OLLI at Tufts Fall 2022 Catalog

To our Tufts Osher Lifelong Learning Institute Community Members,

We are so excited to welcome you to the Fall 2022 term! On September 12th, we will embark on our fall pilot program as we offer 11 in-person study groups and 20 virtual courses. In addition to these learning opportunities, the Lunch and Learn Committee has organized an amazing line-up of 16 virtual and in-person speakers.

Why are we referring to this fall as a pilot program? Not only will this be our first-time offering in-person courses since March of 2020, but it will also be our firsttime offering courses in multiple modalities. This will also be our first-time offering hybrid Lunch and Learns, registering for classes on our new platform, and using the new parking system Tufts has in place (our team will share detailed information about parking before the start of the fall term). As this fall has so much ‘new’, we will be seeking feedback throughout the term so we can incorporate it into our future planning. We also ask for your patience and a collaborative spirit as our team and the committees’ work to navigate this fall term. If you have an idea for our community, we would love to hear it!

On the facing page are some important highlights about our COVID-19 protocols, course registration, and Fall 2022 catalog organization. As always, we encourage all community member to reach out to our office with any questions.

We look forward to seeing you, whether on Zoom or on campus, in September!

Your Tufts OLLI Team,

Callan B. Moody Associate Director, Osher Lifelong Learning Institute

Kathy Scanlon Program Administrator, University College

Rebekah Plotkin Director, Professional and Custom Education, University College

Joseph H. Auner

Austin

Fletcher Professor of Music, Dean of University College

COVID-19

The Tufts Covid Coordinating Committee, of which Dean Joe Auner is a member, continues to monitor the situation closely and we will be following their guidance for vaccinations and boosters and other policies based on the conditions at the time. Those choosing to attend in-person offerings will have to follow all policies and protocols put in place by the university, and outlined on pg. 32 of this catalog.

Destiny One and Fall 2022 Course Registration

We recognize that membership renewal and course registration will look very different than it has in prior years. While using this new system will be an adjustment, it provides us with many benefits our previous practices did not. You can now register for classes up to three days before thestart of the term, you will know instantly which classes you are enrolled in or on the waitlist for, and there will be no more waiting period to learn what you will be taking during the term or how much you owe. We are also now integrated with most of Tufts’ systems, so if there is an emergency on campus, for example, Public Safety will know where our classes are located. Additionally, if compliance testing returns to campus, we now have the mechanisms in place to include our members in these protocols.

Organization of the Fall 2022 Catalog

The courses in this catalog are organized first by modality (If they are being offered inperson at Tufts, in-person at Brookhaven, or virtually on zoom) and then alphabetically by course title.

Fall Courses AT A GLANCE

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Fall Course DESCRIPTIONS

Those OLLI Members attending classes in-person on Tufts Somerville/ Medford Campus are required to be vaccinated and boosted, have proof of vaccination available to be shown upon request when visiting campus, and complete a supplied COVID-19 attestation form the first day of inperson classes (Friday, September 16, 2022). Tufts OLLI will be following all Tufts COVID-19 protocols throughout the term. Any changes affecting OLLI Members will be communicated via the Tufts OLLI Offices.

A Walk Through Paris

Valerie Sutter, Outside Instructor

Fridays, 1:30pm-3:30pm (9/16, 9/23, 9/30, 10/7)

$100

4 Sessions, Minimally interactive-mostly lecture, In-Person on the Tufts Medford/Somerville Campus

Armchair travelers, fasten your seat belts! Come join us again to “walk” through Paris and (re)discover this exceptional city steeped in history, architecture, war and romance. We’ll “visit” various Parisian neighborhoods, review the making of modern Paris, revel in the Belle Epoque, reflect upon the painful years of the Dreyfus affair, and delight in the incredible greenery and offbeat areas of Paris. We’ll learn some essential French phrases and vocabulary and observe the magnificent architecture the city offers. You might even hear some accordion music in the background to accompany the slides, photos, and videos of this leture series. While being in Paris in person would be ideal, this is the next best thing.

Auto Repair for Everyone

Bruce Gerry, Outside Instructor

Fridays, 1:30pm-3:30pm (10/14, 10/21, 10/28)

$50

3 Sessions, Somewhat interactive-a mix of lecture and discussion, In-person on the Tufts Medford/Somerville Campus

Build confidence in your ability to diagnose car problems and communicate with auto repair professionals. Get a general overview of major systems of an automobile from an experienced mechanic and instructor who can make all things automotive both fun and clear. We will cover basic

maintenance, discuss common problems, and troubleshoot ignition, charging, cooling, fluids, electrical, brakes, and exhaust systems.

Required Materials: Owners Manual for your Automobile

Clueless

in Treacherous Times: Four Graham Greene Films

William Saunders, OLLI Member

Fridays, 1:30pm-4:30pm (10/14, 10/21, 10/28, 11/4)

4 Sessions, Somewhat interactive-a mix of lecture and discussion, In-Person on the Tufts Medford/Somerville Campus

Graham Greene wrote a number of novels set during pivotal moments of recent history. The fictional characters in these books attempt to navigate the moral and political ambiguity of treacherous events that they clearly don’t understand. We’ll view and discuss the historical background and choices made by characters in four films based upon Greene’s writings, including: The Third Man (novella 1949, film 1949) set in Vienna during the allied occupation at the end of the Second World War, The Quiet American (novel 1955, film 2002) set just before the French defeat in Vietnamand at the beginning of American involvement, Our Man in Havana (novel 1958, film 1959) set in Batista’s Cuba just before Castro, and The Comedians (novel 1966, film 1967) set in Papa Doc Duvalier’s Haiti. While the readings are optional, they will help participants understand the historical context. Readings will be about 25-30 pages per week. This course will likely be held in the Tisch Library on Tufts’ Somerville/Medford Campus. Suggested readings will be provided as PDFs or web links. $100

Dance Movement & Stretch for Healthy Living

Renata Celichowska, Tufts Faculty Member

Fridays, 1:30pm-3:30pm (9/16, 9/23, 9/30, 10/7, 10/14, 10/21, 10/28, 11/4)

8 Sessions, Highly interactive-lots of discussion, In-Person on the Tufts Medford/ Somerville Campus

Dance, Movement & Stretch for Healthy Living introduces students to fundamental principles involved in efficient movement patterning and safe movement practice. These experiential classes emphasize sitting and standing activities,with some movement that traveling through space. Many exercises can be modified to adjust to individual and group ability. However, this is a movement centered class and all sessions will require students to $175

physically participate. Some of the main movement principles that will be emphasized are: core strength and an awareness of movement initiation from one’s center of gravity; balance and movement efficiency stemming from the use of correct spinal and limb alignment; the cultivation of increased range ofmotion; activating spatial awareness; sensitizing one’s dynamic control in both fine and gross motor movement; expanding rhythmic accuracy; and increased facility in learning short movement sequences. Creative aspects of the course include group movement improvisation focused on these physical movement principles. Students will be introduced to somatic (body-mind) practices in movement training based on anatomically and physiologically-based science of the body. Reading and viewing assignments will be suggested, but not required for successful progress in the course.

