Wednesday, Aug. 02, 2023
It felt like a kick in the stomach. Exploring an ancestry website, I discovered an 1860 Slave Schedule showing that my great-great-grandfather, William Henry Robertson of Mason County, Kentucky, owned 13 slaves. I had often wondered if any of my ancestors were slave owners. Now I knew.
Wednesday, Jul. 26, 2023
Depth, breadth, choice — there is an abundance of courses this fall that signal our turning the corner on the pandemic and taking your suggestions to heart.
We Asked, You…
Tuesday, Jul. 11, 2023
If all goes according to plan (finger's crossed), our fall brochure will be landing in mailboxes starting this week. Inside you'll find information about more than 30 courses —…
Thursday, Jul. 06, 2023
With summer here, we decided to ask faculty to recommend books they've recently read and loved, and to explain why. Feel free to steal their choices as we wade deep into beach-…
Wednesday, Jul. 05, 2023
My first story was published in my elementary school creative writing anthology. As I remember, it was a story of a snail in my mother’s garden. I don’t remember the plot, but I…
Friday, Jun. 23, 2023
We all know our nation’s history of slavery in the South as well as many details and aspects of “The Underground Railroad”, a term used to describe attempts of citizens in the…
Thursday, May. 04, 2023
Richard Bell is Professor of History at the University of Maryland and author of the book Stolen: Five Free Boys Kidnapped into Slavery and their Astonishing Odyssey Home which…
Friday, Apr. 14, 2023
Susan Alunan, Ph.D. teaches political theory, urban politics, and activism. Previously, she staffed, then led the SF Urban Institute, developing creative approaches to critical…
Thursday, Apr. 06, 2023
By Sara Orem
Sara Orem, Ph.D, is a longtime OLLI instructor and member who also founded and facilitates OLLI @Berkeley's Vital Aging program.
Because I grew up in a fancy…
Friday, Mar. 10, 2023
By Hugh Winig, M.D.Dr. Winig is a retired psychiatrist and a longtime OLLI @Berkeley member and volunteer
When I moved to the Bay Area in 1975, I felt frustrated that the New…
Thursday, Mar. 02, 2023
From top right: Harlow in front of the Kremlin (2017), with friend in Moscow (1978), and on TransSiberian railroad (1972).
Harlow Robinson is an author, lecturer, and the…