Course Offerings & Registration

• The SCU Development office requires two business days to ensure that your payments have been processed and your profile shows that you have successfully paid for a particular course. If you miss the two-day cut-off, just send the OLLI office a copy of your email confirmation, showing payment has been made. We will forward the email link that grants you access to your class session. 
  
  
• Please be sure to register for each course at least two days prior to the start of the class session so that you can receive the email link that grants you access to it. You may register for a course that has already started any time, but you will pay the full price. Course fees are NOT prorated.
  
  
• All class enrollments are online with a credit card on our secure server.
  
  
• You will no longer need a login (username and password) to register for classes and events.
  
  
• Membership is nonrefundable, regardless of whether you are able to enroll in your desired course.
  
  
• If you register for any course(s) that are ONLINE ONLY, you will receive an email link from the OLLI office 24 hours before the start of your first class session. The link will grant you access to your class via Zoom. If you do not receive the email, please email the OLLI office at [email protected], and we will assist you.
  

Fall Quarter Announcements: 

• Fall 2026 Course Catalog
• Course Registration will open on Wednesday, September 2
• Osher Online Registration Deadline is Friday, September 11
• Courses Start Monday, September 21 - Tuesday, December 15 
• Click on the individual course links to view full course descriptions.

Mondays

• IN-PERSON ONLY: The Mythological Mayhem of Ovid's Metamorphoses, with John Heath - October 19, 26, November 2, 9, and 16 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. THIS COURSE WILL BE RECORDED. 

• IN-PERSON ONLY: The History and Design of American Gardens: For Food and Medicine, For Beauty and Prestige, with Christy Junkerman - November 2, 9, and 16 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. THIS COURSE WILL BE RECORDED. Bring a Friend +

Tuesdays 

• IN-PERSON ONLY: Political Ideologies and the Spanish Civil War, with Nic Smith - November 3, 10, and 17 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. THIS COURSE WILL BE RECORDED. 

• IN-PERSON ONLY: Science Fiction and the Issue of Artificial Intelligence, with Adrienne Eastwood - December 1, 8, and 15 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. THIS COURSE WILL BE RECORDED. Bring a Friend

Wednesdays   

• IN-PERSON ONLY: Classic European Novellas of the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries, with Marilyn Edelstein - October 28, November 4, 11, and 18 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. THIS COURSE WILL BE RECORDED. 

Thursdays

• OSHER ONLINE ONLY: Power and the People: The Evolution of the U.S. Federal Judiciary, with Lauren Andersen - October 15, 22, 29, November 5, 12, and 19 from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. 

• IN-PERSON ONLY: What Are You Laughing At? Russian Comedy Films, with Asya Pereltsvaig - October 29, November 5, 12, 19, December 3, and 10 (No class on November 26) from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. THIS COURSE WILL BE RECORDED. Bring a Friend +

• IN-PERSON ONLY: Santa Clara Chorale Presents Peace on Earth, with Scot Hanna-Weir - December 10 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. THIS COURSE WILL BE RECORDED. 

Fridays

• IN-PERSON ONLY: Russian Composers: Shostakovich and the Best of the Rest, with John Kendall Bailey - October 16, 23, 30, November 6, 13, and 20 from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. THIS COURSE WILL BE RECORDED. Bring a Friend +

Winter Quarter Announcements: 

• Winter 2027 Course Catalog - Coming Soon!
• Course Registration will open on Wednesday, December 2
• Osher Online Registration Deadline is Friday, December 11
• Courses Start Monday, January 4 - Monday, March 22 
• Click on the individual course links to view full course descriptions.

Mondays

• IN-PERSON ONLY: Law and Popular Culture in Film, with Michael Asimow -January 4, 11, 25, February 1, and 8 (No class on January 18) from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.  THIS COURSE WILL BE RECORDED. Bring a Friend +
  

• ONLINE ONLY: Contemporary Native American Art, with Susana Sosa - January 4, 11, and 25 (No class on January 18) from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.  THIS COURSE WILL BE RECORDED. 

• IN-PERSON ONLY: Women in Sports: Gender, Power and Participation Through Time, with Craig Jones - February 22, March 1, 8, 15, and 22 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. THIS COURSE WILL BE RECORDED. 

• IN-PERSON ONLY: Gilded Rage: Seven Presidents and the America They Made: 1868-1901, with Matthew Lasar - February 22, March 1, 8, 15, and 22 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. THIS COURSE WILL BE RECORDED.

Tuesdays 

• IN-PERSON ONLY: Using AI, with Andreas Ramos - January 5, 12, and 19 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. THIS COURSE WILL BE RECORDED. 

• IN-PERSON ONLY: The Bible as Literature: The Power of Knowing the Deeper Story, with Sister Mary Warner - January 5, 12, 19, and 26 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. THIS COURSE WILL BE RECORDED. 

