OLLI at UC Berkeley

OLLI at UC Berkeley We're a member-driven community designed for lifelong learners 50+ and open to all. Come feed your mind and find your people. Join us!

We're busy gearing up for fall and the start of dozens of new courses taught by Berkeley faculty and other top scholars ...
08/24/2026

We're busy gearing up for fall and the start of dozens of new courses taught by Berkeley faculty and other top scholars — plus field trips, socials, speaker events, and more.

Check out what's on tap and sign up to join us:
https://olli.berkeley.edu/courses

"It is like a war in a way down there. It is a fight against the past and for the future. It must be won but it can't if...
08/18/2026

"It is like a war in a way down there. It is a fight against the past and for the future. It must be won but it can't if everyone sits at home."
— Peggy Ryan Poole, writing to her parents in 1965

That summer, 18-year-old Peggy Ryan answered the call to join the fight for civil and voting rights in the South. Sixty-one years later, this longtime OLLI member looks back on that pivotal summer — and what it taught her about showing up.

Read her story 👇
https://bit.ly/4cvm3JX

Image description: Peggy Ryan Poole (second from left) on Registration Day, August 2, 1965, reviewing the registration form with local residents

What a place, what a tour! 🎭✨On Tuesday, members explored the Art Deco masterpiece that is Oakland’s Paramount Theatre. ...
08/12/2026

What a place, what a tour! 🎭✨

On Tuesday, members explored the Art Deco masterpiece that is Oakland’s Paramount Theatre. Many thanks to Laine, our wonderful guide, and to the entire Paramount team for opening their grand doors to us. And a big thank-you to OLLI’s hard-working Member Engagement Committee for making it happen. 👏

If you haven’t been to the Paramount — or have only experienced it when it’s packed with people — we highly recommend taking a tour. Check out their calendar for deets.

This was the 20th — and final — field trip of our 2025-26 academic year. What a ride it’s been! Hundreds of members have joined us on these excursions, which have been educational (of course!) and, just as key, have fostered a deep sense of community, connection and belonging.

Here’s to many more adventures ahead!

Last night's second annual Midsummer Potluck was a smash! Thank you to everyone who came. The place rocked with great no...
07/31/2026

Last night's second annual Midsummer Potluck was a smash! Thank you to everyone who came. The place rocked with great noshes (so. much. food.) and good cheer.

A special tip of the hat to the members of OLLI's Member Engagement Committee for being such a welcoming squad.

(And Stella and Hugh, the salmon and smoked trout... delish!)

07/21/2026

Aside from our field trips which are zipping along at a record pace, you might assume things are quiet here at OLLI HQ.

Au contraire!

Behind the scenes, we’re busy meeting with fall faculty, getting them set up with the tech, and helping everyone get the lay of the land.

Case in point: Lowry Yankwich giving our humble keyboard a spin in preparation for his course “Bach’s Muse: The Goldberg Variations.”

Thank you, Lowry, for the beautiful preview — and for making our keyboard sound far more impressive than it is! 🎹

What a trip! ☮️This afternoon we joined guide extraordinaire Rodney Paul for a lively tour of Berkeley in the '60s — a v...
07/18/2026

What a trip! ☮️

This afternoon we joined guide extraordinaire Rodney Paul for a lively tour of Berkeley in the '60s — a vivid, brought-to-life look at the Free Speech Movement, from Mario Savio to Clark Kerr, People's Park to the cigar-smoking Moe Moskowitz (of Moe's Books fame).

Thank you to all the members who came out to learn and share, bringing personal stories and know-how to the afternoon. What a powerhouse group you are! ✌️

We opened fall registration on Monday, and let's just say we've been bowled over by the response. What a proactive group...
07/15/2026

We opened fall registration on Monday, and let's just say we've been bowled over by the response. What a proactive group you are! 💪🔥

Because of the speediness of the signups, several of our small, hands-on writing workshops are nearly full.

If you're interested in honing your voice and story in a supportive environment, now's the time to sign up! We'll be shifting over to waitlist mode soon.

Link below ...

Today’s field trip was a biggie as we trekked just a tiny slice of San Francisco’s Big Art Loop, marveling at the monume...
07/15/2026

Today’s field trip was a biggie as we trekked just a tiny slice of San Francisco’s Big Art Loop, marveling at the monumental sculptures along the way. (Burning Man was well represented.)

Huge thanks to SFMOMA docent — and OLLI member — Laurie Sanchez for leading the way, and to San Francisco for creating the largest urban sculpture trail in the world!

Fall registration is open! ✨🍁Learn alongside people who share your curiosity about the world in dozens of courses taught...
07/13/2026

Fall registration is open! ✨🍁

Learn alongside people who share your curiosity about the world in dozens of courses taught by Berkeley faculty and other top scholars. Plus enjoy speaker events, field trips, socials and more.

Come feed your mind and find your people. Join us!

👉 https://olli.berkeley.edu/courses

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