NEWS

COLLECTIVE INTERESTS, COLLECTIVE RISKS: MICHÈLE PIERRE-LOUIS ON AGENCY AND POLITICAL MOVEMENTS
Michèle Duvivier Pierre-Louis, former Prime Minister of Haiti, 2008-2009, spoke at the OSUN class on “Civic Engagement in Challenging Environments” about student agency and employing civic engagement during current global protests. Read the article here. 

OPPORTUNITIES

FORUM ON LIBERAL DEMOCRACY, SOCIALISM & MARKET SYSTEMS

November 4-6, 2021, Old Town Alexandria, Virginia, USA
Application Deadline: Monday, August 16

OSUN's Hannah Arendt Humanities Network and the Mercatus Center at George Mason University invite graduate and undergraduate students to apply to attend a forum bringing together democratic socialist and free market experts. Students can engage in discussion with the experts and their peers. 
Learn more and apply.

CALL FOR CONFERENCE ABSTRACTS: FORGET OPEN SOCIETY?

October 28-29, 2021
Submission Deadline: Monday, August 30

The Open Society Research Platform welcomes submissions from network members of diverse disciplines for an online conference: "Forget Open Society? Critical Conversations on a Contested Concept." Learn more.

DEADLINE EXTENDED: CEU SUMMER UNIVERSITY COURSE PROPOSALS

CEU Summer University and OSUN invite proposals for 2022 Summer University Network (SUN) courses developed and delivered collaboratively by CEU and OSUN partner universities. Submission deadline is Wednesday, September 1. Learn more.

FELLOWSHIPS

APPLY FOR CENTER FOR LIBERAL ARTS & SCIENCES PEDAGOGY FELLOWSHIPS

Application Deadline: Monday, August 30

The CLASP Fellows Program is a 2-year professional development opportunity for early to mid-career faculty from OSUN institutions who show potential for pedagogical leadership. Application Deadline is Monday, August 30. Learn more and apply. 

WORKSHOPS

GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT FELLOWS CIVIC ENGAGEMENT WORKSHOPS

Sunday, August 29, 8 AM New York l 2 PM Vienna

OSUN Global Engagement Fellows are presenting a series of monthly workshops designed to help student leaders learn from each other’s experiences as they gain training to support their civic engagement projects. The third session is on "How to find useful resources for implementing your project." Join via Zoom.

WORKING/PLANNING GROUPS

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

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

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

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

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

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

OSUN Global Debate Network: Contact Ruth Zisman to join. 

OSUN Translation and Translatability Initiative: Contact Eric Trudel.

Refugee and Host Community Education Working Group: Register for the working group.

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

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