Fake News, Deep Fakes, Info-whelmed? An Inside Look at Savvy Reading
This study group will be on-line
If you love reading and are good at it, this study group will show you why. But even the best readers are a bit infowhelmed now, given the...
What is Politics?
This Study Group will be online.
In everyday conversations we frequently hear such comments as “That is just politics,” and “Two things I do not discuss are religion...
The Plays of Margaret Cavendish
This study group will be online
Margaret Cavendish was a seventeenth-century woman who wrote witty, original, and complex plays that were never performed during her...
Birding 101
This event will be online
Rebecca Van Dyke, a birder and OLLI member, introduces us to her world of birding and the added joy of exercise, outdoor beauty and...
Covid-19 Health Update: Trends, Treatment and Vaccines
THIS EVENT WILL BE LIVE STREAMED
UM Epidemiologist Emily Toth Martin and UM Infectious Disease Physician Lona Mody will explore the latest updates in Covid-19 on campus, in...
How Life Works, Part 2: Molecular Biology
This study group will be online
This course is based on The Great Courses series of lectures by Prof. Kevin Ahern of Oregon State University.* Building on the concepts of...
The Hidden Factor: Why Thinking Differently Is Your Greatest Asset
This study group will be online
In this course, you will learn how the lessons and insights of diversity have become even more relevant in an increasingly flat, complex...
Great Decisions
This Study Group will be online.
Great Decisions is the largest program on world affairs. The program model involves reading the Foreign Policy Association's briefing...
Anti-Racism Exploration/ Discussion Series
THIS EVENT WILL BE LIVE STREAMED
Isabel Wilkerson, Pulitzer Prize winning journalist, has written a well-researched, narrative history titled “Caste: The Origins of our...
Art History III: Early Christian and Byzantine Art
This Study Group will be online.
Each meeting of Art History III will focus on 5 or 6 works of architecture and fine arts, so that we can explore each one in depth. Learners...
Art and Activism and the Azzaros
This event will be online
Spend the afternoon learning about artistic social activism and commitment. Husband and wife artists Nick and Yen Azarro will discuss...
Current Events
This Study Group will be online.
This discussion group is for people interested in current events happening at the local, national and global level. All opinions will be...
“A meal without Wine is called Breakfast”
THIS EVENT WILL BE LIVE STREAMED
This Afternoon With OLLI presentation is a conversation with Dick Scheer, Distinguished Wine Merchant and owner of Ann Arbor’s Village...
Write through Life Changing Events
This study group will be online
The best stories are often the tough ones about life changing events. For some of us, 2020 is one of those stories. Our shared history as a...
Free Writing
This study group will be online
The way to begin that writing project is to write. Responding to memoir prompts, we will practice turning off our text editors. Free writing...
"Stolen: Five Free Boys Kidnapped into Slavery and their Astonishing Odyssey Home"
This study group will be online
Join us for a talk with Dr. Richard Bell, author of the new book "Stolen: Five Free Boys Kidnapped into Slavery and their Astonishing...
Gravitational Wave Astronomy – Listening to the Universe
Keith Riles,
This lecture will be live streamed...
Myanmar: Land of Golden Temples and Floating Villages
THIS LECTURE WILL BE LIVE STREAMED
Photographer, Ann O’Hagan, invites you on a visual journey through the highlights of Myanmar, locally still known as Burma. Once the...
Women’s Issues: In Our Prime- Ageism and Women
This study group will be online
We will be reading and discussing, "In Our Prime "by Susan Douglas, professor of Communications at UM. Dr. Douglas calls on women...
Chinese 1
This Study Group will be online.
This course places emphasis on basic and fundamental Chinese. By using analytical and systematic ways to introduce Chinese characters,...
Susan Rice -- A Remarkable Life and Career
This Study Group will be online.
We will read and discuss "Tough Love: My Story of Things Worth Fighting For" by Susan Rice. Her personal story begins with her...
Answered and Unanswered Questions in Particle Physics
Aaron Pierce
This lecture will be live streamed...
The History of the Stars: An Introduction to Early Astronomy
This Study Group will be online.
The University of Michigan Library holds an extraordinary collection of manuscripts and early printed books describing the early history of...
Italian Cooking Demo and Wine Pairings with Paesano’s
This event will be online
Travel to Italy for an afternoon culinary with Paesano’s Restaurant and Wine Bar. Cook with Sous Chef Wade Grysban and discuss wine...
