The Lunch & Learn Committee invites distinguished figures in politics, the arts, journalism, and Brandeis’ own faculty to speak at BOLLI. Additional lunchtime presentations are organized by the BOLLI Member Liaisons and BOLLI Special Interest Groups.
Click here to download a printable version of the Spring 2019 Lunchtime Schedule.
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March 4Aline Kaplan Blogger, Writer and Tour Guide of History and Architecture of Boston “Boston’s Back Bay: From Mudflats to Millionaire’s Row” |
March 5Tara Sullivan Boston Globe Sports Columnist “From NJ to Boston: An Insider’s Look at Covering Big-Time Sports in Rival Metro Areas” |
March 6Dan Breen Senior Lecturer, Legal Studies, Brandeis University "Their Last Full Measure of Devotion: Lincoln at Gettysburg, November 1863" |
March 7Andrea Segar Lydian String Quartet, First Violinist "The Lydian String Quartet at 40: Past, Present, Future" |
March 11Peter Drummey Librarian of MA. Historical Society “1791-2018: Our State’s Unique Historical Artifacts” |
March 12Rev. Brandon Crowley Sr. Pastor, Myrtle Baptist Church of W. Newton "The History and Evolution of Black Churches in America" |
March 13Dr. Richard D. Scott Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, Emeritus, Harvard Medical School “Adventures in Developing the Reliable Artificial Knee” |
March 14David Alward Canadian Consul General to New England “U.S./Canada Trade and Investment” |
March 18Arnold Offner American Historian, Professor Emeritus, Lafayette College “Hubert Humphrey: The Conscience of the Country” |
March 19Lunch Together
Period 2 classes are invited to eat lunch together in their classroom at 12:35pm. |
March 20Margie Yamamoto Co-Pres. MA Chapter of Japanese American Citizens League "Justice Denied: A Personal Perspective/The Story of Japanese Internment During WWII" |
March 21Dr. Aubrey Milunsky Adjunct Prof. of Ob/Gyn/Reproductive Science at Tufts U "I Didn’t Know, I Didn’t Know: Avoidable Deaths and Harm due to Medical Negligence" |
March 25Eileen McNamara Prof. of Journalism at Brandeis U. “Eunice: The Kennedy Who Changed the World” |
March 26Senator Cynthia Creem MA. State Senate, 1st Middlesex and Norfolk Districts “View from the Massachusetts Senate” |
March 27Lunch Together
Period 2 classes are invited to eat lunch together in their classroom at 12:35pm. |
March 28Phil Radoff BOLLI Member and SGL “Wagner’s Die Walkure or Whatever Happened to Siegmund and Sieglinde?” |
April 1Maura Farrelly Prof. of American Studies at Brandeis U. “Protestantism and American Freedom” |
April 2Ron Goodman Writer, Photographer, Historian “Boston’s Downtown Movie Palaces: The History & Revival of Boston’s Movie Houses” |
April 3Andrea Cabral CEO, Ascend Cannabis; former Sheriff of Suffolk County “Legalizing Marijuana in MA: From Criminal Justice to Cannabis" |
April 4Lunch Together Period 2 classes are invited to eat lunch together in their classroom at 12:35pm. |
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Spring Break April 8-12 |
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April 15Patriot's Day No lunchtime program |
April 16James Roosevelt Chair, DNC Rules & Bylaws Committee “Where Do Democrats Go From Here?” |
April 17Walter Bender Founder, MIT Media Lab; Founder, “One Laptop, One Child” “Music Blocks: A Collection of Tools for Exploring Musical Concepts for Children” |
April 18Susan Quinn Award-winning Journalist; Best- selling author “Eleanor and Hick: The Love Affair That Shaped a First Lady” |
April 22Deborah Goldberg MA State Treasurer “The State Lottery, Economic Health and Individual Impact in Massachusetts” |
April 23Colleen Hitchcock Assistant Professor of Ecology, Brandeis University “Boston's City Nature Challenge: Biodiversity, a Warming Planet, and You”
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April 24Dr. Joseph Boskin Professor of History at Boston University (ret.) “Denial & Jubilance: The Centrality of Humor in American Culture” |
April 25Dr. Martin Hirsch Professor of Medicine, Harvard University “Influenza Then & Now" |
April 29Lunch Together Period 2 classes are invited to eat lunch together in their classroom at 12:35pm. |
April 30Tracy Heather Strain Documentary Filmmaker “Looking for Lorraine Hansberry, Author of A Raisin in the Sun: My Quest”
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May 1Jytte Klausen Prof. of International Cooperation Brandeis “How People Become Terrorists: An Evidence-Based Approach to Understanding Extremist Radicalization” |
May 2Joe Sciacca Editor-in-Chief, Boston Herald “Reinventing Journalism: Why Disruption is Good for the News Industry” |
May 6John Linehan President & CEO, Franklin Park Zoo “The Mission of Zoos in the 21st Century” |
May 7B.A. (Barbara) Shapiro NY Times Best Selling Author of The Art Forger “Writing and Researching Art Mysteries” |
May 8Dr. Marcia Angell Senior Lecturer, Harvard Medical School; former Editor-in-Chief of New England Journal of Medicine “Dying in America” |
May 9Stephen Whitfield Max Richter Professor of American Civilization, Brandeis University "Half a Century Later: Brandeis's Campus Crisis and the Fate of American Liberalism" |
May 13New England Conservatory String Quartet “A Classical Music Performance” |
May 14Dr. Robert Brooks Clinical Psychologist, Harvard Medical School (pt) “Strategies to Nurture a Resilient Mindset and Lifestyle” |
May 15Thomas M. Shapiro |
May 16Sceniors Performance |
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We are a year-round community of intellectually curious adults, age 50 and above, who explore a liberal arts curriculum through study groups, seminars, lecture series and special presentations and events. Study groups are led by BOLLI members who bring a broad range of life experience and knowledge into their classrooms to enrich the exchange of ideas. Brandeis University instructors, experts in their field and master-teachers, lead seminars and lecture series. Members regularly organize special presentations and events including book discussions, theater and museum outings, poetry circles, photo exhibits, and literary salons.