About Us
Founded in 1962 as a post-career peer learning community, the Lifelong Peer Learning Program (LP2) has become a model for the Lifelong Learning Movement, now embodied in various forms on more than 500 campuses around the country. The Lifelong Peer Learning Program, initially nurtured by The New School as the Institute for Retired Professionals (IRP), became part of The Graduate Center, as advisors and members, in the summer of 2020.
As a non-credit offering for adult learners, this lifelong learning program is in the portfolio of the Office of Academic Initiatives and Strategic Innovation at The Graduate Center, led by a Director and Dean as well as an Advisory Board that shapes the program’s overall vision, mission, and values. Committee chairs guide admissions, curriculum, diversity, finance, marketing, and other important areas.
Read more in their own words on the LP2 "Zine" (special interest magazine).
Summer 2022
| June 1 | Summer Session First Day |
| June 18 | No Classes, Juneteenth |
| July 12 | Summer Session Final Day |
Fall 2022
| September 8 | Information Session |
| September 12 | Fall Session First Day |
| September 26 | No Classes, Rosh Hashana |
| October 4 – 5 | No Classes, Yom Kippur |
| October 20 | No Classes, Columbus Day |
| November 21- 24 | No Classes, Thanksgiving Break |
| December 19 | Fall Term Ends |
Spring 2023
| January 30 | Spring Session First Day |
| February 13 | No Classes, Lincoln’s Birthday |
| February 20 | No Classes, President’s Day |
| March 20 – 31 | No Classes, Spring Break |
| May 15 | Spring Term Ends |
