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Summer 2026 Course Schedule
Osher at JHU’s Summer Membership is an easy way to sample Osher at JHU class(es). The one-time pass is $50 and gives registrants access to the courses offered in Summer 2026—which are priced per course.
For new, non-Osher members, please click Enroll Yourself, enter or create your user name (email) and password, then select Summer Online Membership in Box 1. Click Save to Cart and Add More Courses, then choose the desired classes in Box 3.
Attention current Osher members: You do not need to pay a membership fee. Instead, login here. In Box 3, click the name of your current membership and choose your intersession courses there.
Blue header background indicates an onsite class. Visit our Locations page for more information on where classes are scheduled.
Green header background indicates a virtual Zoom class.
To register online, click on a course number below. You can also register by phone at 301-294-7058 or email [email protected].
| Dates | Course | Time |
| Monday, June 15 Wednesday, June 17 Friday, June 19 |
The Unbearable Lightness of Being: Novel and Film Bill Florman Note: In-person class at First Presbyterian Church of Howard County |
10 a.m. – 12 p.m. |
| Friday, August 7 | Montgomery County’s 250th Anniversary Lecture & Sarah’s Handmade Ice Cream Ice Cream Social – 26U501 Ralph Buglass Note: In-person class at Carnegie |
1 – 2:30 p.m. |
| Dates | Course | Time |
| Monday, June 22 Wednesday, June 24 Friday, June 26 |
Countdown: Midterms Loom – 26UZ401 Eleanor Clift |
10 a.m. – 12 p.m. |
| Monday, July 6 | Green Fashion: An Indonesian Entrepreneur Takes on Climate Change with Style – 26UZ201 Claudia Kalb |
1 – 3 p.m. |
| Tuesday, July 7 Thursday, July 9 |
Turning Points: How Key Moments Shaped the Modern World – 26UZ554 John Rossi |
10 – 11:30 a.m. |
| Mondays: July 6, 13, 20 | La Dolce Vita with a Dollop of Murder: Detective Fiction Set in Italy – 26UZ235 Melinda Kramer |
10 a.m. – 12 p.m. |
| Mondays: July 6, 13, 20, 27 Mondays: August 3, 10 |
Threads Of History: Exploring the World of Oriental Rugs – 26UN767 Sumru Krody |
3 – 4:30 p.m. |
| Tuesdays: July 7, 14, 21, 28 Tuesdays: August 4, 11 |
Horticulture A-Z – 26UN610 Chris Baker |
7 – 8:30 p.m. |
| Tuesday, July 14 Thursday, July 16 |
International Politics and the Media – 26UZ402 Mel Goodman |
10 a.m. – 12 p.m. |
| Tuesdays: July 21, 28 Thursdays: August 4, 11, 18, 25 |
Huckleberry Finn – 26UZ207 Robert Jacobs |
1– 3 p.m. |
| Wednesdays: July 8, 15, 22, 29 Wednesdays: August 5, 12 |
Canals and the Making of the Modern World – 26UN569 Bernie Carlson |
11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. |
| Wednesdays: July 15, 22, 29 Wednesdays: August 5, 12, 19 |
Women Architects and Designers – 26UN168 Eleanor Schrader |
1 – 2:30 p.m. |
| Thursdays: July 9, 16, 23, 30 Thursdays: August 6, 13 |
Endless Grounds: Coffee’s Social, Economic, and Cultural Life – 26UN735 Robert Thurston |
11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. |
| Fridays: July 24, 31 Fridays: August 7, 14, 21, 28 |
History of Signs: How Signs Tell America’s Story – 26UN547 Erin Holland |
11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. |
| Monday, August 3 Wednesday, August 5 Friday, August 7 |
Secrets on Old Master Drawings – 26UZ112 Nora Hamerman |
10 a.m. – 12 p.m. |