Osher Lifelong Learning Institute

The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute is an inclusive community of adults who share a love of learning. By becoming a member, you’ll join peers who seek to foster connection, exploration, and engagement. We take pride in providing an excellent lifelong learning experience for our members.

Mission Statement: The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Duke University seeks to engage the minds, elevate the spirits and foster the well-being of its members through numerous educational programs and opportunities for volunteer service and social activity.

Connect with others who share your love of learning. OLLI members connect in class, at social events, and while volunteering together in the community.

Explore new ideas and activities. We offer a variety of courses that can help you discover new passions and interests. Feed your creative spirit with a hands-on-art, performing arts, or photography course. Or, satisfy your curiosity with a course in history, economics, science, or technology.

Challenge yourself and your assumptions. No tests or grades means you can try out new skills and topics to expand your mind and views.

Build community. The average OLLI at Duke member is between 45 and 90 years old. Like you, they are passionate about discovering new things. Learning with and from one another is encouraged.
 
 

OLLI offers about 200 courses per year in three terms – fall, winter, and spring. Courses are reviewed and selected by a Curriculum Committee made up of peer members. Topics come from member suggestions as well as instructors and advisors. Our goal is to present a balanced variety of courses with something for everyone. Course topics generally fall under these areas:

  • Art and Architecture
  • Economics & Public Policy
  • Hands-On Art 
  • History: Past & Present
  • Literature and Languages
  • Performing Arts
  • Photography
  • Religion & Philosophy
  • Science & Technology
  • Society and Culture
  • Wellness Activities
  • Writing

OLLI’s dedicated instructors may be retired from Duke and nearby institutions ; graduate or postdoctoral students; working artists; or independent scholars. If you have a suggestion for a course topic, or know of someone who would make a great OLLI teacher, please contact jenny.levine@duke.edu.

