IN THIS ISSUE:
Events
Undergraduate Student Opportunities
Faculty, Staff & Graduate Student Opportunities
Opportunities Open to All

NEWS

FORGING NEW PATHWAYS: OSUN SUPPORTS REFUGEE STUDENTS' HIGHER EDUCATION POTENTIAL
In the past year, colleges and universities have played an important role in creating pathways for refugee students to study and stay in the U.S., write Leon Botstein, Chancellor of OSUN and President of Bard College and Michael Crow, President of Arizona State University, in Inside Higher Ed.  Read the full article. 

OSUN CONDEMNS RUSSIAN ATTACK ON UKRAINE, PLEDGING SUPPORT FOR UKRAINIAN STUDENTS & SCHOLARS
 Read the full statement.

EVENTS

TODAY: OSUN INAUGURAL DISABILITY JUSTICE LECTURE WITH ANNA LAWSON

Wednesday, March 2, 10 AM NY l 4 PM Vienna

Anna Lawson, University of Leeds School of Law, provides a macro-level overview of the international legal and human rights frameworks of disability justice and how that model has been reframed by people with disabilities.  Join via Zoom.

TOMORROW: EXPERT INSIGHTS ON "HER SEAT AT THE TABLE–WHAT GOT YOU HERE, WON'T GET YOU THERE"

Thursday, March 3, 11:30 AM NY l 5:30 PM Vienna

OSUN ExEd Hub presents Joy Medos, President of the Professional Women Network Vienna, who will share practical tips on how to identify and overcome behaviors that might hinder career advancement.
Register here.

MEDIA WEBINARS FOR WORLDWIDE TEACH-IN ON CLIMATE JUSTICE

Tuesday, March 8, 12 PM NY l 6 PM Vienna

OSUN's Solve Climate by 2030 project invites network member media staff to attend an informational webinar on promotional opportunities for the #MakeClimateAClass Initiative, part of the March 30 Worldwide Teach-In on Climate Justice. 
Register for the webinar. Sign up for the Teach-In.

FACULTY DISCUSSION ON DEBATE IN THE CLASSROOM

Friday, March 11, 9:30 AM NY l 3:30 PM Vienna

Join faculty from across the OSUN network for a discussion about best practices for using debate and speaking activities in the classroom. 
This is an online event. Join here.

FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION KEYNOTE: PALESTINIAN DIGITAL RIGHTS

Tuesday, March 15, 10 AM NY l 3 PM Vienna

Digital rights defender Nadim Nashif will deliver a keynote on "Palestinian Digital Rights Challenges and Violations" for the OSUN Network Collaborative Course on Freedom of Expression. Join via Zoom.

JAYATI GHOSH: THE MUTATING VIRUS OF GLOBAL INEQUALITY

Thursday, March 31, 12 PM New York l 6 PM Vienna

OSUN members are invited to the OSUN Economic Democracy Initiative Keynote Address with scholar Jayati Ghosh, who will discuss how global inequality has increased absolutely and also changed in nature. Join the livestream.

COMMUNIVERSITY: FILM/RESEARCH WITH HUMANITARIAN INTERPRETERS IN KAKUMA REFUGEE CAMP

Thursday, March 31, 8 AM New York l 2 PM Vienna

The CommUniversity 2022 workshop series showcases successful university civic engagement approaches. Bard anthropologist Laura Kunreuther and colleagues from Kakuma Refugee Camp in Kenya will discuss their research and film project about interpretation in a humanitarian context. Register here.

UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT OPPORTUNITIES

ATTEND THE OSUN STUDENT GOVERNMENT VIRTUAL RETREAT

Deadline to Apply is Thursday, March 3

The OSUN Student Life Initiatives Project calls on students who are part of a student government, or want to start one, to participate in a virtual Student Government Retreat and workshop on April 2-3. 
Learn more and apply.

VIRTUAL LEARNING TO LEAD CONFERENCE 

Deadline to Apply is Friday, March 4

This international conference on April 9-10 brings together students interested in community or socially-based engagement so they can learn about leadership and project management. Learn more and apply.

FACULTY, STAFF & GRADUATE STUDENT OPPORTUNITIES

CALL FOR PROPOSALS: FALL 2022 OSUN ONLINE COURSES

Deadline to Apply is Friday, March 4

Proposals are now being accepted for OSUN online courses for Fall 2022. The classes connect students from across network campuses with regular synchronous meetings, team work, and active student participation. Learn more and submit.

CALL FOR PAPERS: "REVITALIZING DEMOCRACY THROUGH PARTICIPATORY DEMOCRATIC INNOVATIONS"

Deadline to Apply is Friday, March 4

OSUN faculty: submit abstracts on presentations for the May 16-18 conference on "Revitalizing Democracy through Participatory Democratic Innovations" at the Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory, University of Belgrade. Learn more and submit.

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS: "ROAD TO DOMINATION? OPEN SOCIETY AND NEW TECHNOLOGIES"

Deadline for Submissions is March 10

The Open Society Research Platform seeks proposals from faculty and graduate and undergraduate scholars for panel discussions examining the complex relationship between open society and new technologies. Learn more and apply.

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: CAPACITY-BUILDING GRANTS FOR UNIVERSITY-PRISON PARTNERSHIPS OUTSIDE U.S.

