The Institute for Lifelong Education at Dartmouth has announced that it has joined the network of Osher Lifelong Learning Institutes and, as part of the relationship, will receive a $2 million endowment gift from the Bernard Osher Foundation.

To be renamed the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Dartmouth, the institute will join more than a hundred Osher institutes across the country offering a range of non-credit courses and activities specifically developed for adults age 50 and older. The Osher Foundation also supports a National Resource Center for the Institutes at the University of Southern Maine.

"I am thrilled to announce this new partnership with the Osher Foundation, as it's a tremendous opportunity for us to be affiliated with an organization that shares the same mission we do, in providing opportunities for lifelong learning," said institute president Stew Wood. "The possibilities for future collaboration with Osher Lifelong Learning Institutes across the country are exciting, and I'm confident that our members and other participants of our programs will benefit from joining this extensive network."