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Osher at JHU Fall 2025 Class Schedule
Contents
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Monday Morning (10 a.m. – 12 p.m.)
| Columbia | Columbia |
| My Favorite Horror Movies From the 1930s – 25FB605 5 weeks – 9/15 to 10/20 (no class 9/22) Peter Silverglate – watch video preview |
A Modular Class on Nuclear Energy – 25FB622 6 weeks – 10/27 to 12/8 (no class 11/24) Richard Barrett – watch video preview |
| Columbia | Ingleside at King Farm |
| The Daughters of Eve – 25FB530 11 weeks – 9/15 to 12/8 (no class 9/22 & 11/24) Gideon Amir – watch video preview |
The Age of the Gothic Cathedral – 25FING112 11 weeks – 9/15 to 12/8 (no class 9/22 & 11/24) Nora Hamerman – watch video preview |
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| The Art of the Great Conductors – 25FZ106 11 weeks – 9/15 to 12/8 (no class 9/22 & 11/24) Saul Lilienstein – watch video preview |
Interviews With Authors – 25FZ302 5 weeks – 9/15 to 10/20 (no class 9/22) Claudia Kalb – watch video preview |
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| Hitler’s American Models: What the United States Taught the Nazis – 25FZ566 6 weeks – 10/27 to 12/8 (no class 11/24) Pete Kakel – watch video preview |
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Monday Afternoon (1 p.m. – 3 p.m.)
| Columbia | Columbia |
| The United States in the Early 20th Century – 25FB527 11 weeks – 9/15 to 12/8 (no class 9/22 & 11/24) David Hatch – watch video preview |
Introduction to Cultural Anthropology – 25FB627 5 weeks – 9/15 to 10/20 (no class 9/22) Tanya Icaza – watch video preview |
| Columbia | Ingleside at King Farm |
| Cooking for One or Two – 25FB631 6 weeks – 10/27 to 12/8 (no class 11/24) Christine Van Bloem – watch video preview |
America in the 1950s: Suburbs, Suspicion, Segregation, and Space – 25FING516 11 weeks – 9/15 to 12/8 (no class 11/24) Joan Adams – watch video preview |
| Zoom | Zoom |
| Only the Good Die Young: Legacies of the Masters – 25FZ103 11 weeks – 9/15 to 12/8 (no class 9/22 & 11/24) Jonathan Palevsky – watch video preview |
Great Books – 25FZ215 11 weeks – 9/15 to 12/8 (no class 9/22 & 11/24) Mark Weinstein – watch video preview |
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| A New Theory of Money and Finance – 25FZ732 5 weeks – 9/15 to 10/20 (no class 9/22) Edward Hadas – watch video preview |
Marvin Kalb: A Personal History – 25FZ305 6 weeks – 10/27 to 12/8 (no class 11/24) Deborah Kalb & Marvin Kalb – watch video preview |
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Tuesday Morning (10 a.m. – 12 p.m.)
| Residences at Vantage Point |
Residences at Vantage Point |
| Climate Change: Back to Basics – 25OVP606 5 weeks – 9/16 to 10/21 (no class 9/23) Ron Edelstein – watch video preview |
Musical Escapes – 25FOVP117 6 weeks – 10/28 to 12/9 (no class 11/25) Roger Brunyate – watch video preview |
| Carnegie | Carnegie |
| The Daughters of Eve – 25FMF530 11 weeks – 9/16 to 12/9 (no class 9/23 & 11/25) Gideon Amir – watch video preview |
The American Revolution – 25FMF522 11 weeks – 9/16 to 12/9 (no class 9/23 & 11/25) Robert Hines – watch video preview |
| Zoom | Zoom |
| Broadway Musicals Deconstructed – 25FZ139 5 weeks – 9/16 to 10/21 (no class 9/23) Sam and Candy Caponegro – watch video preview |
Artificial Intelligence – 25FZ625 6 weeks – 10/28 to 12/9 (no class 11/26) Mir Mohammed Assadullah – watch video preview |
| Zoom | Zoom |
| Time is Like a Circle: Film Noir and Science Fiction Hybrids: Alphaville and Soylent Green – 25FZ538 5 weeks – 9/16 to 10/21 (no class 9/23) Melissa Hilbish – watch video preview |
People of the North and of the Pacific Northwest Coast – 25FZ602 6 weeks – 10/28 to 12/9 (no class 11/25) George Scheper – watch video preview |
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Tuesday Afternoon (1 p.m. – 3 p.m.)
