Arts, Lectures and Gatherings

Lectures and Discussions

The Men Behind the Music: Clive Davis and Don Kirschner
Fifty and Better Fall Session

Online Via Zoom

The four-week course will follow the careers of two influential music executives and the performers, songwriters and recordings that helped shape six decades of American popular music.

Student Research Symposium

Gilbert Sports and Fitness Center

This dynamic event will showcase the impressive work of our undergraduate scholars.

Uncovering the Ancient Maya Civilization
Fifty and Better Fall Session

Online Via Zoom

The course will explore Maya hieroglyphs, architecture, political systems, royal courts, technology and relationships with the environment.

The Cold War Revisited: Understanding Yesterday's Conflict and Today's Crises
Fifty and Better Fall Session

Thousand Oaks Campus and Online via Zoom

This course will examine the origins of the Cold War and its continuing influence on global politics.

The Struggle for Korea: Rival Visions from Japanese Rule to the Korean War
Fifty and Better Fall Session

Thousand Oaks Campus & Online via Zoom

These lectures will explain how rival Korean leaders and Cold War tensions culminated in the creation of two separate states and one of the 20th century's most consequential conflicts.

Russia's Imperial Reach: Empire-Building and Expansion
Fifty and Better Fall Session

Online Via Zoom

This course will trace Russia’s centuries-long territorial expansion and examine the historical development of its colonial and hegemonic ambitions.

Fifty and Better Fall Lecture Series
Register is now open for all fall lectures

Online via Zoom

The Fifty and Better (FAB) program was designed for people ages 50 and older, seeking intellectual stimulation through university-level courses — without the pressure of grades — for the sake of learning and social engagement. See the schedule of our upcoming fall lectures running from Nov. 16 to Dec. 14.

 

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