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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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  "You Say You Want A Revolution?" (L. Jon Grogan) NEW

Class ID: 5443

18 Seats Left

Schedule : Weekly - Tue 2:15 PM - 3:45 PM; 5 sessions; starting 5/6/2025, ending 6/3/2025

Rental Charge: $0.00

Material Fee: $0.00

Start date: 05/06/25

End date: 06/03/25

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

Room :  Osher Room B

Instructor : L Jon Grogan 

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Discovering A Family History (Carleton Young)

Class ID: 5478

29 Seats Left

Schedule : Weekly - Thu 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM; starting 6/26/2025, ending 6/26/2025

Rental Charge: $0.00

Material Fee: $0.00

Start date: 06/26/25

End date: 06/26/25

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

Room :  Osher Room A

Instructor : Carleton Young 

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George Westinghouse - You Can Be Sure (David Bear)

Class ID: 5468

14 Seats Left

Schedule : Weekly - Tue 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM; 2 sessions; starting 6/24/2025, ending 7/1/2025

Rental Charge: $0.00

Material Fee: $0.00

Start date: 06/24/25

End date: 07/01/25

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

Room :  Osher Room B

Instructor : David Bear 

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  Heroes Of WWII (Robert Bukk) NEW

Class ID: 5467

2 Seats Left

Schedule : Weekly - Tue 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM; starting 6/17/2025, ending 6/17/2025

Rental Charge: $0.00

Material Fee: $0.00

Start date: 06/17/25

End date: 06/17/25

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

Room :  Osher Room B

Instructor : Robert Bukk 

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Imprisoned Without Trial: Japanese Internment In WWII (Denny Kato)

Class ID: 5492

61 Seats Left

Schedule : Weekly - Tue 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM; 4 sessions; starting 7/8/2025, ending 7/29/2025

Rental Charge: $0.00

Material Fee: $0.00

Start date: 07/08/25

End date: 07/29/25

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

Room :  Zoom

Instructor : Denny Kato 

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  Swiss Fortresses: A WWII Story Of Fear And Hope (Christian Daehler)

Class ID: 5487

13 Seats Left

Schedule : Weekly - Wed 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM; starting 6/25/2025, ending 6/25/2025

Rental Charge: $0.00

Material Fee: $0.00

Start date: 06/25/25

End date: 06/25/25

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

Room :  Osher Room B

Instructor : Christian Daehler 

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  The Italian Renaissance (Toby Chapman) NEW

Class ID: 5510

-1 Seats Left

Schedule : Weekly - Tue 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM; 3 sessions; starting 5/6/2025, ending 5/20/2025

Rental Charge: $0.00

Material Fee: $0.00

Start date: 05/06/25

End date: 05/20/25

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

Room :  Osher Room B

Instructor : Toby Chapman 

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  The Williamstown Boys In The Civil War (Carleton Young)

Class ID: 5477

8 Seats Left

Schedule : Weekly - Thu 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM; starting 6/26/2025, ending 6/26/2025

Rental Charge: $0.00

Material Fee: $0.00

Start date: 06/26/25

End date: 06/26/25

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

Room :  Olmsted Activity Room

Instructor : Carleton Young 

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  Who Named it: Eponyms And Their Origins (Richard Daffner) NEW

Class ID: 5411

23 Seats Left

Schedule : Weekly - Mon 9:15 AM - 10:45 AM; 5 sessions; starting 5/5/2025, ending 6/16/2025 ; Class Skip Dates : (No class on 5/26/2025, 6/2/2025)

Rental Charge: $0.00

Material Fee: $0.00

Start date: 05/05/25

End date: 06/16/25

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

Room :  Zoom

Instructor : Richard Daffner 

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World War II Naval Battles In The Pacific (Peter Oleinick)

Class ID: 5515

60 Seats Left

Schedule : Weekly - Tue 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM; 4 sessions; starting 6/3/2025, ending 6/24/2025

Rental Charge: $0.00

Material Fee: $0.00

Start date: 06/03/25

End date: 06/24/25

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

Room :  Zoom

Instructor : Peter Oleinick 

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  York, PA: Building And Burning (Tom Call) NEW

Class ID: 5496

29 Seats Left

Schedule : Weekly - Wed 11:15 AM - 12:45 PM; starting 6/25/2025, ending 6/25/2025

Rental Charge: $0.00

Material Fee: $0.00

Start date: 06/25/25

End date: 06/25/25

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

Room :  Zoom

Instructor : Tom Call 

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