Osher (50+). This current events lecture series features a different speaker each week. Guest speakers are experts in their field who provide a one-hour lecture followed by a thirty-minute Q&A.
Pulled from today’s headlines, this exclusive speaker series offers an in-depth analysis of significant contemporary issues. Each week, an expert from the political, social, technological, or economic spectrum provides a 1-hour lecture focused on a major global, national, or local issue. Afterwards, students participate in a 30-minute Q&A session with the speaker. A list of speakers for this term will be available online approximately one month before the course begins. This course uses the Hybrid format which allows students to participate remotely and/or in the classroom. Speakers will be in the classroom. This course will be recorded. Students will have access to videos for the duration of the course.
Fall 2024 Series
Moderator: James Aldinger
DATE
LECTURE
Oct. 1
Europe on Edge
Dominic Thomas, PhD
Madeleine L. Letessier Professor of European Languages and Transcultural Studies at UCLA and Gutenberg Chair in Ecology and Propaganda at the University of Strasbourg; European Affairs Commentator for CNN
Oct. 8
Intensifying US-China Rivalry and Implications for American Foreign Policy
Derek Grossman, MA
Senior Defense Analyst at RAND focused on a range of national security policy and Indo-Pacific security issues
Oct. 15
Meeting the Challenges of Homelessness in Los Angeles: Policy, Practice, and Partnership
Amy Perkins, MSW
Senior Housing & Homelessness Deputy, Los Angeles County Supervisor Lindsey Horvath (Third District)
Oct. 22
A Real Right to Vote: How a Constitutional Amendment Can Safeguard American Democracy
Rick Hasen, JD, PhD
Professor of Law, UCLA; 2024 recipient of the David W. Peck Senior medal for Eminence in the Law
Oct. 29
The Legal War Against Israel at the International Courts
Steve Zipperstein, JD
Associate Director, UCLA Center for Middle East Development; author, Zionism, Palestinian Nationalism and the Law: 1939-1948 and Law and the Arab-Israeli Conflict: The Trials of Palestine
Nov. 5
It’s Election Day: What Races, Results and Votes are the Most Important to Monitor Tonight?
Bob Stern, JD
former president of the Center for Governmental Studies, a research organization; former chair of the Council on Governmental Ethics Laws; former legislative and Secretary of State staffer; and first general counsel for the California Fair Political Practices Commission and co-author of reform laws
Nov. 12
Why China, Iran, North Korea, and Russia Hate the West
Peter Cipkowski, EdD
literary historian, publishing executive, and author of Revolution in Eastern Europe: The Collapse of Communism
Nov. 19
Implications of the 2024 Elections
Mark A. Peterson, PhD
Professor of Public Policy, Political Science, and Law, UCLA
Hybrid course: combination of in-person and live-online.
Special Promotion: Course fee is $120 for both OLLI Basic and Plus members. Enrollment limited; enrollment prior to the first class required. Visitors not permitted.
You must be at least 50 years old and a current member of the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at UCLA to enroll in this course. If your membership has expired or if you wish to become a new member, please proceed with enrolling in courses and you will be automatically prompted to add a membership during checkout.
If you participate remotely, please download a free version of Zoom at https://zoom.us/ to participate in this course.
Refund Deadline
No refunds after October 09, 2024
Schedule
Type
Date
Time
Location
Lecture
Tue Oct 1, 2024
10:30AM PT - 12:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Gayley Center in WestwoodUCLA Extension Gayley Center 121ABC
Lecture
Tue Oct 8, 2024
10:30AM PT - 12:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Gayley Center in WestwoodUCLA Extension Gayley Center 121ABC
Lecture
Tue Oct 15, 2024
10:30AM PT - 12:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Gayley Center in WestwoodUCLA Extension Gayley Center 121ABC
Lecture
Tue Oct 22, 2024
10:30AM PT - 12:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Gayley Center in WestwoodUCLA Extension Gayley Center 121ABC
Lecture
Tue Oct 29, 2024
10:30AM PT - 12:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Gayley Center in WestwoodUCLA Extension Gayley Center 121ABC
Lecture
Tue Nov 5, 2024
10:30AM PT - 12:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Gayley Center in WestwoodUCLA Extension Gayley Center 121ABC
Lecture
Tue Nov 12, 2024
10:30AM PT - 12:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Gayley Center in WestwoodUCLA Extension Gayley Center 121ABC
Lecture
Tue Nov 19, 2024
10:30AM PT - 12:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Gayley Center in WestwoodUCLA Extension Gayley Center 121ABC
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