Monday
Course Time Tuition Status
About the Latin LanguageIN PERSON: Experience an intriguing method of examining the Latin language. By centering this course around the unique textbook "Cambridge Latin Course, Unit 1," students will experience classical Latin within the historical setting…
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1:30PM - 3:00PM $90.00 Available
Climate Change: The Latest ScienceONLINE: This course will address three key questions: To what extent is humanity already dealing with the consequences of climate change? What are the most effective actions humanity can take to dramatically reduce greenhouse gas…
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1:30PM - 2:45PM $110.00 Available
Conversations About Photography: Exploring the MediumONLINE: The spring 2023 Conversations About Photography course, subtitled What's on My Bookshelf?, was a discussion by photographers about the work of other photographers. In this course, we build on this topic with guest…
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11:00AM - 12:15PM $90.00 Available
Dance in World SocietiesONLINE: Dance can establish, teach and reinforce the values and cultural norms of a particular society. Dance forms illuminate and define gender, personal and group identity, political status, religious beliefs and aesthetic values…
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1:30PM - 2:45PM $110.00 Available
DiamondsONLINE: This lecture-based course on aspects of a most precious gem will cover: the unique nature of diamonds; where, when and how they are formed; the mining of diamonds; how they are prospected for, separated and recovered; what…
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9:00AM - 10:15AM $110.00 Available
Happy Conversations: Good RelationshipsIN PERSON: How does emotional intelligence relate to the way we communicate? Why do we so often misunderstand one another? Participants in this course will gain an appreciation for the distinct styles of communication and variables…
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11:00AM - 12:30PM $90.00 Available
Jamestown, Virginia: A Struggling English Colony in a New LightONLINE: From 1526 through 1607, 11 European colonies in North America failed. Jamestown, Virginia, nearly failed at least five times. If it had, the United States as we know it would not exist. This lecture-based course will focus…
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9:00AM - 10:15AM $90.00 Wait List
Jane Austen's World: England in the Regency PeriodONLINE: Jane Austen lived from 1775 to 1817, during the late Georgian and Regency periods in England. The Regency period, during which Austen wrote her most important novels, saw radical changes in English society. Not only was…
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11:00AM - 12:15PM $100.00 Available
JFK's Assassination: Through a Glass DarklyONLINE: On the 60th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in Dallas, more than 60% of Americans think there were other people involved in his murder and the cover-up of the crime. Following the recent…
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11:00AM - 12:15PM $90.00 Available
Organizing Your Visual Story: How to Organize Your Digital Photos, Photographs and Old MediaONLINE: Have you felt overwhelmed trying to organize your media project? This lecture-based course will help you with all aspects of organizing your printed photos, digital photos, old media like slides, VHS or 8 mm film and more,…
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9:00AM - 10:15AM $90.00 Wait List
Quack, Quack, Quack: A History of Medical QuackeryONLINE: This lecture-based course will survey medical quackery from historical times to the present. The course will start with an exploration of the origins of this fraudulent health practice and proceed to explain the varieties of…
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11:00AM - 12:15PM $90.00 Available
The Sound of Music: A History of American StyleIN PERSON: This course will offer the wonderful story of American music and how it helped to shape and influence characteristics of the culture. Students will enjoy lectures, videos and discussions addressing each era and genre of…
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1:30PM - 3:00PM $110.00 Available
Writing Your First Book: Blank Page to Full ManuscriptIN PERSON: Have you carried around an idea for a novel, but, now that you have the time, you realize you have no idea how to write it? Is that memoir rolling around in your head, but you need just a little help? Or do you have a…
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1:30PM - 3:00PM $100.00 Wait List
Yoga Nidra: Systematic RelaxationONLINE: Yoga nidra is a systematic approach to relaxation. Research has shown that yoga nidra can get people into the same brain wave pattern as when they are in a deep sleep while they remain aware. Students in the instructor's…
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3:30PM - 4:45PM $75.00 Wait List
Tuesday
Course Time Tuition Status
Adventures With PaperIN PERSON: In this hands-on course, students will learn many types of artful techniques using paper. We will cover the history of paper, discuss the different ways to make paper by hand and work with paper for two- and three-…
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1:30PM - 3:00PM $100.00 Canceled
Basics of the Big BangIN PERSON: This lecture-based course will cover the general ideas behind the Big Bang and the expansion of the universe. The course will attempt to present the physics of the universe as accurately as possible, keeping jargon and…
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11:00AM - 12:30PM $60.00 Wait List
Beyond American: American Art From 1905 to 1970IN PERSON: How does the history of American art reveal the changing character of the country? The 20th century has been characterized as the American century, when the country moved from a provincial role to that of the leading…
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1:30PM - 3:00PM $110.00 Available
Chinese Brush Painting: Flowers and BirdsIN PERSON: Chinese brush painting attempts to capture the essence or spirit of a subject. In this hands-on art course, students will learn how to paint flowers and birds, such as the peony (China's national flower) or seasonal…
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11:00AM - 12:30PM $120.00 Available
Comedic Genius: The Smothers Brothers and Lenny BruceONLINE: This lecture-based course will focus on the Smothers Brothers for four sessions and Lenny Bruce for two. The Smothers Brothers were the first performers to combine folk singing with stand-up comedy. They started out as…
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1:30PM - 2:45PM $90.00 Available
Creating Colored Pencil Art: An IntroductionONLINE: Have you ever wanted to learn how to use colored pencils to create artwork like the stunning work you've seen online but felt overwhelmed? In this hands-on, online art course, students will learn the basics of colored pencil…
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11:00AM - 1:00PM $120.00 Available
Creating Your Children's BookONLINE: In the first five sessions of Creating Your Children's Book, we will focus on structuring a story. Students will learn about and discuss important elements that are foundational to the creation of a children’s book:…
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1:30PM - 2:45PM $90.00 Available
Gentrification in Durham: Impacts of Race and ClassONLINE: What is gentrification? Gentrification occurs when wealthier, often white, people move into a neighborhood and displace lower-income people, often Black people and other people of color. Nonetheless, my research indicates…
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3:30PM - 4:45PM $110.00 Available
Hannah Arendt: On Human Nature, Totalitarianism, Identity and the HolocaustONLINE: Hannah Arendt was a Jew born in Germany just over a century ago. She immigrated to New York when the Nazis came to power, taught there at the New School for Social Research and wrote books and essays on how totalitarianism…
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11:00AM - 12:15PM $110.00 Available
Living With Art: Private Collection ToursIN PERSON: This course provides a unique opportunity to visit the homes of six private art collectors who have graciously agreed to share their extensive collections with us. Students will learn about art collecting while viewing…
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11:00AM - 12:30PM $120.00 Wait List
Nasher Slow Art Conversations, Part 1IN PERSON: Recent studies show that the average visitor to a museum looks at an art piece for less than 30 seconds, with 17 seconds being the average. In this course, we will sit comfortably in the Nasher Museum of Art galleries (on…
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3:15PM - 4:45PM $45.00 Wait List
Nasher Slow Art Conversations, Part 2IN PERSON: Recent studies show that the average visitor to a museum looks at an art piece for less than 30 seconds, with 17 seconds being the average. In this course, we will sit comfortably in the Nasher Museum of Art galleries (on…
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3:15PM - 4:45PM $45.00 Wait List
Northern Civil War Soldiers: Letters From a Diverse FrontONLINE: How did Union Army soldiers communicate and express themselves? This course will reveal how letters from some of these soldiers addressed contemporary issues of race, equality and the role of government. Written by white,…
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9:00AM - 10:15AM $110.00 Canceled
Stay Put or Move OnIN PERSON: Did you know that Triangle continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs) have waitlists of four to 15 years? With the influx of seniors here, the demand for CCRC spots has grown, leading to long wait times. Likewise,…
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9:00AM - 12:00PM $160.00 Wait List
Symposia: Mind-Expanding Excursions and DiversionsIN PERSON: Symposia returns with in-person presentations by people in our community who are making a positive impact. Each week, a different speaker will offer you valuable new insights into an important subject that may not have…
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1:30PM - 3:00PM $110.00 Available
The '60s at Duke: Desegregation, Student Activism and the Fight for Racial JusticeONLINE: This lecture-based course examines the contested fight for racial justice at Duke University from the enrollment of the first Black undergraduates in 1963 to the takeover of part of the central administration building less…
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1:30PM - 2:45PM $110.00 Available
The Borscht Belt: A Nostalgic JourneyIN PERSON: The borscht belt was the name given to an area in the Catskill Mountains that consisted primarily of Jewish resorts and was where dozens of entertainers became famous. This lecture-based course will provide a 200-year…
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1:30PM - 3:00PM $90.00 Wait List
The Other Immigration to IsraelONLINE: When we think of immigration to Israel, we tend to think about Jews. However, hundreds of thousands of non-Jews have also immigrated over the past 75 years, most of them through the Law of Return, which was originally…
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9:00AM - 10:15AM $75.00 Available
Why Europe MattersIN PERSON: Europe is not just a land of museums and castles, but an indispensable partner who may be as vital to our future as they were to our past. The European Union remains our largest trading partner and our leading investor.…
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11:00AM - 12:30PM $90.00 Available
Writing Process Building BlocksIN PERSON: Learn and apply a functional and practical systematic writing process to gain control over your fear, procrastination, writer’s block and anxiety. This system and process is useful, transferable and repeatable in any…
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11:00AM - 12:30PM $70.00 Available
Wednesday
Course Time Tuition Status
30 Years Without a Paycheck: Navigating Your Way Through RetirementONLINE: Each individual's retirement involves many financial steps. The decisions you face can be overwhelming, but they are extremely important as you plan for 30 years without a paycheck. It starts when you leave your employer,…
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9:00AM - 10:15AM $110.00 Available
A Tour of the World Wide WebIN PERSON: The World Wide Web is a vast and diverse space. Since its inception in the early 1990s, it has grown to include an estimated 2 billion websites containing 7,500 terabytes of information. Today, approximately 5 billion…
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11:00AM - 12:30PM $110.00 Available
America in Classic FilmsIN PERSON: This course will consist of in-depth discussions of five films: "The Birth of a Nation," "Show Boat," "High Noon," "Stagecoach" and "Oklahoma!" Each one tells a very particular story, but also manages to suggest a certain…
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1:30PM - 3:00PM $110.00 Available
Art From the Dutch Golden Age: In Person - Lectures onlyMost people are familiar with the beautiful tulips, pearl earrings, atmospheric landscapes and penetrating portraits of 17th-century Dutch paintings, produced by artists like Vermeer, Rembrandt and Frans Hals. These works sparked…
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11:00AM - 12:30PM $75.00 Available
Art From the Dutch Golden Age: Lectures + Gallery ToursMost people are familiar with the beautiful tulips, pearl earrings, atmospheric landscapes and penetrating portraits of 17th-century Dutch paintings, produced by artists like Vermeer, Rembrandt and Frans Hals. These works sparked…
