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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 Journey Through Latin America (Billie DeWalt)

Class ID: 5332

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Schedule : Multiple Class Schedules:   Weekly - Thu 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM; 2 sessions starting 1/16/2025, ending 1/23/2025. 
   Weekly - Thu 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM; starting 1/30/2025, ending 1/30/2025. <

Rental Charge: $0.00

Material Fee: $0.00

Start date: 01/16/25

End date: 01/30/25

Location : Multiple Location : 
  Online, Online Course. 
  Community Site, Latin American Cultural Center.

Room : Multiple  Room : 
  Zoom. 
  4338 Bigelow Blvd, Oakland.

Instructor : Billie DeWalt 

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A Short History Of Happiness (Joseph Givvin)

Class ID: 5385

6 Seats Left

Schedule : Weekly - Tue 12:45 PM - 2:15 PM; 5 sessions; starting 3/11/2025, ending 4/8/2025

Rental Charge: $0.00

Material Fee: $0.00

Start date: 03/11/25

End date: 04/08/25

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

Room :  Osher Room B

Instructor : Joseph Givvin 

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  Dementia Friends PA Information Session (Bonenberger, Stacie) NEW

Class ID: 5394

34 Seats Left

Schedule : Weekly - Tue 2:15 PM - 3:45 PM; starting 3/11/2025, ending 3/11/2025

Rental Charge: $0.00

Material Fee: $0.00

Start date: 03/11/25

End date: 03/11/25

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

Room :  Zoom

Instructor : Stacie Bonenberger 

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  Early Career Research At CMU: English (Howard Seltman) NEW

Class ID: 5347

14 Seats Left

Schedule : Weekly - Thu 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM; starting 3/13/2025, ending 3/13/2025

Rental Charge: $0.00

Material Fee: $0.00

Start date: 03/13/25

End date: 03/13/25

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

Room :  Osher Room B

Instructor : Howard Seltman 

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  Ethical Issues In AI (John Hooker) NEW

Class ID: 5342

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Schedule : Weekly - Tue 12:45 PM - 2:15 PM; 6 sessions; starting 1/14/2025, ending 2/18/2025

Rental Charge: $0.00

Material Fee: $0.00

Start date: 01/14/25

End date: 02/18/25

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

Room :  Zoom

Instructor : John Hooker 

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Goodwill: More Than A Store (Laurie Cybulski)

Class ID: 5268

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Schedule : Weekly - Fri 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM; starting 2/28/2025, ending 2/28/2025

Rental Charge: $0.00

Material Fee: $0.00

Start date: 02/28/25

End date: 02/28/25

Location : Community Site, Goodwill SWPA Location : 
  Community Site, Goodwill SWPA.

Room :  118 52nd St, Lawrenceville

Instructor : Goodwill Industries * 

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Making Sense Of Medicare (William McKendree)

Class ID: 5335

42 Seats Left

Schedule : Weekly - Tue 10:45 AM - 12:15 PM; 3 sessions; starting 3/11/2025, ending 3/25/2025

Rental Charge: $0.00

Material Fee: $0.00

Start date: 03/11/25

End date: 03/25/25

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

Room :  Zoom

Instructor : William McKendree 

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  My Career As An FBI Agent (Julia Meredith) NEW

Class ID: 5402

-4 Seats Left

Schedule : Weekly - Wed 12:45 PM - 2:15 PM; starting 3/5/2025, ending 3/5/2025

Rental Charge: $0.00

Material Fee: $0.00

Start date: 03/05/25

End date: 03/05/25

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

Room :  Osher Room B

Instructor : Julia Meredith 

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Non-Fake News: How Journalism Works (Kellie Gormly)

Class ID: 5390

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Schedule : Weekly - Thu 12:45 PM - 2:15 PM; starting 3/6/2025, ending 3/6/2025

Rental Charge: $0.00

Material Fee: $0.00

Start date: 03/06/25

End date: 03/06/25

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

Room :  Osher Room B

Instructor : Kellie Gormly 

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  Purposeful Retirement/Intentional Design (Joan Anson)

Class ID: 5386

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Schedule : Weekly - Tue 10:45 AM - 12:15 PM; 5 sessions; starting 3/11/2025, ending 4/8/2025

Rental Charge: $0.00

Material Fee: $0.00

Start date: 03/11/25

End date: 04/08/25

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

Room :  Hawkins Conference Room

Instructor : Joan Anson 

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  Senior Living Simplicity (Winday Zinkone & Jennifer Thayer) NEW

Class ID: 5299

14 Seats Left

Schedule : Weekly - Tue 12:45 PM - 2:15 PM; 5 sessions; starting 1/14/2025, ending 2/11/2025

Rental Charge: $0.00

Material Fee: $0.00

Start date: 01/14/25

End date: 02/11/25

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

Room :  Osher Room A

Instructor : Wendy Zinkone 

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

Class ID: 5398

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Schedule : Weekly - Tue 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM; starting 2/25/2025, ending 2/25/2025

Rental Charge: $0.00

Material Fee: $0.00

Start date: 02/25/25

End date: 02/25/25

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

Room :  Osher Room A

Instructor : Sankar Seetharama 

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