Evolution: Processes and Puzzles

Kiril Sinkel, OLLI Member

Fridays, 1:30pm-3:30pm (10/14, 10/21, 10/28, 11/4)

4 Sessions, Somewhat interactive-a mix of lecture and discussion, In-Person on the Tufts Medford/Somerville Campus

Join us as we explore the role of evolution in shaping the myriad kinds of living things on earth. We will start by considering what distinguishes life from non-life and examine some of the latest theories of how life began in the first place. Then we will look at how cells evolved and grew complex and capable enough to support multi-cellular organisms with specialized tissues and organs. We will then examine the latest understandings of how new species evolve. This new synthesis integrates genetics, embryonic development (evo-devo), behavior and the surprising flexibility organisms show in tailoring their behaviors and even body structures in response to environmental challenges. Finally we will try to identify the frontiers of evolution and the directions in which life may develop in the future. We will make use of many concrete examples of actual animal and plant biology and behavior. Active discussion will be encouraged. This course is meant to be accessible to anyone with an interest in science. No particular biological knowledge is assumed. Suggestions for optional readings on the internet will be made for those interested in delving deeper. $100

Experiencing Japanese Culture

Yukiko Imai & Ryo Nishio, Tufts Graduate Students

Fridays, 10am-12pm (9/16, 9/23, 9/30, 10/7, 10/14, 10/21, 10/28, 11/4)

8 Sessions, Highly interactive-lots of discussion, In-Person on the Tufts Medford/ Somerville Campus

The class gives students opportunities to experience some portions of the Japanese culture. The first hour of each class will be some lectures, and the latter part will be fun activities such as creating Origami, playing traditional Japanese games, and writing Japanese style calligraphy. The content may change depending on students’ interests. This class will have a mix of new and previously taught content. Members who took the course last year will learn new information and enjoy new activities.

Jerusalem in History and Religious Imagination

David Klatzker, Outside Instructor

Fridays, 10am-12pm (9/16, 9/23, 9/30, 10/7, 10/14, 10/21)

6 Sessions, Somewhat interactive-a mix of lecture and discussion, In-person on the Tufts Medford/Somerville Campus

Jerusalem is distinguished from all other cities because it is the city of Scripture (Hebrew Bible, New Testament, and Qur’an). How did the city become “holy”? How do the “religions of the book” overlap in time and space? Is violent struggle over the city inevitable, or can sacred places be shared? Students are encouraged to prepare weekly reading assignments. Handouts with primary source materials will be shared. Approximately 40-50 pages a week of reading in total.

Required Materials: “Jerusalem: The Biography,” Simon Sebag Montefiore, Vintage paperback. Note: the Kindle edition does not load images and maps easily, so the print edition is preferable.

Living the “Good Life”

Lindsay Huth, Tufts Graduate

Student

Fridays, 2:15pm-4:15pm (9/30, 10/7, 10/14, 10/21, 10/28, 11/4)

6 Sessions, Highly interactive-lots of discussion, In-Person on the Tufts Medford/ Somerville Campus

What does it mean to live well? Philosophers and non-philosophers alike have contemplated $150

this question for thousands of years. In this course we will consider the answers philosophers have posed to this question, starting with the virtue ethical approaches articulated by Plato and Aristotle and considering alternative perspectives from deontology and consequentialism.

In doing so, we will try to gain a philosophical perspective on our own lives, aiming to use philosophy to understand what is truly “good” and how we might direct our lives toward it. Participants will engage with short readings (about 10-20 pages per week), and classes will consist of discussion of the material and exercises designed to help us incorporate philosophical perspectives into our own lives.

Sketching and Writing - Pleasurable Pastimes

Irene Hannigan, OLLI Member

Fridays, 10am-12pm (10/14, 10/21, 10/28, 11/4)

4 Sessions, Highly interactive-lots of discussion, In-Person on the Tufts Medford/ Somerville Campus

Do you like to sketch? Do you like to write? Have you considered the ways in which these complementary processes might live together in a “journal sketchbook?” In this interactive study group we will explore this idea together. Please bring a sampling of whatever sketchbooks and journals you currently have along with the materials you feel most comfortable using — pens, pencils, colored pencils, watercolors, etc. While gaining insight from one another will be key to the success of our study group, we will uuse Cathy Johnson’s book, Artist’s Journal, as springboard for discussion and for inspiration to try new techniques. Please bring a copy of the book to the first class. Expect to do about 20 pages of reading each week in addition to sharing your sketchbook experiments.

Required Materials: “Artist’s Journal Workshop,” Cathy Johnson, 2011, North Light Book, available used from Abe’s Books, $12 -$14 $100

The Adventures of Pinocchio

Francesco Castellano, OLLI Member

Fridays, 10am-12pm (9/16, 9/23, 9/30, 10/7, 10/14, 10/21)

6 Sessions, Highly interactive-lots of discussion, In-Person on the Tufts Medford/ Somerville Campus

You will read the Adventures of Pinocchio with original illustrations, about 30 pages per week, plus additional materials distributed in class. The dramatic events and characters that Pinocchio encounters will lead us to discuss the influences on the Italian culture and $150

language as well as the inherent elements of the “picaresque” and “Bildungsroman” in the story. Additional illustrations will be shown including the first color illustrations.

Required Materials: “The Adventures of Pinocchio,” Carlo Callodi, translated by Nicolas J. Perella, University of California Press Berkeley; Los Angeles, California. Note: Paperback bilingual version required, containing original illustrations and an extensive introduction and notes.

I n -P erson at B rookhaven at l ex I ngton

Those OLLI Members attending classes at Brookahven at Lexington are required to be vaccinated and boosted, and masks must be worn at all times. Th ere will be no food or drink provided. We will be following all COVID-19 protocols in place at Brookahven at Lexington.

New Classical Music from Ukraine: Music Trumps War

Anna Arazi, Outside Instructor

Mondays, 3:30pm-5:30pm (9/12)

1 Sessions, Somewhat interactive-a mix of lecture and discussion, In-Person at Brookhaven at Lexington

At this one-meeting study group, I’d like to introduce you to a young Ukrainian woman, Tetiana Afanasenko, an accomplished pianist and an acclaimed composer. As she and her spouse refused to leave Kiev during the ongoing war, Tetiana’s main focus has been on her music. Through her colorful and expressive piano pieces, masterfully blending western European traditions with jazz and beyond, she sends rays of love and hope to the world from the heart of Ukraine. During this study group I will play Afanasenko’s music, tell you her story, and share ways to support brave Ukrainian artists.

