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 Evenings with OLLI (After 5),
Lectures,
OLLI Reads,
Out of Town Trips,
Show Your O,
Special Events,
Study Groups,
Lunch Choices
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Distinguished Lecture Series
Distinguished Lecture Series (09/10/2019 - 06/09/2020)
Distinguished Lecture Series Session 1 (09/10/2019 - 01/14/2020)
DLS - 9/10/19 Daypass - The Impact of Religion on Politics in the Middle East (09/10/2019, COMPLETED)
DLS - 10/22/19 Daypass - Escape from Nazi Germany and the Holocaust to Shanghai **TO BE
RESCHEDULED** (10/22/2019, COMPLETED)
DLS - 11/12/19 Daypass - Actual Innocence in Michigan: An Update from the Michigan Innocence Clinic (11/12/2019, COMPLETED)
DLS - 12/10/19 Daypass - How Polio Helped FDR Win the Presidency (12/10/2019)
DLS - 1/14/20 Daypass - Living Transgender: The Struggles and Rewards (01/14/2020)
Distinguished Lecture Series Session 2 (02/11/2020 - 06/09/2020)Thursday Morning Lecture Series
South Africa - Past, Present, and a Look Forward (series) (09/12/2019 - 10/17/2019, COMPLETED)
South Africa -- 9/12/19 Daypass -- Early History of South Africa, c. 900-1930 **Early Start at 9:30
a.m.** (09/12/2019, COMPLETED)
South Africa -- 9/19/19 Daypass -- Is Democracy Alive and Well in South Africa? Evaluating the
results of the 2019 National Elections (09/19/2019, COMPLETED)
South Africa -- 9/26/19 Daypass -- De Facto and De Jure Apartheid: On the Moral, Politcal and Policy
Failures of the Post-Apartheid State: A Call for an Official State Apology for Apartheid in South
Africa (09/26/2019, COMPLETED)
South Africa -- 10/3/19 Daypass -- Education Inequality and Income Inequality in South Africa since
the End of Apartheid (10/03/2019, COMPLETED)
South Africa -- 10/10/19 Daypass -- South African Performing Arts in the New Democracy (10/10/2019, COMPLETED)
South Africa -- 10/17/19 Daypass -- Innovative Disruption -- A Youth Dialogue on Reforming
Exclusionary Systems in South Africa (10/17/2019, COMPLETED)
Voting in America - Perennial Issues, Current Developments (series) (10/31/2019 - 12/12/2019)
Voting in America -- 10/31/19 Daypass -- From Vote to Government: A short Guide to the Complexity of
the American Electoral system (10/31/2019, COMPLETED)
Voting in America -- 11/7/19 Daypass -- Election and Voting Security in the United States (11/07/2019, COMPLETED)
Voting in America -- 11/14/19 Daypass -- Why Do We Have the Electoral College? Should We? (11/14/2019, COMPLETED)
Voting in America -- 11/21/19 Daypass -- Making Voting More Convenient: Implementing Michigan’s
Proposal 3 (Promote the Vote) (11/21/2019)
Voting in America -- 12/5/19 Daypass -- Dragon-Slaying Takes Time: The Complex Process of Ending
Gerrymandering After the Passage of Proposition 2 (12/05/2019)
Voting in America -- 12/12/19 Daypass -- Race, the Party System, and Elite Incentives in American
Elections (12/12/2019)
The Impact of Social Media on Society (series) (01/09/2020 - 02/13/2020)
The Power of Art - Its Impact in Southeastern Michigan (series) (02/20/2020 - 04/02/2020)
Money, Trade, and Power - What Makes the World Go ‘Round (series) (04/16/2020 - 05/21/2020)Lecture Series PackagesLunch ChoicesEvenings with OLLI (After 5)
Evenings with OLLI Package (series of 5) (08/05/2019 - 01/15/2020)
Discover Ann Arbor Area Kit Homes (08/21/2019, COMPLETED)
Shores Beyond Shores: From Holocaust to Hope with Irene Butter (09/18/2019, COMPLETED)
Ypsilanti -- 1800 to the Present -- A Rich & Unique History (10/02/2019, COMPLETED)
Traveling the Silk Road through the Heart of Central Asia (11/06/2019, COMPLETED)
