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In-person classes: 160 Spear Street, 5th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105 until June 12. Afterwards all in-person classes will be on the main campus in the Humanities Building.
Funding provided in part by
The Bernard Osher Foundation
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Email: olli@sfsu.edu
Phone: 415-338-OLLI (6554)
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Fall Courses | September 30 - November 16
Mondays
The History and Mystery of Color
with Eleanor Schrader, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM Zoom
Contemporary American Indigenous Art
with Avril Angevine, 12:30 - 2:30 PM In-Person
How to Build a New Nation: America After 1776
with Richard Bell, 3:00 - 5:00 PM Zoom
IN-PERSON: Great Women Songwriters of the 60’s
with Pamela Rose, 12:30 - 2:30 PM In-Person (Meets 10/19)
Tuesdays
The Birth of the Beat Generation
with Osher Online, 6:00 - 7:30 PM Osher Online (Starts 9/29)
Cults and New Religious Movements in America
with Osher Online, 12:00 - 1:30 PM Osher Online (Starts 10/6)
The Short Stories of Families in Love and Trouble
with Jackie Berger, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM Zoom
Canon and Craft: Writing Lessons from Classic Literature
with Ann Gelder, 12:30 - 2:30 PM In-Person
“Congress Shall Make No Law”: The Right of Free Speech
with Donna Schuele, 3:00 - 5:00 PM Zoom
IN-PERSON: Special Post-Midterm Session of Beyond the Headlines
with Sara Seims and David Perper , 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM In-Person (Meets 11/10)
Wednesdays
Forensic Investigative Genetic Genealogy & Cold Cases
with Mary Juno, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM In-Person (Starts 9/30)
HYBRID (IN-PERSON): Aliens in Science and Science Fiction: Where Do We Stand in our Search for Intelligent Life Out There?
with Andrew Fraknoi, 3:00 - 5:00 PM In-Person (9/30)
HYBRID (ZOOM): Aliens in Science and Science Fiction: Where Do We Stand in our Search for Intelligent Life Out There?
with Andrew Fraknoi, 3:00 - 5:00 PM Zoom (9/30)
Thursdays
Biology & Society
with Osher Online, 8:00 - 9:30 AM Osher Online (Starts 10/1)
A Journey Through Contemporary World Cinema, Part ll
with Susan Murdy, 12:30 - 2:30 PM In-Person
Your Write to Resilience
with Kathryn Goldman, 3:00 - 4:30 PM Zoom
Fridays
The 60s Through the Great Speeches
with Osher Online, 8:00 - 9:30 AM Osher Online
Dante’s Inferno Through Artists’ Eyes
with Jannie Dresser, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM Zoom
Matisse and Le Corbusier: Islam in European Modernism
with Simon Kenrick, 12:30 - 2:30 PM In-Person
Notes for OLLI Courses:
IN-PERSON classes: will NOT be recorded; masks are optional in the classroom. Classes meet at 160 Spear Street, 5th Floor.
ZOOM classes: will be recorded unless noted; recordings are available upon request to those who are enrolled in the class. olli@sfsu.edu
HYBRID classes: are subject to both of the above depending on whether you register for the In-person or the Zoom section. If you plan to attend some in person and some on Zoom, please register for the In-Person class. All Hybrids will be recorded. The Zoom link will be provided to students of both in-person and Zoom sections.
December Mini Courses | December 7 - January 15
Monday
Beowulf: An Introduction
with Nicholas Jones, 10:00 - 11:30 AM Zoom (12/7)
Fez, Morocco - Behind The Postcard
with Simon Kenrick, 1:30 - 3:30 PM In-Person (12/7)
Tuesdays
Introduction to Buddhism
with Jonathan Lee, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM Zoom (12/8)
Middle East at a Crossroads: Peace or More Conflict? How Will the Elections in Israel and the United States Shape the Next Chapter?
with Farhad Mansourian, 1:30 - 3:30 PM Zoom (12/8)
Wednesdays
The Anthropology of Ha!
with David Misch, 3:00 - 4:30 PM Zoom (12/9)
Thursdays
HYBRID (IN-PERSON): Early Pink Floyd
with Richie Unterberger, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM In-Person (12/10)
HYBRID (ZOOM): Early Pink Floyd
with Richie Unterberger, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM Zoom (12/10)
The Rise and Fall of America
with Steve Harris, 1:30 - 3:30 PM In- Person (12/10)
Fridays
Beyond the Headlines- Facilitated Discussions
with Sara Seims and David Perper, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM Zoom (12/11)
Notes for OLLI Courses:
IN-PERSON classes: will NOT be recorded; masks are optional in the classroom. Classes meet at 160 Spear Street, 5th Floor.
ZOOM classes: will be recorded unless noted; recordings are available upon request to those who are enrolled in the class. olli@sfsu.edu
HYBRID classes: are subject to both of the above depending on whether you register for the In-person or the Zoom section. If you plan to attend some in person and some on Zoom, please register for the In-Person class. All Hybrids will be recorded. The Zoom link will be provided to students of both in-person and Zoom sections.
