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 Fall 2019 Lunchtime Schedule.
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September 9Richard Johnson Curator New England Sports Museum "Discover New England's Love of Sports" |
September 10Dave Andelman The Phantom Gourmet, WSBK-TV "The Story Behind the Phantom Gourmet" |
September 11Jeff Jacoby Columnist, Boston Globe "I'm Pro Immigration and I'm Conservative" |
September 12Sheida Soleimani
Assistant Professor of Fine Arts, Brandeis University
"Exploring Global Politics through Art: OPEC, Militarism, and Human Rights" |
September 16Robert Allison Professor of History, Suffolk University "The American Revolution's 250th Birthday: Its Significance Today" |
September 17Aline Kaplan Blogger, Writer and Tour Guide of Boston History and Architecture "Boston's Back Bay: From Mudflats to Millionaire's Row" |
September 18David Ropeik Author, Award-Winning Television Reporter "The Limits of Reason: Why We're Not as Smart as We Like to Think" |
September 19Robert Mnookin Professor of Law, Harvard Law School "The Jewish American Paradox: Embracing Choice in a Changing World" |
September 23Mark Hopkins Award-winning Photographer "Making a Difference in Rural Honduras" **Note the speaker change as of 9/18** |
September 24Lunch Together
Period 2 classes are invited to eat lunch together in their classroom at 12:35pm. |
September 25James Stergios Executive Director, Pioneer Institute for Public Policy "What Will it Take to Bring Greater Equality of Opportunity to Massachusetts?" |
September 26Thomas Doherty Professor of American Studies, Brandeis University "Show Trial: Hollywood, HUAC, and the Birth of the Blacklist" |
Closed for Break September 30 - October 3 |
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October 7Dr. Michael Rosenblatt Director of Trauma & Acute Care Surgery, Lahey Hospital "Wartime Lessons That Have Informed Civilian Medicine: Korea Through Iraq/Afghanistan" |
October 8Kerry Emanuel Professor of Atmospheric Science, MIT "The Impact of Climate Change on You and Your Grandchildren" |
October 9Closed for Yom Kippur |
October 10Phil Radoff BOLLI Member and SGL "Puccini's Turandot, or Can a Vengeful Princess Find Happiness with an Unknown Prince?" |
October 14Closed for Columbus Day |
October 15Dr. Mitch Rabkin Former CEO, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center "Improving Hospitals and Other Organizations: A Next Step" |
October 16Harriet Cross British Consul General "US/UK Relations: What's in Store for 2020" |
October 17Lunch Together Period 2 classes are invited to eat lunch together in their classroom at 12:35pm. |
October 21Dr. Donald Berwick President Emeritus and Senior Fellow, Institute for Healthcare Improvement "What's Happening with Health care Reform" |
October 22Mike Festa State Director, AARP of MA "How AARP Fights for You" |
October 23Rachael Rollins Suffolk County District Attorney "Making a Difference in the Criminal Justice System" |
October 24Joseph S. Freeman Founder and Publisher, Racemaker Press “The Early History of the American Automobile Industry (1895 to 1950) |
October 28
TBD |
October 29Michael Brown CEO & Co-Founder, City Year "1+1=Infinity: Lessons Learned from 30 Years of Entrepreneurship"
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October 30Lunch Together Period 2 classes are invited to eat lunch together in their classroom at 12:35pm. |
October 31Dr. Thomas Treadwell Program Director, Infectious Disease Clininc, Metrowest Medical Center “Tick-borne Illnesses in New England" |
November 4Lunch Together Period 2 classes are invited to eat lunch together in their classroom at 12:35pm. |
November 5Joel Paul Cape & Islands Chapter Leader, Voter Choice Massachusetts "Can Ranked Choice Voting Bring Sanity to American Politics?"
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November 6William Martin New York Times Bestselling Author "The 1849 California Gold Rush: Creating and Researching the Novel Bound for Gold" |
November 7Jon Keller Political Analyst, WBZ TV and Radio "Making Sense of Politics When the World Has Gone Crazy" |
November 11Teresa Neff Christopher Hogwood Historically Informed Performance Fellow, Handel and Haydn Society "The Handel & Haydn Society and 'Historically Informed Performance': What is Mean to be HIP" |
November 12Matthew Gilbert TV Critic, Boston Globe "TV Today: From Vast Wasteland to Vast Selection" |
November 13Lisa Krinsky Director of the LGBT Aging Project, The Fenway Institute "Out of the Closet and Never to Return: What LGBTQ Older Adults Need From Their Communities" |
November 14One BOLLI, One Book Jan Hilley and Ralph Freidin, BOLLI Members, featuring White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo |
November 18Chris Muther Travel Writer, Boston Globe "The Problems and Perks of Being a Travel Writer" |
November 19Nikki Tsongas Former Congresswoman "Reflections on a Life in Politics: From Volunteer to Congresswoman" |
November 20Quinn Slobodian Associate Professor of History, Wellesley College "What is Neo-Liberalism?" |
November 21CAST (Creative Acting, Storytelling and Theater) Performance |
View our events calendar for the latest list of upcoming learning opportunities.
Don't hesitate to reach out if you have questions.
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Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Brandeis University
415 South Street, MS 085
Waltham, MA 02453
(781) 736-2992
bolli@brandeis.edu
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.