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11:00AM - 12:30PM $140.00 Wait List
Art From the Dutch Golden Age: Lectures + Gallery ToursMost people are familiar with the beautiful tulips, pearl earrings, atmospheric landscapes and penetrating portraits of 17th-century Dutch paintings, produced by artists like Vermeer, Rembrandt and Frans Hals. These works sparked…
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11:00AM - 12:30PM $140.00 Wait List
Art From the Dutch Golden Age: Lectures + Gallery ToursMost people are familiar with the beautiful tulips, pearl earrings, atmospheric landscapes and penetrating portraits of 17th-century Dutch paintings, produced by artists like Vermeer, Rembrandt and Frans Hals. These works sparked…
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11:00AM - 12:30PM $140.00 Wait List
Art From the Dutch Golden Age: Lectures + Gallery ToursMost people are familiar with the beautiful tulips, pearl earrings, atmospheric landscapes and penetrating portraits of 17th-century Dutch paintings, produced by artists like Vermeer, Rembrandt and Frans Hals. These works sparked…
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11:00AM - 12:30PM $140.00 Wait List
Art From the Dutch Golden Age: Online - Lectures onlyMost people are familiar with the beautiful tulips, pearl earrings, atmospheric landscapes and penetrating portraits of 17th-century Dutch paintings, produced by artists like Vermeer, Rembrandt and Frans Hals. These works sparked…
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11:00AM - 12:30PM $75.00 Available
Asian Religions: An IntroductionONLINE: The evolution of the religions of Japan, India and China differed from that of Judaism, Christianity and Islam. We will trace how these religions developed over time through the lenses of history, philosophy and art. How are…
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11:00AM - 12:15PM $110.00 Available
Both Sides Now: Reflections for Women at MidlifeONLINE: Starting at midlife, the world around us starts to seem different from what it was in the first half of our lives. Even if we have been cognizant of the changes throughout each season of our lives, there comes a day when we…
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9:00AM - 10:15AM $110.00 Canceled
Geometric Topology: Flatland and BeyondIN PERSON: How can you tell if our universe is infinite or finite? Curved or flat? Why are donuts and coffee cups topologically equivalent? What is a torus? A Klein bottle? Starting with one-dimensional and two-dimensional universes…
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11:00AM - 12:30PM $110.00 Available
Getting the Most From Your MacIN PERSON: Ever get the feeling you could be doing a lot more with your Mac? Apple has created an amazing product with a ton of useful features, but most people barely scratch the surface. This course will help you get the most out…
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1:30PM - 3:00PM $110.00 Wait List
Guide to Local Jazz: Next StepsIN PERSON: The goal of this course is for participants to become aware of the many types of jazz performers and venues in our area. By the end of the course, participants will be able to identify jazz venues and key performers as…
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3:30PM - 5:00PM $110.00 Available
Intro to Drawing and PaintingONLINE: In this hands-on art course, students will learn the tricks and techniques of the masters, as we expand our understanding of the creative process using the simplest of shapes. From the figure to landscapes and abstraction,…
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11:00AM - 1:00PM $100.00 Available
Introduction to BridgeIN PERSON: Join us to explore the most exciting card game in the world, meet new people, make new friends and keep an agile mind. This course is suitable for people who are new to bridge but enjoy playing stimulating card games, or…
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1:30PM - 3:30PM $110.00 Available
Playin' in the Band: The Best Rock Musicians of the Last 60 YearsIN PERSON: This course could have been titled Stop, Hey, What's That Sound?, which is a lyric from the Buffalo Springfield tune "For What It's Worth," released in 1966. That's because, during this six-week course, we will explore…
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1:30PM - 3:30PM $90.00 Available
Postwar Soviet Communist Rule: Stalin Through GorbachevONLINE: This lecture-based course will cover the ideological foundations and political institutions of post-World War II Soviet rule. We will focus on the Cold War confrontation between the U.S. and the Soviet Union from 1946 to…
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1:30PM - 2:45PM $110.00 Available
Reading "Beloved" and "Kindred": Trauma and TriumphIN PERSON: William Faulkner’s well-known quotation about the past being neither dead nor past could have been written about the novels of Octavia Butler and Toni Morrison. Published within 10 years of each other, "Kindred" (1979)…
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9:00AM - 10:30AM $110.00 Available
Religion and GenocideONLINE: In many circles, Americans view religion as a support for those who are hurting, or a provider of healing for the broken. They believe religion gives people hope and purpose. Conversely, Americans acknowledge genocide as an…
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9:00AM - 10:15AM $110.00 Canceled
Share Your Story: Secrets to Stellar StorytellingONLINE: Stories expand our view of the world, inviting us to understand diverse perspectives and lived experiences. This lecture and discussion course is for students who want to improve their communication skills, become more…
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3:30PM - 4:45PM $90.00 Canceled
Tease Out the Story!IN PERSON: Do you have a family story that has yet to be recorded, or a personal story you want to reflect on? The act of writing facilitates this process by opening a window and allowing the writer to contemplate past events and…
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11:00AM - 12:30PM $110.00 Canceled
The Rise of China: Politics, the Party & Global PowerONLINE: How did China, a country beset by war, unrest and poverty, become an increasingly wealthy and globally relevant country over the past four decades? What does China’s rise and all the related impacts — economic, political and…
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1:30PM - 2:45PM $110.00 Available
The World TodayONLINE: Do you enjoy following and discussing current events? Each week, we will look at news and issues from around the world and at home. The instructor will provide an agenda with notes and links, and members of the class are…
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11:00AM - 12:30PM $110.00 Available
Theodore Roosevelt: The World That Made Him and the World He MadeIN PERSON: The span of Teddy Roosevelt's life (1858-1919) offers an opportunity to view the changes wrought by the post-Civil War Industrial Revolution. With his silver spoon upbringing, it took Roosevelt some time to understand the…
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11:00AM - 12:30PM $110.00 Available
Twilight of the Habsburgs: The Austro-Hungarian Empire, 1848-1914ONLINE: This lecture-based course explores the long, tempestuous reign of the Habsburg Emperor Franz Josef and the fractious Austro-Hungarian empire. Josef tried to govern this empire from the time of his ascent during the…
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9:00AM - 10:15AM $90.00 Available
U.S.-Iran Relations: From Friendship & Strategic Partnership to ConflictONLINE: Once allies, the United States and Iran have experienced a series of escalating tensions. In this lecture-based course, we will attempt to clarify some aspects of the changing relations between the two countries from 1833…
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11:00AM - 12:15PM $110.00 Available
Wines of the Iberian PeninsulaIN PERSON: Join us on a journey through Spain and Portugal. Explore some of the most famous wine regions in these countries: Ribera del Duero, Catalunya, Duero Valley and Dao. Each week, we will taste four wines from these regions…
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1:30PM - 3:00PM $60.00 Wait List
Thursday
Course Time Tuition Status
A Hitchhiker's Guide to AI: Where We Are, How We Got Here and Where We're GoingIN PERSON: Artificial intelligence has made periodic but fleeting appearances in the press and public eye over the years, primarily due to its successes with games and game shows like chess, go and "Jeopardy!" Now, with the recent…
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11:00AM - 12:30PM $110.00 Wait List
Art From the Dutch Golden Age: Lectures + Gallery ToursMost people are familiar with the beautiful tulips, pearl earrings, atmospheric landscapes and penetrating portraits of 17th-century Dutch paintings, produced by artists like Vermeer, Rembrandt and Frans Hals. These works sparked…
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11:00AM - 12:30PM $140.00 Wait List
Art From the Dutch Golden Age: Lectures + Gallery ToursMost people are familiar with the beautiful tulips, pearl earrings, atmospheric landscapes and penetrating portraits of 17th-century Dutch paintings, produced by artists like Vermeer, Rembrandt and Frans Hals. These works sparked…
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11:00AM - 12:30PM $140.00 Wait List
Becoming Spacefarers: Settling the Solar SystemONLINE: In this lecture-based course, we explore the idea of becoming spacefarers and colonizing our solar system. Topics presented will include: Why should we? We will investigate the economic, existential threat and manifest…
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3:30PM - 4:45PM $110.00 Available
Beginning Your MemoirIN PERSON: Are you ready to tell the story of your past? In this course, you will become familiar with memoir as a genre and practice. Through reading and writing exercises, as well as using group discussions, you will set…
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1:30PM - 3:00PM $110.00 Wait List
Boston Rock Bands in the 1960s: From the Garage to the Big TimeIN PERSON: It wasn’t swinging London, but 1960s Boston made its own statement. As the British Invasion changed music, fashion and customs, the New England area also weighed in. Well before today’s focus on diversity, the emerging…
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1:30PM - 3:00PM $110.00 Available
Implicit Bias: How It Works and What We Can Do About ItONLINE: Implicit bias refers to unconsciously held attitudes that arise when the brain instantly, and automatically, associates stereotypes with particular social groups. Psychologist Jennifer L. Eberhardt describes unconscious bias…
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11:00AM - 12:15PM $110.00 Available
Liberal InternationalismONLINE: For 200 years, the grand project of liberal internationalism has been to build a world order conducive to progressive ideas and the rule of law. Today, this project is threatened from the outside by illiberal challengers…
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11:00AM - 12:15PM $110.00 Wait List
Regards de Femmes: Sur la Societe en MouvanceONLINE: How do Francophone women authors depict the society of their times? What do they write about tradition, submission, emancipation, inclusion? In this course taught entirely in French, five Francophone women authors, two from…
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1:30PM - 2:45PM $110.00 Wait List
Scene StudyIN PERSON: As actors, we have an instrument that we must keep in tune and continue to master. In a scene study, actors take a specific scene and work on it in front of an acting instructor or a group of peers. The goal is to receive…
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1:30PM - 3:30PM $110.00 Canceled
Sondheim 101ONLINE: When he died in 2021 at the age of 91, Stephen Sondheim was the nation’s most revered musical theater composer-lyricist. In this course, we will examine Sondheim's career from the 1950s with his work as the lyricist for "…
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9:00AM - 10:15AM $110.00 Available
T'ai Chi: Mindfulness in MotionONLINE: T'ai chi (taijiquan/t’ai chi ch’uan) is a Chinese moving meditation, martial art and health exercise. Based on slow, continuous, whole-body movement, it results in increased energy, well-being and mental, emotional and…
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9:00AM - 10:15AM $110.00 Available
Taking Your Poems Up a Notch: Crafting RevisionsONLINE: After the initial rush of inspiration, the poet begins the work of crafting, honing the poem through the process of revision. Yet, sometimes, because the poet is so close to their creation, what can be optimized may not…
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11:00AM - 12:15PM $100.00 Available
Walt Whitman: Beyond "Song of Myself"ONLINE: Walt Whitman’s poetry was revolutionary in content and form. Writing of his feelings and thoughts, of his countrymen and of nature, Whitman believed he was the first American poet foreseen by Emerson in his essay of 1844.…
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3:30PM - 5:00PM $110.00 Available
Watercolor Painting: Flower Illustrations for BeginnersIN PERSON: In this hands-on course, we will proceed step-by-step to create a watercolor illustration of a fall flower using dry brush techniques. Students will learn the basics of watercolor illustration in this manner: We will…
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11:00AM - 1:00PM $120.00 Wait List

