Happening @ Michigan https://events.umich.edu/list/rss RSS Feed for Happening @ Michigan Events at the University of Michigan. Caravans, Cultures, and Chinggis Khan along the Silk Route (April 19, 2019 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/59000 59000-14642667@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, April 19, 2019 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

The Silk Route is a collection of pathways that together, link China to Vienna, Istanbul, Baghdad, and India across the Inner Asian steppe and desert. During our meetings, participants will discuss the Silk Route as a cultural conduit, on the one hand, as the source of empire and technologies on the other, and participants will look at specific examples of cultural dissemination.
The Silk Route has provided some of the most engaging and best-written volumes of travel literature. There will be no required readings, but students may enjoy Owen Lattimore’s The Desert Road to Turkestan, from 1928, or the Franciscan William of Rubruck’s account of his journey to Karakorum in 1255, where he found a Parisian goldsmith preparing a soft drink dispenser for the Khan.
This Study Group led by Rudi Lindner is for those 50 and over and will meet Fridays, 1:00 -3:00 p.m., April 19 - May 10.

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Class / Instruction Sat, 29 Dec 2018 08:39:40 -0500 2019-04-19T13:00:00-04:00 2019-04-19T15:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Study Group
Becoming Invisible on the Internet (April 19, 2019 3:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/58988 58988-14634367@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, April 19, 2019 3:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

Any time that we use computers/smartphones/tablets, our privacy could be compromised. This study group for those 50 and over will use televised presentations of professionals describing how to manage these important gateways to our personal data.

The topics covered will be (1) creating, remembering, and managing safe passwords, (2) managing emails including recognition of malicious, phishing, and other false mail, plus how to use encrypted emails, (3) safe invisible browsing of the Internet.

Instructor Sidney Kaufman will lead these 90 minutes sessions on Mondays from April 19 through May 3.

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Class / Instruction Wed, 06 Feb 2019 16:37:25 -0500 2019-04-19T15:30:00-04:00 2019-04-19T17:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Study Group
Poverty: Looking from the Inside Out (April 23, 2019 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/58956 58956-14626049@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, April 23, 2019 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

If you’ve ever wondered why people in poverty don’t just….get a job, stick to a budget, or work a little harder, this class is for you. Together we will explore the dynamics of poverty—looking at what keeps people in it, what’s needed to break out of it, and how we can all play a role in building community to end poverty.
Class includes hands-on simulations, thoughtful discussion, and personal stories of struggle and transformation. The final class focuses on solutions and will feature two dynamic programs making a real difference right here in Washtenaw County. This Study Group led by Suzanne Van Dam is for those 50 and over and will meet Tuesdays, 10:00 - 11:30 a.m., April 23rd through May 7th.

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Class / Instruction Thu, 27 Dec 2018 08:37:29 -0500 2019-04-23T10:00:00-04:00 2019-04-23T11:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Study Group
Everything You Want to Know about the Cinetopia Film Festival (April 24, 2019 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/53017 53017-13200560@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, April 24, 2019 7:00pm
Location: Kellogg Eye Center
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

Presenter Russ Collins, Executive Director and CEO, Michigan Theatre, will present the latest news on the Cinetopia Film Festival held every June in Ann Arbor and Detroit.

Get a behind-the-scenes look at how it has evolved since it began in 2012 and why it is so central to the Michigan Theatre mission.

This After 5 presentation does not require Osher Lifelong Learning Institute membership and is open to the public.

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Presentation Sun, 24 Feb 2019 16:12:22 -0500 2019-04-24T19:00:00-04:00 2019-04-24T20:30:00-04:00 Kellogg Eye Center Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Presentation After 5
CURRENT TOPICS IN GENDER IDENTITY (April 25, 2019 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/61745 61745-15179070@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, April 25, 2019 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

Dr. Shumer is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatric Endocrinology. He is the founder and clinical director of the Child and Adolescent Gender Clinic at Mott Children’s Hospital, a clinic for transgender and gender nonconforming youth. Dr. Shumer’s research has specifically focused on improving mental health disparities in the transgender community. He has clinical expertise in this area, as well as disorders of sex development and general pediatric endocrinology and diabetes.

Chromosomes and hormones work in fetal life to differentiate males and females; these are the biological determinants of sex. But what about gender identity? What makes us feel like a boy or a girl, a man or a woman? Dr. Shumer will review what is currently known and unknown regarding the origins of gender identity.
He will also discuss epidemiology, disparities faced by transgender individuals, and current standards of care in the medical setting.

This is the fourth in a six-lecture series. The subject is Changing Gender Roles. The next lecture will be May 2, 2019. The title is: Three Hypotheses for Explaining the So-Called Oppression of Men.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 28 Feb 2019 13:23:57 -0500 2019-04-25T10:00:00-04:00 2019-04-25T11:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Lecture / Discussion olli-image
Medication take back events (April 27, 2019 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/63298 63298-15634615@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, April 27, 2019 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Division of Pain Research - Anesthesiology

Dispose of your unused and expired medications!

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Other Mon, 22 Apr 2019 06:54:36 -0400 2019-04-27T10:00:00-04:00 2019-04-27T14:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Division of Pain Research - Anesthesiology Other
The Future of Work in Detroit (April 29, 2019 7:45am) https://events.umich.edu/event/58991 58991-14636441@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, April 29, 2019 7:45am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

Imagine the nature of work in future generations. There will be careers not even contemplated today with the many advances in technology and artificial intelligence. In our Future of Work trip we will explore the re-purposing of space to design new work areas in downtown Detroit.

We will start with a 2 1/2 hour walking tour of the Quicken Loans complex covering multiple buildings. This showcases the renovation of some historic buildings in addition to creatively designed work spaces.

In the afternoon we will move on to Tech Town, Detroit’s entrepreneurial hub affiliated with Wayne State University. We’ll have a catered lunch (sandwiches and salads), view the creative work areas, and learn about their expansion efforts followed by a panel presentation. The panelists will share their experiences and thoughts about the future of work, artificial intelligence, and local initiatives moving Detroit forward.

The price of the trip includes bus transportation, lunch, snacks, and gratuities.

This trip for those 50 and over will take place on Wednesday, June 5, from 7:45 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., however you must register for the trip early and there are no refunds without replacements inside 30 days of trip departure.

Please see the OLLI Web Site for additional information.

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Class / Instruction Sat, 27 Apr 2019 11:51:13 -0400 2019-04-29T07:45:00-04:00 2019-04-29T17:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Out of Town
Principles of Mindfulness Part II (April 29, 2019 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/59035 59035-14659267@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, April 29, 2019 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

This course is meant to deepen your experience of mindfulness meditation and enhance the qualities of a mindful life; expand your understanding and guidance in the nine attitudes of mindfulness; and expand your capacity of meditation. This will be done by cultivating mindful awareness in everyday life. This Study Group led by Bernadette Beach is for those 50 and over and will meet Mondays, 10:00 - 11:30 a.m., April 29 - June 3.

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Class / Instruction Mon, 31 Dec 2018 11:21:02 -0500 2019-04-29T10:00:00-04:00 2019-04-29T11:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Study Group
What’s Going on in Housing? (April 30, 2019 2:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/58958 58958-14626051@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, April 30, 2019 2:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

This three session course will help home and property owners, investors, and intellectually active seniors understand the latest developments in the local housing market and how it affects them, their friends, and families.
Topics include: current housing market trends, factors that influence future market prices, preparing your home to sell, how property taxes are calculated, normal vs. distressed sales, foreclosures, short sales, the rental market, and other topics proposed by participants. Wayne Esch is a long-time Ann Arbor realtor. This Study Group is for those 50 and over and will meet Tuesdays, 2:30 - 4:30 p.m., April 30th through May 14th.

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Class / Instruction Thu, 27 Dec 2018 09:39:00 -0500 2019-04-30T14:30:00-04:00 2019-04-30T16:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Study Group
Theater Circles for Seniors (May 1, 2019 9:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/59031 59031-14659263@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, May 1, 2019 9:30am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

In Theater Circles for Seniors, the eight members of the class will be divided into three groups. Each small group will both rehearse within their circle, and then, reading from a script, will present their 15-minute play to the rest of the class.
Following each play reading, there will be a discussion in a supportive environment. Theater Circles for Seniors provides an opportunity for each participant to engage with meaningful literary works while developing positive relationships; and it’s fun!
This Study Group led by Terence Madden is for those 50 and over and will meet Wednesdays, 9:30 - 11:30 a.m., May 1 - May 22.

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Class / Instruction Mon, 31 Dec 2018 09:22:39 -0500 2019-05-01T09:30:00-04:00 2019-05-01T11:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Study Group
The World to Come (May 1, 2019 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/61820 61820-15197479@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, May 1, 2019 2:00pm
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

Join us for a guided tour of this exquisite exhibit at the University of Michigan Museum of Art led by Jen Friess.

The World to Come: Art in the Age of the Anthropocene awakens us to the physical and social effects of the Anthropocene, a much-debated term used to define a new geological epoch shaped by human activity. Structured around ecological issues, the exhibition presents photography, video, and sculpture that address subjects and themes related to raw materials, disasters, consumption, loss, and justice. More than thirty-five international artists, including Sammy Baloji, Liu Bolin, Dana Levy, Mary Mattingly, Pedro Neves Marques, Gabriel Orozco, Trevor Paglen, and Thomas Struth, respond to dire global and local circumstances with resistance and imagination—sustaining an openness, wonder, and curiosity about the world to come.

This is a single session study group for Osher LIfelong Learning Institute (OLLI) members.

Advance registration is required due to limited capacity.

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Class / Instruction Tue, 23 Apr 2019 10:11:26 -0400 2019-05-01T14:00:00-04:00 2019-05-01T15:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Study Group
THREE HYPOTHESES FOR EXPLAINING THE SO-CALLED OPPRESSION OF MEN (May 2, 2019 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/61748 61748-15179565@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, May 2, 2019 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

Peter Higgins is an Associate Professor of Philosophy and interim department head of Women’s and Gender Studies at Eastern Michigan University. His research and teaching are in the area of political philosophy, which he approaches from a feminist perspective. Most of his published work, including his book, Immigration Justice (Edinburgh University Press, 2013), concerns the justice of policies by which states admit and reject prospective immigrants. He also writes on fundamental concepts in feminist theory.

Are men oppressed as men? The evidence given in support of affirmative responses to this question usually consists in examples of harms or limitations masculinity imposes on men: men must be breadwinners for their families, men can be drafted for war, etc. In this presentation, Peter Higgins will explicate three hypotheses that account for the harms and limitations masculinity imposes on men in a way that is superior to the hypothesis that men are oppressed.

This is the fifth in a six-lecture series. The subject is Changing Gender Roles. The next lecture will be May 9, 2019. The title is: Advancing Gender Equity: The Impact of Acting on Institutional Change Efforts.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 28 Feb 2019 13:41:05 -0500 2019-05-02T10:00:00-04:00 2019-05-02T11:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Lecture / Discussion olli-image
Public Speaking Skills (May 6, 2019 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/59036 59036-14659268@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, May 6, 2019 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

Have you ever wanted to improve your public speaking? This course will guide you to finally allow yourself to perform speeches while having fun doing it! You will have the opportunity to help other participants by giving feedback on their speeches, and to perform leadership roles.
The speeches can help you articulate in impromptu situations using a fun 1-2 minute table topic question-answer format, or allow you to perform 5-7 minute speeches with your own stories on any subject. The goal of this study group is to be that confident, effective speaker you always wanted to be! Then if you want to continue this study group, the lecturer will help you and your participants to form an ongoing group to meet regularly with a structured agenda where each participant will have a self-paced curriculum with milestones and awards for improvement. Eric George instructor received his BA in Computer Systems at the British Columbia Institute of Technology and is currently working toward an MA in Health Services Administration at the University of Michigan School of Public Health. This Study Group is for those 50 and over and will meet Mondays, 1:00 - 3:00 p.m., May 6-June 10.

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Class / Instruction Mon, 31 Dec 2018 11:32:09 -0500 2019-05-06T13:00:00-04:00 2019-05-06T15:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Study Group
The Story of American Fiction (May 8, 2019 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/59009 59009-14644750@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, May 8, 2019 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

American fiction started out as a bold response to the European novel and took narrative to places that reflected the new country and its values. American fiction continued the exploration of this new land and society well into the twentieth century.
We will explore the uniqueness and development of American fiction in short works by Nathaniel Hawthorne, Herman Melville, Edith Wharton, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway, and William Faulkner. All works are available both free on the internet or in inexpensive used copies from Amazon. Students are asked to read for the first day of class Hawthorne’s stories: The Birthmark and Young Goodman Brown, available from the following link: https://sparks.eserver.org/files/imported/books/oldmanse.pdf.
This Study Group facilitated by Ira Konigsberg is for those 50 and over and will meet Wednesdays, 10:00 –11:30 a.m., May 8 - June 12.

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Class / Instruction Sat, 29 Dec 2018 15:13:34 -0500 2019-05-08T10:00:00-04:00 2019-05-08T11:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction
ADVANCING GENDER EQUITY: THE IMPACT OF ACTING ON INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE EFFORTS (May 9, 2019 9:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/61762 61762-15179573@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, May 9, 2019 9:30am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

Abigail J. Stewart is the Sandra Schwartz Tangri Distinguished University Professor of Psychology and Women’s Studies at UM. She directed the UM ADVANCE Program from 2001-2016. UM ADVANCE is a national science foundation funded program to get more women into the STEM fields. Her research focuses on academic and life experiences related to race, class, and gender.
Sara Armstrong, Ph.D. has been the director of the CRLT Theatre Program since 2012. The CRLT players is a program to train students and other actors to portray situations in which there may be unconscious biases or other modes of discrimination including gender discrimination. She has over twenty-five years of experience in acting and education in many organizations. In her role at CRLT, she develops scripts, Players sessions, and incorporates theatre into professional development programs at UM.

We will briefly describe the overall goals and programs involved in the UM ADVANCE Program’s efforts to improve gender equity and inclusion in the faculty, but will focus particularly on ADVANCE’s collaboration with the CRLT Theater Program. We will describe and illustrate both how exposure to theater sketches can raise important issues, and how facilitated discussion can help faculty gain increased understanding of issues and their potential role in addressing them.

This is the last in a six-lecture series. The subject is Changing Gender Roles. The next series will start June 13, 2019. The topic is A Celebration of Local Authors.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 28 Feb 2019 14:03:28 -0500 2019-05-09T09:30:00-04:00 2019-05-09T11:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Lecture / Discussion olli-image
University of Michigan Museum of Art Offsite (May 10, 2019 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/58948 58948-14617756@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, May 10, 2019 2:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

Take a virtual tour of the University of Michigan’s Museum of Art (UMMA). Sometimes it is difficult to get to the museum and this class will allow you to visit it from the comfort of an OLLI classroom. A slide show presentation and discussion of the highlights within the different galleries will be presented by Helen Weingarten, a docent of the museum and a lover of art.
This Study Group is for those 50 and over and will meet Fridays from 2:00 to 4:00 pm from May 10th through May 17th.

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Class / Instruction Wed, 26 Dec 2018 10:43:17 -0500 2019-05-10T14:00:00-04:00 2019-05-10T16:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Study Group
Rosie the Riveter and the Willow Run Bomber Plant (May 13, 2019 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/59006 59006-14644746@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, May 13, 2019 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

This class will be a lecture with audience participation/ questions/comments surrounding the history of Rosie the Riveter and women in the defense plants during the WWII years. It will highlight the story of Willow Run Bomber Plant and bring to light the “Save the Bomber Plant Campaign” and the Veteran’s Oral History Project, with which she is very involved.
Claire Dahl’s, your instructor, background is in teaching. She taught Advanced Placement U.S. History at Ann Arbor Pioneer High School for 20 years. She has now retired and is part of the Public Relations Committee for the Yankee Air Museum. In that capacity, Claire is a Tribute Rosie and does presentations in many venues. She has a Master’s Degree in American Studies, with an emphasis on Women’s Studies and lives in Ann Arbor.
This Study Group is for those 50 and over and will meet Monday, 10:00 - 11:30 a.m., May 13.

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Class / Instruction Sat, 29 Dec 2018 14:34:59 -0500 2019-05-13T10:00:00-04:00 2019-05-13T11:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Study Group
Virgil’s Aeneid (May 13, 2019 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/59010 59010-14644751@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, May 13, 2019 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

We will read and discuss this great Roman epic poem (Robert Fagles’ translation, Penguin Classics), which has been a key component of the Western canon for centuries. The schedule is as follows: session one – Introduction, session two – Books 1 through 4, session three – Books 5 through 8, session four Books 9 through 12. Marilyn Scott, your instructor, has led many OLLI study groups and has taught the Aeneid in Latin. This Study Group is for those 50 and over and will meet Mondays, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m., May 13 – June 24.

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Class / Instruction Sat, 29 Dec 2018 15:30:30 -0500 2019-05-13T10:00:00-04:00 2019-05-13T12:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Study Group
Basics of Retirement Investing (May 14, 2019 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/59019 59019-14653042@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, May 14, 2019 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

The class will focus on the basics of investments including stocks, bonds, mutual funds and more. You will learn your personal risk tolerance and apply it to an asset allocation model. We will demystify the markets and learn how to create and re-balance a portfolio. Your facilitator is John Sepp, a veteran of the securities industry.
This Study Group is for those 50 and over and will meet Tuesdays, 10:00 - 11:30 a.m., May 14 - May 28.

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Class / Instruction Sun, 30 Dec 2018 14:07:05 -0500 2019-05-14T10:00:00-04:00 2019-05-14T11:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Study Group
The Fall and Rise of Income Inequality in the United States (May 14, 2019 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/58942 58942-14594966@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, May 14, 2019 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

Charles L. Ballard is an author and award-winning Professor of Economics at Michigan State University. He has been a consultant to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and numerous other government agencies and research institutions, both in the United States and abroad. He has received a number of National Science Foundation grants and outstanding teaching awards.

Income inequality in the United States decreased dramatically between 1928 and 1944. This “Great Convergence” was driven primarily by changes in public policies. Many of these relatively egalitarian policies were reduced or reversed in the 1970s and 1980s. Largely as a result of these policy reversals, income inequality has increased dramatically during the “Great Divergence” of the last 40 years. Professor Ballard will discuss the economics and politics behind these changes.

This is the ninth in OLLI’S distinguished lecture series for 2018-19. A total of ten lectures will be presented covering a variety of topics. The next lecture will be June 11, 2019. The topic will be: The Constitution at the Border: When Immigration Policy and Constitutional Norms Clash.

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Lecture / Discussion Sun, 23 Dec 2018 13:26:34 -0500 2019-05-14T10:00:00-04:00 2019-05-14T11:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Lecture / Discussion olli-image
Remember Their Names: Family History Narratives (May 15, 2019 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/59014 59014-14650967@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, May 15, 2019 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

The course will focus on use of interviews, archival materials, and memories to develop narrative portraits of family members. This Study Group is for those 50 and over and will meet Wednesdays, 1:00 - 3:00 p.m., May 15 - May 22.

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Class / Instruction Sun, 30 Dec 2018 09:18:30 -0500 2019-05-15T13:00:00-04:00 2019-05-15T15:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Study Group
Girls Group (May 15, 2019 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/53018 53018-13200561@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, May 15, 2019 7:00pm
Location: Kellogg Eye Center
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

Presenter Sue Schooner is the Executive Director of Girls Group. Learn about her personal story and experiences with the wonderful nonprofit she founded 15 years ago after giving up a successful career in the automotive industry.

Girls Group now serves 400 young women in Washtenaw County, and continues to change the
destiny of young women, as well as the many others whom these participants mentor and inspire.

This After 5 presentation does not require Osher Lifelong Learning Institute membership and is open to the public.

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Presentation Mon, 16 Jul 2018 08:57:41 -0400 2019-05-15T19:00:00-04:00 2019-05-15T20:30:00-04:00 Kellogg Eye Center Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Presentation After 5
PREPARING STUDENTS FOR THE FUTURE OF WORK (May 16, 2019 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/58455 58455-14966199@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, May 16, 2019 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

Dr. Rose B. Bellanca is the President and CEO of Washtenaw Community College. In this position, she is responsible for the organization, administration, and strategic direction of the college, which serves more than 100,000 students and community members a year, employs nearly 1,500 full- and part-time employees, and has an operational budget of more than $100 million. Dr. Bellanca has more than 20 years of executive leadership in higher education. She is the fourth president to lead Washtenaw Community College since its inception in 1965.

Technology and generational changes are increasingly changing how people work. These changes are affecting education, too, as students look to take control of their education, following the lead of on-demand services that have allowed people to manage nearly every other aspect of their lives. Dr. Bellanca will discuss how these changes will shape how we will learn, live, and work.

This is the fifth in a six-lecture series. The subject is The Future of Work. How Will Your Grandchildren Make a Living? The next lecture will be February 7, 2019. The subject is: Build a Workplace People Love – Just Add Joy.

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 04 Feb 2019 18:05:48 -0500 2019-05-16T10:00:00-04:00 2019-05-16T11:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Lecture / Discussion olli-image
Mah-Jongg -- Session 2 (May 20, 2019 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/63236 63236-15595508@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, May 20, 2019 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

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 quite addictive! Classes start with a brief lecture, followed by actual playing of the game with continuous guidance from the instructor. Mah-Jongg sets will be provided.

Instructor Stuart Baggaley has taught his modified and simplified version of the game at many venues. He is a British World War II veteran (RAF) who emigrated from Norway in 1957, leaving the Fulbright Foundation in Oslo. He retired from UM Medical School (Anatomy) in 1990.

This six session study group for those 50 and over will meet for two hours on Mondays and Tuesdays beginning May 20th.

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Class / Instruction Wed, 17 Apr 2019 15:16:07 -0400 2019-05-20T13:00:00-04:00 2019-05-20T15:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Study Group
A Brief History of Icons (May 24, 2019 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/59004 59004-14642671@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, May 24, 2019 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

Christianity spread by the spoken and written word and by pictures. Jesus’ followers went out into the Roman Empire to tell stories of his life. For two hundred years, scribes recorded their tales. Literate Apostles like Paul wrote letters that belong among the world’s great literature. Unknown artists painted portraits, stories, symbols, and signs. This course traces the evolution of Christian art focusing on Eastern Christian churches. We will include a field trip to St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church to view newly installed icons. Mike Kapetan, instructor, has created art for churches of all denominations, synagogues, and Buddhist temples.
This Study Group is for those 50 and over and will meet Fridays, 1:00 - 3:00 p.m., May 24 - June 14.

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Class / Instruction Sat, 29 Dec 2018 11:46:59 -0500 2019-05-24T13:00:00-04:00 2019-05-24T15:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Study Group
Retracing Steps of Detroit’s ’67 Rebellion (May 27, 2019 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/58992 58992-14636442@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, May 27, 2019 8:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

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 contributed to the events that arose on July 23, 1967.

The tour will take us to Campus Martius Park where the focus will be on the Soldiers and Sailors Monument dedicated in 1867 in honor of Michiganians who fought for the North in the Civil War. Relatively nearby is the early site of the city jail (now Skillman Library) where, in 1833, a Wayne County sheriff was killed in a slavery-related confrontation, reflecting Detroit’s past as home of the slave trade. The tour will touch on the former black neighborhoods of Paradise Valley and Black Bottom and their demise in the name of urban renewal.

A stop will be made at the site of the Algiers Motel incident. The most memorable moment of the tour will be the stop at Clairmont Avenue and 12th Street (now Rosa Parks Boulevard) where the uprising, which lasted five days, broke out. Located at this intersection is Gordon Park, where, on the 50th anniversary of the uprising, a historical marker, “Detroit July 1967,” was unveiled. A stop will be at the Sacred Heart Major Seminary, where the statue of Jesus was painted black in 1967.

Registrants for this trip can attend the pre-trip event, “Viewing of ‘12 and Clairmont’ Documentary Film” on June 26. It’s free but you must be registered for the event.

The price of the trip includes bus transportation, lunch, snacks, and gratuities.

This trip for those 50 and over will take place on Tuesday, July 9 from 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., however you must register for the trip early and there are no refunds without replacements inside 30 days of trip departure.

Please see the OLLI Web Site for additional information.

