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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 05-21-2024 to 05-21-2024Day(s) of the week: TuesdayTime: 1:00 PM → 2:00 PMInstructor: Ricky Deutsch, BS Aerospace Engineering, MS, MBA, Former Captain US Air Force, Space CommandTerm: 2024-2Location: Online OnlyAlcatraz has served as a fortress from the Spanish days through the Civil War, but it’s best known as the... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 05-16-2024 to 05-16-2024Day(s) of the week: ThursdayTime: 10:00 AM → 11:30 AMInstructor: Henry George, Engineer, Archaeologist and GeologistTerm: 2024-2Location: Rancho Bernardo Lifelong Learning CenterThis lecture presents American History from the viewpoint of Indigenous People, African Americans, Mexican Americans, and Asian Americans; and presents... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 05-28-2024 to 05-28-2024Day(s) of the week: TuesdayTime: 10:00 AM → 11:30 AMInstructor: Sofia Laurein, PhD, Professor of HistoryTerm: 2024-2Location: In-Person or Online | Lifelong Learning CenterDid you know that the French fries are not French, Hawaiian pizza wasn’t invented in Hawaii and cheese can be... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 05-29-2024 to 05-29-2024Day(s) of the week: WednesdayTime: 1:00 PM → 2:00 PMInstructor: Gwenyth Mapes, Professor of HumanitiesTerm: 2024-2Location: Point Loma Branch LibraryFlanked by war, 5th century BCE Athens created some of the most enduring art and architecture. Emigration and trade extended... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 06-25-2024 to 06-25-2024Day(s) of the week: TuesdayTime: 1:00 PM → 2:30 PMInstructor: Bruce McGraw, MA, Retired Professor of Philosophy at Palomar, Cuyamaca and Southwestern CollegesTerm: 2024-2Location: Grossmont Lifelong Learning CenterOriginally thought to come from the Egyptian God, Thoth and later given to the Greek God Hermes, this ancient wisdom... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 05-28-2024 to 05-28-2024Day(s) of the week: TuesdayTime: 1:00 PM → 2:00 PMInstructor: Lola Sparrowhawk, Int'l Award-Winning Author/HistorianTerm: 2024-2Location: Online OnlyA wave-shaped chain of star-forming clouds, astronomers have named the Radcliffe Wave, stretches nine thousand light-years in length across the... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 06-26-2024 to 06-26-2024Day(s) of the week: WednesdayTime: 10:00 AM → 11:00 AMInstructor: Gerald Green, M.S. Physics; ParabotanistTerm: 2024-2Location: Rancho Bernardo Lifelong Learning CenterParabotanist and local author Gerald Green takes you on a virtual journey through Baja California where you’ll encounter unique, mysterious... read more
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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 06-27-2024 to 06-27-2024Day(s) of the week: ThursdayTime: 1:30 PM → 2:30 PMInstructor: Mark Carlson, Historian & AuthorTerm: 2024-2Location: Online OnlyCheered on by President Teddy Roosevelt, U.S. engineers and construction workers braved a deathtrap of Yellow Fever, Malaria, mudslides, and... read more
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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 05-16-2024 to 05-16-2024Day(s) of the week: ThursdayTime: 1:00 PM → 2:00 PMInstructor: MBA, Architect, US Navy Veteran, USS Midway Museum Docent and Speakers Bureau RepresentativeTerm: 2024-2Location: Rancho Bernardo Lifelong Learning CenterLearn about what could be the “Most dangerous moment in human history” when the world faced a perilous tipping point:... read more
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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 06-06-2024 to 06-06-2024Day(s) of the week: ThursdayTime: 1:30 PM → 3:00 PMInstructor: Blaine Davies, MA, Professor of U.S. HistoryTerm: 2024-2Location: Online OnlyOn June 6, 1944, Allies comprised primarily of American, British, and Canadian soldiers and sailors launched the largest seaborne invasion... read more
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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 07-23-2024 to 07-23-2024Day(s) of the week: TuesdayTime: 1:00 PM → 2:30 PMInstructor: Vincent Rossi, Historian & Author, Story Seekers Co-OwnerTerm: 2024-2Location: Rancho Bernardo Lifelong Learning CenterSan Diego City and County grew enormously in population in the decade of the 1920s, and it showed in what... read more -
Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 06-10-2024 to 06-10-2024Day(s) of the week: MondayTime: 1:00 PM → 2:00 PMInstructor: Philip J. Goscienski, M.D.Term: 2024-2Location: Rancho Bernardo Lifelong Learning CenterSome of aviation’s greatest accomplishments, and often the first, were produced by women, some of whom set records that are... read more
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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 05-20-2024 to 05-20-2024Day(s) of the week: MondayTime: 5:30 PM → 7:30 PMInstructor: Linda Hawley, Ed.M., Author, Teacher & World TravelerTerm: 2024-2Location: Skyline Hills Branch LibraryAs an armchair traveler, relax and enjoy your journey to ancient Italian cities rich in culture, history & amazing... read more
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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 06-05-2024 to 06-05-2024Day(s) of the week: WednesdayTime: 1:30 PM → 2:30 PMInstructor: Yale Strom, Ethnographer, Author & Professor, DocumentarianTerm: 2024-2Location: Rancho Bernardo Lifelong Learning CenterStudents will learn about and see some of the images from Alter Kacyzne who was a Jewish writer, poet and... read more
