{"id":2419,"date":"2022-02-17T01:58:28","date_gmt":"2022-02-17T06:58:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/osher\/?page_id=2419"},"modified":"2024-08-13T15:23:41","modified_gmt":"2024-08-13T19:23:41","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/osher\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2419\" class=\"elementor elementor-2419\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fc8a5c9 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"fc8a5c9\" data-element_type=\"section\" 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The Foundation seeks to improve quality of life through innovative funding in higher education and the arts.<\/p><p>The Foundation supports a national lifelong learning network of programs designed for adults 50 and better; Osher Lifelong Learning Institutes operate on 120+ college and university campuses in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.<\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: -0.1px\">View a brief animated video history of\u00a0<\/span><a style=\"background-color: #f5f5f5;letter-spacing: -0.1px;color: #000000\" href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/873071530?share=copy\">The Osher Institute Legacy of Bernard Osher<\/a><span style=\"letter-spacing: -0.1px\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b9d358 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9b9d358\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #033283\"><strong>OLLI at Hampton University<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>OLLI at Hampton furthers the pursuit of lifelong learning by offering affordable, accessible, high-quality educational programs for the population over fifty years of age in the Hampton Roads area.<\/p><p>OLLI programs are conducted in an environment that fosters members\u2019 participation in the planning, execution, and assessment of all programs. 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