Image a pizza of all the wealth in the U.S. What portion of that pizza belongs to top 20% of Americans? How big a slice belongs to the bottom 40%? The reality will surprise you. Learn how much disparity of income and wealth hurts us all at the OLLI/WLS symposium "Inequality of Income and Wealth." Continue reading…
February 15-25, 2018
There are two new sets of locks at the Panama Canal, one each on the Atlantic and Pacific sides. The locks were added as part of a massive, nine-year canal expansion project. See the new locks and cruise the Caribbean on this OLLI travel opportunity.
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OLLI interest groups on sketching, baseball and science and technology will meet next week. Continue reading…
Join us to learn more about this tour opportunity and ask your questions. OLLI and the UNL Confucius Institute are working together again to organize a 10-day trip to China in May 2018. This trip, like the trip in 2014, will cover three representative cities in China. Continue reading…
The OLLI Diversity Committee is partnering with the YWCA and the Let's Talk Alliance to hold this event. Two documentary films, “Time: The Kalief Browder Story” and “The Obama Years: The Power of Words” will be shown on two separate nights. This event is free and open to the public. Continue reading…
E. N. Thompson Forum on World Issues
Is the election of Donald Trump really just one part of a much larger, global pattern of events that is still unfolding? Mark Blyth, the political economist, walks you through the disparate dynamics in both the U.S. and Europe. Continue reading…
At age 14, Carlotta Walls Lanier was the youngest of nine black students who integrated Little Rock Central High School in 1957. She will speak on Oct. 12 at the Nebraska Union. Continue reading…
2017 C.A. Sorsensen Lecture Series
Thomas Frank, the author of “Listen, Liberal,” explores the election of Trump and the conditions which lead to his election. Continue reading…
Thomas C. Sorensen Policy Seminar Series
UNL Public Policy Center
Congressman Don Bacon of Nebraska will speak about U.S. foreign policy on Wednesday, Oct 18, from 2-3 p.m. at the Great Plains Art Museum, 1155 Q. St. The event is free and open to the public.
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln is conducting a study on emotion processing. The study requires two lab visits about 60-90 minutes in length, completion of computer tasks and questionnaires, psychophysiological recording (e.g. sweat gland activity) and a brain scan (MRI). Continue reading…
Friday, Oct 20
Recognized by critics, audiences, and colleagues alike, for its polished and passionate performances, the Dorian Wind Quintet is known worldwide as one of chamber music’s preëminent and longest continuously active ensembles. Continue reading…
Fri, Nov 3
This year this popular event takes a new turn, as they invite special guests the i2 Choir, an inclusive and intergenerational choral ensemble that provides music-making opportunities for individuals of all abilities.
Join in for an evening of fun, great music and fabulous desserts!
Nov 3-19
This brilliant and groundbreaking tour de force in contemporary improvisational theatre explores the Book of Genesis and relates it to our modern experience with an eloquence and power which have earned it recognition as a milestone of American drama. Continue reading…
Abendmusik is celebrating its 45th anniversary season with more free concerts and collaborative experiences than ever. It's an invitation to join Abendmusik in song.
The next concert is on Sunday, Nov 5, with Daryl Robinson, organ virtuoso.
Designed to sharpen your skills. Continue reading…
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