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The Academy of Lifelong Learning (ALL) at the School of Professional Studies is a community that brings together a diverse population of students of all ages committed to the ongoing and self-motivated pursuit of knowledge. ALL encourages critical thinking and supports students seeking personal enrichment, connection with a social network, and the acquisition of new skills and perspectives. Through the ALL website, students can interact with their peers; access a curated list of resources; explore upcoming course offerings in the humanities, languages, and global affairs; and participate in events and clubs.

We've listened, we've heard you! This fall semester, we are excited to introduce a NEW simplified course registration process for members of the NYU SPS Academy of Lifelong Learning community.

Head to thenew NYU SPS Academy of Lifelong Learning website where you'll be prompted to enter your name and email address to create an account—that's it! You won't need to remember any passwords. On this new website, you can browse and register for NYU SPS Lifelong Learning courses easily. When you're ready to enroll, just add your courses to your cart and click check-out.

When it's time for your courses to begin, you will receive a reminder 24 hours before the start date. On this website, you can access your course at any time. You'll also find opportunities to continue the course discussions with your peers online, access curated resources, and participate in events and clubs.

Watch this short video for an introduction to the new website. Additionally, here are some FAQs!

• Courses
• Resources
• Events
• All Book Club
• All Lounge
• Testimonials

• Courses
• Resources
• Events
• All Book Club
• All Lounge
• Testimonials

To enroll, please click the course links below or call Registration at (212) 998-7150.

To enroll, please click the course links above or call Registration at (212) 998-7150.

Love Odyssey by Roberta Seret

February 14, 12:00-1:00 PM, on Zoom

REGISTER HERE

This is the second book in the Transylvanian Trilogy series by author and NYU SPS Center for the Applied Liberal Arts instructor Roberta Seret.

About the Book: Escaping communist Romania, activist and doctor Anca Rodescu is dismayed to discover she has been abandoned, pregnant and alone in America, by the man she loves. Years later, at the height of the Ceausescu dictatorship, change is coming to Romania, and Anca is receiving messages from her past that draw her back to Transylvania. A story of love and forgiveness in war-torn Romania, and a portrait of communism and the people who are trapped within it. The prose is crisp and gorgeous with a beauty of its own.

About the author: Roberta Seret is the director of Advanced English and Film for the Hospitality Committee at the United Nations and Founder of the NGO at the United Nations, International Cinema Education. She has created a global classroom for students of all ages at the United Nations and now at New York University. She is a faculty member at the NYU SPS Center for Applied Liberal Arts where she teaches the continuing education course Global Hotspots Through Foreign Film. Her work for the United Nations has been praised by various influential Americans, including Michelle Obama, Mike Bloomberg, and Caroline Kennedy. In addition to the Transylvanian Trilogy, she is the author of World Affairs in Foreign Films and is also the creator of a new visual-literary pedagogy in short video formats, FILMeds©, that she has created with a 5-year Ford Foundation grant.

The book is available in digital and print formats via Amazon and Barnes & Noble.

Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer

Once I Was You: A Memoir of Love and Hate in a Torn Americaby Maria Hinojosa

The Gift of Diamonds by Roberta Seret

Exit West by Mohsin Hamid

Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption by Bryan Stevenson

Maybe You Should Talk to Someone by Lori Gottlieb

Winter in the Blood by James Welch

Red-Tails in Loveby Marie Winn

Angle of Reposeby Wallace Stegner

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NYU SPS Center for Applied Liberal Arts

Joyce Ades, a lively senior in her 70s, has the demeanor of someone decades younger. The Brooklyn resident trained for many years with many yoga masters, and continues to practice and teach it. Previously, she taught French and Italian at Hunter College, Brooklyn College, and Queens College (CUNY).

Ades describes herself as a "culture vulture," who continuously wants to learn. This led her to accept a friend's invitation to take an art class at NYU SPS. Since then, she has been a regular in the School's programs. Her favorite professor is Filip Noterdaeme, who teaches classes including "The Art Scene," "The Met at 150," and "Velázquez, Rembrandt, Vermeer: The Golden Age of Painting." Noterdaeme, she noted, "is wonderful, knowledgeable, has a great sense of humor that keeps us entertained, and his presentations are always stimulating. His love and enthusiasm for art is contagious and awakens our appreciative admiration for the material presented."

