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.

Bryan Méndez is an astronomer and education specialist dedicated to sharing the inspirational wonder and beauty of the universe. He teaches astronomy and physics at UC Berkeley;…
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…
By Hugh Winig, M.D.Dr. Winig is a retired psychiatrist and a longtime OLLI @Berkeley member and volunteer Some people pray to God believing literally that their message will be…
"Putin's goal is to suffocate the soverignity of Ukraine," said UC Berkeley political scientist George Breslauer in a conversation hosted by OLLI @Berkeley on February 28.…
We are thrilled to welcome back members (vaccinated, boosted, masked, tested) to in-person classes at Freight & Salvage after two (very long) years. The excitement of being…
Pam Gleason is a local history buff and tour guide whose Guidebook to Berkeley will be on bookshelves soon. She’s worked at UC Berkeley’s Graduate School of Journalism since 2007…
By Hugh Winig, M.D.Dr. Winig is a retired psychiatrist and longtime OLLI @Berkeley member and volunteer Nearly everyone in America today is struggling with some aspect of…
If you'd like to take a sneak peek at our spring term — and, really, why wouldn't you? — then flip (virtually) through our new brochure, which should be landing in mailboxes by…
By Hugh Winig, M.D.Dr. Winig is a retired psychiatrist and longtime OLLI @Berkeley member and volunteer. The term positive psychology means consciously altering one’s mind to…
All of us at OLLI @Berkeley are grateful for—and awed by—the engagement, empathy and resolve our community has shown over the past twelve months. You are a marvel. Best wishes…
Linda Carucci is a former California Culinary Academy dean and granddaughter of an Italian cheesemaker. She is the author of Cooking School Secrets for Real World Cooks, a…
We are excited to announce that Patricia Carvalho is joining our team as Business & Operations Manager. Patricia comes to OLLI after a decade as Operations Director at Ashby…