EVENTS

HANDS TO HOLD: DIGITAL COMMISSION WITH EMILIO ROJAS & PAMELA SNEED

Thursday, June 3, 11:30 AM NY | 5:30 PM Vienna

OSUN's Center for Human Rights and the Arts' third digital commission features a collaboration between artist Emilio Rojas and poet Pamela Sneed, recognizing the labor of artists and Black and Brown people during this past year of pandemic.
Learn more and join.

EU RULE OF LAW: CRUCIAL RECENT DEVELOPMENTS

Friday, June 4, 8 AM NY | 2 PM Vienna

OSUN and CEU's Democracy Institute welcome network members to a public seminar concerning the European Court of Justice's recent re-articulation of European constitutionalism, placing the rule of law center stage.
Learn more and join.

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

FACULTY WORKSHOP ON WRITING AND THINKING

Monday, July 12 - Friday, July 16

This weeklong foundational workshop introduces participants to the Institute of Writing and Thinking's writing-based teaching practices, offering them an opportunity to reflect on how they teach writing. IWT offers a limited number of free spots reserved for OSUN faculty. Deadline to register is June 12. 
Learn more and register.

FACULTY WORKSHOP ON WRITING TO LEARN

Monday, July 12 - Friday, July 16

This weeklong workshop introduces participants to the Institute for Writing and Thinking's foundational writing-based teaching practices with an emphasis on their application to specific subject areas and disciplines. IWT offers a limited number of free spots reserved for OSUN faculty. Deadline to register is June 12. 
Learn more and register.

SUMMER INSTITUTE ON DEBATE IN THE CLASSROOM

Monday, July 19 - Friday, July 23

The Center for Liberal Arts Pedagogy (CLASP) and the Global Debate Network invite faculty from across the network to join a five-day Summer Institute on facilitating classroom debates. Deadline to register is June 16. 
Learn more and register.

OPPORTUNITIES

TODAY! LAST DAY TO REGISTER FOR OSUN SUMMER COURSES

OSUN is offering nineteen summer courses during June and July 2021 for students from across the network. Students are encouraged to take advantage of this opportunity to take classes at partner institutions.
The deadline for registration is June 2. 
Learn more.  Review Course Descriptions. Register.

CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS: REFUGEE HIGHER EDUCATION ACCESS CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT

The OSUN Hubs for Connected Learning Initiatives invites faculty to join curriculum development teams for a new bridge program called “Refugee Higher Education Access Program” (RhEAP), which prepares learners in Kenya and Jordan for BA programs. 
Deadline to apply is June 5. Learn more and apply.

HUBS FOR CONNECTED LEARNING CALL FOR COURSE PROPOSALS

The OSUN Hubs for Connected Learning Initiatives invites faculty to submit proposals for courses offering refugee and host community students in Jordan and Eastern Africa the opportunity to develop the academic skills needed to successfully complete BA programs. Deadline to apply is June 10.
Learn more and apply.

VIDEO FOR CLIMATE ACTIVISM: FREE SIX-WEEK WORKSHOP

OSUN's Solve Climate by 2030 initiative and partner institution Columbia University are offering a free, six-week online workshop for students on "Video For Climate Activism," running June 23rd - July 28th.
Please share this info with potential enrollees. 
Deadline to apply is June 15. 
Learn more and apply.

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.

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS:
AGORKA GOLUBOVIĆ ENGAGED RESEARCH AWARD 2021

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.

OPEN CALL: TO BE–NAMED EXHIBITION

OSUN and the Experimental Humanities Network call on artists working in digital-based mediums to submit their work for a multi-site new media art exhibition, emphasizing expression of personal experiences surrounding names and being named.
Deadline to apply is July 1. Learn more and apply.

EHU SUMMER UNIVERSITY CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS

European Humanities University invites applications for participation in its Summer University on “Human Rights for Everyone: Restoring Justice. Case of Belarus." The Summer University will be held in online and offline formats August 8-14. Deadline to apply is July 10. 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 

OTHER EVENTS OF INTEREST

RESPONSES TO ANTI-SEMITIC ACTS

TODAY! Wednesday, June 2, 3 PM NY l 9 AM Vienna

The Bard Center for the Study of Hate presents a virtual discussion with Rabbi Tamar Malino and human rights leader Tony Stewart on community responses to antisemitic attacks in Spokane, Washington.
Register for the webinar.

WORKING/PLANNING GROUPS

OSUN Advancement Working Group: Meeting June 2 at 10 AM New York. Register here.

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.

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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