OLLI Spring 2021 Course Guide

OSHER LIFELONG LEARNING INSTITUTE: SPRING 2021
INSTRUCTOR BIOGRAPHIES
ESSIE ABRAHAMS-GOLDBERG
Essie Abrahams-Goldberg,
MA Villanova University;
BS, Millersville University. A
lifelong educator, Essie has
taught writing, fiction and
nonfiction, to students of all
ages and levels. Awarded the
Rose Lindenbaum Teacher
of the Year while working
within the School District
of Philadelphia, Essie has
published short articles and
has produced professional
writers.
NARAYAN ACHARYA
Narayan Acharya has been
immersed in Brazilian music
for 40 years, collecting over
400 LPs, CDs, & books, and
acquiring familiarity with
the language and culture. He
was recognized for helping
with radio programming at
WERS, Emerson College,
Boston. In retirement, he has
given cultural appreciation
courses on Jazz, Portuguese,
and Spanish music, and on
language and lyric. He also
teaches for the Center for
Learning in Retirement,
Delaware Valley University.
MICHAEL BARON
Michael Baron, BS in finance
from Marquette University;
MBA from Temple University.
He has over 40 years’
experience in all facets of
commercial real estate. Prior
to retirement, Mike covered the
major U.S., Paris, and London
markets and completed an
almost five-year assignment
in Tokyo. His lifelong avocation
is military history, especially
World War II. His business
career took him to various
parts of the world where he
was able to see and experience
firsthand the landscape
where battles took place, thus
allowing him to bring a visual
perspective to his classes.
LOIS BECK
Lois Beck, MA in French
language and literature from
Boston University. Lois’
postgraduate work includes
courses at McGill University
in Montreal, the Sorbonne in
Paris, and the University of
Salamanca in Spain. She has
taught French and Spanish at
the Julia R. Masterman School
and at the Philadelphia High
School for Girls, as well as
teaching privately and giving
tours of historic Philadelphia in
French.
to serve. She was an appellate
judge for 25 years. After she
retired from the court, she was
general counsel to the Barnes
Foundation. She is presently
chair of the Independence
Foundation.
LINDA BECKMAN
Linda Beckman, PhD, MA,
University of California at
Berkeley; BA English, Hunter
College (CUNY). She was
tenured at Ohio University in
1987 and retired as a professor
emerita of English. She also
taught at the University of
Massachusetts in Boston and
Arcadia University. Linda has
published two scholarly books
and numerous articles about
literature.
JUDITH BERNSTEIN-BAKER
Judith Bernstein-Baker, for 18
years, was executive director of
HIAS PA, the largest nonprofit
provider of immigration legal
services in Pennsylvania.
HIAS PA also provides refugee
resettlement, ESL, and other
supportive services. She has an
PHYLLIS W. BECK
MSW/JD degree and handles
pro bono immigration cases.
Phyllis W. Beck is a member She is co-author of a text,
of the Pennsylvania Bar
Understanding Immigration
Association. She practiced law, Law and Practice. She has
was vice dean of the University taught immigration law at
of Pennsylvania Law School, community college for 10 years
and was elected to serve on the and teaches a version of this
Superior Court of Pennsylvania course at the Mt. Airy Learning
where she was the first woman Tree.
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