NEWS

PRESIDENT OF THE PARAMI INSTITUTE ON RESISTING AUTHORITARIANISM IN MYANMAR
Kyaw Moe Tun, President of Parami Institute, describes why authoritarian-proof higher education models are important for fostering critical thinking and liberal habits of mind in the wake of the recent military coup in Myanmar. Read the full article in the Times Higher Education.

THE NETWORK WANTS TO HEAR FROM YOU!
The Open Society University Network now sponsors over 50 projects at 44 partner institutions spread across five continents. Faculty, staff, and students are doing exciting things and we want to help spread the word! Please send your short articles, interviews, or story ideas about impacts and collaborations to OSUN News and we'll share them here. We also look forward to receiving OSUN event notifications by Friday of each week. We want to be sure your efforts receive the wide attention they deserve and we want to help you tell your own story! Questions? Write to OSUN News.

EVENTS

BUDAPEST FORUM FOR BUILDING SUSTAINABLE DEMOCRACIES

Thursday, September 16 - Friday, September 17
8:45 AM - 5 PM Vienna l 2:45 AM - 11 AM New York, both days

CEU's Democracy Institute invites all OSUN members to attend the inaugural Budapest Forum for Building Sustainable Democracies. The conference provides a forum for strategic thinking on current political, social, economic, and environmental transformations affecting Hungary and the world. The Forum is online and in-person. Register here.

CATALINA BOTERO-MARINO ON "SOCIAL MEDIA CONTENT MODERATION AND FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION"

Thursday, September 16, 12 PM New York l 6 PM Vienna

Faculty from the "Propaganda, Disinformation, and Hate Speech" OSUN network collaborative course invite OSUN members to attend a class discussion with Catalina Botero-Marino, UNESCO Chair on Freedom of Expression. This is an online event. Join via Zoom.

COCO FUSCO ON "THE RIGHT TO HAVE RIGHTS: CUBAN ARTISTS CONFRONT THE STATE"

Monday, September 20, 12 PM New York l 6 PM Vienna

OSUN's Center for Human Rights and the Arts presents its first artist talk for Fall 2020, a webinar with Coco Fusco, interdisciplinary artist and writer.
This is an online event. Join via Zoom.

THE PAST AND PRESENT OF CHRISTIAN DEMOCRACY

Friday, September 24 8:30 AM - 2 PM New York l 2:30 - 8 PM Vienna

CEU Democracy Institute's Review of Democracy journal invites OSUN members to attend a special symposium linking key issues in the historiography of Christian Democracy with reflections on contemporary political developments. Join the event.

INFO SESSIONS FOR WORLDWIDE TEACH-IN ON CLIMATE AND JUSTICE

INFO SESSIONS: Wednesday, September 29, 8 AM New York l 2 PM Vienna
12 PM New York l 6 PM Vienna

OSUN's Solve Climate by 2030 project invites faculty, staff, and students across the network to join a brief virtual info session on September 29 to learn about organizing a teach-in on climate change solutions taking place March 20, 2022. Learn more and sign up.

OSUN TALKS: ARENDT, BERLIN, SHKLAR AND POPPER'S "OPEN SOCIETY"

Friday, October 1, 9 AM New York l 3 PM Vienna

OSUN's Hannah Arendt Humanities Network welcomes OSUN members to attend an online panel discussion exploring the writings of Hannah Arendt, Isaiah Berlin, and Judith Shklar on Karl Popper's concept of the Open Society. Learn more. Join via Zoom.

COMMUNITY ENGAGED LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES DEVELOPMENT GRANT

INFO SESSION: Tuesday, October 7, 8 AM New York l 2 PM Vienna

Applications are now open for OSUN Community Engaged Liberal Arts and Sciences grants for the 2022-23 academic year. CAOs at OSUN partner institutions can apply for grants up to $1,500 for up to 5 courses per campus. Deadline for proposals is January 15, 2022. Learn more and apply.

OPPORTUNITIES

REGISTRATION FOR OSUN FALL 2021 COURSES OPEN UNTIL OCTOBER 1

Registration is still open for OSUN Fall 2021 courses. All courses will be held online and are free for OSUN students. AUCA classes begin September 15, so students enrolled in AUCA OSUN courses will have a delayed start. Register.

OSUN NETWORK COLLABORATIVE COURSE PROPOSALS FOR 2022-23

Submission Portal Opens Friday, October 1

The OSUN Portal for proposals for new Network Collaborative Courses opens on October 1 and the deadline for submission is October 20. Proposal authors are encouraged to begin putting their application materials together well in advance of the deadline. Submission deadline is Wednesday, October 20, 2021. Learn more.

CALL FOR OSUN COURSE PROPOSALS FOR SPRING 2022

Submission Deadline: Wednesday, September 22

Faculty and practitioners from OSUN member institutions are invited to propose online courses for Spring 2022. Courses should build upon or complement current OSUN projects. Submission deadline is Wednesday, September 22, 2021. Learn more.

REGISTER FOR OSUN STUDENT LEADERSHIP VIRTUAL CONFERENCE

ONLINE October 9-10, 2021

The OSUN Student Leadership Conference is a virtual international event that brings together OSUN students who want to develop leadership skills and connect to a global network of students.  Registration deadline is Sunday, September 19, 2021. Learn more. Register.

APPLICATIONS OPEN FOR OSUN CERTIFICATE IN CIVIC ENGAGEMENT

Application Deadline: Thursday, September 30

OSUN is currently accepting applications for the Certificate in Civic Engagement, which provides a structured path for undergraduate students to deepen their understanding of community engagement by merging curricular and co-curricular interests. Application deadline is Thursday, September 30, 2021. Learn more. Apply.

REVITALIZING DEMOCRACY: SORTITION, CITIZEN POWER, AND SPACES OF FREEDOM

IN-PERSON AND ONLINE CONFERENCE, Thursday, October 14-15, Bard College

The Hannah Arendt Humanities Network invites OSUN members to attend the 13th annual conference of the Hannah Arendt Center at Bard College. The hybrid conference focuses on sortition, a government of representatives chosen by lottery.
Registration deadline is October 15. 
Learn more and register. 

WORKSHOPS

HOW TO WRITE A FUNDING PROPOSAL FOR YOUR PROJECT: GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT FELLOWS CIVIC ENGAGEMENT WORKSHOPS

Sunday, September 26, 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. This session is on "How to write a funding proposal for your project." Join via Zoom.

WORKING/PLANNING GROUPS

Civic Engagement Working Group: Contact Caitlin O'Donnell and Erin Cannan  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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