The 2020 Democratic Nomination: Who Gets to Choose, the Parties or the Voters? (01/22/2020)OLLI ReadsOut of Town TripsShow Your OSpecial Events
OLLI 2019 Fall Kickoff: OLLI's New Vision -- Implementing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion with
Alfreda Rooks (09/04/2019, COMPLETED)
OLLI Dialog on Freedom & Diversity with Dilip Das (09/24/2019, COMPLETED)
An OLLI Conversation with Michael Breen following his Ford School lecture **NEW END TIME** (11/15/2019, COMPLETED)
Exit Interview with Laurita Thomas (11/18/2019)
OLLI Winter Open House 2020 (01/13/2020)Study Groups
Beyond the Frame: American History through Artworks from the Smithsonian (09/09/2019 - 09/30/2019, COMPLETED)
Monday Painters (Fall) (09/16/2019 - 08/03/2020)
Gallery Walks **NEW DATES** (10/11/2019 - 11/01/2019, COMPLETED)
Art and Design in the Age of Jane Austen (10/15/2019 - 11/12/2019, COMPLETED)
Outdoor Sculpture on U of M Campus **NEW DATE** (11/13/2019, COMPLETED)
Current Events (09/17/2019 - 12/17/2019)
Current Events 2 **Date change** (09/17/2019 - 12/17/2019)
Political Ideologies: Conservatism, Liberalism, and Socialism **New Dates** (09/17/2019 - 11/12/2019, COMPLETED)
National Issues (10/01/2019 - 01/21/2020, CANCELLED)
Gerrymandering: Rejecting the Obvious (10/02/2019, COMPLETED)
Community, Collaboration, Communication, and Change (10/15/2019 - 11/05/2019, COMPLETED)
Can Democracy Survive Global Capitalism? (10/16/2019 - 11/06/2019, COMPLETED)
Oxford Style Debates Covering Key Issues of Our Time (10/22/2019 - 12/03/2019)
Why National Policy Still Fails Black Women in the United States: The Need for New Social and Public
Policies (10/25/2019, COMPLETED)
Current Issues and the Supreme Court: Liberal and Conservative Views - Afternoon Session (11/11/2019 - 12/02/2019, FULL)
Current Issues and the Supreme Court: Liberal and Conservative Views - Morning Session **NEW
SESSION** (11/11/2019 - 12/02/2019)
U.S. Foreign Policy in an Era of Cyber War (11/11/2019 - 12/16/2019, FULL)
Cooking Capitalism: Advertising Ephemera from the Janice Bluestein Longone Culinary Archive (08/28/2019, COMPLETED)
Murder Most Foul: Homicide in Early America (09/18/2019, COMPLETED)
A Short History of Healing: From Antiquity to the Renaissance (09/20/2019, COMPLETED)
Rosie the Riveter and the Willow Run Bomber Plant (09/23/2019, COMPLETED)
India's Religious Traditions (10/02/2019 - 11/27/2019)
A Brief Review of Iran History and Culture (10/07/2019 - 11/04/2019, COMPLETED)
Touring Our Nation's Capital - Washington D.C. (10/07/2019 - 11/11/2019, COMPLETED)
The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe: Adaptation and Influence (10/08/2019, COMPLETED)
The Pioneer Americanists: Early Collectors, Dealers, and Bibliographers (10/17/2019, COMPLETED)
On Listening to Holocaust Survivors **NEW START AND END DATES** (10/23/2019 - 12/11/2019, FULL)
Orson Welles' War of the Worlds (10/30/2019, COMPLETED)
The Love, Lure, and Lore of the Clothesline (12/05/2019 - 12/12/2019, FULL)
Solving Easy Sudoku Puzzles (09/16/2019 - 10/07/2019, COMPLETED)
Mah-Jongg (09/24/2019 - 10/29/2019, COMPLETED)
Solving Difficult Sudoku Puzzles (10/14/2019 - 11/25/2019)
American Mah Jongg for the Novice (11/04/2019 - 12/02/2019, FULL)
House Sitting: Travel the World and Your Lodging is Free **NEW DATE** (11/08/2019, COMPLETED)
Wine 101 (11/13/2019, COMPLETED)
Easy Chocolate Creations for the Holidays and Beyond (11/15/2019 - 12/13/2019, FULL)
Beer 101 (11/18/2019)
Journey with Contemporary Writers from Around the World **NEW END DATE** (09/16/2019 - 12/09/2019, FULL)
The Mystery Book Club (09/18/2019 - 01/15/2020, FULL)
Post-colonial Literature: From Decolonizing India to Decolonizing Flint (09/19/2019 - 11/21/2019)