In-Person Courses

Course Time Tuition Status
A Hitchhiker's Guide to AI: Where We Are, How We Got Here and Where We're GoingIN PERSON: Artificial intelligence has made periodic but fleeting appearances in the press and public eye over the years, primarily due to its successes with games and game shows like chess, go and "Jeopardy!" Now, with the recent…
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11:00AM - 12:30PM $110.00 Wait List
A Tour of the World Wide WebIN PERSON: The World Wide Web is a vast and diverse space. Since its inception in the early 1990s, it has grown to include an estimated 2 billion websites containing 7,500 terabytes of information. Today, approximately 5 billion…
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11:00AM - 12:30PM $110.00 Available
About the Latin LanguageIN PERSON: Experience an intriguing method of examining the Latin language. By centering this course around the unique textbook "Cambridge Latin Course, Unit 1," students will experience classical Latin within the historical setting…
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1:30PM - 3:00PM $90.00 Available
Adventures With PaperIN PERSON: In this hands-on course, students will learn many types of artful techniques using paper. We will cover the history of paper, discuss the different ways to make paper by hand and work with paper for two- and three-…
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1:30PM - 3:00PM $100.00 Canceled
America in Classic FilmsIN PERSON: This course will consist of in-depth discussions of five films: "The Birth of a Nation," "Show Boat," "High Noon," "Stagecoach" and "Oklahoma!" Each one tells a very particular story, but also manages to suggest a certain…
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1:30PM - 3:00PM $110.00 Available
Art From the Dutch Golden Age: In Person - Lectures onlyMost people are familiar with the beautiful tulips, pearl earrings, atmospheric landscapes and penetrating portraits of 17th-century Dutch paintings, produced by artists like Vermeer, Rembrandt and Frans Hals. These works sparked…
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11:00AM - 12:30PM $75.00 Available
Art From the Dutch Golden Age: Lectures + Gallery ToursMost people are familiar with the beautiful tulips, pearl earrings, atmospheric landscapes and penetrating portraits of 17th-century Dutch paintings, produced by artists like Vermeer, Rembrandt and Frans Hals. These works sparked…
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11:00AM - 12:30PM $140.00 Wait List
Art From the Dutch Golden Age: Lectures + Gallery ToursMost people are familiar with the beautiful tulips, pearl earrings, atmospheric landscapes and penetrating portraits of 17th-century Dutch paintings, produced by artists like Vermeer, Rembrandt and Frans Hals. These works sparked…
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11:00AM - 12:30PM $140.00 Wait List
Art From the Dutch Golden Age: Lectures + Gallery ToursMost people are familiar with the beautiful tulips, pearl earrings, atmospheric landscapes and penetrating portraits of 17th-century Dutch paintings, produced by artists like Vermeer, Rembrandt and Frans Hals. These works sparked…
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11:00AM - 12:30PM $140.00 Wait List
Art From the Dutch Golden Age: Lectures + Gallery ToursMost people are familiar with the beautiful tulips, pearl earrings, atmospheric landscapes and penetrating portraits of 17th-century Dutch paintings, produced by artists like Vermeer, Rembrandt and Frans Hals. These works sparked…
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11:00AM - 12:30PM $140.00 Wait List
Basics of the Big BangIN PERSON: This lecture-based course will cover the general ideas behind the Big Bang and the expansion of the universe. The course will attempt to present the physics of the universe as accurately as possible, keeping jargon and…
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11:00AM - 12:30PM $60.00 Wait List
Beginning Your MemoirIN PERSON: Are you ready to tell the story of your past? In this course, you will become familiar with memoir as a genre and practice. Through reading and writing exercises, as well as using group discussions, you will set…
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1:30PM - 3:00PM $110.00 Wait List
Beyond American: American Art From 1905 to 1970IN PERSON: How does the history of American art reveal the changing character of the country? The 20th century has been characterized as the American century, when the country moved from a provincial role to that of the leading…
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1:30PM - 3:00PM $110.00 Available
Boston Rock Bands in the 1960s: From the Garage to the Big TimeIN PERSON: It wasn’t swinging London, but 1960s Boston made its own statement. As the British Invasion changed music, fashion and customs, the New England area also weighed in. Well before today’s focus on diversity, the emerging…
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1:30PM - 3:00PM $110.00 Available
Chinese Brush Painting: Flowers and BirdsIN PERSON: Chinese brush painting attempts to capture the essence or spirit of a subject. In this hands-on art course, students will learn how to paint flowers and birds, such as the peony (China's national flower) or seasonal…
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11:00AM - 12:30PM $120.00 Available
Geometric Topology: Flatland and BeyondIN PERSON: How can you tell if our universe is infinite or finite? Curved or flat? Why are donuts and coffee cups topologically equivalent? What is a torus? A Klein bottle? Starting with one-dimensional and two-dimensional universes…
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11:00AM - 12:30PM $110.00 Available
Getting the Most From Your MacIN PERSON: Ever get the feeling you could be doing a lot more with your Mac? Apple has created an amazing product with a ton of useful features, but most people barely scratch the surface. This course will help you get the most out…
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1:30PM - 3:00PM $110.00 Wait List
Guide to Local Jazz: Next StepsIN PERSON: The goal of this course is for participants to become aware of the many types of jazz performers and venues in our area. By the end of the course, participants will be able to identify jazz venues and key performers as…
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3:30PM - 5:00PM $110.00 Available
Happy Conversations: Good RelationshipsIN PERSON: How does emotional intelligence relate to the way we communicate? Why do we so often misunderstand one another? Participants in this course will gain an appreciation for the distinct styles of communication and variables…
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11:00AM - 12:30PM $90.00 Available
Introduction to BridgeIN PERSON: Join us to explore the most exciting card game in the world, meet new people, make new friends and keep an agile mind. This course is suitable for people who are new to bridge but enjoy playing stimulating card games, or…
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1:30PM - 3:30PM $110.00 Available
Living With Art: Private Collection ToursIN PERSON: This course provides a unique opportunity to visit the homes of six private art collectors who have graciously agreed to share their extensive collections with us. Students will learn about art collecting while viewing…
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11:00AM - 12:30PM $120.00 Wait List
Nasher Slow Art Conversations, Part 1IN PERSON: Recent studies show that the average visitor to a museum looks at an art piece for less than 30 seconds, with 17 seconds being the average. In this course, we will sit comfortably in the Nasher Museum of Art galleries (on…
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3:15PM - 4:45PM $45.00 Wait List
Nasher Slow Art Conversations, Part 2IN PERSON: Recent studies show that the average visitor to a museum looks at an art piece for less than 30 seconds, with 17 seconds being the average. In this course, we will sit comfortably in the Nasher Museum of Art galleries (on…
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3:15PM - 4:45PM $45.00 Wait List
Playin' in the Band: The Best Rock Musicians of the Last 60 YearsIN PERSON: This course could have been titled Stop, Hey, What's That Sound?, which is a lyric from the Buffalo Springfield tune "For What It's Worth," released in 1966. That's because, during this six-week course, we will explore…
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1:30PM - 3:30PM $90.00 Available
Reading "Beloved" and "Kindred": Trauma and TriumphIN PERSON: William Faulkner’s well-known quotation about the past being neither dead nor past could have been written about the novels of Octavia Butler and Toni Morrison. Published within 10 years of each other, "Kindred" (1979)…
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9:00AM - 10:30AM $110.00 Available
Scene StudyIN PERSON: As actors, we have an instrument that we must keep in tune and continue to master. In a scene study, actors take a specific scene and work on it in front of an acting instructor or a group of peers. The goal is to receive…
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1:30PM - 3:30PM $110.00 Canceled
Stay Put or Move OnIN PERSON: Did you know that Triangle continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs) have waitlists of four to 15 years? With the influx of seniors here, the demand for CCRC spots has grown, leading to long wait times. Likewise,…
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9:00AM - 12:00PM $160.00 Wait List
Symposia: Mind-Expanding Excursions and DiversionsIN PERSON: Symposia returns with in-person presentations by people in our community who are making a positive impact. Each week, a different speaker will offer you valuable new insights into an important subject that may not have…
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1:30PM - 3:00PM $110.00 Available
Tease Out the Story!IN PERSON: Do you have a family story that has yet to be recorded, or a personal story you want to reflect on? The act of writing facilitates this process by opening a window and allowing the writer to contemplate past events and…
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11:00AM - 12:30PM $110.00 Canceled
The Borscht Belt: A Nostalgic JourneyIN PERSON: The borscht belt was the name given to an area in the Catskill Mountains that consisted primarily of Jewish resorts and was where dozens of entertainers became famous. This lecture-based course will provide a 200-year…
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1:30PM - 3:00PM $90.00 Wait List
The Sound of Music: A History of American StyleIN PERSON: This course will offer the wonderful story of American music and how it helped to shape and influence characteristics of the culture. Students will enjoy lectures, videos and discussions addressing each era and genre of…
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1:30PM - 3:00PM $110.00 Available
Theodore Roosevelt: The World That Made Him and the World He MadeIN PERSON: The span of Teddy Roosevelt's life (1858-1919) offers an opportunity to view the changes wrought by the post-Civil War Industrial Revolution. With his silver spoon upbringing, it took Roosevelt some time to understand the…
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11:00AM - 12:30PM $110.00 Available
Watercolor Painting: Flower Illustrations for BeginnersIN PERSON: In this hands-on course, we will proceed step-by-step to create a watercolor illustration of a fall flower using dry brush techniques. Students will learn the basics of watercolor illustration in this manner: We will…
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11:00AM - 1:00PM $120.00 Wait List
Why Europe MattersIN PERSON: Europe is not just a land of museums and castles, but an indispensable partner who may be as vital to our future as they were to our past. The European Union remains our largest trading partner and our leading investor.…
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11:00AM - 12:30PM $90.00 Available
Wines of the Iberian PeninsulaIN PERSON: Join us on a journey through Spain and Portugal. Explore some of the most famous wine regions in these countries: Ribera del Duero, Catalunya, Duero Valley and Dao. Each week, we will taste four wines from these regions…
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1:30PM - 3:00PM $60.00 Wait List
Writing Process Building BlocksIN PERSON: Learn and apply a functional and practical systematic writing process to gain control over your fear, procrastination, writer’s block and anxiety. This system and process is useful, transferable and repeatable in any…
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11:00AM - 12:30PM $70.00 Available
Writing Your First Book: Blank Page to Full ManuscriptIN PERSON: Have you carried around an idea for a novel, but, now that you have the time, you realize you have no idea how to write it? Is that memoir rolling around in your head, but you need just a little help? Or do you have a…
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1:30PM - 3:00PM $100.00 Wait List

