NEWS

AFGHAN STUDENT JALIL SADAT SETTLES SAFELY AT BARD COLLEGE AFTER TERRIFYING JOURNEY FROM KABUL
Jalil Sadat escaped Kabul during the Taliban takeover and has settled safely at OSUN partner institution Bard College after a long and arduous trip from Afghanistan. Since August, OSUN has helped nearly 200 Afghan students depart Afghanistan and reach OSUN campuses.  Read the full story. 

EVENTS

LEARN ABOUT UPCOMING GLOBAL STUDENT DEBATE SERIES

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

TODAY AT 9 AM!
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.

FACULTY DISCUSSION ON DRAFTING DEBATE QUESTIONS AND TOPICS

Wednesday, October 20, 9 AM New York l 3 PM Vienna

Join leaders of the Global Debate Network and faculty from across OSUN institutions for a discussion about formulating questions and topics for in-class debates and speaking activities This is an online event.
Join via Zoom.

DIGITAL COMMISSION: ONLY GOD CAN MAKE TOMATO SAUCE

Wednesday, October 20
12:00 PM New York | 6 PM Vienna

The OSUN Center for Human Rights and the Arts presents the world premiere of a CHRA digital commission, featuring a Q&A with artist Brian Lobel and writer Season Butler Malatjie, moderated by Jack Ferver (Bard College). This is an online event.
Join via Zoom.

FEMINIST ANTIFASCISM: A BOOK PRESENTATION AND DEBATE ON TODAY'S COUNTERPUBLICS

Tuesday, November 2
2:30 PM New York | 8:30 PM Vienna

The Transnational Feminism, Solidarity, and Social Justice lecture series presents Eva Majewska, addressing feminism from a Central European perspective of both historical analysis and today's antifascist, feminist analysis. To join this discussion email feminism@berlin.bard.edu

WORKSHOPS

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

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.

FORGET OPEN SOCIETY? CRITICAL CONVERSATIONS ON A CONTESTED CONCEPT

Thursday, October 28 - Friday, October 29

This conference explores further avenues for research on the idea of "open society" in regional, national, international, and global contexts, probing its potential and limitations in light of the global challenges that humanity faces. Learn more and register.

PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND TEAM BUILDING: GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT FELLOWS CIVIC ENGAGEMENT WORKSHOP

Sunday, October 31, 8:00 AM New York l 2:00 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 "Project management and team building." Join via Zoom.

C2C FELLOWS NETWORK: SUSTAINABILITY LEADERSHIP TRAINING

Saturday, December 4, 9 AM - 5 PM New York l 3 - 11 PM Vienna

The C2C Fellows Network is an international program for undergraduates and recent graduates aspiring to leadership work in sustainable politics, NGO’s and business. C2C’s intensive, interactive skills-based virtual workshops are free for all OSUN members. Learn more and register.

OPPORTUNITIES

DEADLINE EXTENDED: OSUN CERTIFICATE IN CIVIC ENGAGEMENT

New Deadline is Friday, October 15!

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.  Learn more. Apply.

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. All lead faculty and co-faculty involved with the planning of proposed network collaborative courses must be registered in the OSUN Portal by the time of submission.
Learn more.

COMMUNITY ENGAGED LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES DEVELOPMENT GRANT

Deadline to Apply is Wednesday, January 15, 2022

Applications are 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: 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.

CONSORTIUM OF UNIVERSITIES FOR GLOBAL HEALTH CONFERENCE

Panel Proposal and Abstract Submissions Deadline is Friday, October 15

The Satellite Session of the Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH) virtual conference takes place March 28 - April 1, 2022 at the James P Grant School of Public Health, BRAC University. CUGH is an organization of over 170 academic institutions and other organizations from around the world engaged in addressing global health challenges. Learn more.

OTHER EVENTS

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

NEXT LECTURE: Thursday, October 21

"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.
Find out more.

2021 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON HATE STUDIES

Thursday, November 4- Saturday, November 6, 2021

The 6th International Conference on Hate Studies is hosted online by the Gonzaga Institute of Hate Studies and is free to all OSUN students interested in understanding more about hate from multiple disciplines.
Find out more and register.

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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