[12/05/2021] This Week across OSUN

 

NEWS

Liviu Matei, Vice Chancellor of OSUN and co-leader of the Global Observatory on Academic Freedom.

MAPPING ACADEMIC FREEDOM IN A GLOBAL CONTEXT
OSUN's recently launched Global Observatory on Academic Freedom engages in research and advocacy that promotes a new, up-to-date, and adapted conceptualization of academic freedom. The global connectedness that OSUN provides is key to that work, says Liviu Matei, Vice Chancellor of OSUN and co-leader of the Observatory. Read more.

FOUNTAIN FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES AWARD-WINNING STUDENT FILMS
At the Fountain Film Festival, a student-led project sponsored by OSUN and Bard College Berlin, the Best Film Award went to “Sirens” by Alina Asylbekova from American University of Central Asia and the Audience Award went to “8 de Marzo” by Ariela Madera from Bard College Annandale. Read more

WORKSHOPS

EXPERIMENTAL HUMANITIES "UNCONFERENCE" ON COVID EXCEPTIONALISM

 

Saturday, May 15, 10 AM NY l 4 PM Vienna

The OSUN Experimental Humanities Collaborative Network invites members to an "unconference" where all can participate in an open forum interrogating the structural social underpinnings the pandemic has exposed and the social transformations it has set in motion. Learn more and register.

HANNAH ARENDT HUMANITIES NETWORK ANNUAL TEXT SEMINAR

 

On July 22-26 at Bard College in Annandale, NY, OSUN's Hannah Arendt Humanities Network holds its inaugural Annual Text Seminar, a collective close reading by ten scholars of Karl Popper’s The Open Society and Its Enemies.
Application deadline is May 24. Learn more and apply.

OPEN SOCIETY RESEARCH PLATFORM: DOES OPEN SOCIETY TRAVEL BEYOND THE WEST?

 

Tuesday, May 25, 9 AM NY l 3 PM Vienna

The first panel discussion in the Open Society Research Platform Workshop series asks if the debate about open society can pave the way towards a decolonized, truly global universalism. Registration deadline is May 25. Learn more and register. 

GLOBAL FELLOWS CIVIC ENGAGEMENT WORKSHOP ON PROJECT GROWTH

Saturday, May 29, 9 am NY l 3 pm Vienna

This Global Fellows civic engagement workshop helps student leaders and learners to develop civic engagement projects in ways that ensure project progress and sustainability.
Join via Zoom.

EVENTS

CONVERSATIONS ABOUT POPULISM

 

Friday, May 14, 12 PM NY | 6 PM Vienna

OSUN and the Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory, University of Belgrade, host a discussion on the different ways that populist political communication is entering the public realm and to what extent arts, culture, and media are influenced by it.
Join via Zoom.

OPEN NETWORKING SESSION ON DEFINING CIVIC ENGAGEMENT

 

Friday, May 14, 9 AM NY | 3 PM Vienna

Sponsored by the Civic Engagement Working Group and open to all OSUN students, this session poses the question of how to define civic engagement on your campus.
Join via Zoom.

COMMUNITY SCIENCE IN THE CLASSROOM

 

Monday, May 17, 8:30 AM NY | 2:30 PM Vienna

Are you currently involving community science in your classrooms or do you want to? Network faculty members are welcome to join Community Science Chat #2 to share ideas and best practices around community-engaged science teaching.
Register via Zoom.

OPPORTUNITIES

NEW OSUN SUMMER COURSES NOW OPEN FOR ENROLLMENT

OSUN is offering nineteen summer courses during June and July 2021 for students from across the network. Students can receive credit as if they were enrolled at the member institution where the course originates. Apply by May 23. Learn more. Register.

ENGAGED LEARNING COURSE DEVELOPMENT GRANTS

Chief Academic Officers at OSUN partner institutions are invited to submit a funding proposal for up to five course development grants for faculty who seek to integrate community engagement into the curriculum.
Deadline is May 21. Apply here.

M.A. IN HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE ARTS

OSUN’s Center for Human Rights and the Arts has launched its pioneering M.A. program in Human Rights and the Arts. The first-ever interdisciplinary program brings together scholars, artists, and activists to explore the productive and contentious relationship between the arts and struggles for truth and justice. Application deadline is June 25. Learn more and apply.

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. 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.

OSUN 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.

OTHER EVENTS OF INTEREST

ADILA LAÏDI-HANIEH ON THE ROLE OF THE PALESTINIAN MUSEUM

Tuesday, May 18, 2 pm Jerusalem l 7 am New York l 1 pm Vienna

Al-Quds Bard College Media Studies Program welcomes OSUN members to a virtual open conversation with Adila Laïdi-Hanieh, Director General of the Palestinian Museum, who will discuss the role of the Museum in preserving Palestinian history, society, culture, and art.
  Join via Zoom.

WORKING/PLANNING GROUPS

Unemployment, Inequality, and Economic Policy Working Group: Contact Pavlina Tcherneva or sign up for the working group. 


OSUN Collaboration in the Arts: Contact Gideon Lester, Bard College, to join.


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.


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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