| Residences at Vantage Point | Carnegie |
| Caravaggio (1571–1610), His Art and Times – 25FZ109 11 weeks – 9/16 to 12/9 (no class 9/23 & 11/25) Joseph Paul Cassar – watch video preview |
Fascism: A History – 25FMF520 11 weeks – 9/16 to 12/9 (no class 9/23 & 11/25) Naomi Daremblum – watch video preview |
| Carnegie | Zoom |
| Aviation Trailblazers, First Non-stops, and Airlines Flying the Atlantic in the Golden Age of Air – 25FMF409 11 weeks – 9/16 to 12/9 (no class 9/23 & 11/25) Don Stanton – watch video preview |
1940s Movies Before, During, and After World War II – 25FZ108 11 weeks – 9/16 to 12/9 (no class 9/23 & 11/25) Stan Levin – watch video preview |
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| Caravaggio (1571–1610), His Art and Times – 25FZ109 11 weeks – 9/23 to 12/9 (no class 9/23 & 11/25) Joseph Paul Cassar – watch video preview |
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Tuesday Evening (7 – 8:30 p.m.)
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| The Symphony Decoded: Understanding the Orchestra – 25FZ119 5 weeks – 9/16 to 10/21 (no class 9/23) Samantha Clarke – watch video preview |
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Wednesday Morning (10 a.m. – 12 p.m.)
| Columbia | Columbia |
| Made in America! – 25FB103 12 weeks – 9/17 to 12/10 (no class 11/26) Jonathan Palevsky – watch video preview |
Romance at the Movies – 25FB110 12 weeks – 9/17 to 12/10 (no class 11/26) William Florman – watch video preview |
| Carnegie | Carnegie |
| Comedy in Song – 25FMF117 12 weeks – 9/17 to 12/10 (no class 11/26) Roger Brunyate – watch video preview |
1940s Movies Before, During, and After World War II– 25FMF108 12 weeks – 9/17 to 12/10 (no class 11/26) Stan Levin – watch video preview |
| Zoom | Zoom |
| International Politics and the Media – 25FZ402 12 weeks – 9/17 to 12/10 (no class 11/26) Melvin Goodman – watch video preview |
Leonardo da Vinci: Facets of Genius – 25FMF112 12 weeks – 9/17 to 12/10 (no class 11/26) Nora Hamerman – watch video preview |
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Wednesday Afternoon (1 p.m. – 3 p.m.)