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Class / Instruction Sat, 29 Dec 2018 10:45:24 -0500 2019-05-27T08:00:00-04:00 2019-05-27T17:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Out of Town
Lessons in Diversity from a Prison Classroom (May 29, 2019 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/58952 58952-14619831@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, May 29, 2019 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

Federal prisons, like the Federal Correctional Institution in Milan, incarcerate people from all over the world, from all cultural groups, and people of many ages. Judy Patterson Wenzel, author of Light from the Cage: 25 Years in a Prison Classroom, found that her students had experiences and insights worth sharing. She will lead a round table discussion around issues of cultural identity, white advantages, racism in our prisons, and our punitive policies.
This Study Group is for those 50 and over and will meet Wednesday, 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. on May 29.

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Class / Instruction Wed, 26 Dec 2018 15:22:00 -0500 2019-05-29T13:00:00-04:00 2019-05-29T15:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Study Group
Michigan Lighthouse Landmark Legacy (May 29, 2019 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/58994 58994-14636444@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, May 29, 2019 7:00pm
Location: Kellogg Eye Center
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

Join us on this audio-visual excursion with William Lucas, Detroit Symphony Orchestra Trumpeter and Assistant Professor of Music at the University of Michigan, to some of Michigan’s most popular lighthouses set to musical fanfares.

Prof. Lucas’ presentation will literally set the tone for OLLI’s forthcoming day trip on August 6, 2019, to Port Huron, MI, home to the Fort Gratiot Lighthouse, the oldest lighthouse in Michigan, although you don't need to be going on the trip to enjoy this delightful event..

This event does not require OLLI membership and is open to the public.

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Class / Instruction Tue, 23 Apr 2019 09:49:30 -0400 2019-05-29T19:00:00-04:00 2019-05-29T20:30:00-04:00 Kellogg Eye Center Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Out of Town
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND THE (VANISHING?) FUTURE OF WORK (May 30, 2019 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/58454 58454-14966198@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, May 30, 2019 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

Kentaro Toyama is W. K. Kellogg Professor of Community Information at the University of Michigan School of Information, a fellow of the Dalai Lama Center for Ethics and Transformative Values at MIT, and author of Geek Heresy: Rescuing Social Change from the Cult of Technology. In previous lives, Kentaro taught at Ashesi University in Ghana and co-founded Microsoft Research India, where he did research on the application of information and communication technology to international development.

Will artificial intelligence (AI) take away jobs or usher in a prosperous utopia? Will self-driving cars reduce our use of fossil fuels or accelerate emissions? What will a college degree be worth when knowledge work can be done by machine? This talk considers these and other questions through the lens of technology’s “Law of Amplification.” Paradoxically, what is needed most in a world of advanced technology is greater attention to human values.

This is the fourth in a six-lecture series. The subject is The Future of Work. How Will Your Grandchildren Make a Living? The next lecture will be January 31, 2019. The subject is: Preparing Students For The Future of Work.

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 04 Feb 2019 18:02:57 -0500 2019-05-30T10:00:00-04:00 2019-05-30T11:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Lecture / Discussion olli-image
War Through the Eyes of a Child (June 3, 2019 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/59008 59008-14644748@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, June 3, 2019 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

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 child, she listened to stories about ancestors who had gone to war. These heroes included William Renwick, her great-great-uncle, the recipient of the Kearney Cross for bravery in the Civil War and Howard Renwick, her grandfather, who joined the Coast Guard one week after he married her grandmother, in 1918. Rochelle’s father, Jack Renwick, served in WW II, receiving a disability discharge.
Her mother left the family farm in mid-Michigan to join other “Rosies” at Willow Run where she met Rochelle’s step-father, Vince Balkam. He was stationed in Guam during the war and served in both the U.S. Army and the U.S. Air Force for 25 years, including the period of the Korean War and the war in Vietnam. He spent 18 years as a special agent with the OSI, assigned to undercover work in Turkey for two of those years. His final station was at the Pentagon.
This heritage has played a role in Rochelle’s journey to become a historian. This Study Group is for those 50 and over and will meet Monday, 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m., June 3rd.

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Class / Instruction Sat, 29 Dec 2018 14:56:17 -0500 2019-06-03T10:00:00-04:00 2019-06-03T12:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Study Group
RoosRoast Coffee (June 4, 2019 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/58652 58652-14528256@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, June 4, 2019 7:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

If you know what Lobster Butter Love is, then you know Roos Roast Coffee. Come hear John Roos talk about coffee bean selection, their special roasting process and why RoosRoast is such a phenomenon in Ann Arbor. He’ll share his quirky beginnings and how he learned to make the best coffee.

John had many lifetimes as a chef all over the world, but it was not until the 90’s in Portland that his passion for coffee began. Join us for a fun, informative evening. Hear John’s tales and maybe sip some Lobster Butter Love or A-A Cowboy Blend or Rich French Neighbor.

This After 5 presentation does not require Osher Lifelong Learning Institute membership and is open to the public.

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Class / Instruction Sat, 15 Dec 2018 12:30:51 -0500 2019-06-04T19:00:00-04:00 2019-06-04T20:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction After 5
North Campus Outdoor Sculpture Tour (June 7, 2019 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/58946 58946-14617754@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, June 7, 2019 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

We will introduce participants to world-class examples of contemporary, monumental outdoor sculpture as produced by some of the leading artists of our time. Many famous modern sculptors have contributed to the North Campus collection.
Among them are Maya Lin, Kenneth Snelson, Alexander Liberman, and Gerome Kamrowski. "Participants will gather at the Lurie Bell Tower on North Campus." Be prepared to walk approximately a mile. Ina Sandalow has been a docent with the U-M Museum of Art for more than 17 years.
This Study Group for those 50 and over will meet one time at 10:00 to 11:30 a.m.

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Class / Instruction Wed, 26 Dec 2018 09:59:43 -0500 2019-06-07T10:00:00-04:00 2019-06-07T11:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Study Group
The Constitution at the Border: When Immigration Policy and Constitutional Norms Clash (June 11, 2019 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/58943 58943-14594967@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, June 11, 2019 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

Margo Schlanger is the Wade H. and Dores M. McCree Collegiate Professor of Law at the University of Michigan, where she has taught since 2009. She teaches constitutional law, torts, and classes relating to civil rights and to prisons. She also founded and runs the Civil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse. Professor Schlanger earned her J.D. from Yale in 1993. She then served as law clerk for Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1993 to 1995. From 1995 to 1998, she was a trial attorney in the U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division, where she worked to remedy civil rights abuses by prison and police departments on civil rights issues and civil and criminal detention.In addition to her research and writing, Professor Schlanger does substantial work in civil rights litigation and prison and immigration reform. She has been appointed class counsel in Hamama v. Adducci, a national class action to ensure due process for Iraqi nationals whom the Trump Administration seeks to deport.

This presentation will examine some current controversies relating to immigration, border enforcement, and the Constitution.

This is the last in OLLI’S distinguished lecture series for 2018-19. A total of ten lectures are presented covering a variety of topics.

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Lecture / Discussion Sun, 23 Dec 2018 13:43:43 -0500 2019-06-11T10:00:00-04:00 2019-06-11T11:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Lecture / Discussion olli-image
A NOVEL PATH TO A SECOND CAREER (June 13, 2019 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/63578 63578-15808569@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, June 13, 2019 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

Barbara Stark-Nemon, author of award-winning novels “Even in Darkness” and “Hard Cider”, lives, writes, cycles, swims, does fiber arts, and gardens in Ann Arbor and Northport, Michigan. She has degrees in English literature, art history, and speech-language pathology from the University of Michigan and worked with deaf and language disabled children. “Even in Darkness” is historical fiction based on a family story in 20th century Germany. ”Hard Cider” is contemporary fiction set in northern Michigan.

Ms. Stark-Nemon will describe the path to her current career as a novelist, from her story-telling grandfather to work as a speech-language therapist and teacher. A love of narrative is the common thread. Fictional elements woven into family stories, personal experiences, research, and travel contributed to the writing of both her novels, and a third novel-in-progress. Stark-Nemon will address the challenges and rewards of embarking on an encore career as a novelist.

This is the first in a three-lecture series. The subject is A Celebration of Local Authors. The next lecture will take place June 27, 2019. The title is The Thriller Alchemist.

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Lecture / Discussion Sat, 11 May 2019 15:26:46 -0400 2019-06-13T10:00:00-04:00 2019-06-13T11:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Lecture / Discussion olli-image
Let's Visit Port Huron (June 24, 2019 7:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/58995 58995-14636445@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, June 24, 2019 7:30am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

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 the Fort Gratiot Lighthouse, the oldest lighthouse in Michigan. Where the water was too deep to construct a physical lighthouse, we find the Huron Lightship, an anchored “floating lighthouse.”

The Carnegie Center, also known as the Port Huron Museum, is proud to display the largest ship model collection throughout Michigan. The Museum is home to objects and archival items relating to pre-history, history, and culture of the Blue Water area.

Thomas Edison spent much of his childhood in Port Huron. The Thomas Edison Depot Museum was established inside the very depot where Edison worked as a news reporter from 1860 to 1863. It stands directly behind the Blue Water Bridge and contains hands-on exhibits of his experiments and inventions.

Plan to join us on this upcoming summer-day treat. Lunch will be at Freighters Restaurant. Box dinners, prepared by Freighters, will be available on the bus on the return trip to Ann Arbor. Closed toe shoes are required for the tour.

Registrants for this trip can attend the pre-trip event, “The Michigan Lighthouse Landmark Legacy” on May 29 free, but they must still register for the event.

The price of the trip includes bus transportation, lunch, snacks, gratuities.

This trip for those 50 and over will take place on Tuesday, August 6 from 7:30 a.m. to 6:45 p.m., however you must register for the trip early and there are no refunds without replacements inside 30 days of trip departure.

Please see the OLLI Web Site for additional information.

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Class / Instruction Sat, 29 Dec 2018 11:34:58 -0500 2019-06-24T07:30:00-04:00 2019-06-24T18:45:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Out of Town
“12th and Clairmont” (June 26, 2019 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/58993 58993-14636443@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, June 26, 2019 7:00pm
Location: Kellogg Eye Center
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

In July 2017, Detroit recognized the 50th anniversary of one of America’s most violent civil disturbances. The tumultuous summer of July 1967 was recently documented in the film, “12th and Clairmont,” directed by Brian Kaufman of the Detroit Free Press. This film is a pre-event to the OLLI Out of Town event, "Retracing Steps of Detroit's '67 Rebellion.

The five days of unrest left 34 people dead, thousands injured, and many buildings burned. To tell the story, the film uses rare archival footage from the era, including newsreels, educational films, and more than 400 reels of home movies donated by Detroiter's. This is combined with interviews, oral histories, and radio broadcasts to create an experience that causes the viewer to reflect on the causes and aftermath of one of the worst riots in American history.

Join us for a viewing of this stirring and thought-provoking documentary which will be followed by a Q&A moderated by Craig Ramsay, Ph. D., Retired Professor of Political Science.

This presentation does not require Osher Lifelong Learning Institute membership and is open to the public.

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Class / Instruction Tue, 23 Apr 2019 09:47:15 -0400 2019-06-26T19:00:00-04:00 2019-06-26T21:00:00-04:00 Kellogg Eye Center Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Out of Town
THE THRILLER ALCHEMIST (June 27, 2019 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/63580 63580-15800459@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, June 27, 2019 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

Tom Grace is the internationally bestselling author of the Nolan Kilkenny thrillers “Undeniable”, “The Secret Cardinal”, “Bird of Prey”, “Twisted Web”, “Quantum” and “Spyder Web”; and the stand-alone thriller “The Liberty Intrigue”. His books have been translated into eight languages and sold in over twenty-five countries. Grace was born and raised in Michigan, and graduated twice from the University of Michigan with degrees in architecture. He is a member of the International Thriller Writers and resides in Michigan with his family.

The lights dimmed in the auditorium and the speaker for the OLLI Local Author lecture stood center stage. “Imagine if we were to discover a body among us,” he began, “that of a person who met a most unnatural end. There would be an investigation and we would have ourselves a mystery. But if, with the body, we found clues to a looming tragedy and the clock is ticking—then we have a thriller!”

This is the second in a three-lecture series. The subject is A Celebration of Local Authors. The next lecture will take place July 11, 2019. The title is William W. Cook and His Michigan Law Quadrangle.

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Lecture / Discussion Sun, 12 May 2019 15:20:37 -0400 2019-06-27T10:00:00-04:00 2019-06-27T11:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Lecture / Discussion olli-image
Literary Short Fiction (July 8, 2019 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/59022 59022-14653044@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, July 8, 2019 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

This is a weekly gathering of lovers of literary short fiction, selected mostly (though not exclusively) from the New Yorker. Each session will feature two stories. The selections will be distributed in advance. Study group will be instructor-led by Deb Mukherjee, but with enough room for discussions. This Study Group is for those 50 and over and will meet Mondays, 1:00 - 3:00 p.m., July 8 - August 26.

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Class / Instruction Wed, 06 Feb 2019 16:39:58 -0500 2019-07-08T13:00:00-04:00 2019-07-08T15:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Study Group
WILLIAM W. COOK AND HIS MICHIGAN LAW QUADRANGLE (July 11, 2019 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/63581 63581-15800460@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, July 11, 2019 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

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. (history) at EMU, written about the Detroit bankruptcy, and for the Ann Arbor Observer. Recently she coordinated the educational efforts of the local League of Women Voters concerning statewide ballot Proposals 2 & 3. Her previous education was at Cornell University, the University of Minnesota, and William Mitchell College of Law.

Cook was one of the University’s earliest and most generous donors, providing the Martha Cook Building (1915) and the four-building Law Quadrangle (1922-1933). He practiced law in Manhattan and wrote a path-breaking multivolume work on U.S. corporation law. The talk will address the fundamental question of why he gave most of his fortune to Michigan Law by describing key elements of his personal and professional life and his interactions with University leaders.

This is the last in a three-lecture series. The subject is A Celebration of Local Authors.

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Lecture / Discussion Sun, 12 May 2019 15:53:34 -0400 2019-07-11T10:00:00-04:00 2019-07-11T11:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Lecture / Discussion olli-image
Harmful Algal Blooms in the Great Lakes (July 17, 2019 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/58653 58653-14528257@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, July 17, 2019 7:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

What are Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs), and why are they harmful to the Great Lakes? Why have recent outbreaks returned, and what is their impact on water quality and the ecosystem of the Great Lakes? Devin Gill is an outreach specialist for the University of Michigan’s Cooperative Institute for Great Lakes Research, one of 16 academic institutes across the U.S. that conducts research in support of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Her role is to create opportunities for the public to participate in Great Lakes research and facilitate communication between citizens and scientists. Devin will provide background on HABs and her work to involve citizens in the design of HAB forecasts, so that Great Lakes research can better meet the needs of society.

This After 5 presentation does not require Osher Lifelong Learning Institute membership and is open to the public.

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Class / Instruction Sat, 15 Dec 2018 12:38:23 -0500 2019-07-17T19:00:00-04:00 2019-07-17T20:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction After 5
Art and Design in the Age of Jane Austen (July 24, 2019 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/64527 64527-16386892@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, July 24, 2019 11:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

We will discuss Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, in which she alludes to issues such as the unmarried woman, inherited wealth, abduction, and sexual scandal, as well as the Napoleonic wars. Austen knew that contemporary readers understood the social and political issues of their day and that they could envision the private homes of her protagonists without elaborate descriptions. To enrich your appreciation of Austen, the course for those 50 and over will meet Tuesdays, 3-4:30 p.m. from October 15 through November 12. Instructor Mary Lindner will address social mores, neoclassical architecture, interior design, and clothing. Many of them can be seen in recent BBC videos, parts of which we will watch as we cover the novel’s rich background.

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Class / Instruction Wed, 24 Jul 2019 11:49:51 -0400 2019-07-24T11:00:00-04:00 2019-07-24T12:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction OLLI Study Group
LinkedIn Learning Day (August 8, 2019 8:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/64081 64081-16115270@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, August 8, 2019 8:30am
Location: North Campus Research Complex Building 10
Organized By: Organizational Learning

Organizational Learning has teamed up with LinkedIn Learning to show you ways you can support your personal learning goals. Join us for an informational session with a representative from LinkedIn Learning on how to navigate the new platform and how to utilize LinkedIn Learning to best support your goals and growth on your development journey. Charge your mobile device to be ready for a hands-on experience during this workshop.

About LinkedIn Learning:
LinkedIn Learning is an on-demand learning solution designed to help you gain new skills and advance your career, provided for all qualifying benefits-eligible faculty and staff at the university.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 09 Jul 2019 22:42:34 -0400 2019-08-08T08:30:00-04:00 2019-08-08T10:00:00-04:00 North Campus Research Complex Building 10 Organizational Learning Workshop / Seminar Organizational Learning and LinkedIn Learning
LinkedIn Learning Day (August 8, 2019 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/64081 64081-16115271@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, August 8, 2019 1:00pm
Location: Campus Safety Services Building
Organized By: Organizational Learning

Organizational Learning has teamed up with LinkedIn Learning to show you ways you can support your personal learning goals. Join us for an informational session with a representative from LinkedIn Learning on how to navigate the new platform and how to utilize LinkedIn Learning to best support your goals and growth on your development journey. Charge your mobile device to be ready for a hands-on experience during this workshop.

About LinkedIn Learning:
LinkedIn Learning is an on-demand learning solution designed to help you gain new skills and advance your career, provided for all qualifying benefits-eligible faculty and staff at the university.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 09 Jul 2019 22:42:34 -0400 2019-08-08T13:00:00-04:00 2019-08-08T14:30:00-04:00 Campus Safety Services Building Organizational Learning Workshop / Seminar Organizational Learning and LinkedIn Learning
LinkedIn Learning Day (August 8, 2019 3:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/64081 64081-16115272@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, August 8, 2019 3:30pm
Location: Frankel Cardiovascular Center
Organized By: Organizational Learning

Organizational Learning has teamed up with LinkedIn Learning to show you ways you can support your personal learning goals. Join us for an informational session with a representative from LinkedIn Learning on how to navigate the new platform and how to utilize LinkedIn Learning to best support your goals and growth on your development journey. Charge your mobile device to be ready for a hands-on experience during this workshop.

About LinkedIn Learning:
LinkedIn Learning is an on-demand learning solution designed to help you gain new skills and advance your career, provided for all qualifying benefits-eligible faculty and staff at the university.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 09 Jul 2019 22:42:34 -0400 2019-08-08T15:30:00-04:00 2019-08-08T17:00:00-04:00 Frankel Cardiovascular Center Organizational Learning Workshop / Seminar Organizational Learning and LinkedIn Learning
Discover Ann Arbor Area Kit Homes (August 21, 2019 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/64659 64659-16410957@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, August 21, 2019 7:00pm
Location: Kellogg Eye Center
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

Did you know that, if you lived in Ann Arbor from 1906 until WWII, you could order your own kit house from a catalog (Sears, Wards, or various others)? You would have the kit picked up at the Ann Arbor railway station, delivered to your site, and assembled yourself, or with the help of local craftspeople.

This was the ultimate do-it-yourself project. There were roughly 200 of these homes built in the Ann Arbor area. The kit home industry was centered in Bay City, MI, with over a half million kit homes assembled around the country.

Come to this fascinating presentation to learn the history of kit homes, and see a virtual tour of local properties.

Our presenters are Andy and Wendy Mutch, owners of a 1926 Sears kit home in Novi, Michigan. Their hobby is the researching and the documenting of kit house homes. Check out their website at www.kithousehunters.com and their blog at www.kithousehunters.blogspot.com.

Osher Lifelong Learning Institute membership is not required to attend this event.

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Class / Instruction Sun, 04 Aug 2019 07:35:30 -0400 2019-08-21T19:00:00-04:00 2019-08-21T20:30:00-04:00 Kellogg Eye Center Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Osher Logo
2nd Annual RC Open House (September 6, 2019 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/53119 53119-16388958@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, September 6, 2019 4:00pm
Location: East Quadrangle
Organized By: Residential College

Featuring faculty and student-led workshops, meet-and-greets, language fair, open art studios and theater, music jam sessions, film screenings, instrument petting zoo, alumni mingle, garden harvest, and more! There will be a reception for Cindy Sowers's exhibition of visual art in the RC Art Gallery, as well!

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Reception / Open House Mon, 26 Aug 2019 13:24:11 -0400 2019-09-06T16:00:00-04:00 2019-09-06T18:00:00-04:00 East Quadrangle Residential College Reception / Open House Open House Poster
Beyond the Frame: American History through Artworks from the Smithsonian (September 9, 2019 3:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/64531 64531-16386894@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, September 9, 2019 3:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

This course for those 50 and over will connect, engage, and inspire adult learners at OLLI and lifelong learning sites across the country by exploring America’s stories through highly interactive, artwork-driven videoconferences. Leveraging the Museum’s tremendous digitized collection, online assets, and strong scholarship, lifelong learning site participants and Smithsonian American Art Museum study group leaders will work together to uncover and discuss a variety of topics explored by artists throughout American history.

The Smithsonian American Art Museum has long offered interactive distance learning. Since 2000, the Museum has connected with learners of all ages, focusing especially on lifelong learning sites during summers since 2013.

American Art Museum study group leaders are a corps of seasoned volunteer videoconference presenters deeply familiar with the Museum’s collections and how to facilitate conversations about artworks. Their professional experiences, paired with Museum-provided training, have prepared them to be responsive to participants’ interests and facile leaders of artwork-based discussions. Meetings will be held on Mondays and Wednesdays from 3:30-5pm (September 9th, 16th, 25th, and 30th).

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Class / Instruction Wed, 24 Jul 2019 11:59:40 -0400 2019-09-09T15:30:00-04:00 2019-09-09T17:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction OLLI Study Group
The Impact of Religion on Politics in the Middle East (September 10, 2019 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/65400 65400-16589551@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, September 10, 2019 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

Saeed A. Khan is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Near East and Asian Studies at Wayne State University. He teaches Islamic and Middle East history, politics and culture, and is a Fellow at the Center for the Study of Citizenship. He is also Adjunct Professor in Islamic Studies at the University of Detroit-Mercy and at Rochester College, co-teaching a course on Muslim-Christian Diversity.

Religion in politics is the most crucial issue facing Middle East countries. The region faces challenges for the application of modernity in terms of secularism, especially in a locale where democracy and individualism have had generally little latitude as a whole. This is due partly from its history, and where many use religion to justify their authoritarian political systems. Could technological advances have an impact and at what pace? This presentation for those 50 and over will explore the always-changing landscape of the Middle East as a religion, politics and technology compete, clash and coexist.

This is the first in OLLI’S distinguished lecture series for 2019-20. A total of ten lectures are presented covering a variety of topics. Lectures are held on Tuesday mornings once each month.

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Lecture / Discussion Sun, 18 Aug 2019 13:45:16 -0400 2019-09-10T10:00:00-04:00 2019-09-10T11:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Lecture / Discussion olli image
Growth and Grit: Developing a Mindset for Success (September 11, 2019 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/65979 65979-16678382@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, September 11, 2019 5:30pm
Location: Angell Hall
Organized By: Science Learning Center

What if your ability to succeed in your classes was determined in part before you even stepped into the classroom? What is the one quality you need to overcome adversity academically and in life? This workshop will detail the research of Dr. Carol Dweck and her groundbreaking work on the concept of mindset. Students will learn how to abandon a debilitating fixed mindset in favor of a growth mindset, leading to success in areas they once considered too difficult. The workshop will also introduce students to the research of Dr. Angela Duckworth, and how a growth mindset can lead to the development of grit, an essential characteristic to overcoming our fear of failure.

Registration Link: http://ttc.iss.lsa.umich.edu/undergrad/sessions/growth-and-grit-developing-a-mindset-for-success-science-success-series/

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 09 Jan 2020 13:40:53 -0500 2019-09-11T17:30:00-04:00 2019-09-11T19:00:00-04:00 Angell Hall Science Learning Center Workshop / Seminar
Early History of South Africa, c. 900-1930 (September 12, 2019 9:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/65568 65568-16613769@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, September 12, 2019 9:30am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

During the millennium preceding European colonialism, South Africans forged societies characterized by dispersed political networks, long-distance commerce, extensive regional interactions, and overlapping flows of people, ideas, and materials. By the 18th century, their political economies and political beliefs yielded powerful kingdoms. Colonial political mythology rests on the notion that early Europeans ‘set up a country bare’ and devoid of civilization. The early history of South Africa reveals a far more complex past.