Homer's Iliad **New Start Date** (10/11/2019 - 11/22/2019, FULL)
Real Heroines: Women and Words, 1800-1930 (10/15/2019 - 11/05/2019, COMPLETED)
Environmental Writing from Thoreau to the Present (10/16/2019 - 11/20/2019)
Responding to Women Rowing North with Poetry (10/16/2019 - 11/06/2019, COMPLETED)
Reading The Merchant of Venice in 2019 (11/18/2019 - 12/16/2019, FULL)
Reading Women's Lives **New Dates** (03/25/2020 - 06/24/2020, FULL)
American Musical Theater - Golden Age of Broadway, 1943-1968 **NEW LOCATION** (09/23/2019 - 10/21/2019, COMPLETED)
An Afternoon in the Company of Sondheim's Company (09/23/2019, COMPLETED)
What Makes Some Music "Great"? (09/24/2019 - 10/29/2019, COMPLETED)
Film Classics (10/07/2019 - 11/11/2019, COMPLETED)
Film Classics - Parking Passes (6 passes) (10/07/2019 - 11/11/2019, COMPLETED)
Film Classics -- Parking Pass for October 07 (1 pass) (10/07/2019, COMPLETED)
Film Classics -- Parking Pass for October 14 (1 pass) (10/14/2019, COMPLETED)
Film Classics -- Parking Pass for October 21 (1 pass) (10/21/2019, COMPLETED)
John Le Carre' and the Cold War on Film - Part I (10/25/2019 - 11/08/2019, COMPLETED)
John Le Carre' and the Cold War on Film - Part I - Parking Passes (3 passes) (10/25/2019 - 11/08/2019, COMPLETED)
John Le Carre' and the Cold War on Film - Part I -- Parking Pass for October 25 (1 pass) (10/25/2019, COMPLETED)
Film Classics: -- Parking Pass for October 30 (1 pass) (10/30/2019, COMPLETED)
Theater Circles for Seniors (10/30/2019 - 11/20/2019, FULL)
John Le Carre' and the Cold War on Film - Part I -- Parking Pass for November 01 (1 pass) (11/01/2019, COMPLETED)
Film Classics -- Parking Pass for November 04 (1 pass) (11/04/2019, COMPLETED)
John Le Carre' and the Cold War on Film - Part I -- Parking Pass for November 08 (1 pass) (11/08/2019, COMPLETED)
Film Classics: Parking Pass for November 11 (1 pass) (11/11/2019, COMPLETED)
Wisdom Circle (09/20/2019 - 11/08/2019, COMPLETED)
Doing God's Will - From the Crusades to the Holocaust **New Start Date** (09/23/2019 - 10/21/2019, COMPLETED)
The Story of Antisemitism (10/03/2019 - 10/31/2019, COMPLETED)
The Relationship Between Science and Religion - NEW LOCATION (10/25/2019 - 12/06/2019, FULL)
Understanding the Quantum World and Beyond (09/17/2019 - 12/10/2019)
How Does a Single Protein Molecule Cause an Array of Diseases? The Story of the Magic Protein NLRP3 (09/27/2019 - 10/04/2019, COMPLETED)
Introduction to Astrophysics (10/18/2019 - 01/24/2020)
Renewable Energy in Michigan: Technologies, Public Policies, and Trends (10/28/2019, COMPLETED)
Restoring Movement via Electrodes Implanted in the Brain (10/29/2019, COMPLETED)
A Little Math History (10/30/2019 - 11/06/2019, COMPLETED)
The Bee Lady Talks (11/04/2019, COMPLETED)
Anyone who Thinks He Understands Quantum Mechanics has to have Rocks in His Head (11/05/2019 - 11/25/2019, FULL)
Cure: A Journey into the Science of Mind Over Matter (11/11/2019 - 12/16/2019, FULL)
Gene Therapy: Medicine's Ultimate Frontier (12/06/2019, FULL)
Understanding the Revolutionary Changes in Businesses and Jobs **NEW LOCATION on 10/21** (09/16/2019 - 10/21/2019, COMPLETED)
American Dialogue (09/25/2019 - 11/06/2019, COMPLETED)
Womens' Issues: Half the Sky (10/11/2019 - 11/15/2019, COMPLETED)
The Public Health Crisis of American Gun Violence: How We can Make a Difference (10/14/2019, COMPLETED)
Daring Greatly: How the Courage to be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead (10/16/2019 - 11/06/2019, COMPLETED)
TED Talks - NEW END DATE (10/29/2019 - 12/17/2019, FULL)
Everybody Lies (11/04/2019 - 12/16/2019)
Time Management Skills and Tools (11/18/2019 - 12/16/2019, CANCELLED)