In This Issue:

• Spring Study Group Co-Coordinators Needed
• Winter Registration Continues through Monday, January 2, 2023
• New Videos about Year End Giving
• The Supreme Court and Democracy Event
• Chicago Jazz 101 Event
• Photos: Brown Bag Lunch Week
• In Case You Missed It: Recent Fall Event Recordings

Thank you to OLLI Coordinators who proposed exciting study groups for the Spring 2023 semester

Co-coordinators are needed for the following Spring 2023 study groups:

Canada's War of Independence—The War of 1812 

In-person, Chicago

Americans tend to look at the War of 1812 as a second War of Independence from Great Britain; Canada views it as a War of Independence from the United States. Our text is Tecumseh and Brock: The War of 1812 by Canadian author James Laxer. Native American Tecumseh and British General Brock were the two leaders most responsible for Canada repelling multiple invasions from the United States.

Coordinator Howard Tanzman

1948 War for Independence

Virtual

The 1948 War for Independence, also known as the first Arab-Israeli War, was the culmination of a political movement that arguably started in the late 19th century with the birth of the Zionism movement. We will gain insight into the causes of this war and study the political climate at the time. Our text will be 1948: A History of the First Arab-Israeli War by Benny Morris.

Coordinator Ken Yoshitani

Nimitz at War: Command Leadership from Pearl Harbor to Tokyo Bay

In-person, Chicago

What leadership qualities make a great commander? Nimitz at War: Command Leadership from Pearl Harbor to Tokyo Bay by naval historian Craig L. Symonds is a biography of Chester W. Nimitz, the greatest admiral in American history. Using this text, we will discuss Nimitz's deep strategic insight, his ability to develop talent, and his gift for knowing when and where to involve himself.

Coordinator Jim Smith

The Black Count: The True Story of a Hero, a Man, and the French Revolution

In-person, Chicago

Tom Reiss’ Pulitzer Prize winning biography The Black Count: Glory, Revolution, Betrayal, and the Real Count of Monte Cristo will guide our study of the extraordinary life of General Alex Dumas—a black man born on a Haitian sugar plantation, son of a French aristocrat and a slave mother—who became one of the greatest military leaders of the French Revolution.

Coordinator Ron Rifkin.

Modern Art’s Long Journey to America

In-person, Evanston

America’s hate-love relationship with modern art raged for 30 years, when anything smacking of the genre was despised. Picasso’s War, How Modern Art Came To America by Hugh Eakin helps us explore how a Manhattan lawyer, a wily art dealer, Museum of Modern Art director Albert Barr, Edith Rockefeller, and the great cubist himself convinced Americans to welcome art of the 20th century.

Coordinator Margot Wallace

It’s in the Action: Stories from Changemakers

In person, Evanston

What moves an individual to become involved in social activism? Read and discuss stories of ordinary people who leave the sidelines and become changemakers—to bend that arc of the moral universe towards justice—using the text The Moment: Changemakers on Why and How They Joined the Fight for Social Justice by Evanstonian Steve Fiffer.

Coordinator Suzanne Farrand

If you're interested in co-coordinating one of these groups, please email: olli@northwestern.edu

✓The OLLI Anywhere 4-week Virtual Winter Term is:

• Monday, January 9–Monday, February 6, 2023 (no study groups on MLK Day)
• Register via OLLI Online Registration system: https://northwesternolli.augusoft.net/
• Click Here for a guide to online registration.

Waitlists

If you are currently on a waitlist, we encourage you to also register for an open study group in case the waitlisted group does not become available.

• If your waitlisted group does become available, we will reach out to you to determine if you want to switch.
• If your waitlisted group does not become available, we are sure you will still have a wonderful experience this winter. Sometimes it’s the second or third choices that are pleasant surprises, as they broaden your interests and your circle of friends!
• Remember OLLI study groups are kept relatively small to encourage a highly level of discussion and engagement.

Here is a sampling of study groups with seats available:

• Great Speeches Throughout History Monday, 9:45am–11:45am
• Economist B Wednesday, 1:15pm–3:15pm
• Does Thomas Paine's Common Sense Still Make Common Sense? Wednesday, 9:45am–11:45am
• The Caldecott Medal—Which Books will be Honored This Year? Wednesday, 9:45am–11:45am
• The New Yorker Monday, 9:45am–11:45am

Click on the name of the study group for more information.

✓Purchase Your Winter 2023 Membership

New or returning members can purchase a membership through Monday, January 2, 2023.

• Click here to learn how to purchase your OLLI membership.
• Click here to sign in and purchase your membership.
• Winter membership availability and pricing.

Current members who wish to purchase and register for an additional study group this winter may do so for an additional fee as follows:

• Basic or Trial member, + $100.00
• Standard membership, + $80.00
• Prime membership, + $50.00

Email olli@northwestern.edu for instructions.

Hear directly from OLLI Members

Why Your Year-End Giving Should Include OLLI

Steve Greska

Susan Kay

Unlike other types of giving, your contribution to OLLI has an immediate and direct impact on your personal experience. All gifts are used exclusively for your OLLI program.

A gift of $250 or more places you on the Lead Donor list; Those with gifts of $500 or more will be recognized as Advanced Donors.

Photos:

Brown Bag Lunch Week

Evanston and Chicago Membership Enrichment Committees hosted a Brown Bag Lunch Week on both campuses this fall. OLLI members brought their their lunch and their appetite to meet, mingle, and engage with others.

View Evanston Photos

View Chicago Photos

Things you could give your loved ones this holiday season:

• Another sweater that may not fit.
• The latest gadget that will quickly be upstaged by something newer.
• OR...the gift of lifelong learning with an OLLI gift membership!

Simply click the button below and follow the prompts:

• Once your gift is delivered via email, your recipient will receive instructions to activate their membership.
• Treat your friends to a special Christmas, Hanukkah, or "just because" gift they will never forget.

Recordings of recent Lectures and Events — exclusively through Canvas for current OLLI members to view and enjoy.

Click the lecture title/s below to view recordings. You must log into your OLLI Canvas account for access.

Breaking the School to Prison Pipeline – December 2, 2022

Dr. Nneka Jones Tapia, the first psychologist to head the Cook County Jail, and Managing Director for Justice Initiatives at Chicago Beyond.

Patrick Keenan-Devlin, Executive Director of the Moran Center for Juvenile Advocacy.

The Threat of the White Power Movement – November 18, 2022

Dr. Kathleen Belew is a historian, author, and professor at Northwestern University, who specializes in the history of the present.

OLLI Staff work remotely December 20–22, 2022.

OLLI/NU closed for winter break December 23, 2022–January 2, 2023.

OLLI Staff work remotely January 3–February 3, 2023.