Dr. Jimenez is an LSA Collegiate Fellow in the Department of History at the University of Michigan. She received her Ph.D. from Northwestern University in 2017. Her research uses comparative historical linguistics to recover the undocumented past. She is interested in the ways southern African speech communities crafted political beliefs and practices over several centuries, how these beliefs shaped gendered and generational social relations, and the ways enduring ideas shaped the rise of centralized kingdoms.

This is the first in a six-lecture series. The subject is South Africa: Past, Present, and a Look Forward. The next lecture will be September 19, 2019. The title is: Is Democracy Alive and Well in South Africa? Evaluating the results of the 2019 National Elections.

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 21 Aug 2019 13:27:21 -0400 2019-09-12T09:30:00-04:00 2019-09-12T11:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Lecture / Discussion olli image
Writers Unlimited (September 13, 2019 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/64486 64486-16372915@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, September 13, 2019 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

Participants present their creative essays, short stories, poetry, or novels for constructive criticism and suggestions for improvement from the group. Each participant brings copies from their work to distribute. Comments are recorded on the copies and returned to the reader.

This study group for those 50 and over will meet for two hours on Fridays, from September 13, 2019 through August 30, 2020, except on November 29 and December 27, 2019.

Instructor Jerry Janusz has been a participant in this group for eleven years.

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Class / Instruction Mon, 22 Jul 2019 13:29:06 -0400 2019-09-13T10:00:00-04:00 2019-09-13T12:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Study Group
Chinese 6 (September 16, 2019 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/64572 64572-16388941@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, September 16, 2019 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

Learn Chinese language and culture in this course for those 50 and over. Students will learn Chinese characters and basic sentences, so they can carry on Chinese conversation. Sessions will be held Mondays from 10am-12pm from September 16 through December 16 (no class on September 30). Instructor Angela Yang retired from medical research at UM. She was also a teacher in a Chinese school in Kalamazoo and Ann Arbor.

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Class / Instruction Wed, 24 Jul 2019 15:54:30 -0400 2019-09-16T10:00:00-04:00 2019-09-16T12:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Olli Study Group
Solving Easy Sudoku Puzzles (September 16, 2019 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/64591 64591-16390993@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, September 16, 2019 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

If you like puzzles and want to learn the basics of solving Sudoku, this is a good place to start. In this course for those 50 and over we will cover several elementary patterns that will enable you to solve easy puzzles and most medium level puzzles. Instructor Jerry Janusz is a retired mathematician who loves working Sudoku puzzles. The group will meet Mondays from 10-11:30 am from September 16 through October 7 (no class on September 30).

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Class / Instruction Wed, 24 Jul 2019 20:36:39 -0400 2019-09-16T10:00:00-04:00 2019-09-16T11:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction OLLI Study Group
Monday Painters (September 16, 2019 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/64534 64534-16388884@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, September 16, 2019 11:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

Monday Painters is a flexible art group for those 50 and over. The group is led by Instructor Barbara Anderson and meets every Monday from 11-3. Members are free to come and go as they please. Each week a DVD is shown about art that lasts half an hour. This group has become like family and all are welcome to join in for fun, learning, growing, and gentle critiquing. Instructor Barb Anderson has studied art for over twenty years and prior to that taught special education. She hopes to welcome new members to Monday Painters. The group meets Mondays from 11am–3pm from September 16, 2019 through August 3, 2020 (no classes on September 30th, October 14th and 21st, and February 14, 2020

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Class / Instruction Wed, 24 Jul 2019 12:29:35 -0400 2019-09-16T11:00:00-04:00 2019-09-16T15:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction OLLI Study Group
Journey with Contemporary Writers from Around the World (September 16, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/64522 64522-16380912@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, September 16, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

In these sessions, participants will take a deeper look at how contemporary award-winning writers from around the world think and what concerns they have in today’s life. Do we, educated Americans, see our world in ways similar or different from the ways those writers see it?
Let us look at the world through these perceptive eyes. Let us try to be SINBADS and enjoy a free flight of discovery on the magic these writers have woven for us.
Join us and do not be afraid. Our first journey will be in the world of a novel titled "The Moor’s Account" by Laila Lalami. This Study Group led by Adnan Salhi is for those 50 and over and meets Mondays, 12:00–1:30 pm on September 16, October 7, November 4, December 16.

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Class / Instruction Tue, 23 Jul 2019 17:36:04 -0400 2019-09-16T12:00:00-04:00 2019-09-16T13:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Study Group
Doing God’s Will – From the Crusades to the Holocaust (September 16, 2019 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/64653 64653-16410951@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, September 16, 2019 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

An understanding of how the “Christian” world sought to impose its interpretation of “God’s will” on other peoples leading to the most destruction and devastation that the civilized world had ever known; two of the darkest periods in the history of man. Lecture and class discussion (with active participation) using two texts, 1. "Holy War: The Crusades and their Impact on Today’s World" (Karen Armstrong) and 2. "Hitler’s Willing Executioners: Ordinary Germans and the Holocaust" (Daniel Jonah Goldhagen).
Dr. Cameron is a retired dental professional with an active ongoing interest in world’s history and how that history is shaped by religion. Instructors John Cameron and Bill Hermon will lead this Study Group for those 50 and over and meets Mondays, 1:00–3:00 pm on September 16 – October 14 (no class September 30).

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Class / Instruction Sat, 27 Jul 2019 08:18:33 -0400 2019-09-16T13:00:00-04:00 2019-09-16T15:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Study Group
Understanding the Revolutionary Changes in Businesses and Jobs (September 16, 2019 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/64599 64599-16394975@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, September 16, 2019 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

We will examine the numerous ways that technology, competition, globalization, and trade have affected American businesses and the nature of work. Some of the most iconic companies such as Eastman Kodak, Bethlehem Steel, and Westinghouse have gone bankrupt or disappeared, while newer types of companies such as Amazon and Uber are ascending. In their heyday, large corporations were integral to the growth of the middle class by offering lifetime employment and benefits. But today, many traditional and new-age companies treat employees as contractors and they need fewer workers to achieve economic values comparable to businesses of the past. We will read and discuss “The Vanishing American Corporation” by U of M professor Gerald Davis. (OLLI members may remember his lecture last fall on the future of work). The author tracks the rise of the large corporation and then describes the economic, social, and technological developments that have led to its decline. He shows how these trends are leading to income inequality and social instability. Dr. Davis goes on to describe the future of business and how workers can navigate changing conditions.

Instructor Gerry Lapidus contributed professionally to the emergence of the new tech world and has conducted over 50 OLLI book discussion classes. Please read through Section 2 for the first meeting.

This study group for those 50 and over will meet for two hours on Mondays from September 16 through October 21 (except on September 30)

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Class / Instruction Thu, 25 Jul 2019 07:23:20 -0400 2019-09-16T13:00:00-04:00 2019-09-16T15:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Study Group
Spanish III – Advanced (September 16, 2019 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/64568 64568-16388938@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, September 16, 2019 3:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

Spanish III Advanced is a continuation for those 50 and over who have taken Intermediate Spanish or have equivalent knowledge. Participants will further develop their fluency with the spoken language as we study irregular verbs, advanced verb tenses, and complex sentences. Course materials consist of the “Advanced” book and CDs in the Living Language Spanish Complete Edition that we have used in the beginning and intermediate study groups. The sessions will meet Mondays from 304:30 pm from September 16 through December 2 (no class on September 30). Instructor Jennie Lieberman, a native Spanish speaker, was born in Cuba and has extensive tutoring experience.

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Class / Instruction Wed, 24 Jul 2019 15:48:24 -0400 2019-09-16T15:00:00-04:00 2019-09-16T16:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction OLLI Study Group
Political Ideologies: Conservatism, Liberalism, and Socialism (September 17, 2019 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/64555 64555-16388907@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, September 17, 2019 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

This study group for those 50 and over will begin by exploring the nature of ideological thinking. It will then proceed to describe and explore the historical development of these three leading ideologies. Their similarities and differences, and their changing relationship to each other, will be explored November. Finally, we will focus on the current state of these ideological perspectives and scenarios for their futures. There will be modest readings to provide background information and stimulate discussions. Instructor Craig Ramsay is an emeritus political scientist who has taught a range of courses on American politics and government, as well as on political philosophy and comparative politics.

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Class / Instruction Wed, 24 Jul 2019 13:45:31 -0400 2019-09-17T13:00:00-04:00 2019-09-17T14:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction OLLI Study Group
Understanding the Quantum World and Beyond (September 17, 2019 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/64667 64667-16420899@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, September 17, 2019 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

We’ll read Lee Smolin’s new book, "Einstein’s Unfinished Revolution". To get us up to speed, we’ll also watch the first six DVD lectures of Understanding the Quantum World from the Teaching Company, and we’ll pull in other lectures as needed. The goal is to understand what is missing from quantum mechanics as it currently stands and to see where changes are most likely to come from.
Richard Chase, the study group leader, worked 27 years as a research physicist for Ford and taught physics at several levels. At OLLI, he has taught 15 physics-related classes and led 5 book discussion groups. This Study Group is for those 50 and over and meets Tuesdays, 1:00–3:00 pm on September 17 – December 10 (no class on November 26).

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Class / Instruction Sun, 28 Jul 2019 15:18:11 -0400 2019-09-17T13:00:00-04:00 2019-09-17T15:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Study Group
Current Events (September 17, 2019 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/64546 64546-16388896@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, September 17, 2019 3:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

This discussion group is for those 50 and over interested in current events happening at the local, national, and global level. All opinions will be heard courteously. No materials or special expertise required, just an open mind and a good sense of humor. Instructor Thomas Longworth is a retired industrial engineer who resides in Ann Arbor and participates in many OLLI programs. Instructor Margaret Pooler is a retired librarian who has been a member of the class for over 10 years. The group will meet Tuesdays from 3-5 pm from September 17 through December 17.

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Class / Instruction Wed, 24 Jul 2019 12:43:40 -0400 2019-09-17T15:00:00-04:00 2019-09-17T17:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction OLLI Study Group
Current Events 2 (September 17, 2019 3:15pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/64547 64547-16388898@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, September 17, 2019 3:15pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

For persons 50 and over with wide ranging interests in current events who enjoy discussing news, trends, and ideas that are global, national, or local. Special expertise is never required; only an open mind and a sense of humor as we share what we read, hear, and see from the world around us. Sharing diverse thoughts and experiences helps all of us grow. Instructor Paul Wenger is a retired communications professor and investment analyst/adviser who is active in OLLI and has led other study groups. The group meets Tuesdays from 3:15-5:15 pm from September 17 through December 17.

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Class / Instruction Wed, 24 Jul 2019 12:46:40 -0400 2019-09-17T15:15:00-04:00 2019-09-17T17:15:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction OLLI Study Group
Computer Maintenance and Internet Security (September 18, 2019 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/64618 64618-16396984@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, September 18, 2019 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

This class will focus on how to protect your data and identity. Topics include antivirus software, internet threats (ransomware, phishing, etc.), backup alternatives, password best practices, wireless security tips, latest Internet/phone scams, and identity theft tips-including dealing with some of the latest data breaches.

There will be time for questions and discussion. Harvey Juster is a semi-retired IT Consultant who has guided friends, family and businesses through the task of protecting their data from internal and external threats. He holds an engineering degree from UM and is a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer.

This study group for will last two hours and be led by instructor Harvey Juster.
No Osher Lifelong Learning Institute membership is required for this course.

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Class / Instruction Thu, 25 Jul 2019 14:26:22 -0400 2019-09-18T13:00:00-04:00 2019-09-18T15:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Study Group
Murder Most Foul: Homicide in Early America (September 18, 2019 1:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/64580 64580-16388949@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, September 18, 2019 1:30pm
Location: William Clements Library
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

In the summer of 2012 the William L. Clements Library at the University of Michigan mounted an exhibition of primary sources on murder in America from the 1670s to 1900. Clements Director J. Kevin Graffagnino’s PowerPoint presentation of murder books, pamphlets, serials, prints, photographs, and ephemera illustrates the ways our ancestors dealt with murder as vehicle for moral instruction, basis for social attitudes and legal policy, and source of guilty-pleasure titillation. Given the enduring popularity of crime and punishment for America readers, collectors, and researchers, this lecture for those 50 and over should appeal to scholarly and popular audiences alike. Instructor J. Kevin Graffagnino has been Director of the University of Michigan’s William L. Clements Library since 2008 and will be retiring after 11 years at the end of December.

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Class / Instruction Wed, 24 Jul 2019 16:34:25 -0400 2019-09-18T13:30:00-04:00 2019-09-18T14:30:00-04:00 William Clements Library Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Olli Study Group
Make It Stick: Research-Based Learning Strategies You Need to Know (September 18, 2019 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/65980 65980-16678383@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, September 18, 2019 5:30pm
Location: Angell Hall
Organized By: Science Learning Center

The study and learning strategies students often bring to college are often insufficient to help them succeed at the university level. Particularly in challenging STEM courses, students can't simply memorize or cram their way to a good grade. This workshop will focus on the popular learning strategies to avoid, as well as the top three strategies you don't know but are shown by research to be the most effective for long-term learning.

Registration Link: http://ttc.iss.lsa.umich.edu/undergrad/sessions/make-it-stick-research-based-learning-strategies-you-need-to-know-science-success-series/

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 04 Sep 2019 15:39:54 -0400 2019-09-18T17:30:00-04:00 2019-09-18T19:00:00-04:00 Angell Hall Science Learning Center Workshop / Seminar
Shores Beyond Shores: From Holocaust to Hope with Irene Butter (September 18, 2019 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/64661 64661-16410959@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, September 18, 2019 7:00pm
Location: Kellogg Eye Center
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

Irene Butter, a Holocaust survivor and longtime peace activist and a UM emerita professor of public health, is the co-founder of the Raoul Wallenberg Medal and Lecture at UM and co-founder of Zeitouna, an Arab-Jewish women’s dialogue group in Ann Arbor.

Her first-person memoir, "Shores Beyond Shores", is an account of how the heart keeps its common humanity in the most inhumane and turbulent of times. Ms. Butter will share her life experiences. She grew up as a Jewish child in Nazi-occupied Europe and survived two concentration camps.

“I didn’t ask to go through the Holocaust, but I was saved through the miracles of luck and the love and determination of my Pappi. I owe it to him and everybody who suffered to talk about what I learned because suffering never ends, so our work must continue,” Ms. Butter said. Her book will be available for purchase.

Osher Lifelong Learning Institute membership is not required to attend this event.

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Class / Instruction Sat, 27 Jul 2019 10:26:46 -0400 2019-09-18T19:00:00-04:00 2019-09-18T20:30:00-04:00 Kellogg Eye Center Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Osher Logo
Is Democracy Alive and Well in South Africa? Evaluating the results of the 2019 National Elections (September 19, 2019 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/65570 65570-16613770@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, September 19, 2019 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

This presentation evaluates the state of democracy in South Africa over the last 25 years. How respected and stable are democratic institutions following the historic elections of 1994? Has the African National Congress, the ruling party, successfully addressed the harmful legacy of apartheid? Has the government realized the ideals of the country’s first, democratically elected president, Nelson Mandela, to eradicate poverty and promote dignity? We focus on the 2019 National Elections to answer these questions.

Anne Pitcher is a Professor in the Departments of Political Science and Afroamerican and African Studies at the University of Michigan. Her current research examines party politics, urban political economy, and state-business relations in Africa. She has conducted fieldwork, survey and archival research in Angola, Mozambique, Kenya, Zambia, and South Africa. She has published several books and dozens of articles in scholarly journals. She formerly served as President of the African Studies Association.

This is the second in a six-lecture series. The subject is South Africa: Past, Present, and a Look Forward. The next lecture will be September 26, 2019. The title is: De Facto and De Jure Apartheid: On the Moral, Politcal and Policy Failures of the Post-Apartheid State: A Call for an Official State Apology for Apartheid in South Africa

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 21 Aug 2019 13:42:01 -0400 2019-09-19T10:00:00-04:00 2019-09-19T11:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Lecture / Discussion olli image
Post-colonial Literature: From Decolonizing India to Decolonizing Flint (September 19, 2019 1:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/64520 64520-16380910@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, September 19, 2019 1:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

With the official end of the European colonial empires in the twentieth century, novelists in former colonies began to write about their identities: what to recover from the indigenous cultures? In the twenty-first century, writers on racism have begun to use “decolonizing” to address race. What does that metaphor reveal about racial issues? What obscure?
This is a flipped classroom: Sharon Quiroz, instructor, will lecture sparingly because reading and discussion are primary. Story tellers are Anita Desai, Viet Thanh Nguyen, Chimimanda Adichie, Tommy Orange, Isabel Allende, Dr. Mona Hannah-Attisha. All available in paperback. This Study Group is for those 50 and over and meets Thursdays, 1:30–3:30 pm on September 19 - November 21.

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Class / Instruction Tue, 23 Jul 2019 17:08:07 -0400 2019-09-19T13:30:00-04:00 2019-09-19T15:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Study Group
Memoirs and Personal Essays (September 19, 2019 2:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/64623 64623-16396996@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, September 19, 2019 2:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

This group for those 50 and over meets every week for two hours on Thursdays from September 2019 to June 2020, except for holidays. There are no specific assignments. Each writer strives to find his or her own subject matter and stylistic voice. We read our work aloud and discuss it, making constructive suggestions for improvement. The important thing is to write well enough to interest others and to convey our ideas clearly. Participants are expected to read their work regularly.

Instructor Eleanor Linn has led this writing group since 2014. She is a published author.

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Class / Instruction Thu, 25 Jul 2019 14:37:28 -0400 2019-09-19T14:30:00-04:00 2019-09-19T16:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Study Group
A Short History of Healing (September 20, 2019 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/64586 64586-16388956@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, September 20, 2019 10:00am
Location: Hatcher Graduate Library
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

The University of Michigan Library Special Collections Research Center holds an extraordinary collection of artifacts, manuscripts, and early printed books illustrating the early history of western medicine. In an informal workshop setting, participants 50 and over will learn about the birth and early development of western medicine through a close viewing of historical artifacts, including ancient papyri, medical amulets, medieval manuscripts, and richly illustrated Renaissance books. Instructor Pablo Alvarez will lead the workshop, paying special attention to the interplay between science and religion as well as to the role of art in disseminating medical knowledge.

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Class / Instruction Wed, 24 Jul 2019 17:40:27 -0400 2019-09-20T10:00:00-04:00 2019-09-20T12:00:00-04:00 Hatcher Graduate Library Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction OLLI Study Group
Wisdom Circle (September 20, 2019 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/64656 64656-16410954@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, September 20, 2019 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

A study of the common spirituality and inter-connectivity of the world’s great religious and spiritual traditions, otherwise known as the perennial wisdom. Religion has often been part of the problem; can spirituality be part of the solution?
An examination of the new romance between Science and Spirituality. Guest speakers, discussion, brief lectures. This Study Group led by J.T. Ramelis is for those 50 and over and meets Fridays, 10:00 am–12:00 pm on September 20 – November 8.

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Class / Instruction Sat, 27 Jul 2019 09:02:02 -0400 2019-09-20T10:00:00-04:00 2019-09-20T12:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Study Group
Computerized Investing: Asset Allocation and Mutual Funds (September 23, 2019 9:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/64477 64477-16370919@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, September 23, 2019 9:30am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

We expect to improve your overall investment knowledge as well as your investing strategies as we present methods of using various investment options. Join us for open discussion of the value of asset allocation, types of mutual funds, types of financial advisors, questions to ask your financial advisor, and ways to examine your current portfolio.
We will make extensive use of information from web-based resources. Dale Brandenburg, instructor, is a retired research professor and Robert Shaw, is a director and current Vice-President of the SE Michigan Chapter of Better Investing. This Study Group is for those 50 and over and meets Mondays September 23 – October 28 (no class September 30).

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Class / Instruction Mon, 22 Jul 2019 09:11:54 -0400 2019-09-23T09:30:00-04:00 2019-09-23T11:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Study Group
Rosie the Riveter and the Willow Run Bomber Plant (September 23, 2019 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/64581 64581-16388950@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, September 23, 2019 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

This presentation for those 50 and over highlights the role of women in the defense industries during WWII. The “Save The Bomber Plant Campaign” will be introduced and the instructor will explain the exciting participation in the Veteran’s History Project, under the auspices of the Library of Congress. Instructor Claire Dahl is a Tribute Rosie and does presentations in many venues. She has a Master’s Degree in American Studies, with an emphasis on Women’s Studies and lives in Ann Arbor.

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Class / Instruction Wed, 24 Jul 2019 16:39:12 -0400 2019-09-23T10:00:00-04:00 2019-09-23T12:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction OLLI Study Group
American Musical Theater – Golden Age of Broadway, 1943-1968 (September 23, 2019 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/64636 64636-16402986@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, September 23, 2019 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

This series will include composers and lyricists Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein, Cole Porter, Jule Styne, Irving Berlin, George and Ira Gershwin, Alan Lerner, and Frederick Loewe. DVD and CD excerpts will complement the lecture.
Dr. Edwin Marcus, instructor and a retired pediatrician, has been presenting lectures and leading classes on musical theater for the past 20 years. This Study Group is for those 50 and over and meets Mondays, 1:00–2:30 pm on September 23 – October 21 (no class September 30).

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Class / Instruction Fri, 26 Jul 2019 08:32:00 -0400 2019-09-23T13:00:00-04:00 2019-09-23T14:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Study Group
An Afternoon in the Company of Sondheim’s Company (September 23, 2019 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/64635 64635-16402985@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, September 23, 2019 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

After a brief informal introduction by Marilyn Scott, the group will watch the 2011 concert version of this musical, which explores the ups and downs of modern marriage, after which discussion will follow.
Marilyn Scott, instructor, is a long-time study group leader and devotee of American Musical Theater. This Study Group is for those 50 and over and meets Monday, 1:00–5:00 pm on September 23.

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Class / Instruction Fri, 26 Jul 2019 08:19:32 -0400 2019-09-23T13:00:00-04:00 2019-09-23T17:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Study Group
Beginner Chinese Conversation (September 23, 2019 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/64571 64571-16388940@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, September 23, 2019 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

This course, for those 50 and over, will introduce some basic Chinese conversational phrases, and provide help to answer the questions regarding traveling in China. Instructor Yi Keep is Chinese and has lived in the U.S. since 1984.

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Class / Instruction Wed, 24 Jul 2019 15:51:48 -0400 2019-09-23T13:00:00-04:00 2019-09-23T14:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Olli Study Group
OLLI Dialog on Freedom & Diversity with Dilip Das (September 24, 2019 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/64680 64680-16426886@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, September 24, 2019 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

Freedom is a core value, a proud symbol of what it means to be American. The meaning of freedom has evolved over the 243 years since our country’s founding. For many, freedoms were denied or constrained by laws, policies, and dominant culture. Today, in 2019, more individuals and groups feel a sense of freedom than ever before, but many, still, are marginalized. We will talk, as an OLLI group, about freedom and how an understanding of diversity and inclusion is deeply embedded into the meaning of freedom.

Dilip Das is Vice Provost of Equity and Inclusion at University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. He is a liaison for 12 UM units on campus implementing their five-year Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Strategic Plans. He is the Accreditation Liaison Officer at UM for the Higher Learning Commission’s 2020 UM Reaccreditation. Dilip also leads and helps manage statewide college access grant programs and mentors both graduate and undergraduate students. Dilip holds a doctorate in higher education administration, a master’s in science education, and a bachelor’s degree
in biology.

A first in a series of conversations with retiring academic and community leaders who will share their stories and unique perspectives as they look to their second acts.

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Class / Instruction Mon, 29 Jul 2019 11:17:38 -0400 2019-09-24T10:00:00-04:00 2019-09-24T12:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Osher Logo
Mah-Jongg (September 24, 2019 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/64592 64592-16390994@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, September 24, 2019 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

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 quite addictive! Classes for those 50 and over start with a brief lecture, followed by actual playing of the game with continuous guidance from the instructor. Mah-Jongg sets will be provided.

Instructor Stuart Baggaley has taught his modified and simplified version of the game at many venues. He is a British World War II veteran (RAF) who emigrated from Norway in 1957, leaving the Fulbright Foundation in Oslo. He retired from UM Medical School (Anatomy) in 1990.

Sessions will meet Tuesdays from 1-3pm from September 24 through October 29.