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Asian Political Philosophy

Jeremiah Anthony, Tufts Alum

Thursdays, 1:30pm-3:30pm (9/15, 9/22, 9/29, 10/6)

4 Sessions, Somewhat interactive-a mix of lecture and discussion, Zoom

Each week we will discuss at least two Asian political thinkers, mostly from the last hundred years. We will study what they thought, why, and what the consequences of their thought have been. This course will be heavily history-based in addition to its philosophical roots. Asia is oftentimes overlooked and misunderstood. We will sweep through the Central Asian steppes, traverse the Gangetic plain, plod through the paddies, and soar above the $100

Required Materials: Newspaper of your choosing

Astronomy Topics 3

Robert Staron, OLLI Member

Thursdays, 10am-12pm (10/6, 10/13, 10/20, 10/27)

4 Sessions, Somewhat interactive-a mix of lecture and discussion, Zoom

A look at some of the puzzling questions confronting astronomers today, a brief look at new instruments planned and coming on line and some new ways astronomers have discovered to gather additional information about the universe. Topics will include dark matter, dark energy, the Hubble constant, new and planned instruments and some exciting ways to learn more. There will be some suggested readings, worksheets and web sites.

Blessings from Abraham to All

Michael Koran, Outside Instructor

Tuesdays, 7pm-9pm (9/13, 9/20, 9/27, 10/4, 10/11, 10/18, 10/25, 11/1)

8 Sessions, Highly interactive-lots of discussion, Zoom

We’ll explore: ways to be moved by the Creative Energy that fueled Abraham to spread blessings to all; how traumas (like almost being killed by parents) can be healed; skills that turn tragedies (like giving a spouse away) into comedies. We’ll read out loud and discuss passages from 2 chapters of Abraham’s story each week. We’ll discover how divinity can be experienced as “Yah Way” (or the yeah way), “Elohim” (a uniting community), “El Shaddai” (the life in a female’s breast) or “El Olam” (unending creativity). We’ll learn how divinity can be wrestled with to be more just (“Thou will not destroy the innocent with the wicked”), and more humorous (the name of Abraham and Sarah’s beloved son “Isaac” means “He will laugh.”) At the end of his life, Abraham marries his former African slave and has 6 more $175 summits. Group members are expected to read the world affairs section of a newspaper at least twice in between sessions and actively participate in class with their analyses of thinkers we discuss. We will be reading Rizal (hero of Philippines), Xun (influential on modern PRC), Gandhi (anti-imperialism), Yew (the pros of totalitarianism), and Kartini (third-world feminism). The more contemporary thinkers will be discussed in lecture rather than reading. Those will be Bo Yang (evils of totalitarianism), Kim Dae-jung (Korea has only two former heads of state not in prison or dead), Xanana Gusmao (non-violence is sometimes bad).

children. We’ll explore how we, like Abraham, can transform our past understanding of divinity —to live a trauma free life and “die at a good ripe age . . . satisfied.” Each week we’ll read a chapter or two from Genesis. Before our first class please read from Genesis 11:27 to Genesis 12:20.

Required Materials: “Genesis,” translated by Evertt Fox or “The Five Books of Moses,” translated by Evertt Fox, found in most libraries, bookstores, and on Amazon.

Chair Yoga

Yolanta Kovalko, Tufts Staff Member

Fridays, 5pm-6:30pm (9/16, 9/23, 9/30, 10/7, 10/21, 10/28)

6 Sessions, Somewhat interactive-a mix of lecture and discussion, Zoom

Adaptive (Chair) Yoga & Relaxation introduces a gentle form of a Yoga based therapy to older people who may experience a range of ailments related to muscles, bones, joints, and nerve degeneration due to aging. Every week students will be introduced to new postures that will help with mobility, balance, muscle strength, flexibility, and bone health. Adaptive (Chair) Yoga & Relaxation demands the students’ active participation, the course will give students tools they can take with them to improve their posture, increase mobility, balance, strength, and state of mind. Each class will end with guided meditation for deep relaxation. Please wear a comfortable clothes, sweatpants, tea-shirt, socks or bare feet are preferable. Most of the practice will be done while seating in the chair or standing by or behind the chair. Props such as two yoga blocks and yoga strap are required. For the deep relaxation at the end of the practice, it is recommended to move to more comfortable setting such as bed, couch, or armchair. Participants will be required to sign a Tufts University Waiver Form, which will be provided. Additionally, please identify any new or ongoing injuries and/or conditions to your instructor. Refrain from activity that will harm or further injure yourself. $150

Cinema of Conscience and Flawed Souls: The Films of Sidney Lumet

Allan Elfant, OLLI Member

Wednesdays, 1:30pm-4:30pm (9/14, 9/21, 9/28, 10/5, 10/12, 10/19, 10/26, 11/2)

8 Sessions, Highly interactive-lots of discussion, Zoom

Sidney Lumet was one of Hollywood’s most prolific film directors. While his cinematic $175

themes ranged far and wide, he had a particular passion to depict human frailty in the context of social and moral issues. Shadows of imperfection in all of us are typically pictured by Lumet in gritty, urban environments. The tension between self-interest and doing what is right is a frequent and powerful theme. In order to appreciate Lumet’s unique creative contribution to depicting the human condition, we will view the following eight films: 12 Angry Men, Fail Safe, The Pawnbroker, Dog Day Afternoon, Serpico, Network, The Verdict, and Before The Devil Knows Your Name. PDF readings will be sent out by email.

Comedy - Selected Origins and Highlights

Abraham Vorensky, Outside Instructor

Thursdays, 10am-12pm (9/15, 9/22, 9/29, 10/6, 10/13)

5 Sessions, Minimally interactive-mostly lecture, Zoom

$100

What makes us laugh? This course covers comedy and its origins dating back to ancient Greece. Topics will include vaudeville, film; radio, television, along with a class highlighting the styles of several standup comedians who learned their craft entertaining in nightclubs and hotels. Classes will also include commentary on comedies role in our political and social thought.

Fiction Writing Workshop

Jenny Wilson, Outside Instructor

$175

Tuesdays, 10:30am-12:30pm (9/13, 9/20, 9/27, 10/4, 10/11, 10/18, 10/25)

7 Sessions, Somewhat interactive-a mix of lecture and discussion, Zoom

Whether you are new to fiction writing or have been writing for years, this course is designed to help you develop the skills and techniques necessary to reach your full potential as a writer. This class will provide support and encouragement through a community of writers, helping you to establish a writing routine, and encouraging you to experiment with new writing techniques by pushing your imagination. This class will help you: Learn how to read like a writer. Identify elements of craft, such as tone, mood, and description, and learn how to incorporate them in yourown writing. Experiment with different narrators. Learn how to critique your fellow writers. Revise your own work. Members will read a short story excerpt of around 750-1000 words, and then write a short story of the same length to be submitted for the next class. PDFs of the story excerpts to be read will be provided.

