Take a Break: It’s Back to School

Celebrate the first day of September, and the start of the school year, by taking advantage of free “open courses” available from many of the major universities and colleges ( Tufts, John Hopkins, Yale ) Education-Portal includes a list of some of the best Open Courses available on-line

Not quite the same as Open Course, University of California Television provides a wide array of seminars, lectures etc. on various topics. Launched in January 2000, University of California Television (UCTV) is a non-commercial channel featuring 24/7 programming from throughout the University of California, the nation's premier research university made up of ten campuses, three national labs and affiliated institutions.

UCTV embraces the core missions of the University of California -- teaching, research, and public service -- through quality, in-depth television that brings to life the tremendous range of knowledge, culture and dialogue generated on UC's diverse campuses. Through its powerful reach on satellite, cable and the web, UCTV transports this knowledge far beyond the campus borders and into the homes and lives of millions of viewers around the globe.