Online Courses

Course Time Tuition Status
30 Years Without a Paycheck: Navigating Your Way Through RetirementONLINE: Each individual's retirement involves many financial steps. The decisions you face can be overwhelming, but they are extremely important as you plan for 30 years without a paycheck. It starts when you leave your employer,…
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9:00AM - 10:15AM $110.00 Available
Art From the Dutch Golden Age: Online - Lectures onlyMost people are familiar with the beautiful tulips, pearl earrings, atmospheric landscapes and penetrating portraits of 17th-century Dutch paintings, produced by artists like Vermeer, Rembrandt and Frans Hals. These works sparked…
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11:00AM - 12:30PM $75.00 Available
Asian Religions: An IntroductionONLINE: The evolution of the religions of Japan, India and China differed from that of Judaism, Christianity and Islam. We will trace how these religions developed over time through the lenses of history, philosophy and art. How are…
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11:00AM - 12:15PM $110.00 Available
Becoming Spacefarers: Settling the Solar SystemONLINE: In this lecture-based course, we explore the idea of becoming spacefarers and colonizing our solar system. Topics presented will include: Why should we? We will investigate the economic, existential threat and manifest…
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3:30PM - 4:45PM $110.00 Available
Both Sides Now: Reflections for Women at MidlifeONLINE: Starting at midlife, the world around us starts to seem different from what it was in the first half of our lives. Even if we have been cognizant of the changes throughout each season of our lives, there comes a day when we…
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9:00AM - 10:15AM $110.00 Canceled
Climate Change: The Latest ScienceONLINE: This course will address three key questions: To what extent is humanity already dealing with the consequences of climate change? What are the most effective actions humanity can take to dramatically reduce greenhouse gas…
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1:30PM - 2:45PM $110.00 Available
Comedic Genius: The Smothers Brothers and Lenny BruceONLINE: This lecture-based course will focus on the Smothers Brothers for four sessions and Lenny Bruce for two. The Smothers Brothers were the first performers to combine folk singing with stand-up comedy. They started out as…
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1:30PM - 2:45PM $90.00 Available
Conversations About Photography: Exploring the MediumONLINE: The spring 2023 Conversations About Photography course, subtitled What's on My Bookshelf?, was a discussion by photographers about the work of other photographers. In this course, we build on this topic with guest…
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11:00AM - 12:15PM $90.00 Available
Creating Colored Pencil Art: An IntroductionONLINE: Have you ever wanted to learn how to use colored pencils to create artwork like the stunning work you've seen online but felt overwhelmed? In this hands-on, online art course, students will learn the basics of colored pencil…
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11:00AM - 1:00PM $120.00 Available
Creating Your Children's BookONLINE: In the first five sessions of Creating Your Children's Book, we will focus on structuring a story. Students will learn about and discuss important elements that are foundational to the creation of a children’s book:…
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1:30PM - 2:45PM $90.00 Available
Dance in World SocietiesONLINE: Dance can establish, teach and reinforce the values and cultural norms of a particular society. Dance forms illuminate and define gender, personal and group identity, political status, religious beliefs and aesthetic values…
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1:30PM - 2:45PM $110.00 Available
DiamondsONLINE: This lecture-based course on aspects of a most precious gem will cover: the unique nature of diamonds; where, when and how they are formed; the mining of diamonds; how they are prospected for, separated and recovered; what…
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9:00AM - 10:15AM $110.00 Available
Gentrification in Durham: Impacts of Race and ClassONLINE: What is gentrification? Gentrification occurs when wealthier, often white, people move into a neighborhood and displace lower-income people, often Black people and other people of color. Nonetheless, my research indicates…
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3:30PM - 4:45PM $110.00 Available
Hannah Arendt: On Human Nature, Totalitarianism, Identity and the HolocaustONLINE: Hannah Arendt was a Jew born in Germany just over a century ago. She immigrated to New York when the Nazis came to power, taught there at the New School for Social Research and wrote books and essays on how totalitarianism…
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11:00AM - 12:15PM $110.00 Available
Implicit Bias: How It Works and What We Can Do About ItONLINE: Implicit bias refers to unconsciously held attitudes that arise when the brain instantly, and automatically, associates stereotypes with particular social groups. Psychologist Jennifer L. Eberhardt describes unconscious bias…
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11:00AM - 12:15PM $110.00 Available
Intro to Drawing and PaintingONLINE: In this hands-on art course, students will learn the tricks and techniques of the masters, as we expand our understanding of the creative process using the simplest of shapes. From the figure to landscapes and abstraction,…
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11:00AM - 1:00PM $100.00 Available
Jamestown, Virginia: A Struggling English Colony in a New LightONLINE: From 1526 through 1607, 11 European colonies in North America failed. Jamestown, Virginia, nearly failed at least five times. If it had, the United States as we know it would not exist. This lecture-based course will focus…
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9:00AM - 10:15AM $90.00 Wait List
Jane Austen's World: England in the Regency PeriodONLINE: Jane Austen lived from 1775 to 1817, during the late Georgian and Regency periods in England. The Regency period, during which Austen wrote her most important novels, saw radical changes in English society. Not only was…
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11:00AM - 12:15PM $100.00 Available
JFK's Assassination: Through a Glass DarklyONLINE: On the 60th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in Dallas, more than 60% of Americans think there were other people involved in his murder and the cover-up of the crime. Following the recent…
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11:00AM - 12:15PM $90.00 Available
Liberal InternationalismONLINE: For 200 years, the grand project of liberal internationalism has been to build a world order conducive to progressive ideas and the rule of law. Today, this project is threatened from the outside by illiberal challengers…
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11:00AM - 12:15PM $110.00 Wait List
Northern Civil War Soldiers: Letters From a Diverse FrontONLINE: How did Union Army soldiers communicate and express themselves? This course will reveal how letters from some of these soldiers addressed contemporary issues of race, equality and the role of government. Written by white,…
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9:00AM - 10:15AM $110.00 Canceled
Organizing Your Visual Story: How to Organize Your Digital Photos, Photographs and Old MediaONLINE: Have you felt overwhelmed trying to organize your media project? This lecture-based course will help you with all aspects of organizing your printed photos, digital photos, old media like slides, VHS or 8 mm film and more,…
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9:00AM - 10:15AM $90.00 Wait List
Postwar Soviet Communist Rule: Stalin Through GorbachevONLINE: This lecture-based course will cover the ideological foundations and political institutions of post-World War II Soviet rule. We will focus on the Cold War confrontation between the U.S. and the Soviet Union from 1946 to…
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1:30PM - 2:45PM $110.00 Available
Quack, Quack, Quack: A History of Medical QuackeryONLINE: This lecture-based course will survey medical quackery from historical times to the present. The course will start with an exploration of the origins of this fraudulent health practice and proceed to explain the varieties of…
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11:00AM - 12:15PM $90.00 Available
Regards de Femmes: Sur la Societe en MouvanceONLINE: How do Francophone women authors depict the society of their times? What do they write about tradition, submission, emancipation, inclusion? In this course taught entirely in French, five Francophone women authors, two from…
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1:30PM - 2:45PM $110.00 Wait List
Religion and GenocideONLINE: In many circles, Americans view religion as a support for those who are hurting, or a provider of healing for the broken. They believe religion gives people hope and purpose. Conversely, Americans acknowledge genocide as an…
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9:00AM - 10:15AM $110.00 Canceled
Share Your Story: Secrets to Stellar StorytellingONLINE: Stories expand our view of the world, inviting us to understand diverse perspectives and lived experiences. This lecture and discussion course is for students who want to improve their communication skills, become more…
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3:30PM - 4:45PM $90.00 Canceled
Sondheim 101ONLINE: When he died in 2021 at the age of 91, Stephen Sondheim was the nation’s most revered musical theater composer-lyricist. In this course, we will examine Sondheim's career from the 1950s with his work as the lyricist for "…
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9:00AM - 10:15AM $110.00 Available
T'ai Chi: Mindfulness in MotionONLINE: T'ai chi (taijiquan/t’ai chi ch’uan) is a Chinese moving meditation, martial art and health exercise. Based on slow, continuous, whole-body movement, it results in increased energy, well-being and mental, emotional and…
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9:00AM - 10:15AM $110.00 Available
Taking Your Poems Up a Notch: Crafting RevisionsONLINE: After the initial rush of inspiration, the poet begins the work of crafting, honing the poem through the process of revision. Yet, sometimes, because the poet is so close to their creation, what can be optimized may not…
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11:00AM - 12:15PM $100.00 Available
The '60s at Duke: Desegregation, Student Activism and the Fight for Racial JusticeONLINE: This lecture-based course examines the contested fight for racial justice at Duke University from the enrollment of the first Black undergraduates in 1963 to the takeover of part of the central administration building less…
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1:30PM - 2:45PM $110.00 Available
The Other Immigration to IsraelONLINE: When we think of immigration to Israel, we tend to think about Jews. However, hundreds of thousands of non-Jews have also immigrated over the past 75 years, most of them through the Law of Return, which was originally…
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9:00AM - 10:15AM $75.00 Available
The Rise of China: Politics, the Party & Global PowerONLINE: How did China, a country beset by war, unrest and poverty, become an increasingly wealthy and globally relevant country over the past four decades? What does China’s rise and all the related impacts — economic, political and…
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1:30PM - 2:45PM $110.00 Available
The World TodayONLINE: Do you enjoy following and discussing current events? Each week, we will look at news and issues from around the world and at home. The instructor will provide an agenda with notes and links, and members of the class are…
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11:00AM - 12:30PM $110.00 Available
Twilight of the Habsburgs: The Austro-Hungarian Empire, 1848-1914ONLINE: This lecture-based course explores the long, tempestuous reign of the Habsburg Emperor Franz Josef and the fractious Austro-Hungarian empire. Josef tried to govern this empire from the time of his ascent during the…
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9:00AM - 10:15AM $90.00 Available
U.S.-Iran Relations: From Friendship & Strategic Partnership to ConflictONLINE: Once allies, the United States and Iran have experienced a series of escalating tensions. In this lecture-based course, we will attempt to clarify some aspects of the changing relations between the two countries from 1833…
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11:00AM - 12:15PM $110.00 Available
Walt Whitman: Beyond "Song of Myself"ONLINE: Walt Whitman’s poetry was revolutionary in content and form. Writing of his feelings and thoughts, of his countrymen and of nature, Whitman believed he was the first American poet foreseen by Emerson in his essay of 1844.…
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3:30PM - 5:00PM $110.00 Available
Yoga Nidra: Systematic RelaxationONLINE: Yoga nidra is a systematic approach to relaxation. Research has shown that yoga nidra can get people into the same brain wave pattern as when they are in a deep sleep while they remain aware. Students in the instructor's…
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3:30PM - 4:45PM $75.00 Wait List
Art & Architecture
Course Time Tuition Status
Art From the Dutch Golden Age: In Person - Lectures onlyMost people are familiar with the beautiful tulips, pearl earrings, atmospheric landscapes and penetrating portraits of 17th-century Dutch paintings, produced by artists like Vermeer, Rembrandt and Frans Hals. These works sparked…
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11:00AM - 12:30PM $75.00 Available
Art From the Dutch Golden Age: Lectures + Gallery ToursMost people are familiar with the beautiful tulips, pearl earrings, atmospheric landscapes and penetrating portraits of 17th-century Dutch paintings, produced by artists like Vermeer, Rembrandt and Frans Hals. These works sparked…
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11:00AM - 12:30PM $140.00 Wait List
Art From the Dutch Golden Age: Lectures + Gallery ToursMost people are familiar with the beautiful tulips, pearl earrings, atmospheric landscapes and penetrating portraits of 17th-century Dutch paintings, produced by artists like Vermeer, Rembrandt and Frans Hals. These works sparked…
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11:00AM - 12:30PM $140.00 Wait List
Art From the Dutch Golden Age: Lectures + Gallery ToursMost people are familiar with the beautiful tulips, pearl earrings, atmospheric landscapes and penetrating portraits of 17th-century Dutch paintings, produced by artists like Vermeer, Rembrandt and Frans Hals. These works sparked…
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11:00AM - 12:30PM $140.00 Wait List
Art From the Dutch Golden Age: Lectures + Gallery ToursMost people are familiar with the beautiful tulips, pearl earrings, atmospheric landscapes and penetrating portraits of 17th-century Dutch paintings, produced by artists like Vermeer, Rembrandt and Frans Hals. These works sparked…
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11:00AM - 12:30PM $140.00 Wait List
Art From the Dutch Golden Age: Online - Lectures onlyMost people are familiar with the beautiful tulips, pearl earrings, atmospheric landscapes and penetrating portraits of 17th-century Dutch paintings, produced by artists like Vermeer, Rembrandt and Frans Hals. These works sparked…
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11:00AM - 12:30PM $75.00 Available
Beyond American: American Art From 1905 to 1970IN PERSON: How does the history of American art reveal the changing character of the country? The 20th century has been characterized as the American century, when the country moved from a provincial role to that of the leading…
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1:30PM - 3:00PM $110.00 Available
Living With Art: Private Collection ToursIN PERSON: This course provides a unique opportunity to visit the homes of six private art collectors who have graciously agreed to share their extensive collections with us. Students will learn about art collecting while viewing…
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11:00AM - 12:30PM $120.00 Wait List
Nasher Slow Art Conversations, Part 1IN PERSON: Recent studies show that the average visitor to a museum looks at an art piece for less than 30 seconds, with 17 seconds being the average. In this course, we will sit comfortably in the Nasher Museum of Art galleries (on…
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3:15PM - 4:45PM $45.00 Wait List
Nasher Slow Art Conversations, Part 2IN PERSON: Recent studies show that the average visitor to a museum looks at an art piece for less than 30 seconds, with 17 seconds being the average. In this course, we will sit comfortably in the Nasher Museum of Art galleries (on…
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3:15PM - 4:45PM $45.00 Wait List
Economics & Public Policy
Course Time Tuition Status
30 Years Without a Paycheck: Navigating Your Way Through RetirementONLINE: Each individual's retirement involves many financial steps. The decisions you face can be overwhelming, but they are extremely important as you plan for 30 years without a paycheck. It starts when you leave your employer,…
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9:00AM - 10:15AM $110.00 Available
Stay Put or Move OnIN PERSON: Did you know that Triangle continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs) have waitlists of four to 15 years? With the influx of seniors here, the demand for CCRC spots has grown, leading to long wait times. Likewise,…