| Columbia | Columbia |
| Sondheim: Innovation and Influence – 25FB188 6 weeks – 9/17 to 10/22 Thea Tullman Moore – watch video preview |
The Human Microbiome – 25FB615 6 weeks – 10/29 to 12/10 (no class 11/26) Kristina Obom – watch video preview |
| Columbia | Columbia |
| Multifaceted Guitar: Exploring the Diversity of Guitar Music – 25FB107 6 weeks – 9/17 to 10/22 Vladimir Fridman – watch video preview |
Wild Beasts: Matisse, Derain, and the Origins of Fauvism – 25FB214 6 weeks – 10/29 to 12/10 (no class 11/26) Laura Donnelly – watch video preview |
| Carnegie | Carnegie |
| Trump and the Law – 25FMF431 6 weeks – 9/17 to 10/22 Stephen Wermiel – watch video preview |
Capital Cities: Art, Architecture, and Identity – 25FMF113 6 weeks – 10/29 to 12/10 (no class 11/26) Judy Scott Feldman – watch video preview |
| Carnegie | Carnegie |
| Culinary Medicine – 25FMF631 6 weeks – 9/17 to 10/22 Christine Van Bloem – watch video preview |
Fundamentals of Drawing – 25FMF157 6 weeks – 10/29 to 12/10 (no class 11/26) Kate Katz – watch video preview |
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| Taking Stock: Who’s Up, Who’s Down, and Who’s Still Around? – 25FZ420 12 weeks – 9/17 to 12/10 (no class 11/26) Eleanor Clift – watch video preview |
Palliative and Hospice Care: Professional Processes, Personal Perspectives – 25FZ642 6 weeks – 9/17 to 10/22 Katherine Marx – watch video preview |
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| Clint Eastwood: From Horseback to Director’s Chair – 25FZ145 6 weeks – 10/29 to 12/10 (no class 11/26) Sig Libowitz – watch video preview |
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Thursday Morning (10 a.m. – 12 p.m.)
| Carnegie | Carnegie |
| Taking Stock: Who’s Up, Who’s Down, and Who’s Still Around? – 25FMF420 11 weeks – 9/18 to 12/11 (no class 10/2 & 11/27) Eleanor Clift – watch video preview |
E-Commerce for Beginners – 25FMF704 5 weeks – 9/18 to 10/23 (no class 10/2) John Lim – watch video preview |
| Carnegie | Zoom |
| Mobile Photography Using the iPhone – 25FMF153 6 weeks – 10/30 to 12/11 (no class 11/27) Rollin Fraser – watch video preview |
The Novels of Joseph Conrad – 25FZ206 11 weeks – 9/18 to 12/11 (no class 10/2 & 11/27) Robert Jacobs – watch video preview |
| Zoom | Zoom |
| Health Care in Humanitarian Emergencies – 25FZ645 5 weeks – 9/18 to 10/23 (no class 10/2) Gilbert Burnham – watch video preview |
The Archaeology of Writing: Exploring its Origins, Evolution, and Decipherment – 25FZ534 6 weeks – 10/30 to 12/11 (no class 11/27) John Hessler – watch video preview |
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Thursday Afternoon (1 p.m. – 3 p.m.)
| Carnegie | Carnegie |
| More Geniuses of American Musical Theater – 25FMF154 5 weeks – 9/18 to 10/23 (no class 10/2) Dan Sherman – watch video preview |
Traveling the World With Detective Fiction – 25FMF235 6 weeks – 10/30 to 12/11 (no class 11/27) Melinda Kramer – watch video preview |
| Carnegie | Carnegie |
| Six More Infectious Diseases That Changed the World– 25FMF615 5 weeks – 9/18 to 10/23 (no class 10/2) Kristina Obom – watch video preview |
Contemporary Issues in Criminal Law– 25FMF510 6 weeks – 10/30 to 12/11 (no class 11/27) John McCarthy – watch video preview |
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| Osher at JHU Lecture Series – 25FZ900 11 weeks – 9/18 to 12/11 (no class 10/2 & 11/27) William Lewis – watch video preview |
The Memoir Seminar: Research and Enrichment – 25FZ301 5 weeks – 9/18 to 10/23 (no class 10/2) Diane Scharper – watch video preview |
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| Artificial Intelligence and Art – 25FZ166 6 weeks – 10/30 to 12/11 (no class 11/27) Hugh Leeman – watch video preview |
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Thursday Evening (7 – 8:30 p.m.)
| Zoom | Zoom |
| Swashbuckling Pirates and Patriotic Privateers of the Chesapeake Bay – 25FZ587 3 weeks – 10/30 to 11/13 Jamie L.H. Goodall – watch video preview |
Capping, Cutting, and Containing Nuclear Arms – 25FZ425 3 weeks – 11/20 to 12/1 (no class 11/27) Mark Fitzpatrick – watch video preview |
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