Fierce Attachments: A Study of Short Memoir and Fiction

Jane Katmis, OLLI Member

Thursdays, 10am-12pm (10/13, 10/20, 10/27, 11/3, 11/10, 11/17)

6 Sessions, Highly interactive-lots of discussion, Zoom

$150

In this class, we will read stories about powerful human bonds told by strong voices. The title of Vivian Gornick’s memoir, Fierce Attachments, could easily serve as a title for John Cheever’s short stories and for Sigrid Nunez’s short novel, all of which we will read and discuss in this class. The works of these three authors involve characters with passionate emotions and complicated relationships with family and friends. In addition to discussing the characters and conflicts within the stories, we will also study varieties of literary styles. The teacher will supply, via email, supplementary readings about the craft of writing. Study group members will be assigned approximately 90 pages of reading per week. In preparation for our first class, students should read the first 100 pages of Gornick’s “Fierce Attachments.”

Required Materials: “Fierce Attachments,” Vivian Gornick, 1987; “The Stories of John Cheever,” John Cheever, 2000; “What Are You Going Through,” Sigrid Nunez, 2020.

Note: All three books are available in most libraries and in most bookstores and Amazon.

German Conversation About Literature: Robert Seethalers

Roman: Das Feld

Petra Bittner, Outside Instructor

Mondays, 10am-12pm (10/3, 10/17, 10/24, 10/31, 11/7)

5 Sessions, Highly interactive-lots of discussion, Zoom

$100

If the dead could speak here, what would they talk about? Robert Seethaler’s short stories are about the lives of different people. It is a book of human lives: each very individual and yet connected to others. In this course we will read and discuss one short story per week. Please read the first story (Die Stimmen, or, The Voices) before our first meeting. For this class, students read (at home) and discuss (in class) the stories in German. In class we will go over passages that may be hard to understand and translate them briefly. Students’ level of German should be B1-B2 (CEFR)/advanced learners as this course will be held in German.

Required Materials: Das Feld, Robert Seethaler, ISBN-10 : 3442489989, Amazon, $19

In-Depth Investment Skills: How to Become a Savvy Investor Part 2

Gary Cahn, Tufts Alum

Tuesdays, 10am-12pm (9/13, 9/20, 9/27, 10/4, 10/11, 10/18, 10/25, 11/1)

8 Sessions, Somewhat interactive-a mix of lecture and discussion, Zoom

Do you have a financial advisor? Would you like to cease relying on your financial manager, and manage your investments yourself? This course will give you the tools to do that. Alternatively, are you managing your investments on your own, and would enjoy a second opinion on whether the investment choices you’ve made are sound? Learn the following: how to choose a portfolio that is appropriate for your needs, which investments belong in taxable accounts and which belong in tax deferred accounts, why you should ignore the vast amount of financial advice you hear and read, how much money can you spend each year in retirement and be sure you won’t run out of money. This is part two of the course that was offered in the spring. You do not have to have taken part one.

Suggested reading: “How to Get Rich Surely* But Slowly (*Probably)” by Gary Cahn available on Amazon for $19.

Moliere and His World Emese Soos, Retired Tufts Faculty Member

Tuesdays, 1:30pm-3:30pm (9/13, 9/20, 9/27, 10/4, 10/11, 10/18, 10/25, 11/1)

8 Sessions, Highly interactive-lots of discussion, Zoom

The career of the great comic playwright, actor, and director Molière (1622-1673) began with a failed theater, debtor’s prison, then a traveling troupe and ended with performances of his own plays at the theater of the Royal-Palace in Paris. Such broad exposure to the denizens of France - provincial and Parisian, servant and master, bourgeois and aristocrat, women and men - gave him insight into the way people with their passions, rigidities, and inconsistencies functioned within a highly hierarchical society. We will explore how Molière turned his astute observations into comic situations yet also created character types recognizable in our own times. The four plays we will discuss are The Would-be Gentleman, The Miser, Don Juan and Tartuffe. Members will be asked to read only the assigned texts, about 100 pages or less per session.

Required Materials: “Five Plays,” Molière, translated by John Wood, Penguin Classics, Amazon, $10; “The Misanthrope and Tartuffe,” Molière, translated by Richard Wilbur, Harcourt Brace and Company, Amazon, $15.

Newton and his Experiments in Alchemy

Kiril Sinkel, OLLI Member

Wednesdays, 10am-12pm (9/14)

1 Sessions, Somewhat interactive-a mix of lecture and discussion, Zoom

Alchemy has such a negative reputation that it might come as surprise that Isaac Newton, one of the greatest scientists of all time, experimented with transmutation of metals. Yet it is true -- Newton spent ten years early in his career collecting alchemical manuscripts and repeating experiments as he seriously pursued the quest of turning base metals to gold. These ten years are particularly interesting in the history of science because they offer in microcosm the great transition as science shed its medieval prejudices and developed its early empirical methodologies. In this one session class we will look at some of the actual medieval alchemical experiments Newton was attempting to reproduce. These were recorded in a deliberately cryptic allegorical style characteristic of attitudes toward esoteric knowledge of their time. We will also try to recreate for ourselves Newton’s mindset and motivation as he tried to recover ancient knowledge by deciphering what the alchemists had written and submitting it toempirical test. Finally we will consider what Newton learned from these ten years of alchemy and how it influenced his later work and advanced the overall development of science.

Shakespeare: Two of his Roman Plays

John Murphy, Tufts Alum

Mondays, 1:30pm-3:30pm (9/12, 9/19, 9/26, 10/3, 10/17, 10/24, 10/31, 11/7)

8 Sessions, Highly interactive-lots of discussion, Zoom

First, we will read Antony and Cleopatra and then Coriolanus. With four classes for each play, half of the time will be for a close review of the text in order to clarify (if possible!) difficult passages and discuss what we can know of character and motivation. As we progress through the plays, we will discuss topics such as the nature of tragedy, the hero and war, the significance of image patterns, the depiction of class, the portrayal of women, the conflict between passion and political order. In this way we should gain an appreciation of how the play works as drama, and but also, how it means, as literature. If you will be purchasing a text, the Arden edition is an excellent, scholarly text; the Signet and Folger have more convenient note arrangements and may be easier to read. Of course, an edition of the collected plays would also work.

The Goths: A Visual History

Denia Lara, Tufts Alum

Wednesdays, 4pm-6pm (10/5, 10/12, 10/19, 10/26, 11/2, 11/9)

6 Sessions, Somewhat interactive-a mix of lecture and discussion, Zoom

Who were the Goths? Before the term was associated with stained glass windows and dark, dramatic fashions, to be Goth was to be part of a fascinating post-Roman Germanic culture.

