yellowstone, Hawaii Volcanos, Mount Saint Helen, and other North American National Parks are locations that the Knowledge Seekers will visit...
"Principles and Practices of Mindfulness Part I"
Bernadette Beach will instruct the student on Mindfulness
Description: A 6-week introduction to the theory and practice of mindfulness meditation....
European Populism: Similarities and Differences with the Past
Andrei S. Markovits
Andrei S. Markovits is the Karl W. Deutsch Collegiate Professor of Comparative Politics and German Studies and an Arthur F. Thurnau...
National Issues
Let's Talk About What's Going On
This study group will focus on domestic public issues of great importance. Topics will be selected by the class members, and teams of class...
The Theory of Everything: The Quest to Explain All Reality
Physics and Beyond!
The class will cover unifying theories that led to the Standard Model and look at what may be beyond, such as supersymmetry, string theory,...
Current Events
Talk About What's Going On
This discussion group is for people 50 and above interested in current events happening at the local, national and global level. All...
"Off-Leash Writing"
Tanya Shaffer will facilitate the group in creative writing
In this hands-on writing workshop, the instructions are simple: keep your hand moving, dig deep, give yourself permission to write badly,...
BUSINESS AND ECONOMY OF THE KOREAS
Jordan Siegel
Jordan Siegel is an Associate Professor of Strategy and is the Michael R. and Mary Kay Hallman Faculty Fellow at UM’s Ross School of...
"Writing Memoirs"
Zibby Oneal facilitates the group in creative writing
We meet and participants read their memoirs and we discuss them and make suggestions....
The World’s Greatest Geological Wonders: 36 Spectacular Sites
Some You Know, Some You Don't, But All Magnificent
The class will look at 36 of the world’s geological wonders using Michael Wysession’s beautifully illustrated DVD lectures. As well as...
Remarkable Books I (II and III)
So What Will the 21st Century Look like?
In March, The New York Times Book Review featured 15 books by women that their critics see as “opening new realms to us, whose books...
"Memoirs and Personal Essays"
Eleanor Linn facilitates the group in memoir & essay writing
This group meets weekly from September to June, except for holidays. There are no specific assignments. Each writer strives to find his or...
The Magic Laws of Music
How Western, Indonesian, and Japanese Music Differ
Have you ever wondered what makes different styles of music unique? We will explore distinctive musical genres to understand the essence of...
"Memoir Writing"
Jan Price instructs the class on writing memoirs
Participants will learn how to tell the stories of their lives and those of their ancestors. We will meet weekly and each participant should...
"Writers Unlimited"
Jerry Janusz will facilitate the group in creative writing
Participants present their creative essays, short stories, poetry, and novels for constructive criticism and suggestions for improvement....
An Afternoon with Medea
The Real Story?
Euripides’ Medea: Witch? Femme fatale? Cold-blooded killer? Or wronged woman, driven over the edge? Our afternoon of study will consider...
"Novel Writing"
Allie Hirsch facilities the group in creative writing
Do you have an idea for a book, but don’t know where to start? Do you have a draft of a novel in a drawer that you haven’t touched in...
"Computerized Investing: Asset Allocation and Mutual Funds"
Dale Brandenburg and Bob Shaw instruct students on investing
We expect to improve your overall investment knowledge as well as your investing strategies as we present methods of using various...
Making Sense of Forces Changing the World
Technology, Globalization, Climate Change and More!
Tom Friedman has been writing for several decades about the political, social and environmental issues that affect all of us. We will read...
Spanish for Beginners
Starting With the Basics
Participants will learn basic vocabulary and some elementary grammar to carry on a conversation. Participants should purchase Living...
"Mah-Jongg"
Stuart Baggaley will instruct and assist students in Mah-Jongg
Mah-Jongg is a Chinese game resembling Gin Rummy, but played with colorful tiles instead of cards. Easy to learn, it can become quite...
