OLLI on TV & Video
Enjoy selected OLLI classes and talks at home (or anywhere else) on your computer. We are always adding talks, programs and past courses to our YouTube channel. Subscribe to our channel here and don't miss a thing!
In addition, we share recordings of select OLLI courses with our local community television stations. Pittsfield Community Television airs OLLI programs, free to our community, Monday through Friday at 1pm, as well as at other times.
The Benefits of Age Friendly Health Systems featuring Dr. Maura Brennan and Dr. Alice Bonner, former Massachusetts Secretary of Elder Affairs Recorded January 6, 2021
An Online Conversation with CNN's Jim Acosta Recorded July 9, 2020
Growing Stronger Together: A Berkshire SuperGenarian Forum Recorded July 8, 2020
Bestselling Author, Commentator & Former Presidential Speechwriter David Frum Recorded June 25, 2020
THE POLICING OF BLACK PEOPLE IN PUBLIC SPACES:AN OLD TREND THAT LEGISLATION HAS THE POWER TO STOP A presentation by Roberta McCulloch-Dews, recorded on June 17, 2020. Click here to watch.
OLLI COURSES ON VIDEO
Immigration: 1965 to the Present
Thanks to a grant from Berkshire Community College's Berkshire Immigrant Stories initiative and Mass Humanities, OLLI's sold out Spring 2018 course, Immigration: 1965 to the Present, taught by retired professor Katherine Kidd, is free and available to all: click below to access them:
April 12, Class Session One, Part One
April 12, Class Session One, Part Two
In addition, OLLI volunteers tape selected courses, which are then shared with local cable access stations, who broadcast them so the whole community gets a taste of the joy of learning at OLLI. Some of our many offerings include:
Nixon, taught by Stacy Wallach, J.D. Fall 2017
Contemporary Russia, taught by Katherine Kidd, Ph.D. Spring 2017
Contemporary Russia, class session #1
Contemporary Russia, class session #2
Contemporary Russia, class session #3
Contemporary Russia, class session #4
Contemporary Russia, class session #5
HELLO OLLI TV SHOW
OLLI also partners with students from Miss Hall’s School and Pittsfield Community Television to produce a half hour interview show called Hello OLLI. Each episode features a half hour interview with OLLI instructors on a variety of topics. Click the images below for access to each interview.