They would go on to split up into two main groups: the Visigoths and Ostrogoths, and establish kingdoms that lay the foundation for the European Middle Ages. But because the Romans called them barbarians, and because they infamously contributed to the decline of a great empire, we conjure up images of destruction rather than creation when we think of the Goths. In this lecture series, we’ll learn about a misunderstood civilization, its often overlooked artistic contributions, and its cultural legacy. $150

The Lesser Gender Lives Anonymously: Seven Unkown American Artists

Amrita DasGupta, Outside Instructor

Wednesdays, 3pm-5pm (9/28, 10/5, 10/12, 10/19, 10/26, 11/2, 11/9, 11/16)

8 Sessions, Somewhat interactive-a mix of lecture and discussion, Zoom

Throughout history women have lived anonymously so much that the tradition continues even today. This course is developed to talk about seven different American women artists who come from various genres and have added their valuable contributions to various movements recorded in history. They are specifically Louise Nevelson (sculptor), Gertrude Abercrombie (painter), Loïs Mailou Jones (novelist), Ree Morton (visual artist), Joan Brown (painter), Christina Ramberg (painter), Lenore Tawney (drawings, personal collages). Each week initial 20 minutes of footages from the movies related to the life of the women will be played, followed by 60 minutes of overview lecture/presentation and interpretation of paintings, sculptors, and background history; followed by 40 minutes of class discussions on preassigned weekly readings.

Required Materials: “Identity Unknown: Rediscovering Seven American Women Artists,” Donna Seaman, Amazon.

The Love of a Good Woman, Alice Munro’s Short Stories

Petra Bittner, Outside Instructor

Mondays, 4pm-6pm (10/3, 10/17, 10/24, 10/31)

4 Sessions, Highly interactive-lots of discussion, Zoom

The Canadian short story writer, Alice Munro, who won the Nobel Prize in Literature, has been described as revolutionizing the architecture of short stories. Her stories have been said to embed more than announce, reveal more than parade. The stories in this collection deal with Munro’s typical themes: secrets, love, betrayal, and ordinary lives. In this class, we will discuss one short story (30-40 pages) a week. For our first meeting please read: “Cortes Island.”

Required Materials: The Love of a Good Woman, Alice Munro, ISBN: 978-0375703638, Minuteman Library system, $13.69

Visiting Northern Vermont

Cleo D’Arcy& Steve D’Arcy, OLLI Members

Wednesdays, 10am-12pm (9/14, 9/21, 9/28, 10/12)

4 Sessions, Somewhat interactive-a mix of lecture and discussion, Zoom

Last fall our study group visited a smorgasbord of sites in Southern Vermont; this fall we will complete our tour of the Green Mountain State with four virtual road trips in Northern Vermont. We’ll travel from the islands of Lake Champlain in the northwest to the wild Northeast Kingdom. We will visit the “big city” of Burlington, large towns like Montpelier and small towns like Waitsfield, stopping at historical sites, museums, schools, shops and restaurants. Each week we will explore one topic in greater depth, such as Vermont’s major industries, its form of government or its education system. Although it’s a bit further away, Northern Vermont has many unique sites and experiences that make it well worth visiting. Join us to learn where you would like to go explore beautiful Vermont!

We Were Always Here: Black Chemists in America

Grace Hall, OLLI Member

Mondays, 10am-12pm (9/12, 9/19, 9/26, 10/3)

4 Sessions, Somewhat interactive-a mix of lecture and discussion, Zoom

So far, no Black person has won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, but the pipeline is strong and that will change. Overcoming formidable odds, some Black chemists in the United

States were successful in business, and subsequently in academia, as opportunities became available. During this course, we will meet historical individuals who managed to succeed in spite of everything as well as many of the notable Black chemists today. We will look at both their stories and their achievements. On-line articles will be suggested and Study Group members may choose to present a Black chemist of their choice during the final session. There is no textbook. Readings will be on-line (links provided). The readings are not required but those who do them will be able to participate much better in the discussion.

World’s Great Rivers: The Amazon and the Congo

Linda Agerbak & Margaret Lourie, OLLI Members

Mondays, 1:30pm-3:30pm (9/12, 9/19)

2 Sessions, Somewhat interactive-a mix of lecture and discussion, Zoom

$50

How are these majestic international rivers and their inhabitants threatened by deforestation, political corruption, poverty, pollution and dams? What are the enduring consequences of European colonial rule? How are drought & floods linked? How do governments handle economic development? Problems of weak governance & corruption? Interstate conflict? Future choices? In this study group we will look at how these issues impact the Amazon and Congo Rivers and the land, animals, plants, and people who depend on them. Advance background readings and/or videos will take about 4 to 6 hours total and will be distributed prior to the first class. No prior knowledge is expected. We will pose some questions for group discussion.

LUNCH AND LEARNS

All talks will be 12:15 - 1:15pm ET .

Wednesday talks will be exclusively on Zoom. Friday talks will be in-person at Tufts University Friday talks will also be streamed by Zoom for our members at home. Please check the Weekly Digest for Friday locations. If you are joining us in person, feel free to bring your lunch.

W ednesdays o n Z oo M

SEPT 14 Bryna O’Sullivan, Professional Genealogist and French to English Translator

T racing an African American Patriot in Connecticut

SEPT 21 David Vermette, Writer, Editor, Researcher and Blogger

T he Ku Klux Klan in New England in the 1920s

SEPT 28 Elizabeth Semmelhack, Director and Curator of the Bata Shoe Museum, Toronto, Canada

T he World at Your Feet: Exploring the Bata Shoe Museum Collection

OCT 5

Tina Marie Baptista, Prog Mgr. A Bed For Every Child, MA Coalition for the Homeless

A Beacon for Change: Addressing Sleep Insecurity & Poverty in Children Experiencing Homelessness

OCT 12

OCT 19

Uli Lormier, Author, Dir. of Horticulture of Native Plant Trust

T he Northeast Native Plant Primer: 235 Plants for an Earth-Friendly Garden

Dr. Kathleen Wolf, Research Social Scientist, Univ of Washington (Seattle)

R oots of Good Health: Nature & Mental Health

OCT 26

Maurice Emmanuel Parent, Prof of Theatre, Dance & Performance Studies, Tufts

T he Front Porch Arts Collective: Black Representation and Agency in the Boston Theatre Scene

NOV 2

Margaret Yamamoto, Retired Co-President NE Chapter Japanese American Citizens League

J ustice Denied: A Personal Perspective of a Japanese Family’s Internment During World War II

SEPT 16

Nate Ramsayer, Biblical Scholar and Archaeologist

U nderstanding the Dead Sea Scrolls

SEPT 23

Dr. Parke Wilde, Prof at the Friedman School, Tufts & Trisha Perez Kennealy, Owner The Inn at Hastings Park and Chair of the Advisors, Friedman School of Nutrition

H ealthy People, Healthy Planet: How What We Eat Affects the Climate Crisis

SEPT 30

Dan Lupo, Publisher, Owner of A to G School of Music, Founder of Five Minute Mozart

S cott Joplin - “King of Ragtime”

