Discover Odyssey Personal Enrichment Courses
The Johns Hopkins Alumni Association’s Odyssey program offers a wide selection of non-credit, personal enrichment courses and workshops led by alumni, faculty, and experts from our global community. Whether you’re looking to explore a new interest, deepen your creative practice, or navigate life transitions, Odyssey has something for everyone. Signature offerings include Alumni Academy, featuring timely, topical courses taught by Hopkins thought leaders; the Moser Family Writing Series, a new creative writing initiative led by our Moser Family Writer in Residence; and Alumni Life Design Experience, a series of workshops that help you reflect, reset, and move forward with purpose. Be sure to explore our latest catalog to find the course that inspires you!
Moser Family Writing Series
The Moser Family Writing Series brings a fresh focus to creative writing within Odyssey. Inaugural Moser Family Writer in Residence Gabriella Fee, A&S '22 (MFA) has organized a special lineup of writing courses, field excursions, and virtual lectures this Fall—look for her offerings alongside all our outstanding creative writing courses.
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In a changing world, the Alumni Life Design Experience (ALDE) helps you plan what’s next—whether you’re shifting careers, returning to work, or preparing for retirement. This cohort-based course blends design thinking, AI tools, and personalized coaching to help you build a purposeful, future-ready path—supported by a strong alumni network.
FIND OUT MORECall for Course Proposals
The Johns Hopkins Alumni Association invites lifelong learning course proposals from Johns Hopkins alumni, faculty, staff, and community partners on a rolling basis for its Odyssey program. Courses are typically 4 – 6 weeks total and taught online. The Odyssey Spring 2026 proposal period will be open from September 1 through October 17.
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Meet Our Alumni
Gabriella Fee
A&S '22 (MFA)Gabriella Fee is the inaugural Moser Family Writer in Residence. A poet, educator, and advocate for accessible arts education, she brings a dynamic vision for inspiring creativity across ages and communities. She will lead the new Moser Family Writing Series, part of the Odyssey program's expanded lifelong learning offerings. This residency is made possible by a generous gift from the Moser family, led by Elizabeth Moser, A&S '66, in support of lifelong learning and the literary arts.
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John Lim
Bus '13 (MBA)John Lim, consultant, entrepreneur, and author, first took several online Odyssey courses himself, then learned through an alumni email that he could teach, too. Lim is considered a "top-rated instructor" by his students.
In his current course, "Declutter Your Home and Free Your Life", Lim covers, step-by-step, a process to declutter your life and free up space in your home, teaching sensible ways to recycle, repurpose, donate and sell unwanted or unneeded items.
In his past writing course, Lim taught a blueprint on how to write and publish your own book. "Several students have contacted me to tell me how excited they are to start or finish their book because of the course. That's extremely gratifying," he says. Follow him on bemovingforward.com.
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