Sample Lectures
Sample Course Lectures from Spring 2013
"Thinking Critically about 21st-Century Food & Nutrition" with Facilitator Joe Carlin
March 11 class , March 18 class, March 25 class, April 1 class, April 8 class
"In Safe Hands: True Stories from the United States Customs and Border Protection" with Facilitator Michael H. Cunningham
March 11 class , March 18 class, March 25 class, April 1 class
"Introduction to Italy and Italian Culture" with Facilitator Irene L. Roman
March 5 class, March 12 class, March 26 class, April 2 class, April 9 class. April 23 class
"You Bet Your Sweets Assets: Economics in a Changing World" with Facilitator Randall Holman
March 14 class , March 21 class, March 28 class , April 4 class, April 18 class, April 25 class , May 2 class
"Hollywood's Gender Trouble" with Facilitator Linda Dittmar
March 14 class, March 28 class, April 4 class, April 11 class, April 18 class, April 25 class, May 2 class, May 9 class
"Modern China through Film" with Facilitator Vincent Capone
April 8 class, April 22 class , April 29 class, May 6 class, May 13 class
"King Leopold’s Ghost: Colonialism and the Tragedy of the Congo"
April 23 class , April 30 class, May 7 class , May 14 class
Sample Brownbag Presentations from Spring 2013
"John Adams and The Boston Massacre" with presenter Gary L. Hylander
"The Origins of Baseball" with presenter Vincent Cannato
"Underground Boston" with presenter Joe Bagley
"Poems for Real Men- and Women!" with presenter Richard Pierce
Sample Course Lectures from Spring 2012
"Understanding American Conflict in the Middle East and Central Asia" with facilitator Joseph Sarkisian
September 18 class, September 25 class, October 2 class, October 16 class, October 31 class
"The Rise and Fall of the Soviet Union" with facilitator Rita P. Peters
September 19 class, September 26 class, October 3 class, October 10 class, October 17 class, October 24 class
"Eating & Drinking in Colonial Boston" with facilitator Joe Carlin
September 24 class , October 1 class, October 22 class, November 5 class
"The World Religions: A Re-Introduction" with facilitator Richard Pierce
September 28th class, October 5 class, October 12 class, October 19 class, October 26 class, November 2 class
"Fore-Armed Vs. Strong-Armed: Economics Explained for the Mature Adult" with facilitator Randall Holman
October 3 class, October 17 class, October 24 class, October 31 class, November 7 class, November 14 class
"Darwin, Evolution, and Biology Today" with facilitator Ruth Bennett
October 4 class, October 11 class, October 18 class, October 25 class, November 1 class, November 8 class
"Classical Archaeology: Uncovering the Greco-Roman World" with facilitator Frank Smith
October 9 class, October 16 class, October 23 class, November 6 class, November 13 class, November 20 class
"America Votes: The Road to the White House" with facilitator Gary Hylander
October 12 class, October 19 class, October 26 class
"The Political Economy of the Metropolitan Areas" with facilitator Phillip Granberry
October 23 class, October 30 class, November 6 class, November 13 class, November 20 class
"Inside the Apollo Project: The Story of the People that Made it Possible" with facilitator Tom Fitzgibbon
October 25 class, November 1 class, November 8 class, November 15 class, November 29 class , December 6 class
"Evolution of the Boston Harbor from Colonial Days to the Present" with facilitator Michael H. Cunningham
November 5 class, November 19 class, November 26 class, December 3 class, December 10
Sample Brown Bag Presentations from Fall 2012
"One Times Square" with presenter Joe McKendry
September 24 presentation
"Brookline's Variation on the 'Village' Model: Implications for Your Community" with presenter Frank Caro
October 1 presentation
"Cocktails: A Global History"with presenter Joe Carlin
"American Quilt Traditions" with presenter Cheryl Savageau
"Women of the Bible in Art"
"America Has Voted: The Election of 2012- Where Do We Go From Here?" with presenter Gary L. Hylander
Sample Course Lectures from Spring 2012
"Moving Forward from Crises: Historical Review of the U.S. and China" with facilitator Wanli Hu