During the current pandemic, Ades has found the remote classes offered by NYU SPS to be very helpful. Having recovered from COVID-19 herself, Ades said, "Our ability to take classes remotely via Zoom is a real blessing; it's the next best thing to going to a museum."

In addition to the intellectual stimulation of the classes, Ades has benefited deeply from the online relationships she has established with members of the NYUSPS learning community. "I've met four wonderful ladies, and every Friday, we zoom visit for happy hour!"

NYU SPS Center for Applied Liberal Arts

Prior to retiring Susan Drury, age 81, had a stimulating career that spanned several industries.  She was a researcher at NBC on The Today Show and documentaries. Following her years at NBC she worked at a foundation involved with theater, playwrights, and authors

"If you've been working  all your life, what do you do with yourself after your retirement?"  She asked. Her answer: take a variety of lifelong learning courses at NYU SPS, where she found  intellectually stimulating faculty members, course content, and discussions incredibly satisfying.  Her wide array of interests is reflected in the courses she has taken ranging from art appreciation, theater, and New York history to the Supreme Court, famous trials and film studies.

"I am very impressed with the faculty. You find yourself coming back again and again to take classes with them," she spoke of the times when Filip Noterdaeme led trips with her class to museums and art galleries, and the summers she travelled to London as a member of Michael Zam's Theater class.

NYU SPS Center for Applied Liberal Arts

"I am a little Type A and I like to be busy all the time," said Arlene Bookbinder, a retiree who fills her days taking a broad range of classes in her hometown community of Short Hills, NJ, and remotely via Zoom through NYU SPS. While she had taken classes in person at NYU, the pandemic has made it necessary to pursue her academic interests through remote study. She is a big fan of lifetime learning and has used the time in lockdown to increase her knowledge in the areas that matter most to her.

"People would be happier if they learned to expand their horizons," said the 72-year-old grandmother who worked in the financial services sector before retiring from JPMorgan after more than 17 years. "They would be much happier if they pursued something every day that is important to them."

What is important for Bookbinder are the art history classes she has taken at NYU SPS.  Although the pandemic has limited the in-person classroom experience, Bookbinder is enjoying her remote class on Velazquez, Rembrandt, Vermeer: The Golden Age of Painting, taught by Filip Noterdaeme, whom she describes as an "amazing" professor. She also plans to take Noterdaeme's Pivotal Early Works by Great Artists class this coming fall. "He absolutely loves his subject," she said. "He has made each class wonderful and easy to follow online through Zoom. We are able to interact with him and with our classmates in an environment that is very intellectually stimulating and safe"

NYU SPS Center for Applied Liberal Arts

After residing for half a century in Binghamton, NY, where she worked in the University of Binghamton library, Ann Goldberg and her husband moved to the Upper West Side of Manhattan. Goldberg, who is in her early 70s, wanted to retire to a place with more cultural offerings and opportunities.

Referred to NYU SPS by a relative, Goldberg browsed  through the course offerings and liked what she saw, especially in her areas of interest—art history and literature. This summer, she is taking two art history classes with Filip Noterdaeme, and a class with Leigh Harbin, who teaches a course titled  "Detective Partners in Literature."

"I am very pleased with my classes at NYU SPS. Having worked in education, I look for well-organized course offerings, professors who provide a detailed syllabus and supplementary materials, and instructors who are knowledgeable," said Goldberg, adding, "I've been impressed with how my instructors have adapted their classes to new technology." Goldberg along with her classmates, has adjusted well to the remote offerings, which have become a necessity during the COVID-19 pandemic. "Most of the students are from the professional world and they've had experience with numerous technologies," she noted. She also is finding the range of ages of the individuals in her classes refreshing. "There is a cross-section of people at different points in their lives and careers in my classes that I have not found at other schools. This mix makes for a richer educational experience."

NYU SPS Center for Global Affairs

For nearly 15 years, Laura Weinstein, a retired museum educator, has taken a variety of courses at NYU SPS—mostly in-person classes at the School's Midtown location. "It is important to continue to grow intelligently and keep you mind stimulated and strong, and the NYU SPS courses have helped do just that for my friends and I," said Weinstein.

