Retirement Seminars

The Emeritus College sponsors a variety of seminars covering various aspects of life after retirement including managing the retirement transition and maintaining your scholarship during retirement.



Retirement Seminar

April 2024
Charles Howard Candler Professor of Psychology Emeritus Stephen Nowicki discusses strategies for planning and managing the retirement transition; causes of stress; and coping with frustration, anxiety, and loss of identity.

The Emeritus College: Who We Are and What We Have to Offer You

April 2023
Choosing a health care plan in retirement, the retirement mentoring program, and more

Continuing on in Retirement: Maintaining a Scholarly Life in the Clinical and Experimental Sciences

January 2016
Professors emeriti Al Padwa (Chemistry), Marilynne McKay (Dermatology), and Steve Nowicki (Psychology) discuss how they have maintained active and rewarding lives as scientists in retirement.

Continuing on in Retirement: Maintaining a Scholarly Life in the Humanities and Non-Experimental Social Sciences

January 2016
Don Saliers (William R. Cannon Distinguished Professor of Theology and Worship, Emeritus), Ronald Schuchard (Goodrich C. White Professor of English, Emeritus), and Holly York (French, Emerita) continue the series.

Winning the Endgame: Legal Issues Retirees Face

May 2013
Heather Nadler, an Atlanta-based attorney specializing in elder law, discusses legal issues while Carl C. Hug, professor emeritus of anesthesiology, Emory School of Medicine, discusses medical directives.

Retirement Panel Presentation

October 2012
Part 1 of 2 Marilyn Lineberger of the Emory Faculty Staff Assistance Program talks about goal setting and planning for retirement.

Emeritus College Retirement Panel Q&A

October 2012
Part 2 of 2. Audience members pose questions to panelists John Bugge (English), Herb Benario (classics), Marianne Scharbo-DeHaan (nursing), and Ron Frank (business).

Additional Resources

From 2011, this series of three retirement-related seminars presents an overview of the various aspects of retirement, i.e., financial, health, and wellness.

The Psychology of Creative Transitions to Retirement

Richard Ward

Creative Approaches to Healthy Living in Retirement

Lois Ricci

Financial Planning for a Creative Retirement

Roger G. Ward, CPA/PFS, CFP