Course Offerings & Registration - Osher Lifelong Learning Institute

The SCU Development office requires two business days to ensure that your payments have been processed and your profile shows that you have successfully paid for a particular course. If you miss the two-day cut-off, just send the OLLI office a copy of your email confirmation, showing payment has been made. We will forward the email link that grants you access to your class session.
Please be sure to register for each course at least two days prior to the start of the class session so that you can receive the email link that grants you access to it. You may register for a course that has already started any time, but you will pay the full price. Course fees are NOT prorated.
All class enrollments are online with a credit card on our secure server.
You will no longer need a login (username and password) to register for classes and events.
Membership is nonrefundable, regardless of whether you are able to enroll in your desired course.
If you register for any courses (s) that are ONLINE ONLY, you will receive an email link from the OLLI office 24 hours before the start of your first class session. The link will grant you access to your class via Zoom. If you do not receive the email, please email the OLLI office at olli@scu.edu and we will assist you.

Summer Quarter Announcements:

Summer 2025 Course Catalog
Courses Start Monday, June 2 - Friday, September 5
Click on the individual course links to view full course descriptions and to register your friend under the "Bring a Friend" program.

IN-PERSON ONLY: Hot Topics: Tariffs: Who Wins, Who Loses, and Why It Matters, with Adina Ardelean - June 2 from 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. THIS COURSE WILL BE RECORDED.
IN-PERSON ONLY: Crossroads of Civilization: Understanding the History, Culture, and Politics of the Levant, with Marwan D. Hanania - June 16, 23, 30, July 7, and 14 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. THIS COURSE WILL BE RECORDED. Bring a Friend.
IN-PERSON ONLY: Napoleon: Charismatic Liberator or Vain Conqueror? , with Greg Tomlinson - Monday and Wednesday, June 23 and 25, June 30 and July 2 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. THIS COURSE WILL BE RECORDED. Bring a Friend.

HYBRID: San Francisco in Photographs: The City from 1850-2020, with Richie Unterberger - June 17, 24, July 1, 8, and 15 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. THIS COURSE WILL BE RECORDED.
IN-PERSON ONLY: Indian Art and Its Influences on the World: The Story of Ancient and Colonial Indian Art and its Influence on Global Art, Design and Fashion, with Sujata Tibrewala - July 1 and 8 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. THIS COURSE WILL BE RECORDED.
ONLINE ONLY: Big Band Geniuses and How They Sustained Their Bands, with Clifford Brown Jr. - Tuesday and Thursday, July 15 and 17, 22 and 24, 29 and 31 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. THIS COURSE WILL BE RECORDED.
IN-PERSON ONLY: The Story of Hebrew: A History of the Language and the People Who Speak It, with Asya Pereltsvaig - August 5, 12, and 19 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. THIS COURSE WILL BE RECORDED. Bring a Friend.

IN-PERSON ONLY: Napoleon: Charismatic Liberator or Vain Conqueror?, with Greg Tomlinson - Monday and Wednesday, June 23 and 25, June 30 and July 2 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. THIS COURSE WILL BE RECORDED. Bring a Friend.
IN-PERSON ONLY: The Great Women of the American Songbook, with Pamela Rose - July 2, 9, 16, 23, and 30 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. THIS COURSE WILL BE RECORDED. Bring a Friend.
ONLINE ONLY: The Medici Family through the Centuries: An Examination of European Art, Culture, and Intrigue from 1400 – 1700, with Blake de Maria - July 9, 16, 23, and 30 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. THIS COURSE WILL BE RECORDED.
IN-PERSON ONLY: Politics in Central America and the Caribbean: The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same, with Dennis Gordon - August 6, 13, and 20 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. THIS COURSE WILL BE RECORDED. Bring a Friend.
IN-PERSON ONLY: Joan Didion, Tom Wolfe, Hunter Thompson, Susan Orlean, and the Literature of Fact: A Celebration of Magazine Journalism, with Barbara Kelley - August 6, 13, and 20 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. THIS COURSE WILL BE RECORDED. Bring a Friend.

ONLINE ONLY: Biomes of California: Explore the Natural Wonder of Our State Through the Plants and Animals That Live in Our Varied Habitats, with Leticia Gallardo - Thursday and Friday, June 19 and 20, 26 and 27 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. THIS COURSE WILL BE RECORDED.
ONLINE ONLY: History of American Business: Capitalism, Corporations, and Entrepreneurs from Colonial Times to the Present, with Glen Gendzel - June 19, 26, and July 3 from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. THIS COURSE WILL BE RECORDED.
ONLINE ONLY: Big Band Geniuses and How They Sustained Their Bands, with Clifford Brown Jr. - Tuesday and Thursday, July 15 and 17, 22 and 24, 29 and 31 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. THIS COURSE WILL BE RECORDED.

ONLINE ONLY: Biomes of California: Explore the Natural Wonder of Our State Through the Plants and Animals That Live in Our Varied Habitats, with Leticia Gallardo- Thursday and Friday, June 19 and 20, 26 and 27 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. THIS COURSE WILL BE RECORDED.
IN-PERSON ONLY: A Galloping History of Humanity: The Horse in World History, with Bruce Thompson - July 11, 18, 25, and August 1 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. THIS COURSE WILL BE RECORDED. Bring a Friend.
IN-PERSON ONLY: All About the Orchestra: The Instruments, the Score, the Composer, and the Conductor, with John Kendall Bailey - August 8, 15, 22, 29, and September 5 from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. THIS COURSE WILL BE RECORDED. Bring a Friend.
IN-PERSON ONLY: The Innovative and Provocative Plays of Anton Chekhov, with Kristen Edwards - August 15, 22, and 29 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. THIS COURSE WILL BE RECORDED. Bring a Friend.