The OLLI at UCLA program offers non-credit courses geared to those seeking a high quality and enjoyable adventure in learning. There are no tests, grades, or homework – just learning for the sheer joy of learning!
You must be 50 years or older and a current member of OLLI at UCLA to enroll in OLLI courses, with the exception of Taste of Osher. Become a member today.
The following 2-hour seminars are just $15 each and are open to the public, as well as to OLLI members. OLLI Plus members can enroll at no cost (some exceptions apply).
| Course Title / Instructor | Date | Time | Campus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andres Segovia and the Classical Guitar Juan Rivera |
Saturday Nov. 7 |
10am-12pm | Zoom |
| Marie Curie’s Radioactive Legacy Marc Olevin |
Thursday Nov. 12 |
1pm-3pm | Zoom |
| Masters of Mid-Century Modernism Eleanor Schrader |
Monday Nov. 16 |
10am-12pm | Zoom |
| Art Deco in America Eleanor Schrader |
Monday Nov. 30 |
10am-12pm | Zoom |
| So You Want to Yiddish? Marganit Lish |
Thursday Dec. 3 |
1pm-3pm | Zoom |
| Introduction to Mindfulness Jeffrey Hutter |
Tuesday Jan. 5 |
10am-12pm | Zoom |
| French Decorative Arts and Design of the Art Deco Era Eleanor Schrader |
Friday Jan. 8 |
10am-12pm | Zoom |
| Yoga and the Expressive Arts Mona Wells |
Friday Jan. 8 |
1pm-3pm | Zoom |
| How Memory Works In the Brain and How to Keep your Memory Working Better, Longer Marc Milstein |
Friday Jan. 15 |
10am-12pm | Zoom |
| From Bauhaus to Our House—A Legacy of Modern Design Eleanor Schrader |
Friday Jan. 15 |
1pm-3pm | Zoom |
| Religious Thought in East Asia: China, Korea, and Japan Phyllis Herman |
Monday Mar. 1 |
1pm-3pm | Zoom |
| An Introduction to Movement Intelligence Stacy Barrows |
Monday Mar. 8 |
10am-12pm | Zoom |
| Stories of Wilshire Boulevard Sharon Boorstin |
Tuesday Mar. 9 |
1pm-3pm | Zoom |
OLLI’s Instructor-Led courses are taught by the high-caliber instructors and guest speakers for which UCLA Extension is world-renown.
| Course Title / Instructor | Date / Dates | Time | Campus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under Fire: Mass Shootings in America John Snibbe |
Mondays Nov. 16 - Dec. 7 |
1pm-3pm | Zoom |
| How Chocolate Conquered the World, Part 2: 1840 to the Present Lee Theisen |
Mondays Nov. 23 - Dec. 7 |
10am-12pm | Zoom |
| Coming to Terms with the Holocaust, Part V: Eyewitnesses to the Holocaust Steve Sohmer |
Monday Jan. 4 - Feb. 22 (no meetings Jan. 18 & Feb. 15) |
10am-12pm | Zoom |
| Architects Who Defined the California Landscape Eleanor Schrader |
Monday Jan. 4 - Feb. 22 (no meetings Jan. 18 & Feb. 15) |
1pm-3pm | Zoom |
| Mahāyāna Buddhism: The Great Vehicle Don Parris |
Monday Jan. 4 - Feb. 22 (no meetings Jan. 18 & Feb. 15) |
1pm-3pm | Zoom |
| California Cool: The West Coast Jazz Scene of the 1950s Ken Poston |
Monday Jan. 4 - Mar. 8 (no meetings Jan. 18 & Feb. 15) |
6:30pm-8:30pm | Zoom |
| Spanish III for Everyday Life Emilia Chuquin |
Tuesday Jan. 5 - Feb. 23 |
10am-12pm | Zoom |
| Improvisations in Western Classical Music Anahit Rostomyan |
Tuesday Jan. 5 - Feb. 23 |
1pm-3pm | Zoom |
| All That Jazz: Appreciating an American Art Form Andrew Muson |
Tuesday Jan. 5 - Feb. 23 |
1pm-3pm | Zoom |
| The Modern Short Story: An International Approach, Part 4 Carlo Coppola |
Tuesday Jan. 5 - Feb. 23 |
1pm-3pm | Zoom |
| All Killer, No Filler, Part 2: Eight Musicians at their Critical and Commercial Peak Max Keller |
Tuesday Jan. 5 - Mar. 2 (no meeting Feb. 2) |
6:30pm-8:30pm | Zoom |
| The Origin of Food Names Carlo Coppola |
Wednesday Jan. 6 - Feb. 24 |
10am-12pm | Zoom |
| The Iconic Jazz Vocalists Pat Collins + John Proulx |
Wednesday Jan. 6 - Feb. 17 |
1pm-3pm | Zoom |
| Art Dealers and Art Dealing Katherine Zoraster |
Wednesday Jan. 6 - Feb. 10 |
1pm-3pm | Zoom |
| Cosmology, Astronomy, and Space Exploration in the News Shelley Bonus |
Wednesday Jan. 6 - Feb. 24 |
6:30pm-8:30pm | Zoom |
| Maestro Andrés Segovia: His Life, Influence, and Legacy Juan Rivera |
Thursday Jan. 7 - Feb. 25 |
10am-12pm | Zoom |
| The Isms of Early 20th Century Art Katherine Zoraster |
Thursday Jan. 7 - Feb. 11 |
1pm-3pm | Zoom |
| Colonial America Jessica Marino |
Thursday Jan. 7 - Feb. 25 |
1pm-3pm | Zoom |
| The Worlds of Comedy David Misch |
Thursday Jan. 7 - Feb. 11 |
6:30pm-8:30pm | Zoom |
| Beyond the Headlines Jim Aldinger |
Tuesday Jan. 12 - Mar. 2 |
10:30am-12pm | Zoom |
| The Music of Franz Schubert Ryan Shiotsuki |
Friday Jan. 22 - Mar. 12 |
10am-12pm | Zoom |
| The Music of J.S. Bach: Part 2 Ryan Shiotsuki |
Friday Jan. 22 - Mar. 12 |
1pm-3pm | Zoom |
| Evolution of Science: Part 3 Marc Olevin |
Thursday Feb. 18 - Mar. 11 |
1pm-3pm | Zoom |
| The Play's the Thing Beverly Olevin |
Wednesday Feb. 24 - Mar. 17 |
1pm-3pm | Zoom |
Established instructors act as facilitators to create an environment in which participants explore subjects in an atmosphere of intellectual stimulation, creative self-expression, and socializing, without the expectation of tests or grades. Depending on the nature of the course, there could be a modest amount of preparation or readings required, and you may be called upon for your insights–members should be ready to participate.