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Class / Instruction Wed, 24 Jul 2019 20:40:45 -0400 2019-09-24T13:00:00-04:00 2019-09-24T15:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction OLLI Study Group
What Makes Some Music “Great”? (September 24, 2019 1:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/64641 64641-16402990@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, September 24, 2019 1:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

Ultimately a question Louis cannot answer, he will try to illuminate the greatness about selected/popular concert pieces. Why do we love the Beethoven Fifth Symphony? What was some other music contemporary with this masterpiece and what makes it a masterpiece? The instructor will rely on recordings as well as his own playing in these sessions.
Dr. Louis Nagel, instructor, is Professor Emeritus of piano and piano literature after serving for forty-seven years on the faculty of the UM School of Music Theatre and Dance. He has concertized and lectured throughout the United States and internationally and worked collaboratively with his wife, the psychologist and musician Dr. Julie Jaffee Nagel. In “retirement” he continues to be active as a performer, lecturer, and teacher. This Study Group is for those 50 and over and meets Tuesdays, 1:30–3:00 pm on September 24 – October 29.

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Class / Instruction Fri, 26 Jul 2019 10:31:46 -0400 2019-09-24T13:30:00-04:00 2019-09-24T15:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Study Group
American Dialogue (September 25, 2019 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/64611 64611-16396977@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, September 25, 2019 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

This study group will discuss the ideas in “American Dialogue: The Founders and Us”, by Joseph J. Ellis. Ellis positions our contemporary debates on race, income inequality, jurisprudence, and foreign policy in their historical context through dialogue with four founders—Jefferson, Adams, Madison, and Washington.

Following Ellis, the study group will engage in its own American dialogue between then and now, enabling an interactive process through which we can frame current issues in light of their historical origins and see our founders through a modern lens. The book will be available at Literati Bookstore. Additional readings to be supplied.

This study group for those 50 and over will be led by instructors John Roundtree and Larry Berlin and will meet for two hours on Wednesdays, from September 25 through November 6, (no class on October 9).

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Class / Instruction Thu, 25 Jul 2019 13:49:07 -0400 2019-09-25T13:00:00-04:00 2019-09-25T15:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Study Group
De Facto and De Jure Apartheid: On the Moral, Politcal and Policy Failures of the Post-Apartheid State: A Call for an Official State Apology for Apartheid in South Africa (September 26, 2019 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/65611 65611-16621816@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, September 26, 2019 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

Legal Apartheid was politically, legally and procedurally dismantled after a protracted antiapartheid struggle in South Africa in 1994. South Africa’s first racially inclusive election on April 26, 1994 literally and symbolically marked this legal ending, after four years of tense and at times violent negotiations between the leaders of Apartheid South Africa and those of the antiapartheid movements.

However, 25 years after this hopeful and euphoric historical moment the dead are still being counted, the transmutation of formal apartheid into social and economic apartheid is all but complete and the legacy of Apartheid’s crimes endure – threatening the very dream of Nelson Mandela’s vision for a nonracial, nonsexist, equal and just political system in South Africa. This lecture will critically engage the political, legal and moral failures of state responsibilities to international humanitarian and human rights law and the state’s political, legal and moral management of the freedom moment.

Yazier Henry teaches at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan. He is a public intellectual, strategist, conflict management expert, teacher, facilitator, scholar, professional human rights advocate, and poet. His research and writing priorities focus on the interrelationship and intersections of structural, systemic, institutional, and administrative violence. He is particularly interested in the politics and economics of human rights and the social violence of the law. His current work is on how state violence becomes systemically structured and institutionalized during political transitions in the global south.

This is the third in a six-lecture series. The subject is South Africa: Past, Present, and a Look Forward. The next lecture will be October 3, 2019. The title is: Education Inequality and Income Inequality in South Africa since the End of Apartheid.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 22 Aug 2019 14:22:39 -0400 2019-09-26T10:00:00-04:00 2019-09-26T11:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Lecture / Discussion olli image
Memoir Writing (September 27, 2019 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/64620 64620-16396994@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, September 27, 2019 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

Participants will learn how to tell the stories of their lives and those of their ancestors. We will meet weekly, and each participant should be prepared to read a story they have written (including the first class).

Instructor Jan Price calls herself a “very amateur memoirist” who has written her story after being motivated by an OLLI class.

This study group for those 50 and over will meet for two hours on Fridays from September 27 through December 13(except on November 29).

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Class / Instruction Thu, 25 Jul 2019 14:34:01 -0400 2019-09-27T10:00:00-04:00 2019-09-27T12:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Study Group
How Does a Single Protein Molecule Cause an Array of Diseases? The Story of the Magic Protein NLRP3 (September 27, 2019 3:15pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/64660 64660-16410958@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, September 27, 2019 3:15pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

In some cases, the malfunction of a signal molecule in our body causes diseases. Here the protein NLRP3 will be taken as an example. The course will first provide the basic background of molecular cell biology, such as the concepts of cell and its building blocks; then introduce NLRP3, its function in the normal condition and its relations with diseases, such as auto-inflammatory disorders, type 2 diabetes, gout, Alzheimer disease, etc.
The goal of this course is to bring science to the community and highlight the importance of basic biological research in medicine. Jie Xu, instructor, has a Ph.D. in neuroscience and has worked as a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Michigan Medical School since 2018. This Study Group is for those 50 and over and meets Fridays, 3:15–4:45 pm on September 27 – October 4.

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Class / Instruction Sat, 27 Jul 2019 09:54:46 -0400 2019-09-27T15:15:00-04:00 2019-09-27T16:45:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Study Group
National Issues (October 1, 2019 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/64553 64553-16388904@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, October 1, 2019 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

This study group for those 50 and over, facilitated by Barbara Comai and Leo Shedden, will focus on domestic public issues of great importance. Topics will be selected by class members and teams of class members will facilitate group discussion using materials gleaned from the internet, recent readings, life experiences, and other similar sources. Previous topics include: Decaying Cities, American Democracy, Voting Rights, Living Wage, Privacy in the Electronic Age. The class will choose the topics at the first session. Sessions will be held 1-3 pm on the first and third Tuesdays of each month from October 1 through January 21.

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Class / Instruction Wed, 24 Jul 2019 13:37:16 -0400 2019-10-01T13:00:00-04:00 2019-10-01T15:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction OLLI Study Group
India’s Religious Traditions (October 2, 2019 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/64578 64578-16388947@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 2, 2019 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

India is home to the ancient religious traditions, Hinduism, Jainism, and Buddhism. They differ significantly from Abrahamic religions on the idea of Divinity, soul, and afterlife. They have evolved over time and are open to further interpretations in the future. The lectures for those 50 and over will include their philosophies, historical evolution, and their role in the contemporary socio-political landscape. Instructor Venkat Lakshminarayanan grew up in India and is a follower of Hindu tradition. Sessions will meet Wednesdays from 10-11:30 am from October 2 through November 27 (no class on October 9).

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Class / Instruction Wed, 24 Jul 2019 16:25:05 -0400 2019-10-02T10:00:00-04:00 2019-10-02T11:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction OLLI Study Groups
Gerrymandering (October 2, 2019 11:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/64551 64551-16388903@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 2, 2019 11:30am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

Now that it’s clear that efforts to deal with gerrymandering cannot be litigated in federal court, the question is whether state independent redistricting commissions are the best approach to the problem. Another approach would be to adopt a state-wide list system of proportional representation, as described in Bob Davidow’s recent article in the Wayne Law Review. With a state-wide system, there would be no district line to draw -- hence no gerrymandering. The proposed system would not only reduce the amount of money needed for election, but also reduce the influence of the wealthy and well-connected. Demographic changes would not affect the operation of the system. An independent redistricting commission would do none of these things.

This course for those 50 and over will be led by Instructor Bob Davidow, Professor of Law (retired) from George Mason University. He is the author of Response to Gerrymandering.

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Class / Instruction Thu, 25 Jul 2019 07:36:43 -0400 2019-10-02T11:30:00-04:00 2019-10-02T13:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction OLLI Study Group
Ypsilanti – 1800 to the Present – A Rich & Unique History (October 2, 2019 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/64663 64663-16410961@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 2, 2019 7:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

Begin the evening with a guided tour of the Ypsilanti Historical Society Museum and Archives to learn about the complex history of Ypsilanti, first founded as a trading post.

Then we’ll take a short walk to the Ypsilanti Ladies Literary Club 218 N. Washington St., Ypsilanti, MI (event ends here) to hear former City Councilman and Ypsilanti historian Bill Nickels tell the story of the unique university and manufacturing town.

Finally, Ypsilanti Mayor Beth Bashert will describe Ypsilanti today – its growing economy and downtown, new industries with a focus on tech and the arts, changes on the Huron River, and a future built on a rich and unique history.

Osher Lifelong Learning Institute membership is not required to attend this event.

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Class / Instruction Sat, 27 Jul 2019 10:11:58 -0400 2019-10-02T19:00:00-04:00 2019-10-02T20:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Osher Logo
Education Inequality and Income Inequality in South Africa since the End of Apartheid (October 3, 2019 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/65614 65614-16621820@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 3, 2019 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

When apartheid ended in 1994, South Africa had one of the highest levels of income inequality in the world. Inequality in education was both a cause and a consequence of high income inequality. After 25 years there has been little change in income inequality, in spite of improvements in levels of education and education inequality. This presentation for those 50 and over analyzes trends in education inequality and income inequality and examines how they interact in South Africa’s highly unequal society.

David Lam is Director of the Institute for Social Research and Professor of Economics at the University of Michigan. He received a Ph.D. in economics from the University of California, Berkeley. He is Honorary Professor of Economics at the University of Cape Town, South Africa, where he has done collaborative research since 1996. His research in South Africa analyzes links between education, labor markets, and income inequality.

This is the fourth in a six-lecture series. The subject is South Africa: Past, Present, and a Look Forward. The next lecture will be October 10, 2019. The title is: South African Performing Arts in the New Democracy.

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 26 Aug 2019 11:17:46 -0400 2019-10-03T10:00:00-04:00 2019-10-03T11:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Lecture / Discussion Thursday Lecture Series
The History of Antisemitism (October 3, 2019 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/64654 64654-16410952@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 3, 2019 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

The story of antisemitism is a story of hatred and horror, a story of lies and cruelty, a story of good people doing worse things. It is a story central to western culture and its main religion, Christianity. This course will look at this story of antisemitism and how and why it came to be and persists to this day. Ken is a Unitarian Universalist minister of 46 years standing, 25 with the Ann Arbor congregation. Ken has twice served 3 years in the Army and has for 53 years been involved in the peace movement. Kenneth Phifer leads this Study Group for those 50 and over and meets Thursdays, 1:00–3:00 pm on October 3 – October 31.

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Class / Instruction Sat, 27 Jul 2019 08:33:51 -0400 2019-10-03T13:00:00-04:00 2019-10-03T15:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Study Group
Leadership Lunch: Meet the BLI Tailgate (October 4, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/67644 67644-16909317@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 4, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: Barger Leadership Institute

The Barger Leadership Institute is excited to invite you to our Tailgate-themed Leadership Lunch on Friday, October 4th from 12-1:30pm! Join us as we kick off Homecoming weekend with this casual meet and greet in the BLI Open Space with giant Jenga, music, face-painting, and a bunch of amazing food. Everyone is welcome to meet BLI leadership fellows, current members, alumni, and learn more about the incredible opportunities at BLI!

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Social / Informal Gathering Thu, 26 Sep 2019 15:54:09 -0400 2019-10-04T12:00:00-04:00 2019-10-04T13:30:00-04:00 Weiser Hall Barger Leadership Institute Social / Informal Gathering Meet the BLI
Film Classics (October 7, 2019 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/64642 64642-16402991@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, October 7, 2019 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

Why do some films seem so much better than others and maintain a reputation for what seems forever? Why do these films have an impact on the development of the cinema while others drop quickly into oblivion? In other words, why are some films “classics” and what do we mean by the term “classic” to begin with?
Let’s take a look at the following film classics and respond to those questions: Grand illusion (France, 1937); The African Queen (USA, 1951); Touch of Evil (USA, 1958); Late Spring (Japan, 1949); Chinatown (USA, 1974); and Groundhog Day (USA, 1993). Ira Konigsberg, instructor, is Professor Emeritus of Film at the University of Michigan. This Study Group is for those 50 and over and meets Mondays and Wednesdays, 1:00-4:00 pm on October 7, October 14, October 21, October 30, November 4 and November 11.

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Class / Instruction Fri, 26 Jul 2019 10:49:30 -0400 2019-10-07T13:00:00-04:00 2019-10-07T16:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Study Group
Touring Our Nation’s Capital – Washington D.C. (October 7, 2019 1:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/64584 64584-16388954@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, October 7, 2019 1:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

Washington D.C. attracts visitors from around the world on a daily basis. While the aura and intrigue of politics may draw many, Washington is also a world-class city filled with history, culture, and a multitude of memorable sights and experiences. In this course for those 50 and over, OLLI Knowledge seekers have an opportunity to tour Washington visually through the Great Courses’ Great Tours--Washington D.C. Mr. Richard Kurin, Smithsonian Distinguished Scholar is the course tour guide. Dr. Richard Galant, who has visited Washington many times, serves as the class guide.

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Class / Instruction Wed, 24 Jul 2019 17:30:13 -0400 2019-10-07T13:30:00-04:00 2019-10-07T15:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction OLLI Study Group
A Brief Review of Iran History and Culture (October 7, 2019 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/64577 64577-16388946@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, October 7, 2019 3:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

The main goal of this course for those 50 and over is to inform and give a better understanding about Iran to the study group. This includes a brief review of Iran history from the ancient time up to the twenty first century; conversion of the Iranian from Zoroastrianism to Islam and later to Islam-Shia; a review of the three aspects of Iranian society: modernity, nationalism, and Islam; discussion of the two Iranian revolutions in 1906 and 1979; and review of the history of the U.S. and Iran relationship.

Sessions will be held Mondays from 3-5pm from October 7 through November 4 (no class on October 14). Instructor Moe Bidgoli graduated from University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He was professor of computer science and information system for 35 years. He became Emeritus Professor of CS & IS in June 2018. He is married and he lives in Ann Arbor Michigan. His hobbies are reading history, playing pickleball, gardening, and travelling.

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Class / Instruction Thu, 25 Jul 2019 16:22:23 -0400 2019-10-07T15:00:00-04:00 2019-10-07T17:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction OLLI Study Groups
Advanced German V (October 8, 2019 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/64567 64567-16388936@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, October 8, 2019 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

The course for those 50 and over will be a continuation of Advanced German of winter/spring ‘19. The class will focus on the use of idiomatic German for conversation. Instructor Renate Gerulaitis is professor emeritus of German Language and Literature at Oakland University. The course will meet Tuesdays from 1-3 pm from October 8 through December 17.

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Class / Instruction Wed, 24 Jul 2019 15:43:48 -0400 2019-10-08T13:00:00-04:00 2019-10-08T15:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction OLLI Study Group
The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe (October 8, 2019 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/64575 64575-16388944@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, October 8, 2019 2:00pm
Location: Hatcher Graduate Library
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

Join us for a gallery talk and guided exhibit tour with Instructors Sigrid Cordell, Juli McLoone, and Angie Oehril. The tour for those 50 and over will delve into the history and influence of Daniel Defoe’s "The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe", first published in 1719. In the 300 years since its publication, Defoe’s narrative of shipwreck and survival has captured readers’ imaginations, inspiring a multitude of adaptations and spin-offs, and becoming a cultural touchstone. Featuring material from the University of Michigan Library Special Collections Research Center’s Hubbard Imaginary Voyages Collection, the exhibit explores questions about self-sufficiency, otherness, and the role of gendered and racialized ideas in constructing the self.

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Class / Instruction Thu, 25 Jul 2019 07:39:48 -0400 2019-10-08T14:00:00-04:00 2019-10-08T15:30:00-04:00 Hatcher Graduate Library Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction OLLI Study Group
Medical School Student Panel Discussion (October 8, 2019 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/65981 65981-16678384@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, October 8, 2019 6:00pm
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Science Learning Center

Here is your chance to hear about what life is like for several medical school students and residents. Learn about each of their paths to medicine, experiences in medical school, and things they wished they had known in college. You can also submit your own questions ahead of time using the following link: http://tiny.cc/med-student-panel.

Registration Link: http://ttc.iss.lsa.umich.edu/undergrad/sessions/medical-school-student-panel-discussion-2/

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 04 Sep 2019 15:40:54 -0400 2019-10-08T18:00:00-04:00 2019-10-08T19:00:00-04:00 Biological Sciences Building Science Learning Center Workshop / Seminar Biological Sciences Building
Green New Deal: A WeListen Staff Discussion (October 9, 2019 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/67660 67660-16909330@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 9, 2019 11:00am
Location: Ross School of Business
Organized By: Ginsberg Center

This WeListen session is open to all UM staff members. All voices and views are welcome and lunch will be provided!

RSVP here: http://bit.ly/WLOctober19

We will discuss the Green New Deal by learning about the policy itself while examining various perspectives on its content. We'll also consider the economic impact of the proposed policy, and discuss changes to the environment in the state of Michigan, and how the Green New Deal would potentially impact Michiganders.

Our aim is to bring liberals, conservatives, libertarians- everyone across the political spectrum- together for constructive conversation. The goal of WeListen discussions is not to debate or argue, but to understand the views and values of others and to learn from their perspectives. The session will begin with a brief content presentation to provide a basic understanding of the topic. No specific level of knowledge is required to participate in WeListen discussions.

By participating in WeListen sessions, staff members will:
- Expand understanding of a prominent political topic
- Practice discussing difficult topics with others,
- Gain openness to new ideas and perspectives,
- Learn to productively challenge an idea, and
- Form a sense of community among fellow staff members.

Questions? Email us at welistenstaff@umich.edu.

This event is supported by the WeListen Staff Series planning committee with members from the Ginsberg Center, the International Institute, LSA Psychology and UM Poverty Solutions.

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 01 Oct 2019 14:52:42 -0400 2019-10-09T11:00:00-04:00 2019-10-09T13:00:00-04:00 Ross School of Business Ginsberg Center Lecture / Discussion WeListen October 2019
South African Performing Arts in the New Democracy (October 10, 2019 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/65615 65615-16621821@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 10, 2019 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

Learn about South African music, theatre, and dance in the new millennium. A generation of young artists bring distinctive voices to a newly integrated society. Organizations like the Market Theatre, Cape Town Opera, and the National Arts Festival present works which express the hopes, visions, and challenges of a new democracy.

Anita Gonzalez (Ph.D.) is Professor of Theatre and Drama at University of Michigan. Her research anpublication interests are in global theatre and ethnic studies. She also directs and writes for the theatre. Dr. Gonzalez has authored two books: “Afro-Mexico: Dancing Between Myth and Reality” (2010) and “Jarocho’s Soul” (2005) that reveal the influence of African people and their cultural productions on Mexico.She also coedited the volume “Black Performance Theory” (Duke University Press 2013).

Dr. Gonzalez will present images and share stories from her recent research in Johannesburg, Cape Town and Mahkanda in this presentation.

This is the fifth in a six-lecture series. The subject is South Africa: Past, Present, and a Look Forward. The next lecture will be October 17, 2019. The title is: Innovative Disruption – A Youth Dialogue on Reforming Exclusionary Systems in South Africa.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 22 Aug 2019 15:04:39 -0400 2019-10-10T10:00:00-04:00 2019-10-10T11:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Lecture / Discussion olli image
Gallery Walks (October 11, 2019 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/64532 64532-16388882@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 11, 2019 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

Let’s make the world our museum. In this course for those 50 and over let’s spend an hour or two enjoying ourselves concentrating on the work of one artist. We’ll spend a little time getting to know them, their families, education, and other formative experiences. Led by Instructor Mike Kapetan we’ll study their technical and mental approach to work. But mainly we’ll enjoy the fruits of their labor. The first three sessions will be spent looking at Paul Klee, Georgia O’Keeffe, and the Japanese woodcarver Enku. The fourth session will be based upon suggestions from the class participants. Sessions will be held Fridays from 1-3 pm from October 11th through November 1.

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Class / Instruction Sun, 06 Oct 2019 11:06:52 -0400 2019-10-11T13:00:00-04:00 2019-10-11T15:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction OLLI Study Group
Homer’s Iliad (October 11, 2019 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/64518 64518-16380906@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 11, 2019 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

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 characters and what they tell us about life, death, and war. We will also spend some time looking at the forms and devices of epic poetry.
Marilyn Scott, instructor, was a lecturer in Classics and Great Books at UM and taught Latin and English at Ann Arbor’s Community High School. This Study Group is for those 50 and over and meets Fridays, 1:00–3:00 pm on October 11 – November 22.

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Class / Instruction Sun, 06 Oct 2019 10:40:11 -0400 2019-10-11T13:00:00-04:00 2019-10-11T15:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Study Group
Women’s Issues (October 11, 2019 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/64614 64614-16396980@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 11, 2019 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

This is a women’s discussion group based on Nicholas Kristoff and Sheryl WuDunn’s book “Half the Sky; Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide”. Topics include: Sex Trafficking; Women” Health; Micro Loans for Women’s growth and opportunity.

This study group for those 50 and over will meet for two hours on Fridays from October 11 through November 15 and will be led by Bernadette Beach and Sigrid Hermon.

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Class / Instruction Thu, 25 Jul 2019 14:05:32 -0400 2019-10-11T13:00:00-04:00 2019-10-11T15:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Study Group
Solving Difficult Sudoku Puzzles (October 14, 2019 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/64593 64593-16390995@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, October 14, 2019 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

This is a class for Sudoku fans, 50 and over, who can solve the easy puzzles but want more techniques for solving the difficult ones. Each session covers a technique that will be illustrated with examples. Puzzles will be given each week for individual or collaborative practice. Sessions will be held Mondays from 10-11:30 am from October 14 through November 25. Instructor Jerry Janusz is a retired mathematician who loves working and teaching Sudoku.

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Class / Instruction Wed, 24 Jul 2019 20:43:27 -0400 2019-10-14T10:00:00-04:00 2019-10-14T11:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction OLLI Study Group
The Public Health Crisis of American Gun Violence (October 14, 2019 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/64615 64615-16396981@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, October 14, 2019 5:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

Physicians for the Prevention of Gun Violence (PPGV) is a Michigan based organization that educates physicians on the prevention of gun violence. Approximately 100 Americans are shot to death each day and over twice as many are physically wounded.

PPGV has been educating health professions to talk to patients about access to guns, safe storage, and helping them make decisions that facilitate optimal health and safety. Recognizing that the majority of gun deaths are due to suicide, PPGV emphasizes the need to keep guns out of the hands of people with emotional, substance related, or mental health crises. PPGV also advocates for the passage of sensible gun reform legislation.

In this presentation for those 50 and over we will examine gun violence, focusing on how particular populations such as women, children, communities of color, and individuals struggling with mental health challenges are uniquely affected. We will examine the epidemiology of gun violence and outline some of the ways in which politics have become entangled with the pursuit of life saving interventions. We will describe how non-medical community members can have a major impact in raising awareness by inquiring about safe storage of firearms. We will also discuss selected state and federal gun violence related legislation and encourage attendees to contact elected leaders to advocate for bills to prevent gun violence. Finally, we will open the conversation to course attendees as we examine the historical challenges faced in addressing gun violence and discuss opportunities to effect meaningful change.

This presentation by Sonya Lewis, MD, MPH will last two hours.

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Class / Instruction Thu, 25 Jul 2019 14:10:39 -0400 2019-10-14T17:30:00-04:00 2019-10-14T19:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Study Group
A Current Look at Flint (October 15, 2019 7:15am) https://events.umich.edu/event/64685 64685-16428879@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, October 15, 2019 7:15am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

In conjunction with OLLI’s hosting of the Great Michigan Read program on October 21, 2019, focusing on Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha’s update on the status of events in Flint, a day trip is being offered to take a current, first-hand look at Flint.

Throughout the day, we will be introduced to enriching developments occurring in the world of health at the Hurley Clinic, education at Educare Flint, government with an update by the City, food with a tour of the Flint Farmers’ Market and lunch and chat at Flint Fresh, and art with a guided bus tour of the city’s murals. Please join us on this remarkable journey of progress.

Boarding will begin at 7:15am to ensure a prompt departure at 7:45am. Please call Lisa Barton ((734) 998-9356) with any questions or concerns about participating. No refunds without replacements inside 30 days of trip departure.

