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The University at Albany's Emeritus Center is an association of retired faculty, administrators and professionals who have been granted emeritus status. Established in 2006, the Center encourages emeriti to continue pursuing the University’s mission of teaching, research, and service. Last spring, a new Emeritus Center-sponsored Albany Lifelong Learning Institute held its first batch of courses. Last spring, a new Emeritus Center-sponsored Albany Lifelong Learning Institute held its first batch of courses.ALLI started with 3 courses and had 50 registered students. By fall they’d grown to six courses and 180 students. This spring semester, they'll offer 6 courses and we learn more now.

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Jal Mehta is Associate Professor at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, where he has received the Morningstar Award, presented annually to the best…

Over the course of his distinguished career, Pulitzer Prize winner David McCullough has spoken before Congress, the White House, historical societies, and…