OCT 7

Dr. Michael Levin, Professor of Biology, Tufts

X enobots: Biorobotics, Regenerative Medicine, and the Origin of the Self

OCT 14

OCT 21

Dr. Gregory Carleton, Professor of Russian Studies, Tufts

P utin’s War Against Ukraine. Myth Versus History

Douglas Heath and Alison Simcox, Environmental Scientists and Authors

M urder at Breakheart Farm: The Shocking

1900 Case That Gripped Boston’s North Shore

OCT 28

Major General William Chen, Retired

A n American Story: From Railroad Worker to Flying Tiger to Army General

NOV 4

Dr. Sara Lewis, Professor of Biology, Tufts

Silent Sparks: The Wondrous World of Fireflies

Fall Course INSTRUCTORS

Linda Agerbak, a teacher and journalist, lived and worked for 35 years on four continents. After studying for a year abroad in Berlin, she married a European and moved to West Africa. She was a houseparent at an international boarding school in Wales and taught English to Vietnamese refugees in Malaysia. She traveled to Malaysia, Indonesia, Cambodia, Australia, Japan & South Korea. Returning to the UK, she worked at Oxford University Press and at Oxfam. After a difficult two years in Lebanon, she returned to the US & worked as a landscape gardener for clients in Monterey, California. In 2014 she moved to live with family in Boston. Linda most recently taught ‘World’s Greatest Rivers: The Mississippi & the Colorado’ and ‘World’s Greatest Rivers:The Nile, the Tigris, & Euphrates’ at Tufts OLLI.

Jeremiah Anthony is the Research Coordinator for One Earth Future, where he studies how to get countries to talk better to one another. His main areas of focus is improving relations between the US and China, US and Venezuela, and Indonesia and Timor Leste. He is a 2021 graduate of the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, where he focused on memory politics (genocide studies) and conflict resolution. Jeremiah most recently taught ‘The Remembrance of Tragedies’ at Tufts OLLI.

Anna Arazi is a Boston-based Russian-Israeli classical pianist and educator who enthusiastically advocates for contemporary and rarely performed music by female composers. Anna has premiered dozens of solo and chamber works by American, British, Israeli and Russian composers, including Ketty Nez, Vera Ivanova, Talia Amar and Angela Slater. Her performance credits include the Bell’Arte festival in Belgium, Paine Hall at Harvard University, the Mishkenot Sha’ananimCenter in Jerusalem, and Weill Recital Hall in NYC. Anna works with advanced students in her private studio and serves as a collaborative pianist at Boston Conservatory at Berklee. Anna is an affiliated artist at MIT and the current president of the Massachusetts Chapter of the World Piano Teachers Association. Anna most recently taught ‘Fear of the Unknow: New Classical Music’ at Tufts OLLI.

Petra Bittner is a literature and language instructor who holds degrees in English literature (Ph.D.) and teaching German as a second language (MA/Staatsexamen). She lived in Boston from 1998 to 2007, teaching language, literature and cultural studies classes for

Boston University, Harvard University and MIT. Between 2007 and 2020 she taught cultural studies and business communication courses for various universities in Munich. At the same time, Petra Bittner was a literature docent and language instructor for the adult education center in Munich. She loves the cultural diversity in adult education classes as well as the relaxed but dedicated atmosphere in the classroom. Her priority in teaching literature is to foster group discussions that value everyone’s contribution. This is Petra’s first time teaching for Tufts OLLI.

Gary Cahn is a retired chief financial officer of 2 companies in Washington, D.C. He received his B.A. from Tufts University and his M.B.A from Dartmouth College. He has been teaching adult learners for over fifteen years, including courses in investing, computers and digital photography. He is the author of How to Get Rich Surely* But Slowly (*Probably). He does not sell financial products or advice. Gary most recently taught ‘In-Depth Invesment Skills’ at Tufts OLLI.

Francesco Castellano is a native speaker of Italian with interest in music, literature, and history. He earned a master’s degree in Italian at Boston College where he also taught Italian. He has managed localization of software programs and manuals into Italian and has done commercial recordings including for over 25 years the male Italian speaker for one of the major language programs. With OLLI he has taught, the Divine Comedy, the Decameron and various Verdi operas. He is a retired Army Colonel.

Renata Celichowska is delighted to be returning to the Tufts OLLI Institute this semester. In addition to her work at Tufts as a senior lecturer and former Director of the Tufts Dance Program, Renata has performed, presented choreographic work, and taught courses, master classes, and workshops foruniversities and venues throughout the United States and Europe. Some highlights have included company membership and instruction with the Erick Hawkins Dance Company; choreographic presentations in NYC, Glimmerglass Opera Festival, Czech Republic, Italy,and Poland; and teaching for Alvin Ailey American Dance Center, Yale University, and many international and national festivals and workshops. Renata’s work with adult populations has included courses for the Elder Hostel of New York, musicians and dancersat the Amherst Early Music and Newport Vintage Dance Festivals, and private and group workshops. This is her 4th semester with the Tufts OLLI, where she first taught during the Fall, 2017 semester. Renata’s publications include: a book and 2-part video series entitled The Erick Hawkins Modern Dance Technique (Princeton Book Company Publishers, Inc., 2000); Seven Strategies for Survival: Conversations with Dance Professionals (Dance & Movement Press, Rosen Publishing, 2007); and a biographical essay on American dance artist, Erick Hawkins, for the American Dance Heritage Coalition (ADHC, 2011). She holds a BA in Fine Art from Yale University, and an MA in Dance Education from NYU.

Cleo and Steve D’Arcy are retired professors who taught at the University of Illinois for over 30 years. After moving to North Reading in 2016 to be closer to family, they discovered OLLI at Tufts. They have since co-taught study groups on the National Parks, Massachusetts Trustees of Reservations properties, U.S. Highway 1, TED talks, plant disease epidemics, personal finance, birding, southern Vermont, and Newbery award winners. While they enjoyed teaching college students, they really enjoy sharing their interests and experiences with their contemporaries. Cleo and Steve have been visitors to Vermont for decades and now own a small home there. They enjoy exploring the Green Mountain State and invite you to join them on a virtual tour of this beautiful state. Cleo and Steve most recently co-lead ‘World’s Greatest Rivers: The Mississippi & the Colorado’ at Tufts OLLI.

Amrita DasGupta is a Phd Student of Gender Studies at SOAS, University of London. She most recently taught ‘The Portrait of Frida Kahlo as a Communist’ at Tufts OLLI.

Allan Elfant has a B.A. in psychology from Brooklyn College and a Ph.D. in clinical psychology from New York University. He was in clinical practice for over 40 years and held teaching positions at several universities. He has led over 200 presentations at national and regional professional conferences and meetings, and has led over a dozen study groups for our OLLI on various cinematic, psychological and philosophical themes. Many of these study groups have been film classes.

Bruce Gerry, aka “Dr. Tuneup,” has been a self-employed, mobile auto mechanic in and around the Boston area for more than 40 years, traveling to people’s homes or businesses. He holds a degree in civil engineering as well as a MBA from Northeastern University. This is Bruce’s first time teaching for Tufts’ OLLI.