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9:00AM - 12:00PM $160.00 Wait List
The Rise of China: Politics, the Party & Global PowerONLINE: How did China, a country beset by war, unrest and poverty, become an increasingly wealthy and globally relevant country over the past four decades? What does China’s rise and all the related impacts — economic, political and…
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1:30PM - 2:45PM $110.00 Available
The World TodayONLINE: Do you enjoy following and discussing current events? Each week, we will look at news and issues from around the world and at home. The instructor will provide an agenda with notes and links, and members of the class are…
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11:00AM - 12:30PM $110.00 Available
Why Europe MattersIN PERSON: Europe is not just a land of museums and castles, but an indispensable partner who may be as vital to our future as they were to our past. The European Union remains our largest trading partner and our leading investor.…
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11:00AM - 12:30PM $90.00 Available
Hands-On Art
Course Time Tuition Status
Adventures With PaperIN PERSON: In this hands-on course, students will learn many types of artful techniques using paper. We will cover the history of paper, discuss the different ways to make paper by hand and work with paper for two- and three-…
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1:30PM - 3:00PM $100.00 Canceled
Chinese Brush Painting: Flowers and BirdsIN PERSON: Chinese brush painting attempts to capture the essence or spirit of a subject. In this hands-on art course, students will learn how to paint flowers and birds, such as the peony (China's national flower) or seasonal…
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11:00AM - 12:30PM $120.00 Available
Creating Colored Pencil Art: An IntroductionONLINE: Have you ever wanted to learn how to use colored pencils to create artwork like the stunning work you've seen online but felt overwhelmed? In this hands-on, online art course, students will learn the basics of colored pencil…
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11:00AM - 1:00PM $120.00 Available
Intro to Drawing and PaintingONLINE: In this hands-on art course, students will learn the tricks and techniques of the masters, as we expand our understanding of the creative process using the simplest of shapes. From the figure to landscapes and abstraction,…
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11:00AM - 1:00PM $100.00 Available
Watercolor Painting: Flower Illustrations for BeginnersIN PERSON: In this hands-on course, we will proceed step-by-step to create a watercolor illustration of a fall flower using dry brush techniques. Students will learn the basics of watercolor illustration in this manner: We will…
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11:00AM - 1:00PM $120.00 Wait List
History: Past & Present
Course Time Tuition Status
Jamestown, Virginia: A Struggling English Colony in a New LightONLINE: From 1526 through 1607, 11 European colonies in North America failed. Jamestown, Virginia, nearly failed at least five times. If it had, the United States as we know it would not exist. This lecture-based course will focus…
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9:00AM - 10:15AM $90.00 Wait List
Jane Austen's World: England in the Regency PeriodONLINE: Jane Austen lived from 1775 to 1817, during the late Georgian and Regency periods in England. The Regency period, during which Austen wrote her most important novels, saw radical changes in English society. Not only was…
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11:00AM - 12:15PM $100.00 Available
JFK's Assassination: Through a Glass DarklyONLINE: On the 60th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in Dallas, more than 60% of Americans think there were other people involved in his murder and the cover-up of the crime. Following the recent…
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11:00AM - 12:15PM $90.00 Available
Liberal InternationalismONLINE: For 200 years, the grand project of liberal internationalism has been to build a world order conducive to progressive ideas and the rule of law. Today, this project is threatened from the outside by illiberal challengers…
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11:00AM - 12:15PM $110.00 Wait List
Northern Civil War Soldiers: Letters From a Diverse FrontONLINE: How did Union Army soldiers communicate and express themselves? This course will reveal how letters from some of these soldiers addressed contemporary issues of race, equality and the role of government. Written by white,…
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9:00AM - 10:15AM $110.00 Canceled
Postwar Soviet Communist Rule: Stalin Through GorbachevONLINE: This lecture-based course will cover the ideological foundations and political institutions of post-World War II Soviet rule. We will focus on the Cold War confrontation between the U.S. and the Soviet Union from 1946 to…
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1:30PM - 2:45PM $110.00 Available
The '60s at Duke: Desegregation, Student Activism and the Fight for Racial JusticeONLINE: This lecture-based course examines the contested fight for racial justice at Duke University from the enrollment of the first Black undergraduates in 1963 to the takeover of part of the central administration building less…
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1:30PM - 2:45PM $110.00 Available
The Borscht Belt: A Nostalgic JourneyIN PERSON: The borscht belt was the name given to an area in the Catskill Mountains that consisted primarily of Jewish resorts and was where dozens of entertainers became famous. This lecture-based course will provide a 200-year…
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1:30PM - 3:00PM $90.00 Wait List
The Sound of Music: A History of American StyleIN PERSON: This course will offer the wonderful story of American music and how it helped to shape and influence characteristics of the culture. Students will enjoy lectures, videos and discussions addressing each era and genre of…
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1:30PM - 3:00PM $110.00 Available
Theodore Roosevelt: The World That Made Him and the World He MadeIN PERSON: The span of Teddy Roosevelt's life (1858-1919) offers an opportunity to view the changes wrought by the post-Civil War Industrial Revolution. With his silver spoon upbringing, it took Roosevelt some time to understand the…
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11:00AM - 12:30PM $110.00 Available
Twilight of the Habsburgs: The Austro-Hungarian Empire, 1848-1914ONLINE: This lecture-based course explores the long, tempestuous reign of the Habsburg Emperor Franz Josef and the fractious Austro-Hungarian empire. Josef tried to govern this empire from the time of his ascent during the…
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9:00AM - 10:15AM $90.00 Available
U.S.-Iran Relations: From Friendship & Strategic Partnership to ConflictONLINE: Once allies, the United States and Iran have experienced a series of escalating tensions. In this lecture-based course, we will attempt to clarify some aspects of the changing relations between the two countries from 1833…
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11:00AM - 12:15PM $110.00 Available
Performing Arts
Course Time Tuition Status
Boston Rock Bands in the 1960s: From the Garage to the Big TimeIN PERSON: It wasn’t swinging London, but 1960s Boston made its own statement. As the British Invasion changed music, fashion and customs, the New England area also weighed in. Well before today’s focus on diversity, the emerging…
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1:30PM - 3:00PM $110.00 Available
Comedic Genius: The Smothers Brothers and Lenny BruceONLINE: This lecture-based course will focus on the Smothers Brothers for four sessions and Lenny Bruce for two. The Smothers Brothers were the first performers to combine folk singing with stand-up comedy. They started out as…
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1:30PM - 2:45PM $90.00 Available
Guide to Local Jazz: Next StepsIN PERSON: The goal of this course is for participants to become aware of the many types of jazz performers and venues in our area. By the end of the course, participants will be able to identify jazz venues and key performers as…
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3:30PM - 5:00PM $110.00 Available
Playin' in the Band: The Best Rock Musicians of the Last 60 YearsIN PERSON: This course could have been titled Stop, Hey, What's That Sound?, which is a lyric from the Buffalo Springfield tune "For What It's Worth," released in 1966. That's because, during this six-week course, we will explore…
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1:30PM - 3:30PM $90.00 Available
Scene StudyIN PERSON: As actors, we have an instrument that we must keep in tune and continue to master. In a scene study, actors take a specific scene and work on it in front of an acting instructor or a group of peers. The goal is to receive…
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1:30PM - 3:30PM $110.00 Canceled
Share Your Story: Secrets to Stellar StorytellingONLINE: Stories expand our view of the world, inviting us to understand diverse perspectives and lived experiences. This lecture and discussion course is for students who want to improve their communication skills, become more…
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3:30PM - 4:45PM $90.00 Canceled
Sondheim 101ONLINE: When he died in 2021 at the age of 91, Stephen Sondheim was the nation’s most revered musical theater composer-lyricist. In this course, we will examine Sondheim's career from the 1950s with his work as the lyricist for "…
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9:00AM - 10:15AM $110.00 Available
Science & Technology
Course Time Tuition Status
A Hitchhiker's Guide to AI: Where We Are, How We Got Here and Where We're GoingIN PERSON: Artificial intelligence has made periodic but fleeting appearances in the press and public eye over the years, primarily due to its successes with games and game shows like chess, go and "Jeopardy!" Now, with the recent…
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11:00AM - 12:30PM $110.00 Wait List
Basics of the Big BangIN PERSON: This lecture-based course will cover the general ideas behind the Big Bang and the expansion of the universe. The course will attempt to present the physics of the universe as accurately as possible, keeping jargon and…
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11:00AM - 12:30PM $60.00 Wait List
Becoming Spacefarers: Settling the Solar SystemONLINE: In this lecture-based course, we explore the idea of becoming spacefarers and colonizing our solar system. Topics presented will include: Why should we? We will investigate the economic, existential threat and manifest…
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3:30PM - 4:45PM $110.00 Available
Climate Change: The Latest ScienceONLINE: This course will address three key questions: To what extent is humanity already dealing with the consequences of climate change? What are the most effective actions humanity can take to dramatically reduce greenhouse gas…
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1:30PM - 2:45PM $110.00 Available
DiamondsONLINE: This lecture-based course on aspects of a most precious gem will cover: the unique nature of diamonds; where, when and how they are formed; the mining of diamonds; how they are prospected for, separated and recovered; what…
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9:00AM - 10:15AM $110.00 Available
Geometric Topology: Flatland and BeyondIN PERSON: How can you tell if our universe is infinite or finite? Curved or flat? Why are donuts and coffee cups topologically equivalent? What is a torus? A Klein bottle? Starting with one-dimensional and two-dimensional universes…
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11:00AM - 12:30PM $110.00 Available
Getting the Most From Your MacIN PERSON: Ever get the feeling you could be doing a lot more with your Mac? Apple has created an amazing product with a ton of useful features, but most people barely scratch the surface. This course will help you get the most out…
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1:30PM - 3:00PM $110.00 Wait List
Quack, Quack, Quack: A History of Medical QuackeryONLINE: This lecture-based course will survey medical quackery from historical times to the present. The course will start with an exploration of the origins of this fraudulent health practice and proceed to explain the varieties of…
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11:00AM - 12:15PM $90.00 Available
Society and Culture
Course Time Tuition Status
A Tour of the World Wide WebIN PERSON: The World Wide Web is a vast and diverse space. Since its inception in the early 1990s, it has grown to include an estimated 2 billion websites containing 7,500 terabytes of information. Today, approximately 5 billion…
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11:00AM - 12:30PM $110.00 Available
America in Classic FilmsIN PERSON: This course will consist of in-depth discussions of five films: "The Birth of a Nation," "Show Boat," "High Noon," "Stagecoach" and "Oklahoma!" Each one tells a very particular story, but also manages to suggest a certain…
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1:30PM - 3:00PM $110.00 Available
Both Sides Now: Reflections for Women at MidlifeONLINE: Starting at midlife, the world around us starts to seem different from what it was in the first half of our lives. Even if we have been cognizant of the changes throughout each season of our lives, there comes a day when we…
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9:00AM - 10:15AM $110.00 Canceled
Dance in World SocietiesONLINE: Dance can establish, teach and reinforce the values and cultural norms of a particular society. Dance forms illuminate and define gender, personal and group identity, political status, religious beliefs and aesthetic values…
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1:30PM - 2:45PM $110.00 Available
Gentrification in Durham: Impacts of Race and ClassONLINE: What is gentrification? Gentrification occurs when wealthier, often white, people move into a neighborhood and displace lower-income people, often Black people and other people of color. Nonetheless, my research indicates…
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3:30PM - 4:45PM $110.00 Available
Implicit Bias: How It Works and What We Can Do About ItONLINE: Implicit bias refers to unconsciously held attitudes that arise when the brain instantly, and automatically, associates stereotypes with particular social groups. Psychologist Jennifer L. Eberhardt describes unconscious bias…
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11:00AM - 12:15PM $110.00 Available
Symposia: Mind-Expanding Excursions and DiversionsIN PERSON: Symposia returns with in-person presentations by people in our community who are making a positive impact. Each week, a different speaker will offer you valuable new insights into an important subject that may not have…
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1:30PM - 3:00PM $110.00 Available
The Other Immigration to IsraelONLINE: When we think of immigration to Israel, we tend to think about Jews. However, hundreds of thousands of non-Jews have also immigrated over the past 75 years, most of them through the Law of Return, which was originally…
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9:00AM - 10:15AM $75.00 Available
Wines of the Iberian PeninsulaIN PERSON: Join us on a journey through Spain and Portugal. Explore some of the most famous wine regions in these countries: Ribera del Duero, Catalunya, Duero Valley and Dao. Each week, we will taste four wines from these regions…
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1:30PM - 3:00PM $60.00 Wait List
Writing
Course Time Tuition Status
Beginning Your MemoirIN PERSON: Are you ready to tell the story of your past? In this course, you will become familiar with memoir as a genre and practice. Through reading and writing exercises, as well as using group discussions, you will set…
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1:30PM - 3:00PM $110.00 Wait List
Creating Your Children's BookONLINE: In the first five sessions of Creating Your Children's Book, we will focus on structuring a story. Students will learn about and discuss important elements that are foundational to the creation of a children’s book:…
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1:30PM - 2:45PM $90.00 Available
Taking Your Poems Up a Notch: Crafting RevisionsONLINE: After the initial rush of inspiration, the poet begins the work of crafting, honing the poem through the process of revision. Yet, sometimes, because the poet is so close to their creation, what can be optimized may not…
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11:00AM - 12:15PM $100.00 Available
Tease Out the Story!IN PERSON: Do you have a family story that has yet to be recorded, or a personal story you want to reflect on? The act of writing facilitates this process by opening a window and allowing the writer to contemplate past events and…
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11:00AM - 12:30PM $110.00 Canceled
Writing Process Building BlocksIN PERSON: Learn and apply a functional and practical systematic writing process to gain control over your fear, procrastination, writer’s block and anxiety. This system and process is useful, transferable and repeatable in any…
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11:00AM - 12:30PM $70.00 Available
Writing Your First Book: Blank Page to Full ManuscriptIN PERSON: Have you carried around an idea for a novel, but, now that you have the time, you realize you have no idea how to write it? Is that memoir rolling around in your head, but you need just a little help? Or do you have a…
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1:30PM - 3:00PM $100.00 Wait List

