Courses
To enroll in courses at Osher at CMU, you must be a member. We are currently accepting new members at this time. If you are not a member, check out our membership opportunities!
Catalogs
The current catalog is located in the gray box to the right, and on the homepage of our website under "Quick Links," and under the Publications tab. Click on the catalog cover on each page to open the catalog.
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Open Course List
Once registration begins, the office will provide this updated list of courses that have seats available. Please check this list prior to registering as many courses fill quickly.
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Summer 2025 Catalog
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Helpful Resources
Online Courses In Partnership with OLLI at American University
For the Spring 2025 term, we will be partnering with OLLI at American University for FOUR Zoom courses:
- 5609: Cybersecurity Fundamentals: Understanding the Evolution of Cryptology - Tue 1:45 AM - 3:15 AM; 4 sessions; starting 6/3/2025, ending 6/24/2025
- 5610: The National Security/Military Challenges Facing the Trump Administration - Mon,Tue,Wed 11:45 AM - 1:15 PM; 3 sessions; starting 7/14/2025, ending 7/16/2025
- 5611: The Path to Publishing: How to Write, Publish, and Share Your Story - Thu,Fri 1:45 PM - 3:15 PM; 2 sessions; starting 7/10/2025, ending 7/11/2025
- 5612: Tyranny in Germany: 1933 to 1942 - Wed,Fri 1:45 PM - 3:15 PM; 2 sessions; starting 7/16/2025, ending 7/18/2025; (No class on 7/17/2025)
Upcoming Events with OLLI at American University
To see more information, click on the titles below!
5606: Carolina Jimenéz Sandoval, Latin American & Trump 2.0: An Uneasy & Troubled Relationship (AMU_Lectures)
May 21st at 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
on Zoom
Registration is REQUIRED by logging into the system and searching ID 5606.
Carolina Jiménez Sandoval is the President of the Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA). She has over 20 years of experience in research and advocacy for human rights in the Americas and throughout the world. She guides WOLA’s team to achieve strategic impact in social justice and human rights. Prior to WOLA, she served for almost seven years as Deputy Research Director for the Americas with Amnesty International in Mexico City, leading a team of researchers documenting human rights violations and designing advocacy strategies. Prior to that, she was program officer for the Open Society Foundations’ Latin America Program and International Migration Initiative. From 2008-2010, she was the country director of the Jesuit Refugee Service on the Colombian-Venezuelan border. She also worked at the United Nations University in Japan and in Argentina with the Gender and Public Policy Unit of the Latin American Faculty of Social Science. She has a PhD in international studies from Waseda University, Japan; a master’s in international law and Asian studies from Chuo University, Japan; a master’s in international relations from the University of Cambridge, England; and a BA in international relations from the Universidad Central de Venezuela. She is a frequent contributor in English and Spanish to media outlets and publications in Latin America, the US, and Europe, including the Washington Post, the New York Times, PBS, CNN, BBC, The Guardian, and others. She is a national of both Venezuela and Mexico.
5607: Josh Stewart, Thinking Outside the Credit Box: Nonprofit Alternatives to Consumer & Community Lending (AMU_Lectures)
May 23rd at 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
on Zoom
Registration is REQUIRED by logging into the system and searching ID 5607.
Joshua Stewart is Director of Federal Policy & Advocacy at the Federation of Appalachian Housing Enterprises (FAHE). He helps local member groups have their voices heard in Washington, DC. He has more than ten years of experience analyzing and changing federal policy on poverty, housing issues, homelessness, and community/economic development.
Before joining FAHE in 2019, Joshua was with the National Coalition for Homeless Veterans (NCHV) from 2013 to 2019. His portfolio there included congressional and governmental relations, policy development, and advocacy-focused communications. The common theme of his career has been the drive to educate: to inform Congress and other policymakers of the reality of the situation in the field, to insert experts from the community into national policy discussions, and to highlight to policymakers that there are bipartisan solutions to seemingly intractable social problems.
Prior to his time at NCHV, Joshua conducted historical research on social support structures, poverty, and homelessness in 19th and 20th-century New England. Other of his published works focus on veteran issues, memorialization, and social theory more broadly. He received his M.A. in Historical Archaeology from the University of Massachusetts Boston in 2013 and his B.A. in Anthropology from Gettysburg College in 2011.
5608: Colin Hines, A UK and European View of 2025 Chaos in the US (AMU_Lectures)
May 30th at 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
on Zoom
Registration is REQUIRED by logging into the system and searching ID 5608.
Colin Hines is a co-founder of and helps convene the Green New Deal group. He is also a Co-Director of Finance for the Future and is an occasional advisor to Green Party MP, Caroline Lucas. He worked at Greenpeace International for ten years, where he campaigned against nuclear power and was the Coordinator of its International Economics Unit. Colin helped to form the grassroots NGO, Localize West Midlands, and is the author of Localization: A Global Manifesto (2000) and Progressive Protectionism (2017). He is also the author of Art Deco London (2003).
NRC's Osher Online - Summer 2025
To register for the NRC's Osher Online courses, sign into your member profile and search for 1) NRC and all the courses will appear, or 2) by using the ID numbers listed below.
Registration deadline is June 20th, 2025
- 5533: NRC: History of Beer (Karl Brown)
- 5536: NRC: The Economics of Public Policy Issues (Geof Woglom)
- 5537: NRC: Behind Those Baby Blues: The Films of Paul Newman (Arnold Blumberg)
- 5530: NRC: Demystifying Energy Security (Beth Hill-Skinner)
- 5532: NRC: Enjoying the Past and Present New York City: A History of Recreation in the Big Apple (Adam Kocurek)
- 5534: NRC: Public Health Across the Lifespan (Michelle Boyd)
- 5528: NRC: 100 Years of Magic: The Disney Legacy and Influence (Maria Massad)
- 5529: NRC: Architectural Oddities: An Off-the-Beaten Path Look at Unconventional Architecture Eleanor Schrader)
- 5531: NRC: Echoes of 1920s Paris: The Lost Generation's Creative Revolution (Jeremy Rosen)
- 5535: NRC: Stories of Adventure: The Norse Sagas (Vic (Victor) Peterson)
Special Interest Groups (SIGs)
What are SIGs?
Several members have formed informal groups focused on a particular interest. These groups are independent of regular Osher classes and are organized and run by the group’s members. They offer a chance to socialize and share common interests. Some SIGs meet regularly, others occasionally. SIGs are a benefit of membership.
Members may form such groups if they have a particular interest they think other members may want to share.
Lectures
From time to time, we offer lectures that are open to Osher members and to the community. Lectures are typically hour-long talks with a Q&A session following.
Lectures can be proposed by anyone, and are reviewed/approved by the Study Leader Support Group prior to being promoted to the public. To submit a proposal for a lecture, please fill in the application below:
Click here to submit a Lecture proposal!
Events
Propose an Event
Membership/Social committee members may submit an proposal for a pre-approved event or tour by clicking on the link below.
Click here to fill in an Event/Tour proposal!
If you are not on the Membership/Social committe and would like to suggest a tour or an event, please contact Lyn Decker / Executive Director at ldecker@andrew.cmu.edu.