Courses for seniors: Register for the Albany Lifelong Learning Institute
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“Ancora imparo” (I am still learning) — Michelangelo
The Albany Lifelong Learning Institute -- ALLI (pronounced “ally”) -- offers the following courses specifically geared to older adults. You need not be affiliated with UAlbany. All are welcome!
Sponsored by the University at Albany’s William L. Reese II, PhD, Emeritus Center, these six-week courses will begin mid-March and run through the end of April.
Find more information at https://www.albany.edu/emeritus-center/albany-lifelong-learning-institute-alli
Spring 2026 course schedule
Instructor: Randall Craig, Emeritus Professor, Department of English, UAlbany
Day/Time: Mondays, 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.
Dates: 3/16, 3/23, 3/30, 4/6, 4/13, 4/20
Location: Albany Guardian Society, 12 Corporate Woods Blvd 1st Floor, Albany, NY 12211
Format: In-Person Only, 4/8, 4/15, 4/22
Instructor: Eric Best, Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Preparedness and Homeland Security and the AI and Society Research Center, UAlbany
Day/Time: Tuesday, 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.
Dates: 3/17, 3/24, 3/31, 4//7, 4/14, 4/21
Location: ETEC Building, Room 203
Format: In-Person Only
Instructor: Al Lawrence, Emeritus Professor of Criminal Justice and Legal Studies, Empire State University
Day/Time: Wednesday, 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.
Dates: 3/18, 3/25, 4/1, 4/8, 4/15, 4/22
Location: ETEC Building, Room 203
Format: In-Person Only
Overview: The course will examine in depth the details of several notorious murder cases throughout American history and the effects they had on the law and legal and public policy as the result of legislation, administrative rules, case law and legal ethics.
Instructor: Yuchi Young, Associate Professor, Dept of Health Policy, Management & Behavior, UAlbany
Day/Time: Thursdays, 1:30 – 3:30 p.m.
Dates: 3/19, 3/26, 4/2, 4/9, 4/16, and 4/23
Location: ETEC Building, Room 203
Format: In-Person Only
Instructor: Monika Piotrowska, Associate Professor, Department of Philosophy, UAlbany
Day/Time: Fridays, 10 a.m. to noon
Dates: 3/20, 3/27, 4/3, 4/10, 4/17, and 4/24
Location: Albany Guardian Society, 12 Corporate Woods Blvd 1st Floor, Albany, NY 12211
Format: In-Person or Zoom
Instructor: Michael Evans, National Weather Service (Retired)
Day/Time: Fridays, 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.
Dates: 3/20, 3/27, 4/3, 4/10, 4/17, 4/24
Location: Albany Guardian Society, 12 Corporate Woods Blvd 1st Floor, Albany, NY 12211
Format: In-Person or Zoom