The Science of Positivity - A Book Reading
This Study Group will be online.
Some people seem to understand the gifts of positivity better than the rest of us. We call those people resilient. They are the ones who...
History of Clinical Ethics and Ethics / Epidemics; and Clinical Ethics in the Time of Crisis
THIS EVENT WILL BE LIVE STREAMED
This event is part one of the three part "Medical Ethics 101" lecture series....
Formation of Habitable Worlds and the Search for Life
Edwin Bergin
This lecture will be live streamed....
"Black Bottom Saints" by Alice Randall
THIS EVENT WILL BE LIVE STREAMED
Alice Randall’s magical “Black Bottom Saints” brings to life Detroit’s legendary neighborhood, one of the most influential, artful...
Understanding US-Iran Relations
This Study Group will be online.
This group study is intended to foster a better understanding of US-Iran relations....
Poverty: Looking from the Inside Out
This Study Group will be online.
If you've ever wondered why people in poverty can't seem to break out of its grip, sometimes even for generations, then this class...
Ethics at the End of Life: Principles and Case Discussions / The Interplay between Medical Ethics and Evolving Medical Science
THIS EVENT WILL BE LIVE STREAMED
This event is part two of the three part "Medical Ethics 101" lecture series....
Wisdom and Winnie the Pooh
This study group will be online
We are Wisdom Keepers... And what is that wisdom? Using the writings of AA Milne as inspiration, we will playfully explore our own personal...
Detective Mystery Films – Shelter-in-Place Edition
This study group will be online
Together we’ll enjoy detective mystery films available to stream at home. We’ll have a virtual meeting online, followed by individual...
Homer’s Iliad
This study group will be online
Using Robert Fagles’ translation of the Iliad, we will do a close reading and discussion of the poem. Our main focus will be on Homer’s...
All about Succulents
This even will be online
The day after Valentine’s Day, Dani Vignos, owner of University Flower Shop, will offer us a glimpse into her shop and how to create...
Mental Health Perspectives During the COVID-19 Pandemic
This Event Will Be Live Streamed
As the pandemic continues without a specific end in sight, many of us here and around the world continue to struggle emotionally. Two...
Key Legal Cases in Medical Ethics / Ethics of Human Research
THIS EVENT WILL BE LIVE STREAMED
This event is part three of the three part "Medical Ethics 101" lecture series....
Washtenaw Refugee Coalition – Refugees Given a Voice
THIS EVENT WILL BE LIVE STREAMED
Over the recent years we have all become more aware of the plight of refugees and asylum seekers. Individuals and families from around the...
Mapping in the Enlightenment
This Study Group will be online.
Study group leader Mary Pedley, Assistant Curator of Maps at the Clements Library, will explore how maps aided the search for answers to big...
Reading Women’s Lives
This study group will be online
This study group will meet once a month for four months. Excerpts from several women’s memoirs will be sent out ahead based on the theme...
Comparing Transitions to Democracy in 18th Century France and 20th Century South Africa
This Study Group will be online.
In comparing transitions to democracy in late 18th century France and late 20th century South Africa, this study group will explore some of...
Crises in U.S. - North Korean Relations - Dealing with an Enigmatic, Hostile Power
This Study Group will be online.
This program places participants in the shoes of national security decision-makers facing major crises with North Korea....
"The Spirit Ambulance: Choreographing the End of Life in Thailand" by Scott Stonington
THIS EVENT WILL BE LIVE STREAMED
With his unique perspective as both a cultural anthropologist and a physician, Scott Stonington explores decision-making at the end of life...
The Many Dimensions of Chicago
THIS LECTURE WILL BE LIVE STREAMED
This presentation by Susan D. Turner, a Canadian architect and resident of downtown Chicago for the last 12 years, will cover several...
Who do We Choose to Be?: Facing Reality, Claiming Leadership and Restoring Sanity by Meg Wheatley (2018) and Stations Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel (2014).
This study group will be online
Participants will reflect, discuss and process some novel ideas about:...
A Tea Tasting Experience with TeaHaus of Ann Arbor
This event will be online
Lisa McDonald, tea sommelier and owner of TeaHaus, will demonstrate how to make a variety of teas with the opportunity to taste. We will...
Caravans, Cultures, and Chinggis -- Khan along the Silk Route
This Study Group will be online.
The Silk Route is a collection of pathways that, together, link China to Vienna, Istanbul, Baghdad, and India across the Inner Asian steppe...