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Class / Instruction Mon, 29 Jul 2019 12:06:15 -0400 2019-10-15T07:15:00-04:00 2019-10-15T18:15:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Out of Town
Community, Collaboration, Communication, and Change: (October 15, 2019 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/64549 64549-16388900@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, October 15, 2019 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

Civic engagement refers to the ways in which citizens participate in the life of a community in order to improve conditions for others or to help shape the community’s future. In the past few years, a new movement has emerged to promote greater civic engagement by older adults. This study group for those 50 and over will study how civic engagement is being practiced by older adults and will invite participants to share possible opportunities for civic engagement in their own communities. Instructor Tom Murray has a Ph.D. in Communications from UM, is Emeritus Professor of Communication at EMU, and has led OLLI study groups. This group will meet on Tuesdays from 1-2:30 pm from October 15 through November 5.

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Class / Instruction Wed, 24 Jul 2019 12:58:18 -0400 2019-10-15T13:00:00-04:00 2019-10-15T14:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction OLLI Study Grouo
Art and Design in the Age of Jane Austen (October 15, 2019 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/64600 64600-16394976@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, October 15, 2019 3:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

We will discuss Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, in which she alludes to issues such as the unmarried woman, inherited wealth, abduction, and sexual scandal, as well as the Napoleonic wars. Austen knew that contemporary readers understood the social and political issues of their day and that they could envision the private homes of her protagonists without elaborate descriptions. To enrich your appreciation of Austen, the course for those 50 and over will meet Tuesdays, 3-4:30 p.m. from October 15 through November 12. Instructor Mary Lindner will address social mores, neoclassical architecture, interior design, and clothing. Many of them can be seen in recent BBC videos, parts of which we will watch as we cover the novel’s rich background.

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Class / Instruction Thu, 25 Jul 2019 07:32:30 -0400 2019-10-15T15:00:00-04:00 2019-10-15T16:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction OLLI Study Group
Responding to Women Rowing North with Poetry (October 16, 2019 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/64634 64634-16402984@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 16, 2019 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

Navigating Life’s Currents and Flourishing as We Age is the subtitle to Mary Pipher’s book. Using the sections of the book as a guide we will explore our own lives with poetry and stories. Class members will bring poetry to share and prepare to share with their comments for each class.
Week 1: The Worn Body – Intensity and Poignancy
Week 2: Loneliness/Solitude - Self-awareness
Week 3: Friends – Grand/Parenting
Week 4: Authenticity/ Self-Acceptance – Flourishing
Abby Wilson, instructor, is a retired clergy who loves to play with ideas and share in life’s dance. This Study Group is for those 50 and over and meets Wednesdays, 10:00-11:30 am on October 16 - November 6.

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Class / Instruction Fri, 26 Jul 2019 08:08:30 -0400 2019-10-16T10:00:00-04:00 2019-10-16T11:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Study Group
“Daring Greatly”: How the Courage to be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead (October 16, 2019 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/64612 64612-16396978@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 16, 2019 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

Join us for a study of Brene Brown’s popular book “Daring Greatly”. This book talks about how we are all enough and having the courage to be vulnerable in a world where everyone wants to appear strong, confident and like they know what they’re doing. This class will include book discussion, self-reflection and practical ways to apply this to everyday life.

This study group for those 50 and over will be led by instructors Bernadette Beach and Barbara Cherem. It will meet for two hours on Wednesdays from October 16 through November 6.

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Class / Instruction Thu, 25 Jul 2019 13:54:52 -0400 2019-10-16T13:00:00-04:00 2019-10-16T15:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Study Group
Can Democracy Survive Global Capitalism? (October 16, 2019 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/64548 64548-16388899@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 16, 2019 2:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

This course is based on the book titled Can Democracy Survive Global Capitalism?, by Robert Kuttner (cofounder and coeditor of The American Prospect). The author observes that in the past few decades, the wages of most workers have stagnated, and downward mobility has produced political backlash. Kuttner argues that neither trade nor immigration nor technological change is responsible for the harm to workers’ prospects. Instead, global capitalism is to blame. By limiting workers’ rights, liberating bankers, allowing corporations to evade taxation, and preventing nations from assuring economic security, raw capitalism strikes at the very foundation of a healthy democracy. The author charts a plan for bold action to make capitalism serve democracy, based on political precedent.

Participants in this course for those 50 and over will read portions of the book in advance, and bring related materials if available, for discussion during class. The classes will meet Wednesdays from 2-4pm from October 16 through November 6.

Instructor Karen Bantel has facilitated several courses for OLLI: World in Disarray, Russia, Autocracy, Western Liberalism, and TED talks. She was a professor and consultant of business strategy and entrepreneurship for many years.

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Class / Instruction Wed, 24 Jul 2019 12:53:22 -0400 2019-10-16T14:00:00-04:00 2019-10-16T16:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction OLLI Study Group
Environmental Writing from Thoreau to the Present (October 16, 2019 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/64515 64515-16380904@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 16, 2019 3:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

We will sample the best and most influential American environmental writing, using as our text Bill McKibben’s excellent "American Earth" (Library of America, 2008). We will discuss what makes the writing successful and also how it reflects evolving conceptions of the natural world and of how we should live with it.
Readings will include selections from Thoreau, John Muir, Also Leopold, Rachel Carson, Wendell Berry, Terry Tempest Williams, and Barbara Kingsolver among others.
We will read some poetry but mainly nonfiction prose, including examples of recent writing on climate change (handouts). John Knott, instructor, is Professor Emeritus of English at the University of Michigan, where he regularly taught courses in environmental literature. This Study Group is for those 50 or over and meets Wednesdays, 3:00 –5:00 pm on October 16 – November 20.

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Class / Instruction Tue, 23 Jul 2019 16:06:42 -0400 2019-10-16T15:00:00-04:00 2019-10-16T17:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Study Group
Innovative Disruption – A Youth Dialogue on Reforming Exclusionary Systems in South Africa (October 17, 2019 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/65616 65616-16621822@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 17, 2019 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

South Africa’s history of Apartheid has resulted in its youth inheriting the task of innovatively transforming exclusionary systems and dismantling generational cycles of struggle to move all South African’s towards a better future.

This presentation will explore how supporting the adoption of technology, entrepreneurship, and using venture capital can accelerate equality, thus, increasing financial capital while fostering a business ecosystem that includes informal entrepreneurs, scales local businesses, and develops much needed technical skills.

Gigi Ngcobo is a South African senior studying Finance and UX Design at MSU. She is enthralled by emerging technology and growing African businesses. As such she is the Marketing Director of Spartan Blockchain, spent her summer as an Analyst at Invest Detroit Ventures and planned the MSU’s inaugural African Business Lecture.

Nomzamo Ntombela is a South African Ph.D. student, also at MSU. She completed her undergraduate studies and BA (Hons) at the University of Stellenbosch in Cultural Anthropology where she served in various leadership positions, historically becoming the first black woman to occupy the Stellenbosch Student Council Chairperson position in the 100-year tenure of Stellenbosch.

This is the last in a six-lecture series. The subject is South Africa: Past, Present, and a Look Forward. The next lecture series will start October 31, 2019. The subject is: Voting in America: Perineal Issues, Future Developments.

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 26 Aug 2019 10:59:21 -0400 2019-10-17T10:00:00-04:00 2019-10-17T11:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Lecture / Discussion olli image
The Pioneer Americanists: Early Collectors, Dealers, and Bibliographers (October 17, 2019 1:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/64585 64585-16388955@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 17, 2019 1:30pm
Location: William Clements Library
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

This PowerPoint presentation, based on the William L. Clements Library’s 2017 book of the same title, is a captivating look at the lives and careers of eight generations of outstanding Americanists prior to 1900. The lecture course for those 50 and over blends material from autobiographical and contemporary biographical sketches of White Kennett, Isaiah Thomas, James Lenox, Joseph Sabin, John Carter Brown, Lyman Copeland Draper, George Brinley Jr., and the other noteworthy specialists who created and nurtured the Americana field from the late seventeenth through the nineteenth centuries. Illustrations from the collections of the Clements Library and other leading institutional archives provide a panoramic window on the early story of Americana appreciation, collecting, and description. Anyone with a professional or avocational interest in antiquarian Americana will find The Pioneer Americanists a treasury of information, enlightenment, and inspiration. Instructor J. Kevin Graffagnino has been director of the University of Michigan’s William L. Clements Library since 2008 and will be retiring after 11 years at the end of December.

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Class / Instruction Wed, 24 Jul 2019 17:36:11 -0400 2019-10-17T13:30:00-04:00 2019-10-17T14:30:00-04:00 William Clements Library Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction OLLI Study Group
Washtenaw County Medication Take Back Events (October 19, 2019 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/68287 68287-17039622@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, October 19, 2019 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Division of Pain Research - Anesthesiology

When your medicines are no longer needed, they should be disposed of promptly. Consumers and caregivers should remove expired, unwanted, or unused medications from their home to help reduce the chance that others accidentally take or intentionally misuse the unused medicine. Proper disposal also helps to keep medications out of our water supply. Clean out your medicine cabinet and bring your old medications to this free event!

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Well-being Wed, 16 Oct 2019 10:58:14 -0400 2019-10-19T10:00:00-04:00 2019-10-19T14:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Division of Pain Research - Anesthesiology Well-being
OLLI Reads "What the Eyes Don't See" (October 21, 2019 9:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/64678 64678-16426885@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, October 21, 2019 9:30am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

This is the inspiring story of how Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha, alongside a team of researchers, parents, friends, and community leaders, discovered that the children of Flint, Michigan, were being exposed to lead in their tap water—and then battled her own government and a brutal backlash to expose that truth to the world. Paced like a scientific thriller, What the Eyes Don’t See reveals how misguided austerity policies, broken democracy, and callous bureaucratic indifference placed an entire city at risk.

And at the center of the story is Dr. Mona herself—an immigrant, doctor, scientist, and mother whose family’s activist roots inspired her pursuit of justice.

OLLI Reads invites OLLI members and others to read together and discuss two books a year. This fall we are collaborating with Great Michigan Read, and other community partners, to enjoy participating in a wider project. Michigan Humanities’ Great Michigan Read creates a statewide discussion each year on the humanities themes of a selected book.

Mona Hanna-Attisha, MD, is the founder and director of the Michigan State University and Hurley Children’s Hospital Pediatric Public Health Initiative. Currently an associate professor of pediatrics and human development at the MSU College of Human Medicine, she has been named one of Time magazine’s 100 Most Influential People in the World for her role in uncovering the Flint water crisis and leading recovery efforts.

Osher Lifelong Learning Institute membership is not required to attend this event.

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Class / Instruction Mon, 29 Jul 2019 11:19:40 -0400 2019-10-21T09:30:00-04:00 2019-10-21T12:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Osher Logo
Escape from Nazi Germany and the Holocaust to Shanghai (October 22, 2019 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/65430 65430-16597564@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, October 22, 2019 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

Hitler came to power in 1933. At that time there were approximately 500,000 Jews in Germany and approximately 180,000 Jews in Austria. They were loyal to their country, were part of the government, and fought for Germany in World War 1. Hitler had a plan to annihilate the world’s Jews. Jews were stripped of their citizenship, their property taken over and their means of a livelihood destroyed. Jews were given an X amount of time to find a country that would take them, otherwise they would be thrown into concentration camps. Aside from the Dominican Republic, Shanghai was the only place that remained open to these refugees without requiring a visa. Approximately 20,000 German, Austrian and Polish Jews were able to make the trip.

Berl Falbaum, is a former political reporter for the Detroit News. His family was among those that made the journey. In his presentation, for those 50 and over, Mr. Falbaum will describe his family’s experiences and those of other Jews. He has compiled and edited a book “Shanghai Remembered: Stories of Jews Who Escaped to Shanghai from Nazi Germany”.

This is the second in OLLI’S distinguished lecture series for 2019-20. A total of ten lectures are presented covering a variety of topics. Lectures are held on Tuesday mornings once each month. The next lecture will be held November 12, 2019. The title is Actual Innocence in Michigan: An Update from the Michigan Innocence Clinic.

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 19 Aug 2019 13:19:14 -0400 2019-10-22T10:00:00-04:00 2019-10-22T11:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Lecture / Discussion olli image
Oxford Style Debates Covering Key Issues of Our Time (October 22, 2019 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/64554 64554-16388906@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, October 22, 2019 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

Join this discussion for those 50 and over where we will observe and then discuss 3 different debates as featured on the UK/US series Intelligence Squared (IQ2). Each features a debate team of 2 or 3 experts on opposing sides of a topic expressed as a declarative “motion.” The live audience votes (agree, disagree, not sure) before the teams present their rationale and pose questions to each other as well as provide responses to audience questions. After 90 minutes of this process, the audience votes again---the team that has moved the most people to their point of view is declared the winner of the debate. This process allows time for full exploration of the topic on a point, counter point basis.

The OLLI class leader, Leo Shedden, will select a topic from past episodes for viewing at home (online) with discussion to follow in week #1 (2-hour class). The class will select topics for week #2 and week #3. A few selections from the IQ2 archive follow:
• Negotiations can denuclearize North Korea
• Trigger warning: Safe spaces are dangerous
• Western democracy is threatening suicide
• The right to bear arms has outlived its usefulness
• Better elected Islamists than dictators
Join us for this unique learning opportunity! Sessions will meet on Tuesdays October 22, November 19, and December 3 from 1-3 pm.

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Class / Instruction Wed, 24 Jul 2019 13:41:03 -0400 2019-10-22T13:00:00-04:00 2019-10-22T15:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction OLLI Study Group
On Listening to Holocaust Survivors (October 23, 2019 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/64582 64582-16388951@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 23, 2019 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

This seminar for those 50 and over is based on the instructor’s forty years of interviewing, teaching about, and writing about Holocaust survivors. In contrast with conventional “testimony” models--2 or 3 hours in front of a video camera--the instructor spoke with the same survivors over months, years, and - with a few people - even decades. The course also emphasizes listening attentively and in depth. That approach often yields surprising insights not otherwise attainable.

Core topics include: (1) The psychological impacts of sustained hate; in this case, antisemitism; (2) What does “trauma” mean and how is it related to other agonies survivors suffer (loss, abandonment, humiliation, stigma, etc.)? (3) How does the experience of survivors challenge conventional psychological assumptions about both injury and resilience? (4) How do listener expectations and capacities - actual and perceived - impact whether, when, and how survivors retell their memories? (5) What does it mean to be able to “listen” to someone who has gone through such experiences - and what is and isn’t the potential impact on listeners? (6) In what ways can it be informing to juxtapose Holocaust survivors’ experiences, in the aftermath, with the experiences of others who’ve gone through hells - especially other genocide survivors, survivors of rape and assault, and survivors of life-threatening illness (especially cancer)? (7) What will actually change when there are no living Holocaust survivors (not as obvious as it may seem)?

Sessions will be held on Wednesdays from 10am-12pm from October 23 through December 11 (no class on November 27). Instructor Hank Greenspan is a psychologist, oral historian, and playwright who has been interviewing, writing about, and teaching about Holocaust survivors since the 1970s, now almost fifty years.

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Class / Instruction Sun, 06 Oct 2019 10:55:09 -0400 2019-10-23T10:00:00-04:00 2019-10-23T12:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction OLLI Study Group
We Are Going Back to School...At Cranbrook (October 25, 2019 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/64686 64686-16428880@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 25, 2019 8:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

It’s back to school time at Cranbrook Institute. We will start our day with a lecture and conversation about the history of Cranbrook, (but there won’t be a quiz!). After a catered lunch, there will be the option of taking either a guided Museums Tour (Groups A & B) that consists of both the Art Museum and Institute of Science or a Historic Houses Tour (Groups C & D) that includes both the Saarinen House and Frank Lloyd Wright Smith House.

Special Notes for Visitors to the Historic Houses. (Groups C & D)
>> There will be a one-time, 7-10 minute walk either from the Art Museum to the Saarinen House (Group C) or from the Saarinen House to the Art Museum (Group D).
>> The houses have no air conditioning and can be extremely warm so dress accordingly. Tour will take place rain or shine.
>> Many rooms and passageways are very narrow; therefore, the houses are not wheelchair accessible.
>> All tours are walking tours, and guests must be able to walk and stand throughout most of the tour. There are no places to sit down in the Saarinen House, and limited seating is available in the Smith House.

Boarding will begin at 8:00am to ensure a prompt departure at 8:30am Please call Lisa Barton ((734) 998-9356) with any questions or concerns about participating. No refunds without replacements inside 30 days of trip departure.

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Class / Instruction Mon, 29 Jul 2019 12:14:15 -0400 2019-10-25T08:00:00-04:00 2019-10-25T17:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Out of Town
John Le Carre´ and the Cold War on Film – Part I (October 25, 2019 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/64652 64652-16410950@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 25, 2019 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

Our series of detective mystery films continues with the spy genre. We’ll screen four film adaptations of John LeCarré’s literate spy thrillers from the Cold War period, featuring his hero George Smiley. Part 1 will feature two films from his early Cold War adventures this fall, including The Spy Who Came In From The Cold. Part 2 will be offered as a separate study group in the Spring with 2 more adaptations from his so-called Quest for Karla. George Ferrell’s, instructor, previous groups have examined Agatha Christie, Detective Fiction and the Sense of Place, and the Wrong Man in film. This Study Group is for those 50 and over and meets Fridays, 1:00-4:30 pm on October 25 - November 8.

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Class / Instruction Sat, 27 Jul 2019 08:02:37 -0400 2019-10-25T13:00:00-04:00 2019-10-25T16:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Study Group
The Relationship Between Science and Religion (October 25, 2019 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/64655 64655-16410953@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 25, 2019 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

Through guided group discussion, we will look at the history and current state of the relationship between the scientific community and the Christian (or religious) community. Are the two inherently opposed to one another? What ideas are responsible for the conflicts between them? Can we better understand each other and listen to opposing viewpoints? How do those with a passion for both science and religion reconcile the two?

Cathy Britton, instructor, has a strong background in science, a Master’s in Electrical and Computer Control Systems, and 27 years of experience as an electrical engineer. Over the years, she has observed and studied this conflict carefully, having close relationships with people on both sides of the conflict. This Study Group is for those 50 and over and meets Fridays, 1:00–3:00 pm on October 25 – December 6 (no class on November 29).

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Class / Instruction Sat, 27 Jul 2019 08:49:58 -0400 2019-10-25T13:00:00-04:00 2019-10-25T15:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Study Group
Why National Policy Still Fails Black Women in the United States (October 25, 2019 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/64557 64557-16388909@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 25, 2019 5:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

This course for those 50 and over will examine how the social and legal structural oppression of Black American women is perpetuated in America systematically and structurally. We will critically analyze how black women remain socially subjugated in spite of claims of gendered equality through the analysis of theoretical concepts associated with colonialism and imperialism.

Instructor Tanya Omolo is dual degree graduate student at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy and the School of Social Work at The University of Michigan. Her primary research and policy focus predominately concentrates on the intersection of gender, equity, and human rights for women in developing countries. She received her B.A.in Sociology from Pomona College, concentrating on gender, race, and inequity. Prior to pursuing her Master in Public Policy, Tanya managed the Workers’ Compensation program for Morley Builders, a large construction company in Los Angeles, where she created and led a program focused on providing injured workers with a voice and outlet for all concerns related to their injury.

Tanya hopes to use her education to continue her advocacy efforts and create new strategies and programs for a more equitable global community and women’s advancement.

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Class / Instruction Wed, 24 Jul 2019 13:56:32 -0400 2019-10-25T17:00:00-04:00 2019-10-25T18:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction OLLI Study Group
Renewable Energy in Michigan: Technologies, Public Policies, and Trends (October 28, 2019 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/64672 64672-16426864@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, October 28, 2019 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

Earth’s sun and wind are increasingly replacing fossil fuels as sources of energy. A big question is how much of our electric supply can be replaced by renewables. John Sarver, instructor, will discuss solar and wind power technologies, public policies and trends, focusing especially on issues peculiar to Michigan.
You will learn how solar and wind energy resources together with natural gas are expected to totally replace coal in the near future. Mr. Sarver, was a program director in the Michigan Energy Office for 35 years, where he worked on energy efficiency and renewable energy programs and policies. He serves on the Board of Directors of the Great Lakes Renewable Energy Association. This Study Group is for those 50 and over and meets Monday, 1:00–3:00 pm on October 28.

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Class / Instruction Mon, 29 Jul 2019 07:00:56 -0400 2019-10-28T13:00:00-04:00 2019-10-28T15:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Study Group
How To Create High-Performing Teams (October 29, 2019 8:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/68028 68028-16986095@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, October 29, 2019 8:30am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Shared Services Center

U-M Professor and Researcher Dr. Scott E. Page, a leading thinker, writer, and speaker whose guidance and consultation are sought after around the country, makes an evidence-based, compelling case for diversity and inclusion in the workplace. His research findings presents overwhelming evidence that teams that include different kinds of thinkers outperform homogenous groups on complex tasks, producing what he calls “diversity bonuses.” These bonuses include improved problem solving, increased innovation, and more accurate predictions―all of which lead to better performance and results.

Drawing on research in economics, psychology, computer science, Dr. Page will speak to the U-M Community about how we can change the way we think about diversity in the workplace, and tap its power to create excellence.

Register here: https://sessions.studentlife.umich.edu/track/event/4794

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 15 Oct 2019 11:48:49 -0400 2019-10-29T08:30:00-04:00 2019-10-29T10:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Shared Services Center Lecture / Discussion Photo of Dr. Scott Page
TED Talks (October 29, 2019 9:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/64616 64616-16396982@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, October 29, 2019 9:30am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

TED is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization dedicated to “ideas worth spreading,” via powerful talks. TED began as a conference investigating topics where technology, entertainment, and design converged. Today, TED hosts remarkable speakers from all disciplines addressing a broad variety of fascinating topics before live, thoughtfully engaged audiences. The video recordings of these talks now comprise a library of over 3,000 talks viewed online by millions.

In each session we will view two TED talks as a group and will engage in a discussion about what we saw. Facilitators Lee Pizzimenti and Terry Smith will pick the first two talks to be discussed on the first day, and members of the group will select talks for further sessions. The facilitators will present several suggestions, but will encourage members of the group to suggest TED talks they think would interest the group. You can google TED talks to sample the offerings and find background information.

This study group for those 50 and over will meet for two hours on Tuesdays from October 29 through December 3.

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Class / Instruction Thu, 25 Jul 2019 14:16:28 -0400 2019-10-29T09:30:00-04:00 2019-10-29T11:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Study Group
How To Create High-Performing Teams (October 29, 2019 10:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/68028 68028-16986103@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, October 29, 2019 10:30am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Shared Services Center

U-M Professor and Researcher Dr. Scott E. Page, a leading thinker, writer, and speaker whose guidance and consultation are sought after around the country, makes an evidence-based, compelling case for diversity and inclusion in the workplace. His research findings presents overwhelming evidence that teams that include different kinds of thinkers outperform homogenous groups on complex tasks, producing what he calls “diversity bonuses.” These bonuses include improved problem solving, increased innovation, and more accurate predictions―all of which lead to better performance and results.

Drawing on research in economics, psychology, computer science, Dr. Page will speak to the U-M Community about how we can change the way we think about diversity in the workplace, and tap its power to create excellence.

Register here: https://sessions.studentlife.umich.edu/track/event/4794

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 15 Oct 2019 11:48:49 -0400 2019-10-29T10:30:00-04:00 2019-10-29T12:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Shared Services Center Lecture / Discussion Photo of Dr. Scott Page
Restoring Movement via Electrodes Implanted in the Brain (October 29, 2019 1:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/64669 64669-16420901@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, October 29, 2019 1:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

The dream of using signals from the brain to restore motor control in people with paralysis or amputation is getting closer to reality. Electrodes that monitor or send signals to neurons in the brain have been reduced in size until they are no bigger than the neurons themselves, and arrays can interface with hundreds of individual neurons.
The course will discuss this area of research and highlight one such application, where 8-µm carbon electrodes implanted in the finger control areas of the brain are being developed to control movement of individual fingers. Cynthia Chestek, instructor, is an associate professor of biomedical engineering at the University of Michigan, where she runs the Cortical Neural Prosthetics Laboratory. This Study Group is for those 50 and over and meets Tuesday, 1:30–3:00 pm on October 29.