| Course Title / Instructor | Date / Dates | Time | Campus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ways of Looking at Contemporary Art Deborah Cohen |
Thursday Feb. 11 - Mar. 18 (no meeting Nov. 26) |
1pm-3:30pm | Zoom |
| Nobel Laureates You May Not Know, Part 1: The Short Story Leonard Koff |
Monday Jan. 4 - Mar. 8 (no meetings Jan. 18 & Feb. 15) |
10am -12pm | Zoom |
| Women’s Empowerment: A Literary Journey Katya Williamson |
Monday Jan. 4 - Feb. 22 (no meetings Jan. 18 & Feb. 15) |
1pm-3pm | Zoom |
| The American Leviathan: How and Why the Law Touches Everything Kurt Hohenstein |
Monday Jan. 4 - Feb. 22 (no meetings Jan. 18 & Feb. 15) |
6:30-8:30pm | Zoom |
| High-Level Spanish Conversation Emilia Chuquin |
Tuesday Jan. 5 - Feb. 23 |
1pm-3pm | Zoom |
| Intermediate French Conversation Ruth Gooley |
Tuesday Jan. 5 - Feb. 23 |
6:30pm-8:30pm | Zoom |
| What to Read and Why: Francine Prose Brandon French |
Wednesday Jan. 6 - Feb. 24 |
10am -12pm | Zoom |
| Gilgamesh: The Oldest Piece of Literature Known Vincent Coppola |
Wednesday Jan. 6 - Feb. 24 |
1pm-3pm | Zoom |
| Friends Across the Pacific: Australia and the United States Gordon Williams |
Wednesday Jan. 6 - Feb. 24 |
6:30pm-8:30pm | Zoom |
| Current Events: Understanding Our World Myrna Hant |
Thursday Jan. 7 - Feb. 25 |
10am-12pm | Zoom |
| Real Life Spanish Conversation I Susan Villar |
Thursday Jan. 7 - Feb. 25 |
10am-12pm | Zoom |
| Real Life Spanish Conversation II Susan Villar |
Thursday Jan. 7 - Feb. 25 |
1pm-3pm | Zoom |
| The Four Basic Questions of Philosophy and Life Vincent Coppola |
Thursday Jan. 7 - Feb. 25 |
1pm-3pm | Zoom |
| Not to Be Forgotten: The Stories of John Cheever Brandy French |
Friday Jan. 8 - Feb. 26 |
1pm-3pm | Zoom |
| The Souls of Black Folk: Books by African-American Authors Maria Siciliano |
Tuesday Jan. 12, 26; Feb. 9, 23, Mar. 9 |
10am-12pm | Zoom |
| African-American Short Stories Leonard Koff |
Sunday Jan. 24 - Mar. 21 (no meeting Feb. 14) |
12pm-2pm | Zoom |
| Ways of Looking at Contemporary Art Deborah Beth Cohen |
Thursday Feb. 11 - Mar. 18 |
1pm-3:30pm | Zoom |
The following courses are interactive, and members are able to practice or apply what they learn in class.
| Course Title / Instructor | Date / Dates | Time | Campus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and Acting Shakespeare's All's Well That Ends Well Steven Moore |
Tuesday Jan. 5 - Feb. 23 |
10am-12pm | Zoom |
| Drawing is a Feeling, Part II: Exploring Light, Shade, and Shadow Deborah Beth Cohen |
Tuesday Jan. 5 - Feb. 9 |
1pm-3:30pm | Zoom |
| Finding Your Movement Intelligence Stacy Barrows |
Wednesday Jan. 6 - Mar. 10 |
10am-11:30am | Zoom |
| Beginning Gentle Yoga Mona Wells |
Wednesday Jan. 6 - Mar. 10 |
1pm-2:30pm | Zoom |
| Life Stories Worth Telling Shelley Bonus |
Wednesday Jan. 6 - Feb. 24 |
1pm-3pm | Zoom |
| Intermediate Yoga Mona Wells |
Thursday Jan. 7 - Mar. 11 |
6:30pm-8:00pm | Zoom |
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