The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at Florida State University is offering registration for its spring 2026 courses, with an enriching program tailored for adults who love to learn in a stress-free environment.
OLLI at FSU offers learners over 50 a wealth of opportunities to explore the world through classes and activities tailored to their needs. Classes are stress-free with no grades, tests or required reading. There are no education prerequisites for membership or class registration.
Some current course offerings include:
- Aliens! It’s (Almost) Never Aliens
- The Mad Hatter’s Tea Party
- European Operetta and American Musical Theater: A Comparison
- Evolution and Human Sexuality
- German Genius: Jeans, Teddy Beats and Porcelain
- Rats, Bats and Squirrels, Oh My
- The Beauty and Magic of Chess
- The Universe: Quantum Reality
- This Week’s “New Yorker,” Cartoons and All
- U.S. Immigration Policy
Enrolled students will learn more about their health, build language skills, explore science and technology, as well as examine a broad swath of history, the arts, athletics, current events and issues and more. Instructors typically serve as faculty of institutions of higher education, along with subject experts.
Highlighting OLLI’s 35th anniversary this year, the semester also offers the premiere of OLLI’s Distinguished Professor Lecture Series, featuring Eoin Devlin, a distinguished professor visiting from Cambridge University, England. Devlin will offer his expertise in political, cultural and diplomatic aspects of 20th century British history through four lectures the week of Feb. 17-20.
Registration is open now at olli.fsu.edu for 1-, 2-, 3- and 6-week classes in-person on the FSU campus and Westminster Oaks retirement community, as well as other locations, or via Zoom, which allows students to attend classes remotely. Some classes are hybrid — available in person and on Zoom. Classes run from Monday, Feb. 23, through Thursday, April 9.
For more information about OLLI at FSU and how to become a member and register for classes, visit olli.fsu.edu. Need help? Contact Deb Herman at dherman@fsu.edu or Stefanie Hartsfield at stefanie.hartsfield@fsu.edu.