EVENTS

DOING GOOD IN A CHANGING WORLD: ALUMNI IN PHILANTHROPY

Wednesday, May 19, 11 AM NY | 5 PM Vienna

OSUN and CEU present a discussion with leading CEU alumni, now working in philanthropic organizations across the globe. Speakers will offer insight into global trends in the sector and share their career journeys. Learn more. Register.

A CREATIVE APPROACH TO THE MIGRATION CRISIS

Wednesday, May 19, 11 AM NY | 5 PM Vienna

Are scholars and artists able to impact issues that affect real people?OSUN and Bard College Berlin welcome Hakim Abderrezak, who will discuss his scholarship and creative work, centered on the so-called “refugee crisis.” Learn more. Register. 

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. 

COVID'S IMPACT ON INTERNATIONAL HIGHER EDUCATION

Thursday, May 27, 9 AM NY | 3 PM Vienna

OSUN welcomes all to a roundtable with network leaders from four continents, discussing how to re-think traditional approaches to higher education and expanded access in view of the COVID-19 crisis.
Join via Zoom.

OPEN SOCIETY RESEARCH PLATFORM: CONFLICT AND POLARIZATION IN OPEN SOCIETIES

Friday, June 4, 9 AM NY l 3 PM Vienna

What is the role of conflict and polarization in open societies? Panelists will discuss if the two are existential threats or productive phenomena in open societies.  Registration deadline is June 4.
Learn more and register. 

WORKSHOPS

STUDENT GLOBAL FELLOWS WORKSHOP ON GROWING YOUR
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT PROJECT

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.

HANNAH ARENDT HUMANITIES NETWORK ANNUAL TEXT SEMINAR

DEADLINE EXTENDED! 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 31. Learn more and apply.

OPPORTUNITIES

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.

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.

Join the registration info session on Tuesday, June 1, 8 AM NY l 2 PM Vienna! Join via Zoom.

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS:
AGORKA GOLUBOVIĆ ENGAGED RESEARCH AWARD 2020

The Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory is calling for applications for the annual Zagorka Golubović Early Career Engaged Research Award. The award is for original scientific articles in the social sciences and humanities published in the past year in Serbian or English. Deadline to apply is June 30.
Learn more and apply.

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.

OTHER EVENTS OF INTEREST

STUDYING GENDER IN ARMENIA: RESEARCH, POLITICS AND ANTI-GENDERISM

Tuesday, June 1, 8 AM NY l 2 pm Vienna

The Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory at the University of Belgrade welcomes OSUN members to a talk with Siran Hovhannisyan, elaborating on the public mis/understanding of the concept of "diversity" in Armenia. 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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