Accessing Zoom links for Duke OLLI Courses in the Student and Instructor Portal

OLLI Registration

Becoming a member of OLLI is easy. Annual membership dues are $60 and are good for the academic year. 

Membership is available starting March 1 and is good through June 30 of the following calendar year and can be purchased at any point during the year. Membership dues are nonrefundable.

Benefits of membership include the opportunity to: register for classes, participate in special events, join Special Interest Groups, volunteer, and participate in social activities.

There are two ways to purchase an OLLI at Duke membership:

  • Automatically during registration: If you have been a member, but your membership has expired, the online registration system will automatically add a new membership to your cart when you enroll in courses.
  • From this website: Click here to add a current membership to your cart.


Scholarship Support

We want OLLI at Duke courses to be accessible to all who have a passion for lifelong learning. Thanks to the generosity of Lynne Blake, a former OLLI president, scholarship support is available to those who may not otherwise be able to attend. For information, please email Kathy.Parrish@duke.edu and ask about our Community Membership. All requests are confidential.

Dates

Fall 2023 registration:

For classes held on Monday and Tuesday, registration opens Tuesday, August 22 at 9:00 a.m. ET.

For classes held on Wednesday and Thursday, registration opens Wednesday, August 23 at 9:00 a.m. ET.

Registration remains open through the first week of the course. To transfer or drop a course, please email learnmore@duke.edu. Please refer to the refund policy for more information.

Check out the video below for a demo of how to register for an OLLI course. The OLLI at Duke FAQ page lists questions about the registration process.

OLLI Registration video demo

Enrollment and Waitlists

Course capacities are determined by the instructor and staff. Most online courses tend to have a higher capacity while in-person courses tend to be smaller and fill faster. You can find the max enrollment for each course at the bottom of the course’s description. Click the Courses tab on this website to review the course profile pages. 

Once a course fills, members can join the waitlist. Waitlists are monitored by OLLI staff. If a spot opens in the class, the first member on the waitlist will be invited to join. You’ll have three days to accept the spot and pay for the course.

Payments

Courses are priced individually and fees can be found in the Course Catalog and on the Course’s profile page on this website. Payment of course fees is required at the time of registration and is part of the checkout process with a credit card. Checks are not accepted.

Refund policy can be found on the OLLI Policies page.

Activities are an integral part of the OLLI program, providing opportunities to learn and socialize outside the classroom.  All Activities are advertised in the Member newsletter. See the Staying in Touch tab to join the mailing list. For questions regarding activities such as Special Events, Community Reads, or Workshops, please email olli@duke.edu.

OLLI Fall Community Read - October 18, 2023 

Join us via Zoom on Wednesday, October 18, at 3:30 p.m. ET to hear North Carolina native and New York Times best-selling novelist Wiley Cash interview Dr. Benjamin Gilmer, author of The Other Dr. Gilmer: Two Men, a Murder, and an Unlikely Fight for Justice, based on a true story. Read more about the book and author, or check out past community reads, on our online learning site olliatduke.online/communityread. More information and the link to join the event will be provided in the member newsletter.

