NEWS

REVDEM AT SIX MONTHS: A WORD FROM THE EDITORS OF THE DEMOCRACY INSTITUTE'S REVIEW OF DEMOCRACY
With the support of OSUN, institutional partner Central European University's Democracy Institute launched its online journal The Review of Democracy six months ago. RevDem, a dynamic platform for debates around re-democratization and de-democratization in Europe and around the globe, is growing audiences in unexpected places. Read more.

WORLDWIDE TEACH-IN ON CLIMATE & JUSTICE RECEIVES SWIFT GRANT AWARD FROM LEVER FOR CHANGE
Two higher education institutions supporting the online Worldwide Teach-In on Climate and Justice in March 2022, part of OSUN's Solve Climate by 2030 Project, have won a Swift Grant award from Lever for Change. Bard College and the University of Waterloo will use the funds to reach students and faculty in African countries so they can learn about climate change, climate solutions, and climate justice. Read more.

EVENTS

FACULTY DISCUSSION ON DEBATE IN THE CLASSROOM

TODAY!
Wednesday, October 6, 9 AM New York l 3 PM Vienna

Join leaders of the Global Debate Network and faculty from across OSUN institutions for their first Faculty Discussion Series event on using debate in the classroom. This is an online event. Register.

PROBING DEMOCRACY CONFERENCE

Thursday, October 7 - Friday, October 8
9 AM New York l 3 PM Vienna

The CEU Democracy Institute invites all OSUN members to its "Probing Democracy" conference, a hybrid online and offline event to be held on the DI Premises in Budapest. This is an online event. Register.

ASHJAN AJOUR: VIOLENCE, GENDER, AND RESISTANCE IN PALESTINE

Monday, October 11, 1 PM New York l 7 PM Vienna

The first in the Transnational Feminism, Solidarity, and Social Justice Fall 2021 lecture series, Ashjan Ajour's talk focuses on Palestinian women's resistance against intersecting causes of violence and the experience of living under Israeli occupation.
This is an online event. Join via Zoom.

COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE LAUNCH: EXPANDING DURABLE SOLUTIONS FOR REFUGEE YOUTH THROUGH HIGHER EDUCATION

Tuesday, October 12, 9 AM New York l 3 PM Vienna

The Global Task Force on Third Country Education Pathways, co-chaired by OSUN Hubs for Connected Learning Initiatives, is hosting a series of virtual training sessions to help support legal routes for refugee youth through higher education programs. The second session launches the community of practice. 
Learn more. Register.

LEARN ABOUT UPCOMING GLOBAL STUDENT DEBATE SERIES

Wednesday, October 13, 9 AM New York l 3 PM Vienna

This OSUN Global Debate Network welcomes fellow students, debate coaches, and coordinators from OSUN institutions to join a discussion about the upcoming student debate series and other cross-campus debate opportunities. 
This is an online event. Register.

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

Thursday, October 14 - Friday, October 15

The Hannah Arendt Humanities Network's in-person and online conference lets people from around the world access informed debate on sortition–the choosing of citizens by lottery to vote on key issues. The OSUN event features 40 prominent speakers, including author, journalist, and activist Masha Gessen.
Read more. Register.

WORKSHOPS

TEACHING ACROSS BOUNDARIES: PEN AMERICA WORKSHOP ON OPEN AND RESPECTFUL EXCHANGE

Thursday, October 7, 8:30 AM New York l 2:30 PM Vienna
Thursday, October 14, 8:30 AM New York l 2:30 PM Vienna

OSUN's Center for Liberal Arts & Sciences Pedagogy and Bard College's Institute for Writing & Thinking invite faculty from OSUN/Network Connected Courses to join a PEN America workshop designed to help faculty navigate tensions between free expression, academic freedom, and diversity and inclusion. Learn more and register.

THE ROLE OF INSTITUTIONS IN SAFEGUARDING ACADEMIC FREEDOM

Wednesday, October 20, 11:30 AM New York l 5:30 PM Vienna

OSUN's Global Observatory on Academic Freedom invites network members to an online panel reflecting on and discussing the role of higher education institutions in the ongoing struggle for academic freedom. Learn more and register.

OPPORTUNITIES

COMMUNITY ENGAGED LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES DEVELOPMENT GRANT

Info Session: Thursday, 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.

CALL FOR PROPOSALS: OSUN EXED HUB EXPERT INSIGHTS SERIES

Submission Deadline is Sunday, October 10

OSUN ExEd Hub is seeking nominations for outstanding and effective leaders and practitioners who wish to share in a public forum their experience and insights on the major issues shaping the community action and professional world today. Learn more.

EXECUTIVE EDUCATION COURSE IN MANAGING CIVIC ENGAGEMENT

Application Deadline is Sunday, October 17

Applications are now open for the OSUN-CEU Executive Education Professional Development Program's first course for the current academic year. "Managing Civic Engagement: Universities and Civic Actors" runs from October 27-November 19, 2021 and is led by Jonathan Becker of Bard College. Learn more. Apply. 

OSUN NETWORK COLLABORATIVE COURSE PROPOSALS FOR 2022-23

Submission Deadline is Wednesday, October 20

The OSUN Portal for new Network Collaborative Courses is open for proposals until October 20. Proposal authors are encouraged to begin putting their application materials together well in advance of the deadline. 
Learn more.

CALL FOR PROPOSALS: HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE ARTS FACULTY RESEARCH GRANTS

Submission Deadline is Friday, November 5

The OSUN Center for Human Rights & the Arts invites applications for faculty research grants at the intersection of human rights and the arts. Successful applicants for the Research Stipend award will receive up to $8,000 in research support. Learn more. Apply.

CALL FOR PROPOSALS: HAHN NETWORK FACULTY SEMINARS

Application Deadline is Monday, November 15

OSUN's Hannah Arendt Humanities Network invites proposals from network faculty members to host visiting faculty from across OSUN to co-teach seminars. 
Learn more.

CALL FOR RESEARCH GRANT PROPOSALS: TRANSNATIONAL FEMINISM, SOLIDARITY, AND SOCIAL JUSTICE

Submission Deadline is Wednesday, January 5

The OSUN project in Transnational Feminism, Solidarity, and Social Justice invites applications for five research grants of up to €5,000 each for 2022. Eligible projects include original fieldwork, community outreach, research dissemination, and workshops. Learn more. Apply.

OTHER EVENTS

HOW JOURNALISTS SHOULD WRITE ABOUT HATE GROUPS AND THEIR MEMBERS

Thursday, October 7, 3 PM New York l 9 PM Vienna

The Bard Center for the Study of Hate welcomes OSUN members to attend a discussion with Bill Morlin, a journalist long admired for his reporting on white supremacy, who will speak about the specific journalistic skill it takes to write about hate and hate groups. This is an online event. Register.

FREE LECTURE SERIES: THE ORIGINS OF CIVIC PARTICIPATION IN MEDIEVAL & EARLY MODERN POLITICAL THOUGHT

"Urban Governance and Civic Participation in Words and Stone" is a free CEU online lecture series for OSUN members that includes renowned experts discussing expressions of civic participation in written and visual media from Late Antiquity to the 17th century.
Second lecture is Thursday, October 7. 
Find out more.

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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