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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 06-05-2024 to 06-05-2024Day(s) of the week: WednesdayTime: 10:00 AM → 11:00 AMInstructor: Linda Canada, Historian & AuthorTerm: 2024-2Location: Grossmont Lifelong Learning CenterLinda Canada has drawn upon local archives and private photograph collections to create a program which she hopes will surprise... read more
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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 07-17-2024 to 07-17-2024Day(s) of the week: WednesdayTime: 1:00 PM → 2:30 PMInstructor: Vincent Rossi, Historian & Author, Story Seekers Co-OwnerTerm: 2024-2Location: Rancho Bernardo Lifelong Learning CenterHistorian Vincent Rossi traces the evolution of RB from its original indigenous residents to vast cattle ranch to today’s big... read more
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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 05-30-2024 to 05-30-2024Day(s) of the week: ThursdayTime: 1:30 PM → 2:30 PMInstructor: Mark Carlson, Historian and AuthorTerm: 2024-2Location: Online OnlyMore people have died from invisible bacteria and viruses than in all the wars since the dawn of time. Scores... read more
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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 06-06-2024 to 06-06-2024Day(s) of the week: ThursdayTime: 10:00 AM → 11:30 AMInstructor: Sofia Laurein, PhD, Professor of HistoryTerm: 2024-2Location: In-Person or Online | Lifelong Learning CenterInterlaced with colorful images and delightful anecdotes, this presentation will take you on an amusing and enlightening journey through the... read more
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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 06-05-2024 to 06-05-2024Day(s) of the week: WednesdayTime: 1:30 PM → 2:30 PMInstructor: Fred Bercovitch, Ph.D. Biological AnthropologyTerm: 2024-2Location: Online OnlyWhen an asteroid smashed into the Earth 65 million years ago, it not only wiped out the dinosaurs, but opened... read more
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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 05-28-2024 to 05-28-2024Day(s) of the week: TuesdayTime: 1:00 PM → 2:30 PMInstructor: Bruce McGraw, MA, Retired Professor of Philosophy at Palomar, Cuyamaca and Southwestern CollegesTerm: 2024-2Location: Grossmont Lifelong Learning CenterHave you ever wondered what happens during the dying process and after it? The Tibetan Book of the Dead lays... read more
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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 06-14-2024 to 06-14-2024Day(s) of the week: FridayTime: 1:00 PM → 2:30 PMInstructor: Peter Bolland, MA, Professor of Philosophy and Humanities at Southwestern CollegeTerm: 2024-2Location: Rancho Bernardo Lifelong Learning CenterWhile for some “Marxist” is a dirty word, we would be hard-pressed to find a more impactful philosopher than Karl... read more
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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 05-31-2024 to 05-31-2024Day(s) of the week: FridayTime: 1:00 PM → 2:30 PMInstructor: Peter Bolland, MA, Professor of Philosophy and Humanities at Southwestern CollegeTerm: 2024-2Location: Rancho Bernardo Lifelong Learning CenterAny discussion of Existentialism begins with Danish philosopher Soren Kierkegaard (1813-1855). Weary to his bones of the pointless and ineffectual... read more
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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 05-15-2024 to 05-15-2024Day(s) of the week: WednesdayTime: 10:00 AM → 11:30 AMInstructor: Peter Bolland, MA, Professor of Philosophy and Humanities at Southwestern CollegeTerm: 2024-2Location: Grossmont Lifelong Learning CenterAlgerian-born philosopher Albert Camus (1913-1960) firmly rejected the label “existentialist” his whole life. Nevertheless, his work stands as its most... read more
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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 06-28-2024 to 06-28-2024Day(s) of the week: FridayTime: 1:00 PM → 2:30 PMInstructor: Peter Bolland, MA, Professor of Philosophy and Humanities at Southwestern CollegeTerm: 2024-2Location: Rancho Bernardo Lifelong Learning CenterOne of the most compelling figures in all of philosophy, Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900) ushers in the modern world by shattering... read more
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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 06-12-2024 to 06-12-2024Day(s) of the week: WednesdayTime: 10:00 AM → 11:30 AMInstructor: Peter Bolland, MA, Professor of Philosophy and Humanities at Southwestern CollegeTerm: 2024-2Location: Grossmont Lifelong Learning CenterIn “The Great Philosophers” series we explore the most influential luminaries in the history of Western philosophy, from Socrates to... read more
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Sessions: 1Class Date(s): 06-20-2024 to 06-20-2024Day(s) of the week: ThursdayTime: 10:00 AM → 11:30 AMInstructor: Henry George, Engineer, Archaeologist and GeologistTerm: 2024-2Location: Rancho Bernardo Lifelong Learning CenterThis lecture will summarize the five transformations in the history of human society: The Cognitive Revolution, The Neolithic Revolution, The... read more