Grace Hall has a B.A. in chemistry from Douglass College of Rutgers University and a M.S. in Inorganic Chemistry from the University of Iowa. She worked primarily in the pharmaceutical industry, but also taught for several years at the Agricultural Technical Institute of the Ohio State University. During that period, she dreamed of classes in a setting where participants chose to attend and where no exams or grades were required. OLLI is it. Grace most recently taught ’Women in Chemistry’ at Tufts OLLI.

Irene Hannigan is an avid writer who for the last ten years has also embraced sketching as a valuable pastime. She is now dedicated to maintaining a “journal sketchbook” as a way to appreciate her life and make sense of it. She is eager to explore this connection with others who are intrigued by the idea because they too are dabblers in both pastimes and want to do even more. She has led many OLLI study groups in past years in both writing and drawing.

Lindsay Huth is a philosophy master’s student at Tufts. She previously studied psychology (B.A.) at the University of Notre Dame and also holds a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Maryland, College Park. She worked for two years at The Wall Street Journal as a graphics reporter in New York before realizing her fundamental questions about the world were best answered through philosophy rather than journalism. As a result, she is passionate about the way philosophy, particularly ethics, can help us contemplate important questions and live well. Her academic research focuses on moral psychology, meta-ethics, moral epistemology and philosophy of social science. She also serves as a teaching assistant for introductory ethics courses in the department. This is Lindsay’s first time teaching for Tufts OLLI.

Yukiko Imai and Ryo Nishio are young Japanese diplomats who are enthusiastic about teaching Japanese cultures. They have previously taught a Japanese class at OLLI, and enjoy teaching various topics from culture to politics. Yuki is from Tokyo, and Ryo is from the southern part of Japan.

Jane Katmis has written and co-produced six radio series for Wisconsin Public Radio, one earning her a Peabody Award in Broadcasting. She is the author of the poetry collection, Dancing on a Slippery Floor, and the story collection, Until Now. In addition, Jane has published stories in a number of literary magazines. As well as teaching at Tufts Osher, Jane teaches literature and creative writing at The Cambridge Center for Adult Education. She is a member of the Board of Visitors of the English Department at the University of Wisconsin-Madision. Jane lives with her family near Boston. She most recently taught ‘Smart, Strong Voices: A Study of Short Stories and Essays’ at Tufts OLLI.

David Klatzker is a retired rabbi (most recently, transitional senior rabbi at Temple Israel of Natick). He did graduate work in Jewish history at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and was awarded a Ph.D. in comparative religion from Temple University and a Doctor of Divinity degree (hon.) from Jewish Theological Seminary. He has wide experience in Jewish-Christian and Jewish-Muslim dialogue and has published articles on pilgrimage and tourism. This is David’s first time teaching for Tufts OLLI.

Michael Koran taught “Blessings From AbrahamTo All,” at the Osher Institute in 2016. He trained folks in “Non-Violent Communication” at Newton Community Education, at Tufts University Osher Institute, and in his home. He has explored with his students “Religions For The World” for over 10 years at The Cambridge Center for Adult Education. He has taught over 100 different classes at adult education centers including: “Love and Friendship,” “Story Telling,” “Guidelines to Extraordinary Writing,” “Poems Inspiring Poetic Lives,” “The Koran,” “Psychic Skills For A Psychic Life,” “Great Scenes From World Theatre” and “Defeating Self-Defeating Behavior.” He has self-published “Verse to Better: A Poem for Each Day of Our Year” and has performed as a stand-up comic: “Relationships are

Hard—Especially with Other People.” At Boston University for ten years, Michael taught imprisoned men and women in a B.A. program. He taught “Introduction to Philosophy” for 20 years at The University of Massachusetts at Lowell. He has written and performed oneperson plays: “Prose and Cons: Liberating Stories From Prison”, and “Inaudible Laughter Forever.” He has hosted an award-winning television show: “Getting Out of Prison.” For over 25 years at Cambridge Community Television, he has invited viewers to discover with him, on his show called AHAH, ways to be “A Human Among Humans.”

Yolanta Kovalko is a certified yoga teacher who owns and teaches at her studio, Balls Square Yoga in Somerville. She has been practicing yoga for the last 15 years, and fell in love with yoga because of the pleasure it gave her and the serenity she found in the practice. Having completed a 200-hour teacher training in 2016 at Back Bay Yoga (now called Yoga Works), Yolanta is also certified in Five Element Yoga, Adaptive/Chair Yoga and Guided Meditation (Yoga Nidra).Yolanta believes that Yoga is good for all bodies and ages, and emphasizes meditation and breath work in her practice. She enjoys working with mature students and offers her expertise and specialization to students who may need more time, attention, and assistance with their practice. She strives to create a safe, comfortable, and relaxing environment. She has taught Yoga to a wide range of students from high stress Real Estate agents to first grade children in Brookline public schools. Yolanta has led Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Tufts University study groups, most recently Guided Meditation (Yoga Nidra). She also teaches Yoga for Beginners at Tufts University, and has lectured at various courses related to stress reduction at Tufts. Off the mat, she works at Tufts University Community Health Department as a Department Administrator. She is a proud mother, wife, grandmother, and a pet mommy.

Denia Lara is a museum professional and artist currently working in the education department of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. She has a Master’s degree in Art History and Museum Studies from Tufts, specializing in the Middle Ages. Dénia’s research interests include the culture of the Normans, Migration Period arts, and contemporary connections to the medieval past. She most recently taught ‘The World of the Bayeux Tapestry’ for Tufts OLLI.

Margaret Lourie spent her career as a professional librarian in several libraries and professional organizations in the Boston area. She has led study groups in the Tufts OLLI program on several topics, including digital resources from our public libraries, visiting museums virtually, intrepid women travelers, and pre-Inca Andean archaeological sites. She enjoys learning new things and exploring new topics with other Tufts OLLI members, and looks forward to this new topic.

John Murphy has an M.A. (1998) from Tuft’s Dept. of Child Studies. Since retiring from construction, he has returned to his earlier study of the literature and philosophy of the early modern era, 1600-1789. He has lead study groups for Tufts OLLI on Restoration literature, Paradise Lost, and Samuel Johnson, Swift and Hume.

William Saunders was formerly a marketing consultant for high-tech companies. He has an interest in history, and since retirement, has traveled extensively, including numerous trips to Haiti with a medical team that provided care throughout the countryside around Leogane, the epicenter of the 2010 earthquake. His interest in the Graham Greene novels began by reading the ones about Cuba and Haiti before traveling to those countries. Bill has led previous study groups including, most recently: “John Brown—Prophet, Terrorist, Hero?” and “From Richest to Poorest –A Brief History of Haiti.”

Kiril Sinkel, a retired computer programmer, has had a long-time interest in natural information systems like the genome and neural system and has been auditing Boston University genetics, microbiology and neuroscience classes over the last ten years. Kiril most recently taught ‘DNA: The Recipes of Life’ for Tufts OLLI.

