This list contains biographies for our teachers over the course of the summer. Michael Braun is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Communication Arts at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. His research focuses on communication technology, and how people use this technology through their life to facilitate interpersonal and family relationships. He is specifically interested [...]
Read more →Steven Brence was born and raised in Portland, Oregon, holds a Ph.D. in philosophy and teaches ethics, political philosophy, environmental philosophy, bio-medical ethics, and the philosophy of film at both the University of Oregon and Oregon State University. Steven also is the founder and editor of an internet forum (and soon to be complete web-site) [...]
Read more →Eleni Bastéa teaches architectural history at the University of New Mexico. She was born and grew up in Thessaloniki, Greece, and spends her summers in Greece. She studied art history at Bryn Mawr College, and architecture and history of architecture at the University of California at Berkeley. Eleni is the author of The Creation of [...]
Read more →Steve Cassedy received his undergraduate degree in comparative literature at the University of Michigan in 1974 and his Ph.D. in comparative literature at Princeton University in 1979. He has been a member of the Department of Literature since 1980. He is currently Professor of Slavic and Comparative Literature, Director of Eleanor Roosevelt College’s Making of [...]
Read more →Felicia Nimue Ackerman is professor of philosophy at Brown University. Her research centers on bioethics and on ethics in literature. Her essays on bioethics have appeared in The Oxford Handbook of Bioethics, Ethical Issues in Modern Medicine, and elsewhere. Her essays on philosophical themes in Sir Thomas Malory’s Le Morte Darthur have appeared in Arthuriana, [...]
Read more →Old Town Among the highlights of the Albuquerque session will be field trips to the historic Old Town and Nob Hill shopping districts. These areas are arguably the two sites with the most historical impact on the city, and they represent two distinct and, one could say, diametrically opposed urban planning models. Each has its [...]
Read more →When Fred and Estelle first considered retirement, they remember looking at each other and asking, “What are we going to do all day?” They laugh about it now, since they’re both pretty sure they’re busier now than they ever were when they were working. They met on a blind date in Boston that wasn’t exactly blind. “We’d [...]
Read more →Getting to know Betty Wank, you’ll realize three things very quickly. She loves her family, she loves to travel, and she loves that her family loves to travel. It stands to reason that they do, however, since she and her husband, Al, made a point to instill that interest in their kids (a son and [...]
Read more →Sharon Nelson was introduced to Senior Summer School through an 80-something year-old friend with whom she spends time in San Diego. This summer will mark her third visit. “I discovered early on that I loved to travel, and I’ve always found the time to do it. Senior Summer School is a particularly nice program, though, [...]
Read more →Moira and Ed are great fans of Senior Summer School, attending a number of times over the years in a few different locations, and even bringing friends and family along with them at times. “Senior Summer School does an excellent job,” says Moira. “They have entertaining speakers on interesting topics. Of course, the depth of [...]
Read more →Ronda Gates is a world-renowned expert on lifestyle and nutrition who rode the crest of the aerobics craze to become a passionate advocate for healthy living. She’s built a lifelong career on what she calls her “insatiable interest in learning all I can about living well.” Originally introduced to Senior Summer School as a participant, [...]
Read more →One of the great advantages of Senior Summer School sessions is that you get to experience the best of what a given area has to offer, without the hassle of research, planning or coordinating the details on your own. Just register for a program and show up. You’re guaranteed a session chock full of interesting [...]
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