Diversity, Inclusion, Equity, and Accessibility

• Check out our DEIA tab above to find a list of educational resources.

OLLI Course Policies

• Waitlists:
  • If a course reaches its maximum enrollment: you have the option to place yourself on the waitlist. Members do not pay for the waitlist. If a seat becomes available, OLLI will email you directly. If you wish to enroll at that time, staff will request payment. In some cases, a waitlist may open because of the following: the instructor allows more members in, we move the course location to allow for more members, or a second section may be scheduled. OLLI will email enrolled members of a waitlisted course: three weeks before the course begins to ensure all those enrolled still plan to attend. Some enrolled members may drop the course, and this will open seats for waitlisted members.
• Course reminders:
  • All OLLI courses: enrolled members receive an email reminder one-week before the first class. Online Courses: enrolled members will receive the following:
    A link to the online meeting within the one-week reminder.•A second email reminder with the same link, one day before each class/session.•The link to the online meeting will remain the same throughout the course.

Resources – Recorded Presentations

History, Racial and Ethnic Programs

• “OLLI at UVA Special Presentation: “Frank W. Benson: An American in Paris” with Faith Andrews Bedford
• “Special Presentation: The Ledger and the Chain: How Domestic Slave Traders Shaped America” with Joshua Rothman
• “OLLI at UVA and The History Club present: THOMAS JEFFERSON” with Peter Onuf
• “OLLI at UVA and The History Club present: Why the New Deal Matters” with Eric Rauchway
• “Me Too: Enslaved Women, Sexual Abuse, and Resistance” with Melton McLaurin hosted by The History Club and OLLI at UVA
• “How American Politics Turned Tribal from George Washington to the Present” with James Morone hosted by The History Club and OLLI at UVA
• “Revisiting Civil War Turning Points: Memory, Reality, and Popular Misconception,” with Professor Gallagher, OLLI at UVA in collaboration with the Charlottesville History Club
• “The Great Influenza of 1918” with Dr. Donald Johnson hosted by OLLI at UVA in collaboration with the Charlottesville History Club
• “The Racial and Ethnic History of Charlottesville” with Charlene Green at the Jefferson School’s African American Heritage Center in Charlottesville, VA
• “Inventing the Nonsmoker: The Unheralded Activists in the History of the Cigarette” with Sarah Milov, OLLI at UVA in collaboration with the Charlottesville History Club
• “Memorial to Enslaved Laborers at the University of Virginia” with Dr. Shelley Viola Murphy
• “How the Civil War Generation Wanted Us to Remember The Civil War” with Dr. Caroline Janney hosted by OLLI at UVA in collaboration with the Charlottesville History Club
• “The Lyncher in the Family” with Dr. Grace Hale hosted by OLLI at UVA in collaboration with the Charlottesville History Club
• “Was Reconstruction a Lost Moment” with UVA Professor Gary Gallagher hosted by OLLI at UVA in collaboration with the Charlottesville History Club.
• “Patrick Henry vs. Thomas Jefferson” with John A. Ragosta hosted by OLLI at UVA

Public Affairs

• “2020 Elections: Ten Days and Counting” with Mike Gilliland hosted by OLLI at UVA
• “The Origins of Political Parties in America” with Dr. David Houpt hosted by OLLI at UVA

Health and Well-being Programs

• “Advance Care Planning: Having your Wishes for Future Medical Care Known and Honored” with Cindy Westley
• “Gentle Chair Yoga” with OLLI at UVA Executive Director, Leslie Pont, E-RYT 200
• “Developing a Compassion Practice: Guided Exercise” with OLLI at UVA Executive Director, Leslie Pont, NBC-HWC

Lifestyle

• “McIntire Botanical Garden: A New Name and More News” with Jill Trischman-Marks hosted by OLLI at UVA

OLLI’s eNewsletter: The Insider

• The Insider is our main line of communication with our membership and wider community.  This publication is packed with OLLI at UVA programming content, information about our instructors, ways to get involved, community events, and so much more.  Members receive unique Insider editions weekly, while a monthly Insider is delivered monthly to our larger community.
• Join the OLLI eNewsletter

University of Virginia Resources

• Alderman Library – serves advanced undergraduates, graduate students, and faculty in the humanities and social sciences at the University of Virginia.
• The Miller Center of Public Affairs at the University of Virginia – a national nonpartisan center to research, reflect, and report on American government.
• Virginia  Humanities – Many interesting activities including the very popular Virginia Festival of the Book
• Lifetime Learning – for UVa alumni, parents, and friends.

Charlottesville Area Resources

• Piedmont Virginia Community College – offers a number of non-credit enrichment courses, some of which may be taken online.
• The Center at Belvedere – help you stay healthy and connected in whatever way works best for you.
• JABA (Jefferson Area Board of Aging) is a non-profit agency on aging serving seniors, caregivers, and their families in Central Virginia.
• R. R. Smith Center for History and Art – Staunton, VA
• CATEC (Charlottesville-Albemarle Technical Education Center) – Computer training and some online courses.
• Open Doors – A publication by Albemarle County Public Schools Community Education Office.

Links to websites external to the University of Virginia should not be considered endorsement of those websites or any information contained therein.