About National Osher Online
As an add-on benefit to your Osher@Mizzou membership, we now offer additional lecture-style classes through our partnership with the Osher National Resource Center (NRC) at Northwestern University.
These national classes feature some of the best, most experienced instructors across the Osher network. National Osher Online courses will not replace Osher@Mizzou’s existing, local programming but instead offer a unique, online learning modality with a variety of courses to supplement our existing offerings. This program will provide Osher members across the country with a means to connect with each other and learn together while maintaining membership at their local institute.
For the 2025-2026 Academic Year, Osher@Mizzou will offer four semesters of the National Osher Online (NOO) program – semester dates are as follows:
- NOO Fall Semester: Oct. 6 – Dec. 6, 2025
- Completed
- NOO Winter Semester: Jan. 12 – March 7, 2026
- Registration opens with Osher@Mizzou’s regular winter registration on Tuesday, Dec. 16
- Deadline to register is Friday, Jan. 2.
- NOO Spring Semester: March 30 – May 23, 2026
- Registration opens with Osher@Mizzou’s regular spring registration on Tuesday, Feb. 24
- Deadline to register is Monday, March 16
- NOO Summer Semester: July 6 – Aug. 29, 2026
- Registration opens with Osher@Mizzou’s regular summer registration on Tuesday, May 19.
- Deadline to register is Monday, June 22.
We are grateful to the Bernard Osher Foundation, Northwestern University, and the Osher NRC for their support and hard work in making this happen.
National Osher Online Fees and Details
- You must be a current Osher@Mizzou member to take part. Not sure if you’re a current member? Contact the Osher staff to check.
- Each National Osher Online course has a $65 fee.
- You may select these courses along with your regular Osher@Mizzou semester registration process – dates are listed above.
- Each class is six weeks long and meets for 90-minute sessions in a weekly timeslot.
- The live lectures take place on Zoom and are not recorded.
- The Osher NRC manages the courses and will communicate directly with registrants.
- The Osher NRC will host a pre-semester orientation for all registrants ahead of the start to classes.
- Space is limited per Osher Institute – be sure to register early.
How to Take Part in National Osher Online
It’s easy! Participants will register and pay through the regular Osher@Mizzou semester registration process. As part of the registration process, you will be able to select the National Osher Online courses before you’re directed to the payment page.
National Osher Online Course Listings – Winter 2026
More than Parks: A History of American Conservation
Tuesdays, Jan. 20 through Feb. 24
12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. CT
The History of American Television
Mondays, Jan. 26 through Mar. 2
2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. CT
The American Revolution Beyond the British Empire
Saturdays, Jan. 17 through Feb. 21
12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. CT
John James Audubon and the Birds of America
Thursdays, Jan. 22 through Feb. 26
10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. CT
Judaism, Christianity, and Islam: A Comparative Exploration
Thursdays, Jan. 29 through Mar. 5
12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. CT
Brain and Behavior in the Era of Digital Technology
Mondays, Jan. 26 through Mar. 2
10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. CT
Einstein without Tears: His Theories Explained without Math and in Everyday Language
Tuesdays, Jan. 27 through Mar. 3
4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. CT
The Magic Behind Film Scores: Exploring the Role of Music in Great Movies
Wednesdays, Jan. 14 through Feb. 18
4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. CT
Using Google Workspace Tools with Confidence
Wednesdays, Jan. 21 through Feb. 25
6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. CT
Heroes of the Holocaust: Lights in the Darkness
Wednesdays, Jan. 14 through Feb. 18
2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. CT
History of Sicily
Mondays, Jan. 26 through Mar. 2
12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. CT
How the US Immigration System (Usually) Works
Fridays, Jan. 16 through Feb. 20
10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. CT
Invisible Intelligence: The Unseen Algorithms Reshaping Your Daily Life
Thursdays, Jan. 15 through Feb. 19
4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. CT
Landscape & Adventure Photography: An Introduction
Mondays, Jan. 26 through Mar. 2
2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. CT
Milestones in Medicine
Wednesdays, Jan. 14 through Feb. 18
10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. CT
The Noir Novel: Three American Classics
Tuesdays, Jan. 20 through Feb. 24
10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. CT
Osher Integrative Health: Navigating Chronic Illness in a Complex Healthcare System
Fridays, Jan. 30 through Mar. 6
2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. CT
Pharmaceuticals and Poisons: Chemistry at the Edge
Thursdays, Jan. 22 through Feb. 26
2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. CT
Post Impressionism and the Birth of Abstraction
Mondays, Jan. 26 through Mar. 2
4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. CT
Dealing in Futures: The Shape of Science Fiction
Tuesdays, Jan. 20 through Feb. 24
2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. CT
Japanese History through the Lens of Shogun
Tuesdays, Jan. 20 through Feb. 24
6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. CT
The Virtues
Wednesdays, Jan. 14 through Feb. 18
12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. CT