• OSHER ONLINE ONLY: The American Revolution and the British Empire, with Rick Bell - January 19, 26, February 2, 9, 16, and 23 from 8:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. 

• OSHER ONLINE ONLY: John Muir and the American Environmental Movement, with Mike Wurtz - January 26, February 2, 9, 16, 23, and March 2 from 8:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. 

• ONLINE ONLY: The World in an Uproar: Music, Rebellion, and Repression in the 1960s, with Aaron J. Leonard - January 26, February 2, 9, 16, and 23 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. THIS COURSE WILL BE RECORDED. Bring a Friend

• OSHER ONLINE ONLY: Women's Suffrage: About More than the Vote!, with Diana Carlin - January 26, February 2, 9, 16, 23, and March 2 from 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. 

• IN-PERSON ONLY: Introduction to Astronomy and Cosmology, with Jim Hollenhorst - February 2, 9, 16, 23, and March 2 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. THIS COURSE WILL BE RECORDED. 

• IN-PERSON ONLY: From the Big Game to the Big Leagues: The Rise of Professional Sports in the Bay Area, with Ted Atlas - March 9 and 16 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. THIS COURSE WILL BE RECORDED. Bring a Friend

Wednesdays   

• IN-PERSON ONLY: The Life of Birds: Their Biology, Ecology, and Behavior, with Ryan Phillips - January 6, 13, 20, 27, and February 3 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. THIS COURSE WILL BE RECORDED.

• OSHER ONLINE ONLY: Paper Trails: The History of US Mass Media Ownership, with Caroline Nappo - January 20, 27, February 3, 10, 17, and 24 from 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. 

• IN-PERSON ONLY: Modern Ears, Hidden Orchestras: Discovering the Music You Never Hear in Concert, with Fred Cohen - January 27, February 3, 10, 17, and 24 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. THIS COURSE WILL BE RECORDED.

• OSHER ONLINE ONLY: Living Off the Laughter: The History of Comedy in America, Part 2, with Eddy Friedfeld - January 27, February 3, 10, 17, 24, and March 3 from 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. 

• OSHER ONLINE ONLY: August Wilson's American Cycle: Building Fences and Homes: The Latter Plays, with Ladrica Menson-Furr - February 3, 10, 17, 24, March 3, and 10 from 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. 

• IN-PERSON ONLY: The Early History of Scandinavia: Vikings, Valkyries and Seafarers, with Katharine Olson - February 10, 17, 24, March 3, 10, and 17 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. THIS COURSE WILL BE RECORDED. 

• IN-PERSON ONLY: Shane, Shane, Shane! Lessons to be Learned from Comparing the Book, the Movie, and the Play, with Aldo Billingslea - March 17 from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. THIS COURSE WILL BE RECORDED. 

Thursdays

• IN-PERSON ONLY: The Civil War, with Robert M. Senkewicz - January 7, 14, 21, 28, and February 4 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. THIS COURSE WILL BE RECORDED. 

• ONLINE ONLY: Back to Flash: More Great Literature in Miniature, with Hilary Roberts - January 7, 14, 21, 28, and February 4 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. THIS COURSE WILL BE RECORDED. 

• OSHER ONLINE ONLY: 50 Years of Star Wars, with Matt DiPaolo - January 21, 28, February 4, 11, 18, and 25 from 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. 

• OSHER ONLINE ONLY: If Einstein Climbed Everest: Alexander von Humboldt's Hero's Journey to South America, with Eric Simon - January 28, February 4, 11, 18, 25, and March 4 from 8:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. 

• OSHER ONLINE ONLY: Uncertain by Nature: Quantum Mechanics and Nuclear Chemistry, with John Hendrickson - January 28, February 4, 11, 18, 25, and March 4 from 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. 

• IN-PERSON ONLY: Chaucer and the Refugee Tales: Who Gets to Belong? Faith, Prejudice, and the Outsider from Medieval England to Today, with Jackie Hendricks - February 11, 18, 25, March 4, and 11 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. THIS COURSE WILL BE RECORDED. 

• IN-PERSON ONLY: Chekhov's Short Novels: Modern Reflections on the Twilight of Imperial Russia, with Kristen Edwards - February 11, 18, 25, March 4, and 11 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. THIS COURSE WILL BE RECORDED. 

Fridays

• HYBRID: The Marx Brothers: Their First and Best Films, with Richie Unterberger - January 8, 15, 22, 29, and February 5 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. THIS COURSE WILL BE RECORDED. Bring a Friend +

• IN-PERSON: Composers of Norway, Sweden, and Iceland: Grieg, Stenhammar, Leifs, and More, with John Kendall Bailey - February 12, 19, 26, March 5, 12, and 19 from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. THIS COURSE WILL BE RECORDED. Bring a Friend +