Blog

The OLLI Blog showcases the voices and perspectives of our community (members, faculty and staff) as well as news from and about OLLI. It's a place to share and reflect, contribute and engage. Personal observations of life in this moment, of growing older, of self-discoveries large and small are just a handful of possible areas to explore. Please contact Nancy Murr to learn more.

Wednesday, Jun. 29, 2022

Our Fragile Democracy is on Trial

By Hugh Winig, M.D.Dr. Winig is a retired psychiatrist and a longtime OLLI @Berkeley member and volunteer An earlier post of mine, "My Crazy Uncle," expressed my thoughts as a…
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Friday, Jun. 24, 2022

Chancellor Carol Christ: Roe Ruling is a Major Setback for Women

Berkeley Chancellor Carol Christ sent the following email this morning to all UC Berkeley faculty, staff, and students. We wanted to share her message with the greater OLLI…
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Thursday, Jun. 02, 2022

Summer Reading: Faculty Faves, from Ansary to Zook

The season of summer reading has arrived! We asked faculty to recommend a favorite book or two, and they were happy to oblige.  TAMIM ANSARY Homeland Elegies by Ayad Akhtar "…
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Thursday, Jun. 02, 2022

Faculty Q&A: Karen Davis on Cannes, Film Curation, and Rethinking Funny

Karen Davis is senior film programmer for the Mill Valley Film Festival and professor emerita at California State University Monterey Bay. She has taught courses in film studies…
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Monday, May. 23, 2022

What Works

By Sara OremSara Orem, Ph.D, is a longtime OLLI instructor, member and volunteer. The guiding principle of the philosophy of Appreciative Inquiry (an early creation within…
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Monday, May. 23, 2022

One Million COVID Deaths in America

By Hugh Winig, M.D.Dr. Winig is a retired psychiatrist and a longtime OLLI @Berkeley member and volunteer America is now at the 1 million mark of its citizenry who have died due…
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Wednesday, May. 11, 2022

Faculty Q&A: Pamela Rose on Singing the Blues

  Pamela Rose is a San Francisco jazz and blues vocalist who has thrilled audiences locally and internationally with her swinging, soulful style. With seven recordings under her…
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Thursday, May. 05, 2022

Mothers and Daughters

Sara's daughter Paige By Sara OremSara Orem, Ph.D, is a longtime OLLI instructor, member and volunteer. Driving North to Black River Falls, a small midwestern town half-way…
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Thursday, May. 05, 2022

America's "Melting Pot" is Boiling Over

By Hugh Winig, M.D.Dr. Winig is a retired psychiatrist and a longtime OLLI @Berkeley member and volunteer The “United” States of America, “the home of the free and the land of…
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Wednesday, Apr. 13, 2022

The Keys to Having Quality Relationships

By Hugh Winig, M.D.Dr. Winig is a retired psychiatrist and a longtime OLLI @Berkeley member and volunteer There are many words that help describe the characteristics one might…
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Thursday, Mar. 31, 2022

Faculty Q&A: Dr. Deborah Gold on Sleuthing, Masking and the Problem with Romaine

Deborah Gold, M.D. practiced in the field of infectious disease for 31 years in a teaching hospital and treated diseases including tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS, malaria, and infections…
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Tuesday, Mar. 29, 2022

Five Guidelines to Maintaining Vitality as Older Adults

By Sara OremSara Orem, Ph.D, is a longtime OLLI instructor, member and volunteer There’s Shelley briskly walking uphill on Solano to the Brazilian coffee shop. Ellen and Joe walk…
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