Summer Registration begins April 22! View the catalog to browse courses ahead of registration.
Lunch & Learn Talks
Summer Registration begins April 22! View the catalog to browse courses ahead of registration.
Join Us for OLLI Lunch & Learn Talks
Thank you to our Lunch and Learn Committee for their hard work planning and organizing our speakers each term!
Be sure to keep an eye on the weekly events digest (sent to all currently enrolled Tufts OLLI members every Tuesday) for subsequent Zoom links and location details.
Questions? Please do not hesitate to reach out to our office either by phone at (617) 627-5699 or via email at osherlli@tufts.edu.
Spring 2025 Talks
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 as well as streamed by Zoom for our members at home. If you are joining us in person, feel free to bring your lunch. Coffee and tea will be provided.
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Date & Modality |
Presenter & Talk Title |
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March 19 
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Stephen Lean, Director, American Family Immigration History Center, Ellis Island Experiencing the Ellis Island Experience |
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March 21 
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Gail Leondar-Wright, Independent Sondheim Scholar Gypsy and Funny Girl: They have so much in common, it’s a phenomenon |
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March 26
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Brian Rose, Professor, Emeritus, Fordham University It’s A Wonderful Town - New York City in Movies |
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March 28 
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Sol Gittleman, Alice and Nathan Gantcher Professor Emeritus, Tufts University American Higher Education - A Disaster or the Envy of the World? |
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April 2
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Lucilia Prates-Ramos, Statewide Director, Massachusetts Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP) Program Cost & Consequences of Healthcare Errors, Fraud and Abuse |
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April 4 
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Paul Lewis - Professor of English, Emeritus, Boston College The Raven' and 'The Turkey': Edgar Allan Poe and the Boston Literati in 1845 |
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April 9
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Dr. Paul Turner - Rachel Carson Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Yale University Viruses - The Good, The Bad and The Ugly |
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April 11 
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Betsy Leondar-Wright, American Economic Justice Advocate, Sociologist, Author Why Do White Voters Disagree About What's Racist and What's Sexist? |
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April 16
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Jared Katz, Pappalardo Curator of Musical Instruments, Museum Of Fine Arts, Boston Classic Maya Music: An Analysis of the Available Evidence of Musical Practices from the pre-contact Maya area |
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April 18 
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Jean Duffy, Author Soccer Grannies: The South African Women Who Inspire the World' |
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April 23
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Dave Wattles, Black Bear and Furbearer Biologist, Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife, (MassWildlife) Coexisting With Coyotes in Suburban Communities |
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April 25 
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Karen Kirsten, Author Irina’s Gift - An Epic WWII story of sisters, secrets and survival, and the lies we tell to survive our pasts |
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April 30
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Dr. Michael Green, Professor of History, UNLV - University of Nevada, Las Vegas Las Vegas, The Mob and Their Museum |
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May 2 
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Ken Chadwick, Retired Educator Tales of an Expatriate in Saudi Arabia |
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May 7
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Jennifer Levasseur, Curator, Department of Space History, Smithsonian Air and Space Museum The International Space Station: What Do Astronauts Do Up There? |
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May 9 
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Dr. David Kaplan, Director, Tufts University Center for Cellular Agriculture Future Foods via Cellular Agriculture |