Special Interest Groups

Special Interest Groups (SIGs) are an added bonus to membership with OLLI at Duke. These groups and clubs provide opportunities to connect outside the classroom. If you want to find out more about any of the listed groups, please contact the designated coordinator for that activity. For general questions about SIGs, please contact Kathy.Parrish@duke.edu.

Contemporary Literature Group 

This group enjoys reading and discussing the best contemporary literature, both fiction and nonfiction. They will meet via Zoom on the second Monday of each month from 3:00 to 4:15 p.m. For more details and to be added to our mailing list, please contact Barbara Amago (BarbaraAmago@gmail.com).

Courageous Conversations

Courageous Conversations About Race is a Special Interest Group (SIG) that meets weekly to discuss important social justice issues of racial equity and inclusion. Our past discussion topics informed by current events have included “Gerrymandering,” “Reproductive Rights,” “Gentrification” and “Gun Violence.” Our website is frequently updated and includes recommended articles to enrich each discussion and a new “Take Action” page with a variety of resources to encourage individual engagement. We also offer a Dialogue without an agenda every Thursday from 3 to 4 when the SIG is not meeting. We meet via Zoom on the second Thursday of each month from 3:00 to 4:30 p.m. Email us olliatduke.courageous@gmail.com to get on our list for meeting announcements. We look forward to welcoming new members!”

https://olli-courageous-conversations.weebly.com

Invite Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84034214472?pwd=C516bEYAxG55S86ClpwYidhaxatKzw.1#success

Craft Group

The Craft Group will meet via Zoom on the first and third Monday of each month from 3:00 - 4:15 p.m. For details and more information, please contact Judy Grauer at judygrauer@gmail.com.

International Folk Dance:

What’s the best exercise for your brain? Dancing! Join us for a fun way to keep your body and brain healthy and improve your balance. Our dances are mostly from Eastern Europe, are done in a line or circle (no partner needed), are low impact and not highly strenuous. This group meets on Tuesdays, 2:00-3:15 p.m., at Croasdaile Village Retirement Community. For more information and details please contact Judy Stafford at judy.stafford.nc@gmail.com.

Mystery Mavens Book Group

This group will meet via Zoom on the second Tuesday of each month from 2:00 to 3:15 p.m. Do you suspect you’ll be interested? Simply contact Judy Graham (JudyGraham1000@gmail.com) for more details and information.

OLLI Short Story Discussion Group

A well-written short story can make you feel the same thrill, experience the same attachment to the characters, as reading a full-length novel, but typically takes less than an hour to read, rather than days (or weeks). Come join our lively discussions on the first and third Tuesday of the month from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Contact Howard Goldberg, hgoldberg16@gmail.com for more details.

OLLI Singles

We are an active group, enjoying monthly virtual and in-person events. During the past year, we have attended plays at Playmakers, visited the Inn at Celebrity Dairy (and played with the baby goats!), visited the Mark Hewitt pottery, toured the newly installed galleries at the NC Museum of Art with a private docent, attended NC Symphony Summerfest concerts, walked through Duke Gardens with a docent, mingled at potluck parties in members' homes, and had lunches and dinners at favorite restaurants in the area. Our virtual meetings have included focused docent tours of various NCMA collections, a talk by the adult education director of Washington D.C.'s Spy Museum, and roundtable discussions on different topics. We welcome new members and look forward to meeting you!

Contacts: Robbi Weinman and Mike Rychener
Location: Zoom or in-person
Date/Time: First Wednesday of each month from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. for virtual meetings, and second or third week of the month (day/time varies) for in-person events.

Robbi's email: rsweinman@att.net

Mike's email: keyrick9@gmail.com

Science Book Club

We read and discuss nonfiction science books on topics including biology, evolution, the physical sciences, medicine, the environment, economics, and biographies of famous scientists. This group meets on the first Thursday of the month from 3:15 to 4:45 p.m. via zoom. Contact Daniel.Oldman@gmail.com for more information.

All OLLI events are in Eastern Time (ET). Please read carefully as all dates are subject to change.

When Event
Fall 2023
August 22

Registration for Fall courses open at 9:00 a.m., ET

-For classes held Monday and Tuesday

August 23

Registration for Fall courses open at 9:00 a.m., ET

-For classes held Wednesday and Thursday

August 24 Zoom Basics and Refresher for OLLI members - 10 a.m., ET
September 11 Fall Classes begin
September 25 Yom Kippur, no classes
November 20 Fall classes end
November 21-24 Thanksgiving , OLLI Office closed
November 26-30 Make up days

Board Service We welcome both new and longtime members to join the leadership of OLLI at Duke. Serving on the Board of Advisors as an elected officer, an at-large advisor, or a committee chair offers you the opportunity to use your talents, and contribute to the success of the OLLI at Duke community. If you are interested in learning more about board positions please contact volunteers@olliatduke.org.

Teach for OLLI Would you like to teach a course, do you know an outstanding teacher, or do you have a topic you’d like to learn? Let us know! Contact Jenny Levine at Jenny.Levine@duke.edu, Program Coordinator for OLLI at Duke.

Course Moderators are members who support online courses. The moderator’s primary role is to assist the instructor. They monitor the Zoom chat for the instructor or call on people who have virtual hands raised. They also assist in welcoming students and introduce the instructor on the first day of class. Given their important role, moderators do not pay for the course they are moderating. If you  would enjoy this role, please email Chris Abrons at Moderators@olliatduke.org.

Class Assistants are members who support in-person courses. They make announcements, take attendance, and support instructors. Contact Kathy.parrish@duke.edu to sign up.

Other ways to help: We are always looking for people to help with events and committees. If you are interested in volunteering, or if you have ideas for a new activity or improvements to an existing program, please email Chris.McLeod@duke.edu.

Who is OLLI at Duke?

All adults with a passion for learning are welcome. Our members include people from all walks of life, from educators to lawyers, from essential workers to doctors, and from native Durhamites to new arrivals. We believe such a rich and diverse mix of backgrounds and interests makes the classroom discussion even more interesting. In this relaxed and congenial atmosphere, our goal is to deepen our understanding of the world around us through study and discussion, to rekindle former interests and discover new ones with no grades or tests. Our members share a passion for learning and all the benefits of keeping mind and body active and engaged.

OLLI at Duke is a learning community where you can enjoy daytime courses, good conversation, and the companionship of peers. In addition to outstanding instructors, being a member of this community offers you access to a broad range of intellectual and cultural activities.

OLLI at Duke is a cooperative venture and we rely on the contributions and participation, both in class and out, of our members. Our members teach classes, coordinate lecture series, lead small-group discussions, and serve on the Board of Advisors and committees. We invite you to join us.

Founded in 1977, the Duke Institute for Learning in Retirement (DILR) was a joint venture of Duke University Continuing Education and the Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development. In 2006, DILR became OLLI at Duke and has since grown from its 42 original members to over 1500, and offers 40 to 60 courses each term.

Leadership

OLLI at Duke is a program of Duke Continuing Studies and Summer Session in the department of Duke Learning Innovation and Digital Education. We are a member-led organization with our own Board of Advisors, bylaws, and committees. OLLI at Duke is led by a Director, and supported by a Program Coordinator, an Operations/Administrative Assistant, a Technical/Communications Assistant, and several part-time staff, who are employees of Duke Continuing Studies.  

The Board of Advisors consists of the President, the Vice President, the Immediate Past President, the chairs of the standing committees, the At-Large Advisors, and the Board’s Recording Secretary (ex-officio). If you are interested in learning more about the positions on the Board please contact volunteers@olliatduke.org.

2023-2024 Officers (one-year term, elected at annual meeting)
  • President: Bobbie Hendrix
  • Vice President: Ellen Luken
  • Past President: Marion Jervay
Advisors at Large (two-year term)
  • To 2025: Ben Edwards, Carol Hamilton
  • To 2024: Ted Segal, Vacant
Committee Chairs (one-year appointed term)
  • Community Engagement: Diane Hundley
  • Curriculum: Vacant
  • Instructor Relations: Alan Teasley
  • Legacy: Lisa Gabriel
  • Leadership Development: Susan Dennison
  • Member Engagement: Vacant
  • Social Activities & Hospitality: Vacant
Ex-Officio Board members:
  • Board Recording Secretary: Donna West
  • Director: Chris McLeod
Staff
  • Director: Chris McLeod
  • Program Coordinator: Jenny Levine
  • Operations/Administrative:  Kathy Parrish
  • Technical/Communication: Betina Huntwork
  • Staff Representatives: Jonathan Bitner, Beth Bowling, Alease Davis, Annette Gooch, Jay Starks, Annie Taft, Mary Thompson, Beverly Thorpe

OLLI at Duke keeps members informed and connected to the program in a number of ways.

The OLLI Newsletter is produced by staff to inform the membership of upcoming events, special workshops and course registration details. Click here to sign up for Newsletters 

Online Learning Website

OLLI at Duke has created a website to host information about Online Learning activities. This site provides Zoom how-to guides, requests for technical assistance, and information on the current Online Learning term. Please visit: https://www.olliatduke.online.

Our online courses are taught via Zoom. Links to your class can be found in your Student Portal by logging in at the top right of this website.

OLLI hosts in-person courses at our classroom facility at the Judea Reform Congregation, 1933 W Cornwallis Rd. Durham, NC, 27705, unless otherwise noted in the course description. 

Please join our Newsletter Mailing list for more information on in-person events.