Tag: Lifelong Learning Institute

Lifelong Learning Institute Holds Welcome Week Jan. 10-13

Fall 2021 Week of Welcome event with Robert Watson – his talk was called: “The Glorious Burden: The American Presidency, A to Z”

Join the NSU Lifelong Learning Institute for a hybrid, interactive, social-learning environment. Try us out for FREE during the LLI Winter Welcome Week from January 10 to January 13, 2022.

You can attend live in-person or via zoom. In-person attendance is limited to 100 per class. Registration required and register early for in-person attendance. Zoom links will be provided by January 7, 2022.

Daily lectures will be held 10–11:30 a.m. and 12:30–2:00 p.m. Please note the distinction of lecturers who will be in person and who will lecture remotely via Zoom. The classroom is open for all lectures.

Register by emailing lli@nova.edu (Subject Line: LLI Winter Welcome Week).

Posted 12/03/21

Lifelong Learning Institute’s Free Lecture Series Starts Oct. 27

Nova Southeastern University’s Lifelong Learning Institute (LLI) will be offering a new monthly community and intergenerational lecture series on “Civics and Democracy.”

Charles Zelden, Ph.D., professor of history and politics in the Halmos College of Arts and Sciences, will be the lecturer. The free Zoom Lecture series will require registration with Zoom links provide after registration. To register, email lli@nova.edu (subject line: Civics and Democracy Series).

The full civics and democracy series schedule:

  • Voting 12:30–2 p.m., October 27, 2021
  • Suffrage 12:30–2 p.m., November 10, 2021
  • Voter Suppression 12:30–2 p.m., December 15, 2021
  • Voter Rights 12:30–2 p.m., January 12, 2022
  • Contested Elections 10–11:30 a.m., February 21, 2022
  • The Power of Protest 10–11:30 a.m., March 28, 2022
  • Ideological Polarization 10–11:30 a.m., April 25, 2022
  • Series Wrap-Up 10–11:30 a.m., May 23, 2022

This free lecture series is sponsored by Florida Humanities.

Faculty Members Hold Discussion on Healthcare Management

Ben Mulvey, Ph.D.

Mark Jaffe, M.D.

With the COVID-19 pandemic showcasing disparities in our health care delivery system, a timely discussion titled “Who Should Manage Healthcare? A Conversation with
a Philosopher, a Clinician, and You” was presented on May 5, 2021 via Zoom to the members of the Lifelong Learning Institute by two Halmos College of Arts and Sciences Faculty.

Ben Mulvey, Ph.D., associate professor in the Department of Humanities and Politics who has been a member of the NSU faculty since 1988, and Mark Jaffe, M.D. associate professor in the Department of Biological Sciences, who has been a member of the NSU faculty since 2004, presented their respective viewpoints and members of the audience weighed in with their own perspectives as the pair tackled the cost, quality and access of health care in the U.S. today.

NSU’s Lifelong Learning Institute (LLI) was founded in 1977 and serves lifelong learning passions of retired adults. The LLI, a center within the College of Osteopathic Medicine, is located on NSU’s Fort Lauderdale East Campus. older-adult learning.