Advanced German IV, Continued
Speaking with Others
The course will be a continuation of Advanced German of winter/spring ‘18. We will focus on the use of idiomatic German for conversation....
Confronting Life’s Greatest Mystery
The Ultimate Personal Experience: Death
This Mystery is one we rarely speak of and one that everyone faces: our death. Using Sarah Davidson’s book, The December Project: An...
"Where Two Worlds Meet –The Great Lakes Fur Trade"
Rochelle Balkam speaks about the early fur trade in Michigan
Nearly 400 years have passed since the first encounter between Native Americans and the French in the Great Lakes region. Neither culture...
"TED Talks"
Stu Simon will lead the discussion on TED Talks
TED (Technology, Entertainment, and Design) Talks have become very popular. They are short presentations by notable people at TED...
Exploring Together the Meaning of Current Political Events
A Discussion Group
Participants will discuss current political events using diverse perspectives. The idea is to provide different choices about what these...
"Understanding Stage Fright"
Julie Jaffee Nagel leads the discussion on managing stage fright
This program will explore stage fright (aka performance anxiety). We will discuss why you may doubt yourself, despite doing all you could do...
PERSONAL STORIES OF NORTH KOREAN ESCAPEES
Mi Dong
Ms. Mi retired from Pfizer, and is currently the COO of miCore, Commissioner of Michigan Asian Pacific America Affairs Commission, Executive...
Ann Arbor and the Korean Experience
An OLLI Tour
On this November 5th day-long tour, OLLI members 50 and over will experience some ways in which the infrastructure of the University of...
"Everything You Want to Know About China"
Yi Keep discusses all questions about China
This is a discussion group about everything related to China. If we cannot get the answers to your questions immediately, we will try to...
"British Empire in India - A History"
Venkat Lakshminarayanan speaks on India under the British
British East India Company, a trading concern formed in London in the year 1600, sent some merchants to India to buy textiles, spices and...
The Retreat of Western Liberalism
Why Is This Happening?
This course is a discussion of the book The Retreat of Western Liberalism by Edward Luce. Participants will read portions of the book in...
Detroit Tiny Homes Village
A Chance to Own
Learn how one neighborhood in Detroit is part of an effort to make affordable housing available to people living below the poverty level....
CONTESTED EMBRACE: TRANSBORDER MEMBERSHIP POLITICS IN TWENTIETH-CENTURY KOREA
Jaeeun Kim
Jaeeun Kim is Assistant Professor of Sociology at UM. She is a political sociologist and law and society scholar interested in...
"The Quest for Statehood (or the Beginning of the UM-OSU Rivalry)"
Rochelle Balkam speaks about the founding of Michigan as a state
Michigan was born of the Northwest Ordinance of 1787, written at the culmination of the American Revolution. The document carved out the...
"Principles and Practices of Mindfulness Part II"
Bernadette Beach leads the student in advanced Mindfulness training
This course is meant to: Deepen your experience of mindfulness meditation and enhance the qualities of a mindful life; To expand your...
"Solving Difficult Sudoku Puzzle"
Jerry Janusz assists students in solving difficult Sudoku puzzles
This is a class for Sudoku fans who can solve the easy puzzles but want more techniques for the difficult ones. Each session covers a...
"Introduction to Home Computing"
Gordon Totty instructs beginners in home computing
Lectures and demonstrations of interest to computing beginners. Topics: history of computing, purchase advice, uses of a home computer, tips...
"Walt’s Pilgrimage: A Journey in the Life of Walt Disney"
Christopher Tremblay discusses the life of Walt Disney
This unique, biographical journey will take you from birth to death of the famous Walt Disney. This historical journey will include most of...
DIPLOMACY AND DISCORD: INTERNATIONAL POLITICS AROUND THE KOREAN PENINSULA
John D. Ciorciari
John D. Ciorciari (Harvard AB, JD; Oxford MPhil, DPhil) is an associate professor at UM’s Ford School of Public Policy. He is the author...
