Carole Bucy
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Vanderbilt Osher Lifelong Learning winter courses await older adults in 2023
Iconic Hollywood filmmakers, modern China, the Underground Railroad, and Nashville’s ancient geographic setting and its impact on current environmental challenges. These are among classes offered by the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Vanderbilt for winter 2023. Read MoreNov 14, 2022
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New Vanderbilt Osher learning opportunities await older adults
Older adults can rediscover the joy of learning this spring in classes led by outstanding faculty and community experts through the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Vanderbilt. Topics include the role of diet in healthy aging, Eudora Welty’s short stories, steel drum band and more. Read MoreFeb 14, 2022
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Enroll now in Vanderbilt’s Osher Lifelong Learning spring 2021 classes
Vanderbilt’s Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, which helps mature adults rediscover the joy of learning in an inclusive community, offers a variety of courses this spring, including Alzheimer’s disease prevention, little-known Tennessee history, and jazz in the 1930s and ’40s. Read MoreFeb 15, 2021
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Winter classes at Vanderbilt Osher Lifelong Learning Institute range from military history to the art of Tai Chi
Strategic challenges in U.S. military history, unpacking the 2020 election and the reduction of stress through Tai Chi are among the topics offered by the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Vanderbilt for winter 2021. The noncredit classes are open to all those age 50 and older. Read MoreNov 16, 2020
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Lifelong learners over 50 invited to sign up for Vanderbilt Osher winter classes
Winter 2020 classes offered by the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Vanderbilt include the history of Fort Negley, memoir writing, brain disorders and a Shakespeare production. Read MoreNov 26, 2019
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Enroll now in Vanderbilt’s Osher Lifelong Learning spring classes
Nashville's thriving sports scene, 21st-century American cities and the latest brain research are among the spring 2018 classes offered by the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Vanderbilt. Read MoreFeb 23, 2018
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Enroll in Vanderbilt Osher spring 2017 classes
The August total solar eclipse, digital humanities and moral intelligence are among the diverse topics covered during the spring term of Vanderbilt's Osher Lifelong Learning Institute. Read MoreFeb 24, 2017
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Listen: Astronomy, jazz and politics among VU Osher fall classes
Renowned Vanderbilt professors and other experts will teach classes this fall on the 2016 elections, astronomy, prisons and more for the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Vanderbilt. Read MoreAug 19, 2016
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Listen: Register now for Vanderbilt Osher winter 2016 classes
Learn how to play the steel drums, watch a performance of "King Lear," and much more during the Vanderbilt Osher Lifelong Learning winter classes, open to all adults 50 and older. Read MoreDec 14, 2015
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Protests and Social Change: The Women’s Movement
Watch video of Carole Bucy, Professor of History, Volunteer State Community College, speaking at the Osher Lifelong Learning class, “Protests and Social Change: The Women’s Movement”. Today, protests seem to be a way of life. Have you ever wondered if protests really accomplish anything? During the past 150 years, protests… Read MoreApr 19, 2012
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Listen: Sign up for Vanderbilt’s Osher Lifelong Learning spring term
The schedule has been announced for the spring 2012 Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Vanderbilt University. The healthcare reform crisis, American protest movements, classical music appreciation and Maya culture from ancient to modern times are among subjects that will be covered in spring session. Read MoreMar 5, 2012