Lifelong learners over 50 invited to sign up for Vanderbilt Osher winter classes | Releases - Vanderbilt University News

Ann Marie Deer Owens, VUMC Reporter says, Winter 2020 classes offered by the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Vanderbilt include the history of Fort Negley, memoir writing, brain disorders and a Shakespeare production. 

Vanderbilt’s Osher Lifelong Learning classes are open to everyone 50 and above
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Significant Civil War battles around Middle Tennessee, six American novels spanning the 20th century and the causes of brain disorders are among the topics offered by the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Vanderbilt for its 2020 winter term.

For the first time, Osher is offering the opportunity to sing in a chorus this term led by the director of the Fisk Jubilee Singers. Other classes will focus on U.S. history from the women’s perspective, organizational tools and tips for writing a memoir, upcoming productions by the Nashville Shakespeare Festival and OZ Arts Nashville, and more. 

“Our mission is to help adults over 50 rediscover the joy of learning through our noncredit classes and build community with others who share similar interests,” said Norma Clippard, program director for the Osher Lifelong Institute at Vanderbilt. “One of the benefits of the Osher membership is the opportunity to form new friendships.”

Class registration is open now and continues through Jan. 3. ...

The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Vanderbilt is housed within the Division of Government and Community Relations.
For more information, call 615-343-0700.
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Source: Vanderbilt University News