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 Loom26UZ401
Eleanor Clift
10 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Monday, July 6 Green Fashion: An Indonesian Entrepreneur Takes on Climate Change with Style26UZ201
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 Italy26UZ235
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 Rugs26UN767
Sumru Krody
3 – 4:30 p.m.
Tuesdays: July 7, 14, 21, 28
Tuesdays: August 4, 11
Horticulture A-Z26UN610
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 World26UN569
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 Life26UN735
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 Story26UN547
Erin Holland
11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Monday, August 3
Wednesday, August 5
Friday, August 7
Secrets on Old Master Drawings26UZ112
Nora Hamerman
10 a.m. – 12 p.m.

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