Prior to retiring, Weinstein held positions at a number of New York City museums, including the American Museum of Natural History, The Jewish Museum, the Museum of Arts and Design, and the Museum of the City of New York, where she continues to volunteer at as a tour guide several days a week.

"Over the years, I have taken many courses related to New York City, including on the City's architecture, multiple courses with Professor Francis Morrone, an adjunct instructor and NYC historian, and, this summer, I will be taking a Travel with Film course with Leonard Cortana, an adjunct instructor," Weinstein said. "These courses have really helped me to learn a host of little-known facts about the City, which I have been able to share with tourists in my role as a volunteer at the Museum of the City of New York."

"I have taken courses at other academic institutions, but those classes are not of the same quality as the NYU SPS classes," said Weinstein. "I feel that one of the most important factors in choosing courses is the instructor, including their level of expertise and engagement with the class. And, NYU SPS offers just that."

In addition, Weinstein has built relationships taking these courses that have extended well beyond the classroom and enhanced her overall experience. "I have made lifelong friends with a group of ladies who regularly take the NYU SPS courses. In a recent semester, we have participated in activities, such as lunches and trips, outside of the classroom," she noted.

While she has enjoyed the in-person interaction with the instructor and other students in her previous classes, like others, Weinstein needed to recently transition to remote learning for the 2020 Spring semester due the COVID-19 pandemic. According to Weinstein, "This spring was my first online/remote class, and it was a good experience. The content was of the same high-quality that you would expect from an NYU SPS in-person experience, and I would definitely recommend these Zoom-based courses to anyone who is interested in lifelong learning."

NYU SPS Center for Global Affairs

"In today's ever-changing world, it is important for me to be current on global and national issues, and the expert opinions delivered in the NYU SPS Center for Global Affairs courses are ideal for staying well-informed on today's hot topics," asserted Gregory Rasin, a partner with Proskauer, a leading international law firm.

Since 2019, Rasin has taken a variety of NYU SPS courses, including classes on world and US politics, foreign and regional affairs, and mid-eastern and far-eastern history. "The NYU SPS courses are energizing, and I am looking forward to taking additional courses in the coming semesters, especially as our country approaches the fall presidential election," said Rasin. "I have taken several courses taught by Judith and Mark Siegel, who worked for the US State Department and political parties respectively, and they provide expert perspective on real-time political issues and current affairs that makes their courses very dynamic and engaging," he added.

"As I begin to transition from my career at Proskauer, where I have been for 15 years, the NYU SPS courses are keeping me well-informed on the current issues that are of the most interest to me," he concluded.

The Academy of Lifelong Learning (ALL) is a community at NYU SPS for students studying for personal enrichment. ALL courses in the humanities, global affairs, and languages are offered during the daytime hours. The departments collaborating to offer these courses are the Center for Applied Liberal Arts (CALA) and the Center for Global Affairs (CGA).

As of July 2022, ALL has a new site which offers the ability to browse and register for courses, as well as serve as the location where students interact with instructors and classmates. Visit the ALL website to learn at a glance about courses and upcoming events across departments that may be of interest to the ALL community. We also host a regular book club and a Facebook group for those wishing to engage further with the community. The book club is open to all, regardless of age or enrollment status.

We invite you to contact us any time by using the Contact Form below or emailing sps.all@nyu.edu. We send out an end-of-semester survey to request feedback and will be announcing other opportunities for students to help shape the ALL community.

If you would like registration assistance or have questions about the process, please contact Registration at sps.info@nyu.edu, or by phone at 212-998-7150. Or email us at sps.all@nyu.edu.

We would be happy to help you select the course that is right for you. Email us at sps.all@nyu.edu with questions or general areas of interest in the humanities, global affairs, languages, or writing.

Please visit the new Academy of Lifelong Learning site to see all of our available offerings and details including schedules and tuition. You can also follow the link to the course you are interested in to get to the registration page where the tuition is listed. The tuition varies by course.

Syllabi are available to registered students in NYU's learning management system, e-mailed by the instructor before the class start date, or shared during your first class session.

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Source: https://www.sps.nyu.edu/homepage/academics/divisions-and-departments/center-for-publishing-and-applied-liberal-arts/lifelong-learning.html