Thursday, Sep. 04, 2025
Bob Solomon taught at Yale Law School for decades before moving to UC Irvine as a Clinical Professor of Law. Henry Weinstein is a Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Lawyering Skills at UC Irvine.
Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025
We are thrilled to announce a brand-new addition to our travel adventures: an extraordinary small-group journey through Italy, curated by Collette, our trusted travel partner. …
Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025
Lying. This single word, with the exact same pronunciation, can mean either 1) making false statements, or 2) being in a horizontal resting position. While the two definitions seem far apart, there are moments in life when they just might overlap!
Thursday, Jul. 31, 2025
A leadership consultant and trainer for 40 years, Roberta Streimer “retired” in 2021 to work with people nearing retirement or already retired who want to live fully in the next phase of their lives.
Friday, Jul. 25, 2025
An old saw is that the film adaptation of a novel is usually a pale shadow of the book. Three movies are exceptions to this rule: Armando Iannucci’s The Personal History of David Copperfield, Greta Gerwig’s Little Women, and Jon M. Chu’s Crazy Rich Asians.
Friday, Jul. 18, 2025
There’s a 2020 book by Ruth Ben-Ghiat titled "Strongmen: Mussolini to the Present" that explores the disordered personalities of authoritarian leaders throughout modern history.
Monday, Jul. 14, 2025
Now, OLLI @Berkeley members and friends can explore the world together! Join us on unforgettable adventures to extraordinary destinations, guided by Collette — a family-owned company delivering premium travel experiences since 1918.
Thursday, Jul. 03, 2025
Our fall brochure lands in mailboxes soon (today, tomorrow, next week?) and we couldn't be more excited about what's inside.
Wednesday, Jul. 02, 2025
If you’re looking for something constructive and worthwhile to do in this “off” season, consider beginning to write your autobiography.
Tuesday, Jun. 24, 2025
I cannot remember a time in my life (I am about to turn 82 years young!) that I felt that our democracy was at such grave risk. It’s apparent to most of us that democratic rule is fading fast and that dictatorial tendencies of our elected leaders are no longer simply tendencies but realities.
Tuesday, Jun. 24, 2025
Looking back, I cannot say that there was one precise moment when I knew I wanted to be a historian. I have been drawn to history ever since I can remember.
Sunday, Jun. 22, 2025
The more I thought about it, the more I realized I wanted to write a fictional story based on what happened to my friends and me in those growing-up years of the early 1960s.