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Osher Lifelong Learning Institute

UWAA Members can become OLLI-UW Members and register for a free course (up to $75 value)! Returning members can receive 20% off a normal-priced course.

The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at the University of Washington (OLLI‑UW) gives adults over the age of 50 the opportunity to learn for the joy of learning, without tests, grades, or papers.

January 2025 Courses & Field Trips

Zoom

• Rock Year by Year 1962–1965
• Ancient Art and Architecture: From Prehistory Through the Roman Empire
• Themes in Philosophy 1
• Volcanoes of the West

Zoom with Osher Online (Register by December 30, 2024)

• First Class: A History of the Post Office in the United States
• Reclaiming Native Ground: Native America Since 1900
• My Native Land in Memory: Stories of a Cuban Childhood
• Modern War: What Is It Good For?
• The World of Musical Satire

In Person

• Fire and Ice, the Geology of Washington
• History of the Federal Reserve
• Climate Pledge Arena Tour (Field Trip)
• America in the 1850s: Origins of the Civil War
• Readers Theater
• U.S. Environmental History

February 2025 Courses & Field Trips

Zoom

• The Seattle Public Library’s Central Library – Photo Ops Galore! (Zoom + Photo Shoot)
• Pesty Birds: The Top Four Troublemakers in Seattle — It’s Not Their Fault!
• Great American Standards From Broadway Shows

In Person

• Hooks, Riffs, and Earworms: How Your Favorite Music Grabs You

March 2025 Courses & Field Trips

Zoom

• Time to Sketch
• Pearl Harbor: The Story and the Backstories (also available In Person)
• An Inborn Trip into Sacred Hindu and Non-Dual Texts for Overly Rational Western Minds

In Person

• Pearl Harbor: The Story and the Backstories (also available on Zoom)
• Beowulf: The Old English Epic
• How Your Senses Lie To You
• Georgetown: Beer, Burials and Railroads (Field Trip)

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