NEWS

EXPANDING ACCESS: HOW STUDENTS CAN HELP BREAK DOWN BARRIERS TO REFUGEE HIGHER EDUCATION
In a recent panel hosted by OSUN Hubs for Connected Learning Initiatives and UNHCR, refugee students discussed how global students could help displaced learners gain access to more higher education opportunities. Read more.

NADINE FATTALEH AND OSCAR PEDRAZA VARGAS NAMED AS INAUGURAL HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE ARTS FELLOWS
The new fellowships, awarded to Fattaleh, a writer and researcher, and Pedraza Vargas, a historian and anthropologist, further the Center for Human Rights and the Arts' mission of supporting outstanding engagement in human rights and the arts by scholars, artists, and activists. Read more.

EVENTS

YEVA NERSISYAN: PAYING FOR THE GREEN NEW DEAL

Thursday, July 15, 10:30 AM NY l 4:30 PM Vienna

The public speaker series on “Democratizing Work after the Pandemic,” sponsored by OSUN's Economic Democracy Initiative, concludes with Yeva Nersisyan, Research Associate at the Global Institute for Sustainable Prosperity, who will discuss "Paying for the green new deal." Register here.

EXPLORING INTERNATIONAL JOURNALISM CAREERS WITH BARD ALUMNI/AE

Friday, July 16, 12 PM NY l 6 PM Vienna

The BardWrites Affinity Group invites all OSUN members to attend a virtual panel with international journalists Emily Schmall, The New York Times; Lukas Alpert, Marketwatch; and Marcus Deibert, author and journalist. Join via Zoom.

MEMORIA NOMINIS CLARA: STAGED READING

Monday, July 19, 9:50 AM New York l 3:50 PM Vienna

On the 80th anniversary of the Minsk Ghetto Massacre, Leonid Levin History Workshop will deliver a staged reading of a play about the massacre: "Memoria Nominis Clara," by Kseniya Shtalenkova, Assistant Lecturer of Philosophy at European Humanities University. Learn more and register. 

WORKSHOPS

SUMMER INSTITUTE ON DEBATE
IN THE CLASSROOM

Monday, July 19 - Friday, July 23

REGISTRATION CLOSES THIS FRIDAY!
The Center for Liberal Arts Pedagogy (CLASP) and the Global Debate Network invite faculty from across the network to join an online five-day Summer Institute on facilitating classroom debates.  Deadline to register is July 16.   Learn more and register.

GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT FELLOWS
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT WORKSHOPS

Sunday, July 25, 8 AM New York l 2 PM Vienna

OSUN Global Engagement Fellows are presenting a series of 12 workshops so student leaders can learn from each other’s experiences and gain training to support their civic engagement projects. The third session is on "How to recruit project team members and volunteers." Learn more and join.

OPPORTUNITIES

CALL FOR PAPERS:
ENGAGED AND APPLIED PHILOSOPHY

DEADLINE TO APPLY IS TOMORROW! The Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory is calling for papers for the 7th International Conference of the Group for Social Engagement Studies, taking place September 30 - October 2, 2021. The conference will explore the conceptual difference between applied and engaged philosophy, reflecting upon the role of philosophers in modern society. 
Application deadline is July 15. Learn more and apply.

EHU SUMMER UNIVERSITY CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS

DEADLINE THIS FRIDAY! 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 16.
Learn more and apply.

WORKING GROUP: REFUGEE AND HOST COMMUNITY EDUCATION

Thursday, July 22, 9 AM New York l 3 PM Vienna l
4 PM Nairobi

The inaugural meeting of the OSUN Refugee and Host Community Education Working Group, coordinated by the OSUN Hubs for Connected Learning Initiatives, takes place on July 22nd – all interested network members are invited to attend. Learn more and register.

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 

WORKING/PLANNING GROUPS

OSUN Advancement Working Group: Register and attend here. Sign up for future meetings here. 

Refugee and Host Community Education Working Group: Contact Rebecca Granato to join the working group.

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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