GET ENGAGED 2021: WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE CIVICALLY ENGAGED?
Bard College Annandale student Maya Aga attended the Get Engaged: Student Action and Youth Leadership Conference last weekend, together with 150 students from across the network. She shares what she learned about the different definitions of civic engagement that arise in a broad community network.  Read the full article here.

EVENTS

DOES CHINA'S COVID-19 MANAGEMENT LEGITIMIZE ITS NON-DEMOCRACY?

Monday, April 19, 8 AM NY | 2 PM Vienna

The OSUN Democracy Institute at Central European University invites members to a discussion examining discontent with European pandemic management in the face of China's evident success at handling the crisis. Register for this event.

BORDER FORENSICS AND THE POLITICS OF MIGRATION

Friday, April 16, 12 PM NY | 6 PM Vienna

The OSUN Center for Human Rights and the Arts presents Charles Heller and Lorenzo Pezzani of Forensic Oceanography, discussing the nature of contemporary borders and the modalities of border violence.  Learn more. Join via Zoom.

KENNY FRIES: DISABILITY CAN SAVE YOUR LIFE

Friday, April 16, 12 PM NY | 6 PM Vienna

The Bard College Speaker Series on Disability welcomes OSUN members to a presentation by writer Kenny Fries, who will discuss how societal views of disability, most importantly eugenics, have surfaced once again during COVID. Learn more. Join via Zoom.

THE CRISIS OF ACADEMIC FREEDOM

Friday, April 23, 8:30 AM NY | 2:30 PM Vienna

OSUN's Global Observatory on Academic Freedom proudly announces its first public event, a scholarly debate on the new challenges academic freedom is facing in all corners of the world. 
Register for this special inaugural event.

VOTE FOR SONITA ALIZADA FOR THE 2021 FREEDOM PRIZE

International rapper, human rights activist, and Bard law student Sonita Alizada has been nominated for the 2021 Freedom Prize for her advocacy against the practice of forced child marriage. OSUN encourages members to consider voting for her online by April 25. Vote here.

INAUGURAL ECONOMIC DEMOCRACY KEYNOTE: ECONOMIC RIGHTS AND RACIAL JUSTICE

Tuesday, April 27, 12:15 PM NY | 6:15 PM Vienna

Professor Darrick Hamilton, the Henry Cohen Professor of Economics and Urban Policy and Founding Director of the Institute for the Study of Race, Stratification and Political Economy at the New School for Social Research, will launch the OSUN Economic Democracy Initiative's keynote series.  Join via Zoom.

WORKSHOPS

TRAUMA-INFORMED TEACHING WORKSHOP AND LECTURE SERIES

Saturday, April 17, 10 AM Vienna | 2 PM Bishkek

The OSUN Hubs for Connected Learning Initiatives invite OSUN members to the first in a series of lectures and workshops aimed at developing skills to address student and teacher trauma. Learn more and register.

OPEN NETWORKING SESSION ON DEFINING CIVIC ENGAGEMENT

Friday, April 16, 9 AM NY | 3 PM Vienna
 

This discussion and workshop, sponsored by the Civic Engagement Working Group, is open to all OSUN members. The group will explore how civic engagement is defined on OSUN campuses. Join via Zoom.

PHASE II: INTRODUCTION TO ENGAGED RESEARCH METHODS

Tuesday, April 27, 9 AM NY | 3 PM Vienna
 

The OSUN Engaged Research Fund's second round of workshops, held in conjunction with SOAS and aimed at applicants, kicks off with a session on "Freire’s Listening Survey and Participatory Visualisation," facilitated by Andrea Cornwall.

Register for this or all three sessions.

OPPORTUNITIES

THREATENED SCHOLARS INTEGRATION INITIATIVE CALL FOR APPLICATIONS

The Threatened Scholars Integration Initiative works with scholars seeking alternative teaching, research, or advanced study positions outside their home countries, due to threat from authoritarian regimes, persecution, or other risks, and places them in OSUN institutions. The Initiative also provides affiliation and support for those who cannot relocate. Learn more or contact TSI 

CEU 2022 SUMMER UNIVERSITY COURSE PROPOSALS

CEU Summer University offers courses connected to OSUN's mission of promoting collaborative research, teaching and learning, and social engagement on open society issues. The deadline for 2022 course proposals is June 20, 2021. Learn more.

2021 COURSE EXTENSIONS! Many Summer University courses for 2021 have extended their application deadlines. Read more.

ENGAGED CAPSTONE OR SENIOR PROJECT GRANTS

DEADLINE EXTENDED! Grants ranging from $500-$1000 USD are available to support capstone or senior project research that is centered on a question that emerges from a community engagement activity or experience, or that is conducted in collaboration with a community partner. Deadline to apply is April 20. Apply.

COMMUNITY INNOVATION HUBS: INSTITUTIONAL COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT GRANTS

DEADLINE EXTENDED! OSUN and the Bard Center for Civic Engagement invite applications from academic leaders to enhance the capacity of student-led start-up initiatives that have the potential to become long-term institutional initiatives focused on addressing an identified community need. Grants are for $15,000 USD for a one-year period. Deadline to apply is April 20.
Learn more.

COMMUNITY ACTION AWARDS

OSUN sponsors Community Action Awards for undergraduate students that help cover costs associated with unpaid summer internships related to civic engagement. Rolling deadline until May 15th.  Apply.  

Info Session on Tuesday, April 27, 8 AM NY | 2 PM Vienna. Join via Zoom.

ENGAGED RESEARCH FUND

The OSUN Engaged Research Fund invites applications from graduate students and faculty at OSUN partner institutions who are working to develop long-term, sustainable community partnerships as a central part of their research. Engaged Research Fund applications are due April 15th. Learn more.

MANUSCRIPT WORKSHOP/LECTURES ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE WITH HELGA NOWOTNY

DEADLINE EXTENDED! The Hannah Arendt Humanities Network invites students from OSUN to come together in Vienna, June 21-25, 2021, to read and discuss Helga Nowotny’s In AI We Trust: Power, Illusion, and Control of Predictive Algorithms. Deadline is April 26, 2021. Learn more and apply.

OTHER EVENTS OF INTEREST

MINSKY CONFERENCE: PROSPECTS AND CHALLENGES IN AN EMERGING POST-PANDEMIC RECOVERY

Wednesday, May 5 - Thursday, May 6

The Levy Economics Institute of Bard College welcomes OSUN members to participate in the 29th annual Hyman Minsky conference, where academics, government officials, and financial sector practitioners will discuss prospects for the US and Europe after the COVID-19 crisis, among other monetary and fiscal policy issues.
Learn more. Register.

WORKING/PLANNING GROUPS

OSUN Advancement Working Group: Sign up for the working group here.

Civic Engagement Working Group: Contact Caitlin O'Donnell and Erin Canaan to join.

OSUN Translation and Translatability Initiative: Contact Eric Trudel or Olga Voronina.

Environmental Studies Working Group:  Sign up for the working group here. 

Human Rights & the Arts Faculty Working Group: Contact Tom Keenan.

Engaged Research Planning Group: Contact Andrea Cornwall or Erin Cannan.

OSUN Collaboration in the Arts: Fill out the questionnaire and contact Gideon Lester

OSUN Connects: To join this platform for network faculty and staff exchange, click here. 

OSUN Global Debate Network: Contact Ruth Zisman to join. 

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