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The Social Science courses refer to topics concerned with human society and the relationships of individuals within a society. Osher classes cover a wide variety of disciplines.

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  A Bucket List For The Casual Hiker (Sankar Seetharama) NEW

Class ID: 5693

19 Seats Left

Schedule : Weekly - Thu 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM; starting 10/23/2025, ending 10/23/2025

Rental Charge: $0.00

Material Fee: $0.00

Start date: 10/23/25

End date: 10/23/25

Location : CMU Campus, Cyert Hall Location : 
  CMU Campus, Cyert Hall.

Room :  Osher Room A

Instructor : Sankar Seetharama 

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Chestnut Farm: Ongoing Restoration Case & Tour (Byron Black, Jean Black)

Class ID: 5551

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Schedule : Multiple Class Schedules:   Weekly - Tue 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM; starting 10/21/2025, ending 10/21/2025. 
   Weekly - Tue 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM; starting 10/28/2025, ending 10/28/2025. <

Rental Charge: $0.00

Material Fee: $0.00

Start date: 10/21/25

End date: 10/28/25

Location : Multiple Location : 
  CMU Campus, Cyert Hall. 
  Community Site, Chesnut Farm.

Room : Multiple  Room : 
  Olmsted Activity Room. 
  TBD, Chestnut Farm, Washington.

Instructor : Byron Black 

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Demographics: An Emerging Global Crisis (Stephen Blank)

Class ID: 5549

79 Seats Left

Schedule : Weekly - Thu 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM; 2 sessions; starting 10/23/2025, ending 10/30/2025

Rental Charge: $0.00

Material Fee: $0.00

Start date: 10/23/25

End date: 10/30/25

Location : Online, Online Course Location : 
  Online, Online Course.

Room :  Zoom

Instructor : Stephen Blank 

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Infrastructure: Holding Things Together (Stephen Blank)

Class ID: 5548

79 Seats Left

Schedule : Weekly - Tue 2:45 PM - 4:45 PM; 2 sessions; starting 10/21/2025, ending 10/28/2025

Rental Charge: $0.00

Material Fee: $0.00

Start date: 10/21/25

End date: 10/28/25

Location : Online, Online Course Location : 
  Online, Online Course.

Room :  Zoom

Instructor : Stephen Blank 

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  My Career As An FBI Agent (Julia Meredith) NEW

Class ID: 5674

7 Seats Left

Schedule : Weekly - Wed 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM; 2 sessions; starting 10/22/2025, ending 10/29/2025

Rental Charge: $0.00

Material Fee: $0.00

Start date: 10/22/25

End date: 10/29/25

Location : CMU Campus, Cyert Hall Location : 
  CMU Campus, Cyert Hall.

Room :  Osher Room B

Instructor : Julia Meredith 

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  Rebirth Of The Public Library (Jon Klancher) NEW

Class ID: 5666

10 Seats Left

Schedule : Weekly - Tue 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM; 6 sessions; starting 11/11/2025, ending 12/16/2025

Rental Charge: $0.00

Material Fee: $0.00

Start date: 11/11/25

End date: 12/16/25

Location : CMU Campus, Cyert Hall Location : 
  CMU Campus, Cyert Hall.

Room :  Osher Room A

Instructor : Jon Klancher 

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  Senior Living Simplicity (Wendy Zinkone & Jennifer Thayer) NEW

Class ID: 5691

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Schedule : Weekly - Thu 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM; 5 sessions; starting 11/6/2025, ending 12/11/2025 ; Class Skip Dates : (No class on 11/27/2025)

Rental Charge: $0.00

Material Fee: $0.00

Start date: 11/06/25

End date: 12/11/25

Location : CMU Campus, Cyert Hall Location : 
  CMU Campus, Cyert Hall.

Room :  Hawkins Conference Room

Instructor : Wendy Zinkone 

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  Telling Your Personal Story (Norton Gusky) NEW

Class ID: 5663

16 Seats Left

Schedule : Weekly - Thu 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM; 5 sessions; starting 9/11/2025, ending 10/16/2025 ; Class Skip Dates : (No class on 10/2/2025)

Rental Charge: $0.00

Material Fee: $0.00

Start date: 09/11/25

End date: 10/16/25

Location : Online, Online Course Location : 
  Online, Online Course.

Room :  Zoom

Instructor : Norton Gusky 

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The Magic Of Rails: Great Rail Journeys (Sankar Seetharama)

Class ID: 5677

7 Seats Left

Schedule : Weekly - Thu 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM; starting 10/30/2025, ending 10/30/2025

Rental Charge: $0.00

Material Fee: $0.00

Start date: 10/30/25

End date: 10/30/25

Location : CMU Campus, Cyert Hall Location : 
  CMU Campus, Cyert Hall.

Room :  Osher Room A

Instructor : Sankar Seetharama 

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  Theories Of Justice (Jack Ochs) NEW

Class ID: 5576

16 Seats Left

Schedule : Weekly - Tue 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM; 2 sessions; starting 10/21/2025, ending 10/28/2025

Rental Charge: $0.00

Material Fee: $0.00

Start date: 10/21/25

End date: 10/28/25

Location : Online, Online Course Location : 
  Online, Online Course.

Room :  Zoom

Instructor : Jack Ochs 

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  Urban Planning Choices (Ruth Cooper Reidbord, Barbara Siegel)

Class ID: 5543

7 Seats Left

Schedule : Weekly - Thu 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM; 5 sessions; starting 9/4/2025, ending 10/16/2025 ; Class Skip Dates : (No class on 9/25/2025, 10/2/2025)

Rental Charge: $0.00

Material Fee: $0.00

Start date: 09/04/25

End date: 10/16/25

Location : CMU Campus, Cyert Hall Location : 
  CMU Campus, Cyert Hall.

Room :  Osher Room B

Instructor : Ruth Cooper Reidbord 

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