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December 2008

Love is Stronger Than Death was a course given recently at Lifelong Learning at Regis College in Massachusetts. Participants studied the meaning of death, and whether our existence has meaning. These are questions that the poet, the philosopher, the mystic, and the child in each of us ask, yet we have been unable to unravel death’s riddle. Read LLI News...

November 2008

This fall, members of the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Berkshire Community College in Massachusetts studied The Poetry of Robert Frost. Close readings of a representative assortment of Frost’s poetry focused on his form, imagery, metaphors and their possible interpretations. They also toured the Robert Frost Stone House Museum in Shaftsbury, Vermont. Read LLI News...

October 2008

What’s New in Electronics is the title of a fall program being given at the Learning in Retirement Association (LIRA) program at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. Members will learn about Blue Ray, WIFI, Blue Tooth, HD, Blackberry, IPOD/MP3 Players, GPS, Portable hard drives, Flash drives, Wireless routers/networks and other electronic inventions Read LLI News...

September 2008

This past spring members of the McGill Institute for Learning in Retirement in Montreal studied Marshall McLuhan. Canada’s high priest of pop art also has a serious side and participants looked at his writings including literary criticism, poetry, and essays on painting. His vast learning includes subjects such as philosophy, psychology, sociology, history, and religion. Read LLI News...

August 2008

Members of the Adult Learning Institute at Columbia-Greene Community College in Hudson, New York learned all about the History of Jewelry earlier this summer. They took a historical look at the use of gems and jewelry, studied influential jewelry periods, modern trends in jewelry and learned tips for care and cleaning of fine jewelry. Read LLI News...

July 2008

Black Gold: The Story of Oil, was the title of a program taken recently by members of the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina. Participants traveled the historic road of oil exploration. The discovered the colorful lives of scientists, businessmen, and adventures who struggled to bring oil and gas to the surface. Read LLI News...

June 2008

Members of the Adult Learning Institute at Columbia-Greene Community College in Hudson, New York recently enjoyed Massage for Wellness. They learned how massage affects the organ systems of the body, what are the basic components of a massage, and how to apply some self- massage techniques. Read LLI News...

May 2008

This spring, members of the Middlesex Institute for Lifelong Education in Connecticut are having Fun with Math. They are studying math history, baseball statistics, puzzles, and games so as to further enhance their appreciation of math. Group discussions and audience participation are also part of the course. Read LLI News...

April 2008

Members of ILEAD at Dartmouth University in New Hampshire took a course this past winter entitled Music, Language, and Human Evolution. In the context of human evolution, this course discussed speech and language, and singing and music. Read LLI News...

March 2008

Soup, oh Glorious Soup! is the name of a course that was offered to members of Lifelong Learning of Hilton Head, Island. Participants took an arm-chair round-the-world tour of the world’s soups. In the class they learned the history and folklore of soups, then got to prepare and enjoy them. Read LLI News...

February 2008

Drawing: Body Parts & More, is the name of a course being offered to members of Lifelong Learning of Hilton Head, Island. Participants of any skill level can concentrate on drawing all parts of the body. Read LLI News...

January 2008

Finding Media Balance in the Age of Spin was the title of a forum given at the Lifetime Learning Institute at Northern Virginia Community College in Annandale. Read LLI News...

December 2007

Members of the Academy for Lifelong Learning at North Harris College in Texas took a course entitled PHOTOGRAPHY FOR TRAVELERS: The basics Read LLI News...

November 2007

Glens Falls Medical Mission: Project Guatemala was the title of a Lunch and Learn held at the Adult Learning Institute at Columbia Greene Community College in New York. Read LLI News...

October 2007

Discovering Bulgaria was the title of a Lunch and Learn program held at the Adult Learning Institute at Columbia Greene Community College in New York this past summer. Read LLI News...

September 2007

The Adult Learning Institute at Columbia-Greene Community College in Hudson, New York recently offered members a chance to learn about Beekeeping. Read LLI News...

August 2007

Members of the Lyceum Program at Binghamton University in New York took a four-part course entitled Focus on Africa Read LLI News...

July 2007

History and Mystery of Chicago, Part 1 is the title of a course give at the L.I.F.E. program at Mount Saint Mary College in Newburgh, New York this summer. Read LLI News...

June 2007

Members of the ILR at Bergen Community College in New Jersey will be taking up Cycling for Seniors this spring.Read LLI News...

May 2007

The ILR at Bluffton University in Ohio offered members a class this winter entitled I’m Right, You’re Wrong: Why We See Things Differently. Read LLI News...

April 2007

Using Western Movies: John Wayne & Other Stars, members of the Academy for Lifelong Learning of Cape Cod, Inc. studied the development of fight scenes and explored the development of color techniques. Read LLI News...

March 2007

When Religion Becomes Evil: Contemporary Evil Movements in Judaism, Christianity and Islam is the title of a new course at Encore: Center for Lifelong Enrichment in North Carolina. Read LLI News...

February 2007

What Arab Voices are Saying was the title of a program that members of the Lifelong Learning Institute at Edison College in Florida took last fall. Read LLI News...

January 2007

How the Irish Lost Their Language is the title of a new course at the Bradley University ILR in Peoria, Illinois this January. Read LLI News...

December 2006

Members of the Collegium program at Westchester Community College in New York are studying Current Struggles in Public Education. Read LLI News...

November 2006

Members of the Community Academy for Lifelong Learning in State College, Pennsylvania will be studying Food in Historical Periods this fall. Read LLI News...

October 2006

Members of the Community Academy for Lifelong Learning in State College, Pennsylvania will be Biking Country Roads this fall. Read LLI News...

September 2006

Members of the Academy for Learning in Retirement in Saratoga Springs, New York took part in an ALR Summer Theater Workshop. Read LLI News...

August 2006

This fall members of the Academy for Learning in Retirement in Saratoga Springs, New York will be Drawing for Self-Discovery. Read LLI News...

July 2006

Can Ya Dig It? – Update on Archaeology in Israel and Jordan, is the title of a course being given this month at Senior Academy at the University of S. Florida, Sarasota. Read LLI News...

June 2006

When Perfectly Good Presidents Make Truly Awful Decisions: Decision-Making Gone Bad was the title of a course given this spring at the ILR at Bradley University in Peoria, Illinois. Read LLI News...

May 2006

Geisha, Gangsters, Samurai & Salarymen: Refocusing Hollywood Images of Japan was the title of a course given at the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Duke University this spring. Read LLI News...

April 2006

Members of the Lifelong Learning Institute, Manassas, Virginia recently took a course entitled Science and Religion: The Conflict of Two Different Worlds. Read LLI News...

March 2006

Members of the Adult Learning Institute at Columbia-Greene Community College in New York recently learned about Set Dancing. Read LLI News...

LLI News February 2006