March 13 class, March 14 class, March 19 class, March 21 class, March 26 class, March 28 class, April 2 class, April 4 class,
April 9 class, April 11 class
"Our Turbulent World: Travels in Three Conflict Regions" with facilitator Barry Pell
March 14 class, March 21 class, March 28 class
"What's Good to Eat?" with facilitator Joe Carlin
March 30 class, April 13, April 20 class, April 27 class, May 4 class
"Non-Jewish Victims of the Third Reich" with facilitator Janet Lemus
April 3 class, April 10 class, April 17 class, April 24 class
"Healthy Lifestyles to Improve Brain Health: Evidence-based Recommendations" with facilitators Nancy Emerson Lombardo, Phd, and Lynn Serper
April 12 class, April 19 class, April 26 class, May 3 class, May 10 class
"Globalization: Who is Winning and Who is Losing?" with facilitator Michael Keating
May 1 class, May 8 class , May 22 class
Sample Brown Bag Presentations from Spring 2012
"Mozambique: Portuguese and African Culture Blend in Southern Africa" with presenter Barry Pell
"Tibet and Nepal: Spiritual People of the Himalayas" with presenter Barry Pell
Sample Course Lectures from Fall 2011
"From the Great War - the War to End All Wars - to the Second World War" with facilitator Rita Peters
September 19 class, September 26 class, October 3 class, October 17 class, October 24 class, October 31 class
"Eating and Drinking in Colonial Boston" with facilitator Joe Carlin
September 20 class, September 27 class, October 4 class, October 11 class, October 18 class
"The Great 'Enemies' of Religion (And Why We Should Love Them More Than 'Friends')," with facilitator Richard Pierce
September 30 class, October 7 class, October 14 class, October 21 class, October 28 class, November 4 class, November 18
"Boccaccio and His Age" with facilitator Frank Smith
October 18 class, October 25 class, November 1 class, November 15 class, November 22 class, November 29 class, December 6 class
"Countries of Southeast Asia - Struggles and Success Stories," with facilitator Barry Pell
October 28 class, November 3 class, November 10 class, November 15 class
"The Search for the Historical Jesus" with facilitator Jim Morris
November 2 class, November 9 class, November 16 class, November 30 class
Sample Brownbag Presentation from Fall 2011
"China: Rapid Changes in an Ancient Land" with presenter Barry Pell
September 28 presentation
"Namibia: Africa's Hidden Gem" with presenter Barry Pell
October 6 presentation
"Did the New Republican Party Drive the Country into the Civil War? (Video Conference)
November 16 presentation
"Return to Vietnam: A Photo Essay (Video Conference)
Sample Course Lectures from Spring 2011
"Great People, Great Books, and Great Stories in the Bible" with facilitator Jim Morris
March 2 class, March 9 class, March 16 class, April 13 class
"Greco-Roman Comedy" with facilitator Frank Smith
March 10 class, March 31 class, April 7 class, April 14 class
"What's Good to Eat?" with facilitator Joe Carlin
March 15 class, March 22 class, March 29 class, April 5 class, April 12 class
"Does Foreign Aid Help Poor People?" with facilitator Michael Keating
April 4 class, April 11 class, April 25 class
"Island Countries on Three Continents" with facilitator Barry Pell
April 19 class, April 26 class
"Healthy Lifestyles to Improve Brain Health:
Evidence-based Recommendations" with facilitator Nancy Emerson Lombardo
April 28 class, May 12 class, May 19 class, May 26 class
"Non-Jewish Victims of the Third Reich" with facilitator Janet Lemus
May 9 class, May 16 class, June 6 class
Sample Brown Bag Presentations from Spring 2011
"The Abolitionists and the Civil War," with presenter Michael Chesson
"Shall We All Be Forgotten?: American Poetry after Robert Frost "with presenter Richard Pierce
"India - Tradition and Modernity Collide on the Subcontinent" with presenter Barry Pell
"Oman and Yemen - Historic Land of the Queen of Sheba" with presenter Barry Pell
"Qigong and Traditional Chinese Medicine in Enhancing Brain Functions: Getting Smarter, Delaying Aging, Sleeping Better, Recovering from Addictions and Treating Neurological Disorders"
with presenter Dr. Zhixiang Gao
