MCLL Winter Lecture Program
We offer a program of lectures both online and on campus, presented by MCLL members, other lifelong learning centers and faculty members who share their research on a variety of topics. The fee is $10 per lecture, and does not include MCLL membership benefits.
Winter Term Duration: January 16 - March 13, 2026
Winter registration is now open.
💡 New!
MCLL On the Road brings signature lectures to Montreal's seniors’ residences, retirement clubs, and independent-living apartment buildings.
⚠️ Important
To register for a lecture you'll need your McGill Athena login name and password, so keep them handy. If you forget or don't yet have them, get them now at the Athena Login Page.
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Useful Notes
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Maximum in-person attendance is 17 unless otherwise specified.
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Registration closes at midnight two days before the lecture date. The Zoom link for online lectures will be sent to attendees the previous day.
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In case of technical problems, an emergency, or an illness, a refund is available through your Athena account until one day after the lecture.
📍Location
All on-campus lectures take place on the second floor of
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MCLL Lectures
YCLML 985 Lise Meitner: A physicist
Time: Friday, March 13, 10:00 a.m.
Presenter: Marna Murray
Attendance: Online
Lise Meitner (1878 – 1968), an Austrian and Swedish nuclear physicist, played an essential role in the discovery of nuclear fission. Her long partnership with Otto Hahn, and collaboration with her nephew Otto Robert Frisch, helped her understand the splitting of the atom. Nuclear fission led to nuclear power and the atomic bomb. Meitner was invited to participate in the Manhattan Project; however, she declined, saying, “I will have nothing to do with a bomb.” See: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/89AZmxrZs0M
YCLML 986 The History of the RCMP
Time: Friday, March 13, 10:00 a.m.
Presenter: Paulette Breau
Attendance: Online
In this lecture, retired Police Sargeant Breau explores the origins, evolution and role of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in shaping Canada’s national identity. From its origins as the North-West Mounted Police to its evolution into today’s RCMP, the force’s contributions to frontier justice, law enforcement, and its international reputation will be examined. Join us for a nuanced look at Canada’s most iconic police institution.
YCLML 987 The Fascinating Life of Pamela Harriman
Time: Friday, March 13, 1:00 p.m.
Presenter: John Felvinci
Attendance: Online
Pamela Harriman, born in 1920 and first married to Randolph Churchill, became Winston’s most valuable daughter-in-law due to her important information-gathering activity during the Second World War. Called “the greatest courtesan of the 20th century”, she had, by the 1980s, transformed into a kingmaker of the Democratic Party, selecting future presidential candidates. She died in 1997 in Paris while serving as U.S. Ambassador.
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MCLL Workshops
YCLML 988 French English Conversation Exchange
No Longer Offered This Term
Time: to be determined by participants
Organizer: Alain Lessard
Attendance: to be determined by participants (one-on-one partnership)
If you want to improve your conversation skills in French, MCLL will assign you a partner from a French-language community organization for seniors who want to improve their English. The two partners arrange between themselves when they will meet up in person for one hour of conversation per week, alternating between French and English. Many participants enjoy this activity because, in addition to practicing a second language, they find it interesting to converse with people from a different background.
A one-time fee of $10 applies to access this workshop.
