The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at the University of Michigan is a volunteer group that is part of the U-M Turner Geriatrics Center. The Institute provides learning opportunities for people aged 50 and over through a variety of formats, including lecture series, study groups, mini-courses, and field trips. Established in 1987 as the Learning in Retirement program and renamed in 2006 after receiving a grant from the Bernard Osher Foundation. The records include founding documents, constitutions and bylaws, correspondence, notes, newsletters, flyers and pamphlets, board, committee, and retreat meeting materials, photographs, and other records documenting the Institute's administrative and programming activities.
The University of Michigan Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI-UM) records document the founding of the organization, programming initiatives and descriptions since its beginning, and annual activities through its publications. OLLI-UM records consist of founding documents, correspondence, newsletters, flyers and pamphlets, programming materials, agendas, minutes, and a few photographs.