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Class / Instruction Sun, 28 Jul 2019 16:09:46 -0400 2019-10-29T13:30:00-04:00 2019-10-29T15:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Study Group
Theater Circles for Seniors (October 30, 2019 9:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/64640 64640-16402989@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 30, 2019 9:30am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

Theater Circles for Seniors is fun! From talking socks to high tech dating to realistic mother-daughter relationships, topics will vary from serious to humorous and in-between. In each of the sessions, the eight members of the class will be divided into three groups. Each small group will read their ten-minute script twice, once as a rehearsal within their circle and once as a reading to the rest of the class.
Following each play reading, there will be a lively discussion facilitated by Terry Madden, instructor, who will make sure all voices are heard. From facilitating Readers Theater in high school English classes in Brooklyn to elementary schools in Ann Arbor to OLLI classes in Washtenaw County, Terry Madden has enjoyed hearing the voices and the laughter of participants young and old reading short plays aloud. This Study Group is for those 50 and over and meets Wednesdays, 9:30–11:30 am on October 30 – November 20.

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Class / Instruction Fri, 26 Jul 2019 10:19:04 -0400 2019-10-30T09:30:00-04:00 2019-10-30T11:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Study Group
A Little Math History (October 30, 2019 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/64668 64668-16420900@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 30, 2019 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

As we investigate aspects of the 5000-year history of mathematics, we will recognize individual accomplishments as well as the context in which they were conceived. Mathematics developed because of the cultural, economic, and religious needs of society. Mathematical thought often flourished at times when societies had enough wealth to support a leisure class or in times of war. It is through this lens that we will study the discoveries of some great mathematicians, focusing on different times in history and emphasizing some amazing men and women whose discoveries advanced knowledge of mathematics in the eras in which they lived.
This course requires no advanced knowledge of mathematics, only a lively curiosity. There will be many hands-on activities throughout. Joan Cohen Jones, instructor, is a retired mathematics professor who has taught a number of OLLI classes. This Study Group is for those 50 and over and meets Wednesdays, 10:00am–12:00 pm on October 30 – November 6.

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Class / Instruction Sun, 28 Jul 2019 15:58:48 -0400 2019-10-30T10:00:00-04:00 2019-10-30T12:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Study Group
Orson Welles’ "War of the Worlds" (October 30, 2019 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/64583 64583-16388953@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 30, 2019 3:00pm
Location: Hatcher Graduate Library
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

The Screen Arts Mavericks & Makers collection at the University of Michigan Library’s Special Collections Research Center consists of the personal and professional papers of a number of noted film directors including Robert Altman, Jonathan Demme, and John Sayles. In this course for those 50 and over, Instructor Phil Hallman will help us explore a variety of material pertaining to the life and career of Orson Welles -- letters, diaries, photographs, drawings, and production documents, including the hundreds of letters sent to him following his Mercury Theater on the Air’s infamous broadcast of "War of the Worlds" on October 30, 1938.

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Class / Instruction Thu, 25 Jul 2019 07:45:36 -0400 2019-10-30T15:00:00-04:00 2019-10-30T16:30:00-04:00 Hatcher Graduate Library Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction OLLI Study Group
From Vote to Government: A Short Guide to the Complexity of the American Electoral System (October 31, 2019 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/68340 68340-17052342@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 31, 2019 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

Dr. Bednar will provide an overview of the American electoral system, paying particular attention to the way that federalism shapes the rules and the effects of the rules. We’ll consider how the system varies between states, with topics to include voting eligibility, candidate qualifications, the districting process, electoral rules, campaign finance, and direct democracy.

Dr. Jenna Bednar is a Professor of Political Science at the University of Michigan, the Edie N. Goldenberg Endowed Director of the Michigan in Washington program, and a member of the external faculty at the Santa Fe Institute. She is the author of an award-winning book, “The Robust Federation: Principles of Design”, as well as over three dozen articles on topics ranging from campaign contributions, to Medicaid reform, to institutional performance. She earned her Ph.D. from Stanford University.

This is the first in a six-lecture series. The subject is Voting in America: Perennial Issues, Current Developments. The next lecture will be November 7, 2019. The subject is Election and Voting Security in the United States.

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Lecture / Discussion Sun, 13 Oct 2019 07:52:15 -0400 2019-10-31T10:00:00-04:00 2019-10-31T11:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Lecture / Discussion olli image
Computerized Investing: Using Morningstar Data and Actively Managed Funds (November 4, 2019 9:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/64478 64478-16370920@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, November 4, 2019 9:30am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

Using your computer can help you actively select mutual funds and ETFs for investment. Index funds do not always win. There are managed funds that beat the indexes, but how do you find them, research them, and compare them? We will show you how to use Morningstar and other resources to answer these and other questions about actively managed funds (60) while you explore how to integrate them into your portfolio.
Time permitting, we will explore other web-based investment tools and investing in individual stocks. Dale Brandenburg, instructor, is a retired research professor and Robert Shaw is a director and current Vice-President of the SE Michigan Chapter of Better Investing. This Study Group is for those 50 and over and meets Mondays November 4 – December 2, 9:30–11:00 am.

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Class / Instruction Mon, 22 Jul 2019 09:38:46 -0400 2019-11-04T09:30:00-05:00 2019-11-04T11:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Study Group
“Everybody Lies” (November 4, 2019 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/64613 64613-16396979@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, November 4, 2019 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

Author Seth Stephens-Davidowitz, a former Google data scientist, lecturer at the Wharton Business School, and NY Times opinion writer, draws this conclusion in the title book. He analyzed data derived from bits of information left on Google, social media, dating, and even porn sites, that reveal people’s personal truths.

He maintains that Internet searches done in private and social media postings reveal what folks really think and that people lie to friends, lovers, surveys – even themselves. The author covers inner feelings on topics such as prejudice, hate, sex, abortion, how we fill our time, our Facebook friends, our communities, and many other subjects. He then covers what Big Data does well, does poorly, and what it should and shouldn’t be used for.

This study group for those 50 and over will read and discuss this book. The first session will cover the Foreward and Introduction (p. xi - 24).

Instructor Gerry Lapidus has lead over 50 OLLI book discussion groups on topics such as social science, politics, and religion.

This study group will meet for two hours on Mondays from November 4 through December 16.

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Class / Instruction Thu, 25 Jul 2019 14:00:21 -0400 2019-11-04T13:00:00-05:00 2019-11-04T15:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Study Group
American Mah Jongg for the Novice (November 4, 2019 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/64587 64587-16388957@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, November 4, 2019 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

Don’t know your Bam from your Crak? Then come learn American Mah Jongg. American Mah Jongg is a fascinating and rewarding game of skill and chance. It was originally brought to this country in the 1920s by Standard Oil executive Joseph Babcock, who rewrote and simplified the rules, forever distinguishing the game from the traditional version. If you have wanted to learn to play American Mah Jongg or are just curious about the game, and are 50 and over, this is the course for you. You will learn to recognize the tiles, read and understand the “hands”, and practice playing with ongoing review and support.

The course will meet Mondays from 1-3pm from November 4 through December 2 (no class on November 25). The course is taught by Instructor Miriam Shaw, an expert player of many years’ experience. The purchase of a current Mah Jongg card is included in the class price.

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Class / Instruction Wed, 24 Jul 2019 17:43:36 -0400 2019-11-04T13:00:00-05:00 2019-11-04T15:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction OLLI Study Group
The Bee Lady Talks (November 4, 2019 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/64673 64673-16426865@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, November 4, 2019 6:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

Explore the life of the honeybee in and out of the hive. Victoria Dluzen McIntyre, instructor, is an amateur apiarist whose love of honeybees comes to her naturally – her family name “dluzen” means “keeper of bees” in Polish. Known as “The Bee Lady,” Victoria has travelled around southeastern Michigan giving talks (The Bee Lady Talks) to schools, garden clubs, and civic groups. Come and learn about the mysteries of the hive and how 50,000 bees work together for one common good. This Study Group is for those 50 and over and meets Monday, 6:00–8:00 pm on November 4.

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Class / Instruction Mon, 29 Jul 2019 12:24:13 -0400 2019-11-04T18:00:00-05:00 2019-11-04T20:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Study Group
“Anyone who Thinks He Understands Quantum Mechanics has to have Rocks in His Head“ (November 5, 2019 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/64657 64657-16410955@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, November 5, 2019 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

Quantum physics - the physics of ultra-tiny objects like atoms, molecules, and subatomic particles - is arguably the most successful theory in all of science. It predicts a stunning variety of phenomena to an extraordinary degree of accuracy, and its impact goes well beyond the world of the very small and into our everyday lives.
Yet at its foundation quantum physics is seriously flawed, the orthodox “Copenhagen interpretation” replacing locality with, in Einstein’s words, “spooky action at a distance”; it is at once fundamentally concerned with measurement but unable to define it.
We will discuss this and several other interpretations using physicist/philosopher Adam Becker’s fascinating book, "What is Real?". Please read Part 1 (of 3) for the first session. The fourth session will be a discussion with an expert in the field, TBD (possibly Adam Becker).
Craig Stephan, instructor, is a retired physicist who has led several study groups at OLLI, including ones on cosmology, the Higgs boson, and (concurrently) astrophysics. He is quite sure he does not have rocks in his head. This Study Group is for those 50 and over and meets select Mondays and Tuesdays, 1:00-3:00 pm on November 5, November 12, November 19, and November 25.

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Class / Instruction Sat, 27 Jul 2019 09:16:32 -0400 2019-11-05T13:00:00-05:00 2019-11-05T15:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Study Group
Grant Writing for All (November 6, 2019 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/64619 64619-16396990@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 6, 2019 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

Participants will learn about different types of grants, how grants are used to fund Geriatric Community Programs, and specific steps to writing a grant proposal. Additionally, participants will work in groups to write an actual grant proposal designed to provide funding for OLLI, Wellness Center, or Silver Club programs. Through a combination of lecture, PowerPoint, discussion, handouts, and hands-on experience participants will learn to write an effective community grant application.

This study group for those 50 and over will meet for two hours on Wednesdays from November 6 through December 4 (except on November 27).

Instructor Beverly Bagozzi, MA, Gerontology, most recently was the OLLI staff member responsible for the preparation of grant applications and grant reports. Prior to this position, she provided assistance in grant preparation, grant reporting, and program development to various Turner Social Work and Community programs and other community based non-profit organizations.

Instructor Sara Holmes, MPH, was the Education Coordinator for the Michigan Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center at UM and currently serves as Chair of the Silver Club Advisory Council.

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Class / Instruction Thu, 25 Jul 2019 14:29:49 -0400 2019-11-06T13:00:00-05:00 2019-11-06T15:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Study Group
Traveling the Silk Road through the Heart of Central Asia (November 6, 2019 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/64664 64664-16410962@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 6, 2019 6:00pm
Location: Kellogg Eye Center
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

For almost 1,000 years the routes through central Asia linked East and Southeast Asia with West Asia, Southern Europe, and East Africa. Travelers shared silk and other trade goods, religions, sciences –and the plague.

Join Bill Roberts and Van Harrison as they share highlights from their June 2019 trip to the heart of the Silk Road.

Among the sites in Uzbekistan are Khiva, the fortress city and capitol of the Khanate of Kiva, Bukhara, capitol of the Emirate of Bukhara, and Samarkand, the capitol of Tamerlane’s 15th century empire with some of the world’s most beautiful Islamic architecture.

Next is travel through the mountainous country of Kyrgyzstan, known as “the Switzerland of Central Asia.” Just outside their yurts are views of spectacular mountains, glacier-fed rivers, and the world’s second largest mountain lake.

Finally, in southeastern Kazakhstan visit the Valley of Castles in Charyn National Park and Almaty, the country’s largest city and its commercial and cultural center. The trip includes six UNESCO World Heritage sites.

Please not the different start time for this event.

Osher Lifelong Learning Institute membership is not required to attend this event.

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Class / Instruction Sat, 27 Jul 2019 10:18:17 -0400 2019-11-06T18:00:00-05:00 2019-11-06T19:30:00-05:00 Kellogg Eye Center Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Osher Logo
Election and Voting Security in the United States (November 7, 2019 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/68344 68344-17060774@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, November 7, 2019 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

This lecture will include a review of some election security concerns across the United States, discussion of some of the methods used to detect these problems, and an overview of approaches being taken to mitigate them. Events and actions in and near Michigan will highlighted.

Walter R. Mebane, Jr., Professor of Political Science and Professor of Statistics at the University of Michigan, is a member of Michigan’s Election Security Task Force. His current research concerns Election Forensics, which develops statistical and computational tools to verify the accuracy of election results. His work includes analyses of U.S. presidential elections and many other elections. He has developed Bayesian models to detect frauds and a Twitter Election Observatory to monitor American elections

This is the second in a six-lecture series. The subject is Voting in America: Perennial Issues, Current Developments. The next lecture will be November 14, 2019. The title is: Why Do We Have the Electoral College? Should We?

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Lecture / Discussion Sun, 13 Oct 2019 08:12:22 -0400 2019-11-07T10:00:00-05:00 2019-11-07T11:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Lecture / Discussion olli image
House Sitting: Travel the World and Your Lodging is Free (November 8, 2019 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/64590 64590-16390992@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, November 8, 2019 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

Stay in homes anywhere in the world. Websites connect you with homeowners who are going away on holiday. Imagine immersing in a culture in the French countryside, an apartment in Florence, or a ranch in the Australian bush. While there, look after the home, cut the grass, and look after animals. Stay for a weekend or for months -- at no cost.

Instructors Josie Schneider and Conrad Knutsan have ten years of house sitting experience under their belts and enjoy sharing that knowledge with others in hopes they will gain an understanding of the beauty of this way of traveling farther, for longer than you ever dreamed possible. In this course for those 50 and over, earn the nuts and bolts of making house sitting happen for you. We’ve already made the mistakes so that you don’t have to. Josie and Conrad’s website is www.housesittingtravel.com

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Class / Instruction Wed, 24 Jul 2019 20:28:09 -0400 2019-11-08T13:00:00-05:00 2019-11-08T14:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction OLLI Study Group
"Cure: A Journey into the Science of Mind Over Matter" (November 11, 2019 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/64658 64658-16410956@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, November 11, 2019 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

Serious scientists from a range of fields have been uncovering evidence that our thoughts, emotions, and beliefs can ease pain, heal wounds, fend off infection and heart disease, and even slow the progression of AIDS and some cancers. Author of the title book, Jo Marchant, explores the vast potential of the mind’s ability to heal, lays out its limitations, and explains how we can make use of these findings in our own lives.
Amazon Review: “With clarity and compassion, Marchant points the way towards a system of medicine that treats us not simply as bodies but as human beings.” So, let’s bring our open minds and our healthy skepticism to examine this fascinating look into the possible future of medicine. Mike Murray, instructor, is a Clinical Psychologist. This Study Group is for those 50 and over and meets Mondays, 10:00 am-12:00 pm on November 11 - December 16.

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Class / Instruction Sat, 27 Jul 2019 09:43:19 -0400 2019-11-11T10:00:00-05:00 2019-11-11T12:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Study Group
Current Issues and the Supreme Court (November 11, 2019 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/64550 64550-16388901@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, November 11, 2019 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

Liberals and conservatives differ on a wide range of constitutional issues currently being contested in national and state politics, including presidential versus congressional powers, freedom of speech and religion, money in politics, gun rights, abortion policy, equal protection of the law, and LGBT rights. The outcomes of many of these conflicts will be determined by the U.S. Supreme Court.

This lecture-discussion class for those 50 and over will focus on the legal status of these issues rather than on the merits of the respective positions. The vital role of citizens in the constitutional process will be emphasized. Classes will meet Mondays from 1-3 pm from November 11 through December 2. The instructor, Charles Monsma, is a retired Professor of Political Science at Eastern Michigan University. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Michigan.

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Class / Instruction Wed, 24 Jul 2019 13:06:55 -0400 2019-11-11T13:00:00-05:00 2019-11-11T15:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction OLLI Study Group
U.S. Foreign Policy in an Era of Cyber War (November 11, 2019 3:15pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/64556 64556-16388908@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, November 11, 2019 3:15pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

In an era of cyber confrontations, the U.S. faces extraordinary national security challenges. Our major global adversaries continue to engage in systematic and sophisticated assaults on our political and economic institutions. Richard Clarke’s book, Cyber War, will be our guide to the nature, scope, and responses to cyber threats. Our sessions for those 50 and over will be structured around U.S. cyber relations with Russia, China, Iran, and N. Korea, with a special emphasis on the historical context.

Instructor John Fogarasi brings a unique perspective to the topic of U.S. Foreign Policy and cyber war as a senior U.S. diplomat, having served for over three decades in Europe, Asia, and North America. Sessions will meet Mondays from 3:15-5:15 pm from November 11 through December 16 (no class on November 18).

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Class / Instruction Wed, 24 Jul 2019 13:57:57 -0400 2019-11-11T15:15:00-05:00 2019-11-11T17:15:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction OLLI Study Group
Outdoor Sculpture on U of M Campus (November 13, 2019 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/68073 68073-17001286@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 13, 2019 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

The University of Michigan has a distinguished collection of outdoor sculpture consisting of over 50 major pieces. The collection began in the earliest days of the campus, but the majority of the works were acquired since the late 1960’s.

During his 37-year tenure as University Planner, Fred Mayer worked directly with many of the artists on the development and siting of their works. In this presentation Mr. Mayer will trace the history of the collection and share anecdotes and personal experiences working with the artists. He will also discuss the relationship between the individual pieces and the broader area of campus planning.

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Class / Instruction Sun, 06 Oct 2019 10:53:10 -0400 2019-11-13T10:00:00-05:00 2019-11-13T12:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Study Group
Wine 101 (November 13, 2019 12:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/64594 64594-16390996@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 13, 2019 12:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

This seminar is for those who enjoy wine, but feel intimidated by their lack of knowledge about it. Learn lots of practical “how’s” about wine: making wine; reading a label; using a corkscrew; opening champagne safely; tasting; matching with food; shopping for wine; storing wine, and more. This will be an interactive lecture/discussion for those 50 and over. Instructor Martin Friedburg’s 25-year career in the wine industry included Sales Manager at two Michigan wineries, ownership of an Ann Arbor wine importing and distribution company and serving as a wine judge. Wines will not be tasted at this event.

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Class / Instruction Wed, 24 Jul 2019 20:46:55 -0400 2019-11-13T12:30:00-05:00 2019-11-13T14:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction OLLI Study Group
Why Do We Have the Electoral College? Should We? (November 14, 2019 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/68345 68345-17060775@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, November 14, 2019 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

Professor Kollman will provide an historical and analytical analysis of the Electoral College, an institution that was created through the U.S. Constitution. He will review the origins of this curious institution, and will discuss the pros and cons of its continued use.

Professor Kollman’s research focuses on political parties and organizations, elections, lobbying, and federal systems. He has published numerous articles and books in a variety of fields. His recent book, “Perils of Centralization”, includes research on the European Union, Roman Catholic Church, General Motors Corporation, and United States government. His popular American government textbook is now in its third edition, and the New York Times and Washington Post have published his essays. He also co-founded and is co-principal investigator of the Constituency-Level Election Archive (CLEA), the world’s largest repository of elections results data.

This is the third in a six-lecture series. The subject is Voting in America: Perennial Issues, Current Developments. The next lecture will be November 21, 2019. The title is: Making Voting More Convenient: Implementing Michigan’s Proposal 3 (Promote the Vote).

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Lecture / Discussion Sun, 13 Oct 2019 11:14:55 -0400 2019-11-14T10:00:00-05:00 2019-11-14T11:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Lecture / Discussion olli image
A Special OLLI Conversation with Michael Breen (November 15, 2019 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/64683 64683-16426889@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, November 15, 2019 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

Please join Michael Breen, President & CEO of Human Rights First for an intimate conversation especially for OLLI members. This “talk-back” will follow his lecture “Human Rights on the Brink”, taking place at the Ford School on Thursday, November 14th.

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Class / Instruction Mon, 29 Jul 2019 11:47:17 -0400 2019-11-15T10:00:00-05:00 2019-11-15T11:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Osher Logo
Easy Chocolate Creations for the Holidays and Beyond (November 15, 2019 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/64589 64589-16390991@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, November 15, 2019 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

It’s not hard to make elegant chocolate confections. This class will provide you with the hands-on experience needed for creating all sorts of chocolate goodies. All it takes are some very common household utensils, a bit of store-bought chocolate plus a few more basic ingredients that you may have at home or, if not, are readily available at local stores.

We will start by gaining experience in some basic chocolate handling techniques like tempering, dipping, and molding. With these skills in hand, in subsequent weeks we will create some very delicious chocolate pieces, including chocolate bars, truffles, chocolate-nut bark, chocolate-covered citrus rinds, dried fruit nibbles, turtles, and mixed-nut rochers. The hands-on work in class for those 50 and over will be supplemented with written recipes, written descriptions, and videos of the techniques employed.

Classes will meet Fridays from 1-3pm from November 15 through December 13 (no class on November 29). Your instructors will be Sydney Kaufman, who has been an amateur chocolatier for some 20 years and Gerry Lapidus, who took some of Sydney’s original chocolate classes and has been dabbling in chocolate for about six years.

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Class / Instruction Wed, 24 Jul 2019 20:37:36 -0400 2019-11-15T13:00:00-05:00 2019-11-15T15:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction OLLI Study Grouo
Exit Interview with Laurita Thomas (November 18, 2019 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/64682 64682-16426888@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, November 18, 2019 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

Laurita Thomas, in conversation with OLLI member Marcy Waldinger, will share her stories and insights about the evolution of the workplace during her 45-year career in human resources. She will delve into some of the biggest challenges she faced in human resources as UM has grown and become more complex. She will reflect on the changes in the field of human resources, from one of enforcing rules to encouraging effective performance. Ms. Thomas will also share reflections on her own personal story.

Ms. Thomas retired this fall from her role as UM Associate Vice President for Human Resources. She was responsible for human resource policy for all UM campuses and a full range of comprehensive integrated human resource services, products, and operations. She was responsible for 350 staff, a budget of $38 million, and a benefit plan of $1 billion.

Her professional human resources career spans roles in the financial industry, higher education and healthcare. She is a graduate of the UM in political science and economics. Her graduate work is in guidance and counseling and business administration. She has published many articles.

Ms. Thomas has served as a leader in many professional and community organizations. She is the incoming President of the ARU Human Resource Institute and previously was a past Charter Member and Treasurer.

Marcy Waldinger is an OLLI member who retired in 2015 following a 35-year career at the University of Michigan Health System, of which 23 years were spent as Chief Administrative Officer of the UM Rogel Comprehensive Cancer Center. She received both undergraduate and graduate degrees from the UM. Ms. Waldinger is a nationally recognized expert in cancer center administration.

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Class / Instruction Mon, 29 Jul 2019 11:40:03 -0400 2019-11-18T10:00:00-05:00 2019-11-18T11:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Osher Logo
Reading The Merchant of Venice in 2019 (November 18, 2019 3:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/64519 64519-16380909@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, November 18, 2019 3:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

Over the course of five weeks, we will read through and discuss one of William Shakespeare’s more controversial plays: The Merchant of Venice. Each session we will read out loud one act of the play, and then spend the rest of the session discussing the text and contexts. No outside reading will be required.
Active participation will be encouraged, but if you are more of a listener, then you can still join in on the discussion at the end without taking on an “acting” role. Any modern edition of the text is fine (and a free version can be found online through Project Gutenberg). Margo Kolenda-Mason, instructor, is a Ph.D. candidate in the English Language and Literature Department at UM, where she studies medieval and renaissance literature. This Study Group is for those 50 and over and meets Mondays, 3:30–5:00 pm on November 18 – December 16.

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Class / Instruction Tue, 23 Jul 2019 16:53:08 -0400 2019-11-18T15:30:00-05:00 2019-11-18T17:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Study Group
Beer 101 (November 18, 2019 4:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/64588 64588-16390990@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, November 18, 2019 4:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

This seminar is for those who enjoy beer and want to know more about it, particularly in light of the huge proliferation of beer styles in recent times. Learn basic beer terms, the history of beer, the classic ingredients of beer, beer styles, and the difference between commercial beers and microbrews. This will be an interactive lecture/discussion for those 50 and over. Instructor Martin Friedburg’s 25-year career in the beer and wine industry included ownership of an Ann Arbor beer/wine importing and distribution company. Beer will not be tasted at this event.

