Osher Lifelong Learning

From exploring the intricacies of American folk music to delving into the art of memoir writing, there’s something for everyone eager to learn and connect with an inclusive community of learners. OLLI at Vanderbilt is open to all who are 50 and older. Registration for fall 2024 classes is open Aug. 26–Sept. 27; classes for the fall term begin on Oct. 6.  Read More

Navigating information in the digital age, reading Shakespeare with film, memoir writing and meditative birding are just some of the classes offered by the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Vanderbilt this spring. Registration for spring 2024 classes is open Feb. 12–March 8, and classes for the term begin on March 18. Read More

The storied life of Sir Richard Francis Burton, the television comedy genre, political biographies and beginner’s harmonica are among the diverse classes offered by the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Vanderbilt for winter 2024. Registration for winter 2024 classes is open Nov. 27–Dec. 29. Read More

Through this Osher Lifelong Learning Institute series of six lectures, students will learn about the upcoming 2017 total solar eclipse, the Hubble Space Telescope, chemical evolution in the universe, and more.  … Read More

Watch video of ‘Perry Wallace and the Collision of Race and Sports in the South’ by Andrew Maraniss on February 22, 2017. “STRONG INSIDE: Perry Wallace and the Collision of Race and Sports in the South” with instructor Andrew Maraniss is being offered as part of the Osher Lifelong Learning… Read More

This Osher Lifelong Learning course will examine the upcoming 2016 elections from every angle. We will look at the effects of political advertising as well as the changing art of political polling in an era when people avoid taking surveys. We will examine the potentially historic effects this election might… Read More

This Osher Lifelong Learning course will examine the upcoming 2016 elections from every angle. We will look at the effects of political advertising as well as the changing art of political polling in an era when people avoid taking surveys. We will examine the potentially historic effects this election might… Read More

This Osher Lifelong Learning course will examine the upcoming 2016 elections from every angle. We will look at the effects of political advertising as well as the changing art of political polling in an era when people avoid taking surveys. We will examine the potentially historic effects this election might… Read More

Watch video of The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Vanderbilt’s winter class – “Climate Change Literature: A New Fictional Genre about a Real Problem” on February 18th with Ed Rubin. Read More

Watch video of The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Vanderbilt’s winter class – “Climate Change Literature: A New Fictional Genre about a Real Problem” on February 11th with Ed Rubin. Read More

Watch video of The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Vanderbilt’s winter class – “Climate Change Literature: A New Fictional Genre about a Real Problem” on Thursday, January 28th with Ed Rubin. Read More

Watch video of The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Vanderbilt’s winter class – “Climate Change Literature: A New Fictional Genre about a Real Problem” on Thursday, January 21. Read More

Watch video of Osher Lifelong Learning Institute’s class “Legal and Policy Issues in Modern Warfare” November 4, 2015 with Michael Newton. Read More

Watch video of Osher Lifelong Learning Institute’s class on “Who Was Nelson Mandela?” November 4, 2015 with Clive Mentzel. Read More

Watch video of Osher Lifelong Learning Institute’s class on “Who Was Nelson Mandela?” October 21, 2015 with Clive Mentzel. Read More

Watch video of Osher Lifelong Learning Institute’s class “Legal and Policy Issues in Modern Warfare” October 21, 2015 with Michael Newton. Read More

Watch video of Osher Lifelong Learning Institute’s class on “Who Was Nelson Mandela?” October 21, 2015 with Clive Mentzel. Read More

Watch video of Osher Lifelong Learning Institute’s class “Legal and Policy Issues in Modern Warfare” October 14th, 2015 with Michael Newton. Read More

Watch video of Osher Lifelong Learning Institute’s class “Legal and Policy Issues in Modern Warfare” October 7th, 2015 with Michael Newton. Read More

Watch video of Osher Lifelong Learning Institute’s class on “Who Was Nelson Mandela?” October 7th, 2015 with Clive Mentzel. Read More