January Mini Courses | January 7 - January 14
Monday
Forbidden City and the Asian Nightclubs of San Francisco
with David Radlauer, 10:00 - 12:00 AM Zoom (1/11)
Tuesdays
Alice Eastwood: Scientist, Local Hero, Adventurer, Explorer
with Peggy Ruse, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM Zoom (1/12)
Shakespeare in Song: Operas Inspired by the Bard
with Clifford "Kip" Cranna, 1:30 - 3:30 PM Zoom (1/12)
Thursdays
San Francisco's Tumultuous Sixties
with Robert Cherny, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM In-Person (1/14)
Frederick H. Meyer, Architect of San Francisco's Rebuilding: 1906-1929
with Linda Day, 1:30 - 3:30 PM In- Person (1/7-1/14)
Notes for OLLI Courses:
IN-PERSON classes: will NOT be recorded; masks are optional in the classroom. Classes meet at 160 Spear Street, 5th Floor.
ZOOM classes: will be recorded unless noted; recordings are available upon request to those who are enrolled in the class. olli@sfsu.edu
HYBRID classes: are subject to both of the above depending on whether you register for the In-person or the Zoom section. If you plan to attend some in person and some on Zoom, please register for the In-Person class. All Hybrids will be recorded. The Zoom link will be provided to students of both in-person and Zoom sections.
Winter Courses | January 25 - March 5
Mondays
Gilded Age New York
with Osher Online, 8:00 - 9:30 AM Zoom
From Leo XIII to Leo XIV - History of the 20th and 21st Century Popes (for Catholics and Non-Catholics)
with Oliva Espin, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM Zoom
Funny You Should Mention It: TV Sitcoms in the 21st Century
with Osher Online, 12:00 - 1:30 PM Zoom
Contemporary American Indigenous Art
with Avril Angevine, 12:30 - 2:30 PM In-Person
Languages of the World
with Asya Pereltsvaig, 3:00 - 5:00 PM Zoom
The Art of Aging at the Opera: Operatic Characters in Later Life
with Clifford "Kip" Cranna, 12:30 - 2:30 PM In-Person (Meets 2/1)
Health Literacy in Action: Navigating Care, Wellness, and the Culture of Medicine
with Christopher Koenig, 12:30 - 2:30 PM In-Person (Meets 2/15)
Tuesdays
John Muir and The American Environmental Movement
with Osher Online, 8:00 - 9:30 AM Zoom
Art and Fashion: The Impact of Art on Fashion and Fashion on Art
with Maureen O'Brien De Geller, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM In-Person
Women's Suffrage: About More Than the Vote!
with Osher Online, 12:00 - 1:30 PM Osher Online
A History of Government
with Steve Harris, 12:30 - 2:30 PM In-Person
The Wisdom Years – A Poetry Workshop
with Diane Frank, 3:00 - 5:00 PM Zoom
Wednesdays
Point/Counterpoint: Courtroom Dramas in Film
with Bernard Epps, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM Zoom
From Gregorian Chants to Bohemian Rhapsody: The Evolution of Vocal Groups
with Osher Online, 12:00 - 1:30 PM Osher Online
HYBRID (IN-PERSON): Bob Dylan in the 1960s: Like a Rolling Stone
with Richie Unterberger, 3:00 - 5:00 PM In-Person
HYBRID (ZOOM): Bob Dylan in the 1960s: Like a Rolling Stone
with Richie Unterberger, 3:00 - 5:00 PM Zoom
Thursdays
US Foreign Policy in a Dynamic World
with Jonathon Whooley, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM Zoom
John Williams and The Language of Film Music
with David Möschler, 12:30 - 2:30 PM Zoom
Fearless Math: From Shapes to the Infinite
with Bebo White, 3:00 - 5:00 PM In-Person
Fridays
The Films of Jimmy Stewart: 1939–1962
with Cary Pepper, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM In-Person
Telling Your Story: A Workshop
with Lynne Kaufman, 12:30 - 2:30 PM In-Person
Chair Yoga for Strength and Flexibility
with Magdalene Khoo, 3:00 - 4:00 PM Zoom
Notes for OLLI Courses:
IN-PERSON classes: will NOT be recorded; masks are optional in the classroom. Classes meet at 160 Spear Street, 5th Floor.
ZOOM classes: will be recorded unless noted; recordings are available upon request to those who are enrolled in the class. olli@sfsu.edu
HYBRID classes: are subject to both of the above depending on whether you register for the In-person or the Zoom section. If you plan to attend some in person and some on Zoom, please register for the In-Person class. All Hybrids will be recorded. The Zoom link will be provided to students of both in-person and Zoom sections.
Purchase multi-course packages and save!
Course packages are good for one year and can be used in the 4 sessions available during the year. When the package is purchased will determine which session comes first as a package can be purchased any time during the year.
Any left over classes cannot be carried forward after 12 months.
Find options in the Multi-Week Course Catalog. Available to current members of OLLI at San Francisco State University.
3 Course Package - $360
6 Course Package - $660
10 Course Package - $1000