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Class / Instruction Wed, 24 Jul 2019 20:19:29 -0400 2019-11-18T16:30:00-05:00 2019-11-18T18:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction OLLI Study Group
Making Voting More Convenient: Implementing Michigan’s Proposal 3 (Promote the Vote) (November 21, 2019 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/68346 68346-17060776@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, November 21, 2019 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

Passage of Proposal 3 in November, 2018, amended the Michigan Constitution by adding a list of voting rights, which include “no reason absentee” voting and expanding voter registration options. The implementation of the various provisions is an ongoing process. Our speakers will have a panel discussion regarding these changes representing three different perspectives. In addition, ballot security has become an important issue, and this will be addressed at the local level.

Riley Beggin, Capitol Reporter for Bridge Magazine: Ms. Beggin covers Michigan state politics, including legislative, gubernatorial and other state-wide elections. Her reporting focuses on political accountability, voting rights, campaign finance, criminal justice and more. She has also been a digital producer at LA’s NPR Station, KPCC, and a fellow at ABC News’ Washington, DC bureau.

Dr. Susan Smith, Vice President, League of Women Voters of Michigan: Dr. Smith is a retired Professor of Business Administration from Central Michigan University. She also served on the school board, city council and as mayor of Mount Pleasant. Dr. Smith has also been President of the Ann Arbor League and the Michigan League and active in the League’s redistricting reform efforts since 2011.

Larry Kestenbaum, Washtenaw County Clerk and Register of Deeds: Mr. Kestenbaum has been in his current elective office since 2005. He is the county’s chief election official. Previously, he served as a county commissioner in two Michigan counties and a board member on public commissions and non-profits.


This is the fourth in a six-lecture series. The subject is Voting in America: Perennial Issues, Current Developments. The next lecture will be December 5, 2019. The title is: Dragon-Slaying Takes Time: The Complex Process of Ending Gerrymandering After the Passage of Proposition 2.

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Other Sun, 13 Oct 2019 11:37:43 -0400 2019-11-21T10:00:00-05:00 2019-11-21T11:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Other olli image
Dragon-Slaying Takes Time: The Complex Process of Ending Gerrymandering After the Passage of Proposition 2 (December 5, 2019 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/68347 68347-17060777@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, December 5, 2019 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

In 2018 Michigan made history with its 61% vote for an Independent Redistricting Commission to end the gerrymandering that caused legislative district boundaries to serve partisan interests. But much remains to be done. The speaker will review the problem of gerrymandering and the amendment in Proposition 2 designed to stop it. He will also discuss the implementation of the provisions in Proposition 2, including the impact of recent lawsuits challenging them, how the new citizen redistricting commission will operate and why every OLLI member should apply to be in the pool of citizens from which its membership will be drawn.

Kevin Deegan-Krause is Associate Professor of Political Science at Wayne State University in Detroit. His research focuses on political parties, and he is currently completing a book on new political parties in Europe. His community engagement focuses on local governance, and he has served on Ferndale’s library and school boards. His professional and civic interests intersect in his active volunteering for Voters Not Politicians which in 2018 ensured the passage of Proposition 2 against gerrymandering.

This is the fifth in a six-lecture series. The subject is Voting in America: Perennial Issues, Current Developments. The next lecture will be December 12, 2019. The title is: Race, the Party System, and Elite Incentives in American Elections

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Lecture / Discussion Sun, 13 Oct 2019 11:54:52 -0400 2019-12-05T10:00:00-05:00 2019-12-05T11:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Lecture / Discussion olli image
The Love, Lure, and Lore of the Clothesline (December 5, 2019 3:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/64579 64579-16388948@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, December 5, 2019 3:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

The first session of this course for those 50 and over will help to revive memories of simpler times when laundry was always hung to dry outdoors -- when folks went “online” without the Internet! There will be washday history, sociological issues of ethnic stereotypes in the laundry industry, the role of feminism, industrialization, culture, and ecology. Instructor Anne Lawrence will share laundry poetry, personal stories, and the opportunity to consider the clothesline in ways never before appreciated. The second session will illustrate how artists and photographers have captured the beauty of the clothesline in a wide variety of ways, and how the routine of hanging laundry out to dry sets minds free to create.

Instructor Lawrence has been a clothesline historian and hobbyist for over 30 years.

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Class / Instruction Wed, 24 Jul 2019 16:29:27 -0400 2019-12-05T15:30:00-05:00 2019-12-05T17:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction OLLI Study Groups
Group Facilitation Training (December 6, 2019 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/64573 64573-16388942@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, December 6, 2019 9:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

Do you want to brush up on your facilitation skills so that you can feel comfortable leading one of OLLI’s many fine courses? Topics to be covered in this course for those 50 and over include planning for sessions, creating a participative atmosphere, and handling group dynamics. All class material will be provided. No outside study is required. Instructor Stu Simon has facilitated group processes as a manager at Ford Motor Co. and has been a consultant since his retirement. This FREE course is great for prospective instructors!

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Class / Instruction Wed, 24 Jul 2019 15:58:24 -0400 2019-12-06T09:00:00-05:00 2019-12-06T12:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction OLLI Study Group
Gene Therapy: Medicine’s Ultimate Frontier (December 6, 2019 3:15pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/64662 64662-16410960@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, December 6, 2019 3:15pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

This course will discuss the development of a gene-therapy strategy that enables the human body to fight malignant brain cancer and, potentially, other solid cancers by employing a highly disabled virus to deliver therapeutic cargoes. Genetically engineered viruses (vectors) kill the cancerous tumor cells and elicit an anti-tumor immune response. The presenter will also discuss the preliminary results of the Phase I clinical trial at the University of Michigan – the first-in-human, first-in-the-world clinical trial using two different gene-therapy vectors.
Maria G. Castro, instructor, is the R.C. Schneider Professor of Neurosurgery, Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology, and Program Director of the Cancer Biology Training grant at the University of Michigan Medical School. She dedicates her research to novel treatments for adult and pediatric brain cancer, including immune-mediated gene therapy. This Study Group is for those 50 and over and meets Friday, 3:15–5:15 pm on December 6.

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Class / Instruction Sat, 27 Jul 2019 10:05:42 -0400 2019-12-06T15:15:00-05:00 2019-12-06T17:15:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Study Group
Medical School Inside Story (December 9, 2019 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/65982 65982-16678385@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, December 9, 2019 5:00pm
Location: University Hospitals
Organized By: Science Learning Center

Do you have questions about medical school admissions? Get your answers straight from the inside! U-M Medical School Admissions Director Carol Teener will demystify medical school applications, expectations, and reviews in her presentation.

Please submit your questions via the following link: https://forms.gle/49SpHo8WZLLfuUuR8 by Monday, December 2 and Director Teener will answer as many commonly-asked questions as possible in the allotted hour.

This session will take place in the University of Michigan Hospital's Ford Auditorium.
We recommend that you leave yourself extra time to find the auditorium if you have not been there before!

Registration Link: http://ttc.iss.lsa.umich.edu/undergrad/sessions/medical-school-inside-story-2/

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 04 Sep 2019 15:41:30 -0400 2019-12-09T17:00:00-05:00 2019-12-09T18:00:00-05:00 University Hospitals Science Learning Center Workshop / Seminar
How Polio Helped FDR Win the Presidency (December 10, 2019 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/65434 65434-16597567@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, December 10, 2019 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

According to the conventional wisdom that has grown up around the public image of Franklin D. Roosevelt in the post-Watergate era, he became president only by fooling the public about the paralysis he suffered as a result of poliomyelitis. In fact, the author’s research shows that FDR made masterful use of his disability as he recovered from the disease and rose to the White House.

After earning a Ph.D. in history at the University of Michigan, lecturer James Tobin spent 20 years as a newspaper reporter and freelance writer. His books include “Ernie Pyle’s War” (1997), which won the National Book Critics Circle Award in biography; “To Conquer the Air: The Wright Brothers and the Great Race for Flight” (2003); and “The Man He Became: How FDR Defied Polio to Win the Presidency” (2013). He is currently a Professor of Journalism at Miami University.

This is the fourth in OLLI’S distinguished lecture series for 2019-20. A total of ten lectures are presented covering a variety of topics. Lectures are held on Tuesday mornings once each month. The next lecture will be held January 14, 2020. The title is Living Transgender: The Struggles and Rewards.

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 19 Aug 2019 13:53:58 -0400 2019-12-10T10:00:00-05:00 2019-12-10T11:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Lecture / Discussion olli image
Special Tour: The Directors of the William L. Clements Library, 1923-2019 (December 13, 2019 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/69817 69817-17431804@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, December 13, 2019 1:00pm
Location: William Clements Library
Organized By: William L. Clements Library

This special tour of the Clements Library will introduce our Directors since 1923 and the ways in which their leadership shaped the growth and development of the library and its collections. The tour will include discussion of materials displayed in the current exhibit "A History of Collecting at the Clements Library, 1903-2019."

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 27 Nov 2019 10:54:13 -0500 2019-12-13T13:00:00-05:00 2019-12-13T14:00:00-05:00 William Clements Library William L. Clements Library Lecture / Discussion Clements Collecting History Exhibit case
Monday Painters (January 6, 2020 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70638 70638-17611221@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, January 6, 2020 11:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

about art that lasts half an hour. This group has become like family and all are welcome to join in for fun, learning, growing, and gentle critiquing. Instructor Barb Anderson has studied art for over twenty years and prior to that taught special education. She hopes to welcome new members to Monday Painters. Class meets on Mondays from January 6 through August 24 (no class on May 25).

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Class / Instruction Wed, 25 Dec 2019 14:18:39 -0500 2020-01-06T11:00:00-05:00 2020-01-06T15:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction OLLI Study Group
Social Media Research: What We Know Now (January 9, 2020 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70694 70694-17619584@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, January 9, 2020 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

This talk will cover how social media has been studied academically over the past decade, focusing on how systematic research is conducted on such a heterogeneous environment. In addition, the talk will describe some of the major research findings regarding social media use including why people use it, under what conditions that use is good and bad, and the social effects of social media use.

Cliff Lampe, Ph.D., is a professor in the School of Information at the University of Michigan. He has researched social media for the past 15 years. His work with colleagues on Facebook use and social capital has been cited thousands of times. He is a member of the Social Media Research Lab and Center for Social Media Responsibility. Dr. Lampe regularly consults with policy makers, tech leaders and the press on issues related to social media.

This is the first in a six-lecture series. The subject is Social Media Research: What We Know Now. The next lecture will be January 16, 2020. The title is: Mobile Media and Parenting.

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 20 Dec 2019 13:56:14 -0500 2020-01-09T10:00:00-05:00 2020-01-09T11:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Lecture / Discussion olli image
Memoirs and Personal Essays (January 9, 2020 2:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/70527 70527-17602866@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, January 9, 2020 2:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

This group meets every week from September to June, except for holidays. There are no specific assignments. Each writer strives to find his or her own subject matter and stylistic voice. We read our work aloud and discuss it, making constructive suggestions for improvement. The important thing is to write well enough to interest others and to convey our ideas clearly. Participants are expected to read their work regularly. Eleanor Linn has led this writing group since 2014. She is a published author. The Study Group for those 50 and over is held Thursdays January 9 through June 18.

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Class / Instruction Wed, 18 Dec 2019 15:35:48 -0500 2020-01-09T14:30:00-05:00 2020-01-09T16:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Study Group
Special Tour: The Directors of the William L. Clements Library, 1923-2019 (January 10, 2020 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/70625 70625-17611205@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 10, 2020 1:00pm
Location: William Clements Library
Organized By: William L. Clements Library

This special tour of the Clements Library will introduce our Directors since 1923 and the ways in which their leadership shaped the growth and development of the library and its collections. The tour will include discussion of materials displayed in the current exhibit "A History of Collecting at the Clements Library, 1903-2019."

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Other Thu, 19 Dec 2019 13:53:52 -0500 2020-01-10T13:00:00-05:00 2020-01-10T14:00:00-05:00 William Clements Library William L. Clements Library Other "A History of Collecting" Exhibit Case
Living Transgender: The Struggles and Rewards (January 14, 2020 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70371 70371-17592356@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, January 14, 2020 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

Celebrate and explore the spirit of tolerance in this Martin Luther King, Jr. panel discussion with three transgender people. Our panel will share stories about their personal struggles and rewards in the lecture for those 50 and over.

Meet a married transman, Max, who is the father of three young children, a transgender man, Will, who leads the UM Spectrum Center, and a woman who identifies as gender non-conforming (Stephanie).

This is the fifth in OLLI’S distinguished lecture series for 2019-20. A total of ten lectures are presented covering a variety of topics. Lectures are held on Tuesday mornings once each month. The next lecture will be held February 11, 2020. The title is The
Doctor as a Patient: How it Changed Her Life.

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Presentation Tue, 17 Dec 2019 07:32:22 -0500 2020-01-14T10:00:00-05:00 2020-01-14T11:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Presentation olli image
Mobile Media and Parenting (January 16, 2020 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70695 70695-17619585@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, January 16, 2020 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

This presentation will discuss the research on modern media, parenting, and early childhood. Dr. Radesky will review her research regarding how the mobility and interactivity of smartphones and tablets have fundamentally changed the way parents and children use technology, and its effects on family interactions. Implications for improved digital design and parenting guidance will be discussed.

Dr. Radesky received her M.D. from Harvard Medical School, trained in Pediatrics at Seattle Children’s Hospital, and completed subspecialty training in Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics at Boston Medical Center. Her NIH-funded research focuses on the use of mobile/interactive technology by parents and young children and how this relates to child self-regulation and parent-child interaction. She was the lead author of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) guidelines about media use by young children.

This is the second in a six-lecture series. The subject is Social Media Research: What We Know Now. The next lecture will be January 23, 2020. The title is: How Do Online Social Networks Influence People’s Emotional Lives?

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 20 Dec 2019 14:09:43 -0500 2020-01-16T10:00:00-05:00 2020-01-16T11:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Lecture / Discussion olli image
Planet in Peril (January 17, 2020 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70739 70739-17627838@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 17, 2020 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

Climate change is becoming THE challenge of the 21st century, and is likely to impact most of the human enterprise, as well as planetary life support systems, in increasingly unprecedented ways.

Professor Jonathan T. Overpeck will discuss global implications, including the imperative to act quickly on climate change, or risk major Earth system tipping points. He’ll then drill down to the scale of the U.S. and Great Lakes region to provide a more relatable sense of what is at stake.

Professor Overpeck, William B. Stapp Collegiate Professor of Environmental Education and the Samuel A. Graham Dean of the University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability, is an interdisciplinary climate scientist and has written over 210 published works on climate and the environmental sciences. He served as a Working Group 1 Coordinating Lead Author for the Nobel Prize winning IPCC 4th Assessment (2007). He is a Fellow of AGU and the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and tweets about climate-related issues @GreatLakesPeck.

This is lecture #1 in the "Facing the Future: The Challenge of Climate Change" Friday themed lecture series which will explore how climate change is impacting every corner of our earth, and every aspect of our lives.

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Class / Instruction Mon, 23 Dec 2019 17:20:46 -0500 2020-01-17T10:00:00-05:00 2020-01-17T11:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Friday Lectures
Solving Easy Sudoku Puzzles (January 20, 2020 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70648 70648-17611235@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, January 20, 2020 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

If you like puzzles and want to learn the basics of solving Sudoku, this is a good place to start. We will cover several elementary patterns that will enable you to solve easy puzzles and most medium level puzzles. Instructor Jerry Janusz is a retired mathematician who loves working Sudoku puzzles.

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Class / Instruction Wed, 25 Dec 2019 14:20:24 -0500 2020-01-20T10:00:00-05:00 2020-01-20T11:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction OLLI Study Group
National Parks: Visits to the Geological Wonders of North America (January 20, 2020 1:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/70481 70481-17600700@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, January 20, 2020 1:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

Yellowstone, Hawaii Volcanos, Mount Saint Helen, and other North American National Parks are locations that the Knowledge Seekers will visit in this course. They will visit spectacular natural landscapes and learn about the geological histories and mysteries of each Park. Mr. Ford Cochran, Geologist and Director of Programming for National Geographic Expeditions, is the video instructor for this Great Course. As a geologist, he will explain how volcanoes and other natural forces work and continue to work to shape the natural wonders of the Parks. Richard Galant will serve as the on-site guide. The Study Group for those 50 or over is held Mondays January 20 through February 24.

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Class / Instruction Wed, 18 Dec 2019 10:42:34 -0500 2020-01-20T13:30:00-05:00 2020-01-20T15:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Study Group
U.S. Foreign Policy (January 20, 2020 3:15pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/70644 70644-17611229@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, January 20, 2020 3:15pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

This discussion group seeks an inside view of how U.S. foreign policy is made, drawing on cases developed by the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) – Model Diplomacy Program. Our aim will be to understand organizations and agencies involved in the foreign policy process; second, how foreign policy decisions are made at the highest level within the National Security Council (NSC); and lastly, to obtain an understanding of the history/context for the policy issues under discussion.
The heart of the class will be role-playing, with participants taking on the positions of their chosen role, interacting with fellow participants, and making final foreign policy recommendations. Selected readings and background materials matched to the case involved, along with tips/guidance from the CFR Model Diplomacy program will help all participants in their preparation.
Apart from the first organizational meeting, each subsequent session will focus on a different foreign policy issue from the CFR case library. If the group wishes, we may substitute a foreign policy issue of our own choosing to role play.
Instructor John Fogarasi is both a lecturer and practitioner of U.S. foreign policy, having taught political science/international affairs earlier in his career and later as a senior U.S. diplomat with over 30 years-service in Europe, Asia, and North America.
Class will meet Monday afternoons from January 20 through February 17th.

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Class / Instruction Wed, 25 Dec 2019 14:25:09 -0500 2020-01-20T15:15:00-05:00 2020-01-20T17:15:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction OLLI Study Group
Mind-blowing Stories: Tales that are Amazing, Challenging, and True (January 21, 2020 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/70452 70452-17596557@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, January 21, 2020 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

This group will engage true stories that force us to think in new and unexpected ways about basic categories of human experience. To say it differently, these stories blow our minds. The stories include: Rubinstein, the “mad jester” of the Warsaw Ghetto; Chang and Eng: the original “Siamese twins’’; and American philosopher William James’s mysterious (to him) mystical experience in the Adirondack forest. Participants are invited to bring in stories that they believe have the same “mind-blowing” potential. Hank Greenspan is a psychologist, oral historian, essayist, and playwright recently retired from a teaching career at UM. He believes that to live is to schmooze. And to schmooze is to teach and to learn, together. The Study Group for those 50 and over is held Tuesdays January 21 through February 25 (no class Feb. 18).

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Class / Instruction Tue, 17 Dec 2019 20:11:38 -0500 2020-01-21T13:00:00-05:00 2020-01-21T14:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Study Group
The Search for Meaning (January 21, 2020 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/70464 70464-17600679@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, January 21, 2020 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

The quest to understand man’s underlying purpose has been proposed by Victor Frankl in "Man’s Search for Meaning" from which he gave his quest further definition by coining the name Logo Therapy to essentially utilize meaning to help overcome obstacles and handicaps. To establish this foundation, the instructor will first talk about definitions and how they can assist in creating common denominators but at the same time can interfere with the understanding of reality and meaning. Along with definitions, we will turn our attention to human physiology and how organs can be looked upon in alternative ways that include phenomenology. In effect, looking at organs in terms of strengths and weaknesses and how they can serve us in our quest for meaning.The Study Group for those 50 and over led by Eric Amberg is held Tuesdays January 21 through April 28.

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Class / Instruction Wed, 18 Dec 2019 09:25:37 -0500 2020-01-21T13:00:00-05:00 2020-01-21T15:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Study Group
Understanding Complexity (January 21, 2020 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/70492 70492-17600719@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, January 21, 2020 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

The course will cover complexity science, introducing the core concepts and discussing ideas such as emergence, using twelve DVD lectures from the Teaching Company by University of Michigan Professor Scott Page. We’ll view two 30-minute lectures per class, each followed by 20 minutes for questions and discussion. The study group leader worked 27 years as a research physicist for Ford and taught physics at several levels, including graduate level at Wayne State University. At OLLI, he has taught 16 physics-related classes. The Study Group for those 50 and over led by Richard Chase is held Tuesdays January 21 through February 25.

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Class / Instruction Wed, 18 Dec 2019 11:55:36 -0500 2020-01-21T13:00:00-05:00 2020-01-21T15:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Study Group
Current Events (January 21, 2020 3:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/70639 70639-17611224@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, January 21, 2020 3:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

This discussion group is for people interested in current events happening at the local, national and global level. All opinions will be heard courteously. No materials or special expertise required, just an open mind and a good sense of humor. Instructor Bill Milne is a chemist who retired from the federal government. He resides in Ann Arbor and participates in many OLLI programs. Class meets on Tuesdays from January 21 through August 25. On January 28, March 24, and May 26 the location shifts to the Turner Senior Resource Center on 2401 Plymouth Road.

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Class / Instruction Wed, 25 Dec 2019 14:23:42 -0500 2020-01-21T15:30:00-05:00 2020-01-21T17:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction OLLI Study Group
Growth and Grit - Developing a Mindset For Success (January 22, 2020 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/70897 70897-17735191@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, January 22, 2020 5:30pm
Location: Undergraduate Science Building
Organized By: Science Learning Center

What if your ability to succeed in your classes was determined in part before you even stepped into the classroom? What is the one quality you need to overcome adversity academically and in life? This workshop will detail the research of Dr. Carol Dweck and her groundbreaking work on the concept of mindset. Students will learn how to abandon a debilitating fixed mindset in favor of a growth mindset, leading to success in areas they once considered too difficult. The workshop will also introduce students to the research of Dr. Angela Duckworth, and how a growth mindset can lead to the development of grit, an essential characteristic to overcoming our fear of failure.

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 15 Jan 2020 10:16:28 -0500 2020-01-22T17:30:00-05:00 2020-01-22T19:00:00-05:00 Undergraduate Science Building Science Learning Center Workshop / Seminar
How Do Online Social Networks Influence People’s Emotional Lives? (January 23, 2020 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70744 70744-17627843@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, January 23, 2020 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

Within a relatively short time span, online social networks have rapidly changed the way people interact, providing new opportunities to study socio-emotional dynamics. This talk will review findings from a multi-method program of research that examines how interacting with these networks influences people’s emotional lives, focusing specifically on Facebook.


Ethan Kross, PhD is an award-winning Professor of Psychology at the University of Michigan and the Director of the University of Michigan Emotion and Self-Control Laboratory. He received his B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania and his PhD from Columbia. His research explores how people can control their emotions to improve our understanding of how self-control works, and to discover ways of enhancing self-control in daily life.

This is the third in a six-lecture series. The subject is Social Media Research: What We Know Now. The next lecture will be January 30, 2020. The title is: Restoring Justice to Targets of Online Harassment.

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Lecture / Discussion Sat, 21 Dec 2019 14:13:28 -0500 2020-01-23T10:00:00-05:00 2020-01-23T11:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Lecture / Discussion olli image
Periodical Innovations (January 23, 2020 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/70641 70641-17611228@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, January 23, 2020 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

Harpers and Atlantic monthly magazines have been the Instructor Paul Wenger’s reading staples for many decades and are recognized for signaling cultural and political changes as they happen. Articles from these and other comparable newsletters/magazines are the starting points for biweekly discussions of significant social trends proposed by group members. Help us look at the future together and enjoy our shared ideas. Class will meet Thursdays (1/23, 2/6, 2/20, 3/5, 4/2, 4/16, 5/7, and 5/21).

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Class / Instruction Wed, 25 Dec 2019 14:26:17 -0500 2020-01-23T13:00:00-05:00 2020-01-23T15:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction OLLI Study Group
Memoir Writing (January 24, 2020 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70510 70510-17602792@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 24, 2020 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

Participants will learn how to tell the stories of their lives and those of their ancestors. We will meet weekly, and each participant should be prepared to read a story they have written (including the first class). Jan Price calls herself a “very amateur memoirist” who has written her story after being motivated by an OLLI class. The Study Group for those 50 and over is held Fridays January 24 through April 10 (no class on March 20)

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Class / Instruction Wed, 18 Dec 2019 14:11:23 -0500 2020-01-24T10:00:00-05:00 2020-01-24T12:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Study Group
Understanding the Changing Face of Health Care Delivery (January 24, 2020 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/70645 70645-17611231@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 24, 2020 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

Profound and often confusing transformations have taken place in the last 20 years in the way the healthcare delivery system is structured. While not all of the changes are readily apparent to patients, an understanding of them can help consumers make sense of what has happened and understand what is likely to come. A key to making sense of these changes is to understand the shifts in financial risk that have occurred between insurers, providers, and patients. Instructor Azzolini will lead the class.