Emese Soos majored in French and history at Mount Holyoke College, earned a Ph.D. in French from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and taught at Tufts for over 30 years. The course she co-taught some years ago on French Humor and Satire renewed her interest in and enjoyment of the brilliant comedies of Molière.

Robert Staron is an OLLI member, amateur astronomer, and teacher. He received his MS in Astronomy from Wesleyan University, CT, was the Director of the Springfield Science Museum, and a physics and astronomy teacher at Springfield Public Schools, Westfield State University, Holyoke Community College, and Springfield Technical Community College. Robert Staron has led previous study groups, including most recently Astronomy Topics.

Valerie Sutter headed off to France after college for what she thought would be a year of polishing her language skills. Twenty years later, she returned to the US, fluent not only in French but in Portuguese and intercultural relations, sharing her passion for language and culture by teaching for thirty years in public and private schools in France, Brazil, and the US. Sheowns an apartment in Paris where she spends six months a year, when not otherwise occupied teaching French or ballroom dancing. Valerie has taught this course at Tufts OLLI prior to the pandemic.

Abraham Vorensky possesses a lifelong love and depth of knowledge of comedy, specifically its diverse history. This love began when Abe worked as an MC in a Catskill mountain hotel where he sang, told jokes and introduced other entertainers. Through the years, Abe has remained an enthusiastic humor and comedy historian focusing on how comedy has played a role in our personal, social and political thought. This is Abe’s first time teaching for Tufts OLLI.

Jenny Wilson holds an MA in English Literature from the University at Albany, and a BA in German from New York University. A former IT Business Analyst, Jennifer spent nearly 15 years translating technical concepts into straightforward, user-friendly language, and training groups how to use new systems. She now works as a freelance editor and writer. Shehas been published in Backchannels Journal, Expanded Field Journal, The International Writers Collective, Weymouth Center’s Moore County Writing Competition, and Conjunctions Magazine. She has studied under authors Lynn Tillman, Lydia Davis, Edward Schwarzschild, and taken workshops through the International Writers Collective and Writers Center. Jenny has led previous study groups, including, most recently: Fiction Writing, Level 1.

FALL EVENTS

We look forward to offering a wide variety of events this upcoming fall. Please be sure to keep an eye on our weekly events digests for full details and additional upcoming events.

Tufts Community Day

Sunday, October 2nd, 2022 on Tufts Medford/Somerville Campus Tufts students, faculty, and staff come together with community non-profits and neighbors to celebrate the return of Tufts Community Day! Join us for live performances, children’s activities, Medford and Somerville community groups and resources, research projects by university faculty, raffle, free food, and refreshments!

Ha! Aaah!

The Painful Relationship Between Humor and Horror with David Misch

Virtually on Zoom Thursday, October 27th, 2022

From 1920’s “Haunted Spooks” to “Zombieland”, the genre of horror-comedy has never really, you should excuse the expression, died.

Yet humor and horror seem pretty different; one’s a pie in the face, the other’s an axe in the skull. It’s obvious why watching someone being torn asunder would be horrible but why is the endless suffering of the Three Stooges funny? Could there be congruences between funny and fear, snickers and screams, gore and gags, slapstick and slaughter?

David Misch is a former stand-up comedian, screenwriter (“Mork and Mindy,” “Saturday Night Live,” “The Muppets Take Manhattan”), author (“Funny: The Book,” “A Beginner’s Guide To Corruption”), teacher (his own courses on comedy at USC and musical satire at UCLA) and lecturer at Yale, Columbia, the Smithsonian, 92nd St. Y (NYC), Oxford University, University of Sydney, VIEW Cinema Conference (Torino, Italy), San Miguel (Mexico) Writers’ Conference, Raindance Film Festival (London), Austin Film Festival, American Film Institute, Writers Guild of America, Sony, DreamWorks, Lucasfilm, Disney, Second City, Actors Studio. More at davidmisch.com.

OLLI REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Follow the instructions in our video:

https://youtu.be/LRovm1hVJ9I

or the instructions on our website:

https://universitycollege.tufts.edu/ sites/default/files/2022-07/OLLI%20

D1%20Membership%20Registration%20

Training%20Guide_1.pdf and create your account today!

Our OLLI team is available to provide support via email, phone, zoom, or in-person!

Please don’t hesitate to contact us!

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Become a Member or Renew your Membership for Registration Day

• Visit our website: https://universitycollege.tufts.edu/lifelong-learning to create your account and purchase your membership.

As of July 1, 2022, Tufts OLLI started using a new registration and membership portal. As this is a brand new system for our program, you will have to create a new account, new username, and new password. For more information and assistance with this process, please visit our website, https://universitycollege. tufts.edu/lifelong-learning/osherlli/membership or contact us at osherlli@tufts.edu .

• Membership is required for class registration.

• Membership runs from July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023 and costs $50 for the year.

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Register August 15, 2022 through September 9, 2022

• Register online by visiting our website, OLLI . tufts.edu , and logging into our membership portal using the username and password created when you renewed or purchased this year’s membership.

• Add the OLLI courses you would like to take to your shopping cart and checkout!

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Instantly Know Your Fall 2022 Schedule

• A secure credit or debit card payment is due to complete your class registration, but with our new system, there is no more waiting period to confirm what your fall schedule will be. The same day you register and pay for your classes you will know what courses you are enrolled in and/or what waitlists you are on!

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• As long as there are seats available for a course, you can adjust your schedule up to three days before the start of the fall term.

REGISTRATION SCHEDULE

• Fall Registration Opens: Monday, August 15th, 2022

• Add/Drop Period: Monday, August 15th, 2022 - Friday, September 9, 2022

• Classes Begin: Monday, September 12th, 2022

FINANCIAL AID

Partial tuition remission is available on a limited basis. For more information, please contact our office at osherlli@tufts.edu or (617) 627-5699.

REFUNDS, WITHDRAWALS, AND CANCELLATIONS POLICIES

The OLLI policies for refunds, withdrawals, and course cancellations can be found on our website, https://universitycollege.tufts.edu/lifelong-learning . Those members participating in the program are responsible for reading and adhering to all policies found there.

COVID-19 POLICY

Those OLLI Members attending classes in-person on Tufts Medford/Somerville Campus are required to be vaccinated and boosted, have proof of vaccination available to be shown upon request when visiting campus, and complete a supplied COVID-19 attestation form the first day of in-person classes (Friday, September 16, 2022). Tufts OLLI will be following all Tufts COVID-19 protocols throughout the term. Those policies can be found here, https:// coronavirus.tufts.edu . Any changes affecting OLLI Members will be communicated via the Tufts OLLI Offices. Additionally, Those OLLI Members attending classes at Brookahven at Lexington are required to be vaccinated and boosted, and masks must be worn at all times. There will be no food or drink. We will be following all COVID-19 protocols in place at Brookhaven at Lexington.

Thank you to the Curriculum Committee and the Lunch and Learn Committee for their dedication and hard work in the fall planning process!