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, Jun. 25, 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.
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.
Wednesday, Jun. 04, 2025
With summer here, we asked OLLI faculty to recommend books they've recently read and enjoyed. Feel free to steal their choices as we wade deep into beach-reading season.
Monday, May. 19, 2025
My grandmother Mary was born in San Francisco in 1902. Both of her parents were American-born as well — her father in San Francisco and her mother in Monterey. In 1854, her grandfather had immigrated from China to San Francisco at the tender age of 12; her grandmother came in 1874. Our family’s long history in the United States has always been a matter of intergenerational pride.
Tuesday, Apr. 29, 2025
Daren Fields served in local government for 30 years including as a city manager. He’s passionate about teaching others about local government and brings an insider's perspective to the discussion. He is teaching Local Government from the Ground Up with us this summer.
Saturday, Apr. 12, 2025
Vu-Duc Vuong grew up in Vietnam, and later studied at Washington University in St. Louis and the University of Missouri-St. Louis, where he obtained a B.A., two Masters and a J.D. He became a refugee after 1975 and subsequently a naturalized citizen of the U.S.
Friday, Apr. 11, 2025
Summer registration opens Monday, April 21, at 9 AM. Soon! On the course roster: Reflections on the Vietnam War at 50, contemporary Mexico, the Beatles at their height, the wit of Tom Lehrer, astrophysics, local government, David Lynch and more.
Tuesday, Apr. 01, 2025
Coming of age during the 1960s, when so many people I knew at school and later at work were on the political Left, I became fascinated by “the other side,” those on the political Right, a subject of interest today because of the rise of more right-wing governments around the world.
Monday, Mar. 17, 2025
While “go for it” may sound like a life lesson to give to a 20-something, it also targets us older folks in our 70’s and 80’s — people who are beginning to sense diminution in energy, may now see mostly grey hair in the mirror, have lost some friends, and maybe begun to develop fears about the future.