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.

We are grateful to the Bernard Osher Foundation, Northwestern University, and the Osher NRC for their support and hard work in making this happen.

Don’t delay! National Osher Online registration closes at 5:00 pm on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025. Limited space is available, so register early!

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 as part of the regular Osher@Mizzou winter registration process, which opens on Tuesday, Dec. 17.
  • 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 an orientation for all winter registrants on Tuesday, Jan. 7th.
  • The deadline to register for National Osher Online courses is Thursday, January 2nd. (Osher@Mizzou winter semester registration will continue through January and has no deadline.)
  • Space is limited per Osher Institute – be sure to register early (after Dec. 17th).

How to Take Part in National Osher Online

It’s easy! Participants will register and pay through the regular Osher@Mizzou Winter registration process, which opens on Tuesday, Dec. 17. 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 2025

Click on the titles of the courses for course descriptions, instructor bios and instructor interviews.

Storytelling and Self

Thursdays, January 23 through February 27

6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. CT

Huck Finn’s America

Mondays, January 27 through March 3

Noon to 1:30 p.m. CT

Modern War: What Is It Good For?

Tuesdays, January 28 through March 4

10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. CT

The Secret Lives of Familiar Birds

Wednesdays, January 29 through March 5

10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. CT

The World of Musical Satire

Wednesdays, January 29 through March 5

6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. CT

Science Everyone Needs to Know

Thursdays, January 30 through March 6

2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. CT

Whole-Person Health and Well-being: Innovative Care from the Osher Collaborative for Integrative Health

Fridays, January 31 through March 7

2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. CT