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Class / Instruction Wed, 25 Dec 2019 14:26:59 -0500 2020-01-24T13:00:00-05:00 2020-01-24T15:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction OLLI Study Group
Chinese 7 (January 27, 2020 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70646 70646-17611232@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, January 27, 2020 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

Understanding Chinese language fundamentally, learning Chinese systematically, and aiming to carry on conversations fluently. Instructor Angela Yang will lead the class on Mondays from January 27 through May 18.

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Class / Instruction Wed, 25 Dec 2019 14:29:09 -0500 2020-01-27T10:00:00-05:00 2020-01-27T12:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction OLLI Study Group
Thinking Rationally In an Age of Pseudoscience (January 27, 2020 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/70467 70467-17600682@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, January 27, 2020 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

How can we make intelligent decisions about our increasingly technology-driven lives if we don't understand the differences between the testable hypotheses of real science and myths, unproven "science" and fundamentalist zealotry?
In the book, "The Demon-Haunted World--Science as a Candle in the Dark", author and scientist Carl Sagan debunks fallacies such as witchcraft, faith healing, demons and UFOs. He advocates viewing all phenomena through proven facts.
Sagan focuses primarily on myths and not religion; he felt religion should not play a role in pseudoscience and he argues against fundamentalism.
We will read this book and discuss its ideas. Gerry Lapidus has led more than 50 book discussion classes at OLLI. Please read through pg. 40 (Preface, sections 1 and 2) for the first meeting.
The Study Group for those 50 and over is held Mondays January 27 through March 9.

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Class / Instruction Wed, 18 Dec 2019 09:45:59 -0500 2020-01-27T13:00:00-05:00 2020-01-27T15:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Study Group
Journey with Contemporary Award-winning Writers from Around the World (January 28, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/70649 70649-17611236@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, January 28, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

In these sessions, participants will take a deeper look at how contemporary award-winning writers from around the world think and what concerns they have in today’s life. Do we, educated Americans, see our world in ways similar or different from the ways those writers see it? Let us look at the world through these perceptive eyes. Let us try to be Sinbads and enjoy a free flight of discovery on the magic these writers have woven for us. Join us and do not be afraid. Our first book for discussion on January 28, 2020 will be White is for Witching by Helen Oyeyemi. Instructor Salhi will lead monthly classes on Tuesdays (January 28, February 25, March 31, and April 28).

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Class / Instruction Wed, 25 Dec 2019 14:31:55 -0500 2020-01-28T12:00:00-05:00 2020-01-28T13:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction OLLI Study Group
“Liberty, Equality, Fraternity (January 28, 2020 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/70647 70647-17611233@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, January 28, 2020 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

“Liberty, Equality, Fraternity” is well-known as the stirring slogan of the French Revolution. In this study group, by means of an examination of the life and thought of pre-revolutionary visionary Jean-Jacques Rousseau and of the major events of the Revolution itself, we will reflect upon and wrestle with the internal tensions and, indeed, contradictions embodied in this slogan. To what extent, for example, does the quest for liberty impinge upon the longing for equality, and vice versa? To what degree, moreover, does the craving for fraternity compromise the desire for both liberty and equality? Instructor Barry Shapiro is a French revolutionary scholar and Emeritus Professor of History, Allegheny College, Meadville, PA. Classes will meet on Tuesdays from January 28 through March 31.

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Class / Instruction Wed, 25 Dec 2019 14:33:13 -0500 2020-01-28T13:00:00-05:00 2020-01-28T14:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction OLLI Study Group
Make It Stick - Research-Based Learning Strategies You Need to Know (January 29, 2020 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/70899 70899-17735192@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, January 29, 2020 5:30pm
Location: Undergraduate Science Building
Organized By: Science Learning Center

The study and learning strategies students often bring to college are often insufficient to help them succeed at the university level. Particularly in challenging STEM courses, students can't simply memorize or cram their way to a good grade. This workshop will focus on the popular learning strategies to avoid, as well as the top three strategies you don't know but are shown by research to be the most effective for long-term learning.

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 15 Jan 2020 10:18:11 -0500 2020-01-29T17:30:00-05:00 2020-01-29T19:00:00-05:00 Undergraduate Science Building Science Learning Center Workshop / Seminar make it stick by Brown, Roediger III, and McDaniel
The 2020 Democratic Nomination: Who Gets to Choose, the Parties or the Voters? (January 29, 2020 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/64665 64665-16410963@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, January 29, 2020 6:00pm
Location: Kellogg Eye Center
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

The Democrats have begun winnowing their original field of 20+ candidates down to the one who will eventually be their nominee for the 2020 presidential election.

Jeffrey Bernstein will evaluate the candidates and assess their standings as we enter the 2020 election cycle. He’ll review the evolution of the nomination process and examine the transfer of power from the parties to the voters over the last half century. As he discusses our evolving system, he’ll focus on one big question: has the shift to a voter-centric process been a good thing for American politics? This lecture will coincide with the general time-frame of the New Hampshire primary and Iowa caucuses.

Jeffrey Bernstein is an award-winning Professor of Political Science at Eastern Michigan University. His areas of interest are U.S. political parties, campaigns, and elections, voting behavior and public opinion, as well as the scholarship of teaching and learning.

Please note the new start time for this event.

Osher Lifelong Learning Institute membership is not required to attend this event.

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Class / Instruction Mon, 23 Dec 2019 17:22:30 -0500 2020-01-29T18:00:00-05:00 2020-01-29T19:30:00-05:00 Kellogg Eye Center Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Evening with OLLI
Restoring Justice to Targets of Online Harassment (January 30, 2020 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70745 70745-17627844@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, January 30, 2020 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

Most social media sites sanction online harassment by removing content or banning users. However, these approaches largely write the targets of online harassment out of the justice-seeking process. If a person is harassed on social media, they are given no opportunity for acknowledgement or reparation. This talk will discuss how theories of justice can help social media sites to better support people who are targets of online harassment.

Dr. Schoenebeck is an Associate Professor in the School of Information at the University of Michigan. She directs the Living Online Lab and co-directs the Social Media Research Lab. Her research
focuses on promoting more equitable and inclusive experiences online in domains ranging from online harassment to gender equity to children’s privacy. Her research has been covered in global media including the New York Times, the Washington Post, NPR, and elsewhere.

This is the fourth in a six-lecture series. The subject is Social Media Research: What We Know Now. The next lecture will be February 5, 2020. The title is: Why We Use Social Media: Evolution, Neuroscience, and Problematic Use.

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Lecture / Discussion Sat, 21 Dec 2019 14:29:37 -0500 2020-01-30T10:00:00-05:00 2020-01-30T11:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Lecture / Discussion olli image
2020 Munger Graduate and Professional Student Case Competition (January 30, 2020 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/69704 69704-17966059@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, January 30, 2020 3:00pm
Location: Munger Graduate Residences
Organized By: Munger Graduate Residences

The Munger Graduate Residences has partnered with Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) to ask teams of students to address issues impacting student wellness on the University of Michigan Campus.

The Munger Case Competition Showcase is held on the 8th Floor of the Munger Graduate Residences Building, located at 540 Thompson St., Ann Arbor, MI 48104.

All members of the University of Michigan and surrounding communities are invited to attend.

For more information about the Case Competition, please contact Michael Rupert at mcrupert@umich.edu.

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Presentation Thu, 30 Jan 2020 16:00:22 -0500 2020-01-30T15:00:00-05:00 2020-01-30T16:00:00-05:00 Munger Graduate Residences Munger Graduate Residences Presentation 2020 Wellness Case Competition
Continuing Korematsu: Our Fight in the Trump Era (January 30, 2020 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/72117 72117-17939981@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, January 30, 2020 6:00pm
Location: Hutchins Hall
Organized By: Asian Pacific American Law Students Association

January 30th is the Fred Korematsu Day of Civil Liberties and the Constitution. On February 19th, 1942, President Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, one of the most blatant forms of racial profiling in US history, which led to the forced removal and incarceration of over 120,000 American citizens and residents on the basis of being ethnically Japanese. Fred T. Korematsu was one of many who refused to be incarcerated, and was arrested. A national civil rights hero, Fred Korematsu appealed his case to the Supreme Court. Although the Supreme Court ruled against him in 1944, in 1983 his conviction was overturned in a coram nobis proceeding where Fred Korematsu addressed the court, saying, “I would like to see the government admit they were wrong, and do something about it so this will never happen again to any American citizen of any race, creed, or color.”

In 2014 and again in 2019, the US government attempted to reopen the Fort Sill camp to incarcerate migrant children from Latin America; Fort Sill was previously used as a concentration camp where Native Americans and Japanese Americans were detained. In June 2017, ICE agents raided and arrested Iraqi families in the Detroit area, leading to the ACLU’s lawsuit, Hamama v. Adducci. Raids on Iraqi families have continued into 2019.

On January 30th, APALSA's Political Action Committee, in partnership with the Michigan Asian Pacific American Affairs Commission and Stop Repeating History would like to invite you to attend a screening of the documentary Alternative Facts: The Lies of Executive Order 9066 by Jon Osaki, followed by a panel discussion and audience Q&A led by University of Michigan Law student Kevin Luong.

This event features incredible guest speakers: Dr. Karen Korematsu, Don Tamaki, Aamina Ahmed, Mary Kamidoi, and Michael Steinberg. Free and open to the public. Food from Curry On will be provided with RSVP: bit.ly/2tfDsnu

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 27 Jan 2020 12:49:48 -0500 2020-01-30T18:00:00-05:00 2020-01-30T20:00:00-05:00 Hutchins Hall Asian Pacific American Law Students Association Lecture / Discussion Korematsu Day Poster
Dear Diary: Exhibit Tour and Hands-on Exploration of Personal Writing (January 31, 2020 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/70514 70514-17602805@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 31, 2020 2:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

Join the exhibit curators in exploring the diary genre. We will begin with hands-on exploration and transcription of private diaries by 20th century authors including Anne Waldman and Nancy Willard. We will then move to the Audubon Room for a tour of the current exhibit, featuring diaries from throughout the holdings of the Special Collections Research Center. The exhibit explores how diaries, journals, and notebooks function as confidants, records of war, partners in creative life, travel companions, and formal inspiration for fiction and art. The Study Group for those 50 and over led by Kristine Grieve and Juli McLoone is held on Friday January 31.

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Class / Instruction Wed, 18 Dec 2019 15:15:20 -0500 2020-01-31T14:00:00-05:00 2020-01-31T15:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Study Group
American Musical Theater (February 3, 2020 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/70454 70454-17596560@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, February 3, 2020 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

This course will cover the lives and the musical careers of Cole Porter, Irving Berlin, George and Ira Gershwin and their contemporaries. The Study Group for those 50 and over led by Edwin Marcus is held Mondays February 3 through March 2.

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Class / Instruction Tue, 17 Dec 2019 20:28:44 -0500 2020-02-03T13:00:00-05:00 2020-02-03T14:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Study Group
Advanced German (February 4, 2020 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/70829 70829-17658765@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 4, 2020 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

The course will be a continuation of Advanced German from fall 2019. The class will focus on the use of idiomatic German for conversation. Renate Gerulaitis is professor emerita of German Language and Literature at Oakland University. Sessions will be held Thursdays from February 4 through May 26.

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Class / Instruction Wed, 25 Dec 2019 14:35:52 -0500 2020-02-04T13:00:00-05:00 2020-02-04T15:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction OLLI Study Group
Great Decisions (February 4, 2020 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/70819 70819-17654650@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 4, 2020 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

Great Decisions is the largest program on world affairs. The program model involves reading the Foreign Policy Association’s briefing book provided for each member, watching a DVD, and meeting in a group to discuss the most critical issues facing America today. The eight topics are: Climate Change and the Global Order, India and Pakistan, Red Sea Security, Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking, U.S. Relations with the Northern Triangle, China’s Road into Latin America, The Philippines and the U.S., and Artificial Intelligence and Data. (see website for more details regarding topics). Long-time discussion leaders of the series, Barbara Comai and Leo Shedden will host sessions on the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays from February 4 through June 2.

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Class / Instruction Wed, 25 Dec 2019 14:34:26 -0500 2020-02-04T13:00:00-05:00 2020-02-04T15:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction OLLI Study Group
How We Can Find Peace in This Crazy World (February 5, 2020 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70500 70500-17602782@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 5, 2020 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy has been clinically proven to be at least as effective as drugs for depression - in other words, it works! And it's not just for depression; it also works for people who are not depressed but who are struggling to keep up with the constant demands of this frantic world.
It promotes the kind of happiness and peace that gets into our bones. Mindfulness reveals a set of simple yet powerful practices that help break the cycle of anxiety, stress, unhappiness, and exhaustion.
We're going to be using the book "Mindfulness: An Eight-Week Plan for Finding Peace in a Frantic World" by Mark Williams and Danny Pennman.
This will be a six-week program. The class will be partly lecture, but you can look forward to lively discussions.
Mike Murray, a Clinical Psychologist, has taught mindfulness classes for OLLI for over ten years. The Study Group for those 50 and over is held Wednesdays February 5 through March 11.

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Class / Instruction Wed, 18 Dec 2019 13:02:42 -0500 2020-02-05T10:00:00-05:00 2020-02-05T12:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Study Group
Healthcare: A WeListen Staff Discussion (February 5, 2020 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/71610 71610-17844814@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 5, 2020 11:00am
Location: North Quad
Organized By: WeListen Staff

This WeListen session is open to all UM staff members. All voices and views are welcome and lunch will be provided!

RSVP here: http://bit.ly/WLFebruary

We will discuss Healthcare by learning about policies put forth by the Democratic and Republican parties, and examining systems in other countries. We'll also consider the impact of lobbyists on prescription drug costs, and discuss plans and terminology being used by 2020 presidential candidates.

Our aim is to bring liberals, conservatives, libertarians- everyone across the political spectrum- together for constructive conversation. The goal of WeListen discussions is not to debate or argue, but to understand the views and values of others and to learn from their perspectives. The session will begin with a brief content presentation to provide a basic understanding of the topic. No specific level of knowledge is required to participate in WeListen discussions.

By participating in WeListen sessions, staff members will:
- Expand understanding of a prominent political topic
- Practice discussing difficult topics with others,
- Gain openness to new ideas and perspectives,
- Learn to productively challenge an idea, and
- Form a sense of community among fellow staff members.

Questions? Email us at welistenstaff@umich.edu.

This event is supported by the WeListen Staff Series planning committee with members from the Ginsberg Center, the International Institute and LSA Psychology.

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 16 Jan 2020 14:44:16 -0500 2020-02-05T11:00:00-05:00 2020-02-05T13:00:00-05:00 North Quad WeListen Staff Workshop / Seminar Healthcare Flyer
Why We Use Social Media: Evolution, Neuroscience, and Problematic Use (February 6, 2020 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70746 70746-17627845@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 6, 2020 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

Around two decades ago, Internet pioneers created online platforms that allow users to create profiles and interact with others. Today, almost 3 billion people worldwide use these social networking sites, such as Facebook, Instagram, and Snapchat. This talk will explain why we are driven to use these sites, the neuroscience underlying our use of these sites, and how social media use may become excessive and problematic.

Prof. Dar Meshi is a cognitive neuroscientist investigating problematic social media use and how the brain processes social information. He is currently an Assistant Professor at Michigan State University in the Department of Advertising and Public Relations. He is also a faculty member in the Neuroscience Program. Prof. Meshi earned his B.S. in biology from the University of California at Los Angeles, and his Ph.D. from Columbia University in New York.

This is the fifth in a six-lecture series. The subject is Social Media Research: What We Know Now. The next lecture will be February 13, 2020. The title is: Is Technology Killing Privacy?

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Lecture / Discussion Sat, 21 Dec 2019 14:46:42 -0500 2020-02-06T10:00:00-05:00 2020-02-06T11:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Lecture / Discussion olli image
Needlework Artists (February 6, 2020 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/70360 70360-17586188@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 6, 2020 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) has a new program option known as a Shared Interest Group (SIG). A SIG brings people together who have a common interest that they wish to pursue indefinitely within a structure of meetings and activities designed primarily by the members of the group.

A SIG does not have a formal class syllabus. Members of a SIG determine the content and discussion of a SIG. A designated facilitator arranges meetings, takes attendance, and initiates the discussion among the SIG members on how the group will operate.

This group will meet to share time together working on their individual projects, be they knitting, embroidery, lace-making, crochet, needlepoint, or others. Encouraging interest in learning new skills, completing projects already underway, while enjoying each other’s company shall be chief goals of this Interest Group.

This Shared Interest Group will meet on the first Thursday of every month and be facilitated by Marcia Hallstrom & Marge Higley.

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Class / Instruction Mon, 23 Dec 2019 17:24:41 -0500 2020-02-06T13:00:00-05:00 2020-02-06T15:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Shared Interest Group
How Volunteers Can Save Democracy (February 7, 2020 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70820 70820-17654651@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, February 7, 2020 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

Voters Not Politicians (VNP) is the nonpartisan grassroots citizens group that led the 2018 ballot initiative to pass an anti-gerrymandering constitutional amendment. The amendment established an Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission to draw maps for Michigan electoral districts: U.S. Congress and the State House and Senate. VNP is now working to ensure success for the Commission and it is also pursuing other initiatives to enhance democracy. These 3 classes will explain what VNP has accomplished, how VNP created a unique volunteer experience, and how citizens can continue to improve our democracy. Participants will learn how they can participate productively in making Michigan government work better.

Connie Cook has a Ph.D. in Political Science and recently retired from the University of Michigan. She now serves in a volunteer role as Regional Education Coordinator and Special Counsel to the Executive Director of Voters Not Politicians. Rena Basch has a Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering, and fifteen years-experience as an elections administrator, serving as the Ann Arbor Charter Township Clerk. During the VNP campaign for Proposal 2, Rena led the state-wide Outreach Committee, and currently volunteers as the leader of Community Engagement. Connie and Rena will be joined by additional VNP volunteers in sessions on Fridays from February 7 through 21.

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Class / Instruction Wed, 25 Dec 2019 14:36:55 -0500 2020-02-07T10:00:00-05:00 2020-02-07T12:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction OLLI Study Group
The American Novel (February 7, 2020 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/70849 70849-17660839@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, February 7, 2020 3:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

“For we must consider that we shall be as a City upon a Hill, the eyes of all people are upon us,” declared John Winthrop as he travelled with his followers to Massachusetts in 1630. He marked the beginning of what was expected to be a grand experiment. Winthrop rightly anticipated that the colonial endeavors unfolding in North America presented a chance for self-determination, collective identity, and industriousness. And yet, he could not have conceived of the legacy of that experiment or the challenges that would come with it. In this study group, we will explore how diverse writers represented, challenged, and helped to create the dominant cultural narratives that remain influential in our nation today. We will read (in the following order): Charles Brockden Brown’s Wieland, Susanna Rowson’s Charlotte Temple, Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The House of the Seven Gables, Herman Melville’s Benito Cereno, Frank Norris’s McTeague, and John Niehardt’s Black Elk Speaks. Instructor Emelia Abbe-Robertson will lead classes on Fridays from February 7 through March 20.

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Class / Instruction Wed, 25 Dec 2019 17:14:47 -0500 2020-02-07T15:00:00-05:00 2020-02-07T17:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction OLLI Study Group
The Doctor as a Patient: How it Changed Her Life (February 11, 2020 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70689 70689-17619576@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 11, 2020 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

Dr. Awdish’s near-death experience revealed a dark hole at the center of what was otherwise highly-proficient, astoundingly skillful care. What she learned was that, though the healing potential of knowledge is magical, it is also a lie: Medicine cannot heal in a vacuum; it requires connection. Her talk will focus on what is needed to heal medicine, and how medical training distances physician from patients. Ultimately, it is only by giving primacy to the patient narrative, building resilience in the physician, and forming a community that we can hope to reunite the pieces into a cohesive whole, with the power to heal us all.

Detroit, Michigan. She serves as Medical Director for both Care Experience and the Pulmonary Hypertension Program. In addition to her critically acclaimed, bestselling memoir, In Shock, she also has written for the Harvard Business Review, Huffington Post, and the New England Journal of Medicine. In 2017, she was named National Compassionate Caregiver of the Year by the Schwartz Foundation, and Physician of the Year by Press Ganey. Her work focuses on improving healthcare for both providers and patients, through compassionate communication, medical humanities, and finding joy in our shared purpose.

This is the fifth in a series of ten lectures covering various topics. One lecture is presented on the second Tuesday of each month during the academic year. The next lecture will be March 10, 2020. The title is: What About Weed? The Cannabis Controversy, Past, Present, and Future.

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 20 Dec 2019 13:34:45 -0500 2020-02-11T10:00:00-05:00 2020-02-11T11:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Lecture / Discussion olli image
Mystery Book Club (February 12, 2020 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/70357 70357-17586183@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 12, 2020 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) has a new program option known as a Shared Interest Group (SIG). A SIG brings people together who have a common interest that they wish to pursue indefinitely within a structure of meetings and activities designed primarily by the members of the group.

A SIG does not have a formal class syllabus. Members of a SIG determine the content and discussion of a SIG. A designated facilitator arranges meetings, takes attendance, and initiates the discussion among the SIG members on how the group will operate.


The Mystery Book Club is all about mysteries. Mysteries are the only genre of literature where an author offers readers a chance to figure out the story for themselves. We all love identifying the villain before he or she’s revealed. But some authors do this better than others.

Our book club is unique in that we seek out authors who are not really in the public eye and then critique their ability to do just that, i.e. spin a tale that keeps the reader engrossed right up to the last page. We do have a long list of authors that our members have expressed an interest in reading. Each month we pick a different author from that list. Everyone is then free to read any number of this author’s works that they choose and submit their evaluation to the group at our meeting.

Opinions given are quite honest, always enlightening, and the resulting discussions are always lively. Each person’s review of the author ends by answering the question: “Would you recommend this author to a friend?”

This Shared Interest will be facilitated by Sydney Kaufman and will meet the second Wednesday of every month.

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Class / Instruction Mon, 23 Dec 2019 17:26:01 -0500 2020-02-12T13:00:00-05:00 2020-02-12T15:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Shared Interest Group
Is Technology Killing Privacy? (February 13, 2020 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/70747 70747-17627846@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 13, 2020 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

Privacy is dead! Or is it? This talk will explore the darker side of social media, smartphones, smart speakers. How and why do these technologies track your behavior online and in your homes? What can they know about you? Why do people struggle to protect their privacy? The talk further discusses research advances that can lead to better privacy protections and user controls, and what you can do now to take back your privacy.

Florian Schaub is Assistant Professor in the University of Michigan School of Information. His research combines privacy, human-computer interaction, emerging technologies, and public policy. He studies people’s privacy decision making and behavior, investigates technology-related privacy implications, and develops user-centric privacy solutions that help people better manage their privacy in technology contexts. Dr. Schaub holds a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Ulm, and was a postdoctoral fellow at Carnegie Mellon University.

This is the last in a six-lecture series. The subject is Social Media Research: What We Know Now. The next series will start February 20, 2020.The subject is The Power of Art.

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Lecture / Discussion Sat, 21 Dec 2019 15:08:05 -0500 2020-02-13T10:00:00-05:00 2020-02-13T11:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Lecture / Discussion olli image
Ace Your Courses: Metacognition is Key! (February 13, 2020 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/70903 70903-17735208@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 13, 2020 5:00pm
Location: Undergraduate Science Building
Organized By: Science Learning Center

Have you ever found yourself putting forth a great deal of effort into your courses, but not feeling like you are actually learning or are left unsatisfied with your grade? This workshop, based on the work of Dr. Saundra Yancy McGuire, will enable you to analyze your current learning strategies, understand exactly what changes you need to implement to earn an A in your courses, identify concrete strategies to use during the remainder of your semester, and become a more efficient learner.

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 15 Jan 2020 10:19:28 -0500 2020-02-13T17:00:00-05:00 2020-02-13T18:30:00-05:00 Undergraduate Science Building Science Learning Center Workshop / Seminar Teach Yourself How to Learn by Dr. Saundra Yancy McGuire