Deadline for Applications is March 11

OSUN's Consortium for the Liberal Arts in Prison announces capacity-building grants to support college-in-prison internationally. Programs in any part of the world and in every stage of development may apply. Learn more and apply.

CALL FOR PROPOSALS: OSUN NETWORK COLLABORATIVE COURSES

Deadline to Apply is Tuesday, March 15

OSUN is accepting proposals for new Network Collaborative Courses, which are co-designed and taught simultaneously across institutions. Students collaborate online across campuses but receive credit at their own institution. Learn more and submit.

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS: GRADUATE STUDENT CONFERENCE ON INEQUALITY AND POVERTY

Deadline to Submit Abstracts is Tuesday, March 15

OSUN's project on Rethinking Economic Policy to Address Inequality and Poverty invites abstracts for its Graduate Student Conference on May 31 – June 1 at CEU in Vienna. Travel will be sponsored for up to 12 network students. Learn more and submit.

LONDON CRITICAL THEORY SUMMER SCHOOL 2022

Deadline to Apply is Friday, March 18

Organized by the Birkbeck Institute, the Critical Theory Summer School enables graduate students and academics to engage in a two-week course of study with acclaimed critical thinkers. Learn more and apply.

APPLY: SUMMER WORKSHOP ON DEBATE IN THE CLASSROOM

Deadline: March 25

CLASP and the OSUN Global Debate Network invite faculty members from across the network to join a fully funded workshop on facilitating classroom debates, July 10-15 at Bard College. Apply here.

CALL FOR PROPOSALS: NETWORK FACULTY SEMINARS

Deadline to Apply is Friday, April 15

The Hannah Arendt Humanities Network invites proposals from OSUN faculty who are interested in hosting distinguished colleagues from partner institutions so they can co-teach courses. Learn more.

THREATENED SCHOLARS INTEGRATION INITIATIVE CALL FOR NOMINATIONS & APPLICATIONS

Deadline to Nominate is Saturday, April 16;
Deadline to Apply is Tuesday, March 15

OSUN's Threatened Scholars Integration Initiative is currently accepting fellowship nominations and self applications for at-risk scholars who have lost their academic positions or must leave their home countries. Nominate or apply.

OPPORTUNITIES OPEN TO ALL

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: ALPINE FELLOWSHIP ON FREEDOM IN CHELTENHAM, UK

Deadline to Apply is Tuesday, March 15

OSUN's Hannah Arendt Humanities Network and the Alpine Fellowship are accepting proposals for student and faculty scholar presentations at the 2022 Alpine Fellowship on Freedom. Learn more and submit.

HANNAH ARENDT IDEAS FORUM:
WHY ANTISEMITISM NOW?

Deadline to Apply is Friday, April 1

On August 15-16, OSUN's Hannah Arendt Humanities Network inaugurates its Ideas Forum at Bard College, convening network students and faculty to discuss pressing contemporary topics. 
Learn more and apply.

CALL FOR PROPOSALS FOR "BASIC HUMAN RIGHTS: WHAT DOES AN EQUITABLE FUTURE LOOK LIKE?"

Deadline to Submit Proposals is Friday, April 1

The Annual International Difference and Justice Symposium at Bard College on April 22 invites proposals for human rights-related presentations from OSUN students, staff, faculty, and alums. 
Learn more and submit.

CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS: YEHUDA ELKANA WORKSHOP WITH UDAY MEHTA

Deadline to Apply is Friday, April 15

The Hannah Arendt Humanities Network invites OSUN faculty, graduate, and undergraduate students to a discussion in Vienna, June 13-15, of Yehuda Elkana Fellow Uday Mehta's manuscript "Different Vision: Gandhi's Critique of Political Rationality." 
Learn more and apply.

ONGOING EVENTS

GLOBAL DEBATE NETWORK STUDENT DEBATE SERIES CONTINUES

TODAY!
Wednesday, March 2, 9 AM New York l 3 PM Vienna

The OSUN Global Debate Network welcomes fellow students, faculty, and staff from OSUN institutions to participate in a series of practice debates and debate training sessions happening every Wednesday. All are welcome, regardless of experience. Join via Zoom.

OSUN CIVIC ENGAGEMENT OPEN DOOR HOURS

TODAY!
Wednesday, March 2, 8 AM New York l 2 PM Vienna

The OSUN Civic Engagement working group is sponsoring a number of exciting opportunities over the coming months. Stop by to learn more about OSUN opportunities for students, faculty, and staff. Join via Zoom.

OTHER EVENTS OF INTEREST

AMBASSADOR EIZENSTAT ON HOLOCAUST REPARATIONS 

Tuesday, March 8, 3 PM NY l 9 PM Vienna

Bard Center for the Study of Hate invites OSUN members to a discussion with Ambassador Stuart Eizenstat, who will speak on reparations for Holocaust survivors. Register here.

WORKING/PLANNING GROUPS

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

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

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

Communications Working Group: Contact Terry Roethlein to join.

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

Global Debate Network: Contact Ruth Zisman to join. 

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

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

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

Translation and Translatability Initiative: Contact Eric Trudel.

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

Writing/Tutoring Working Group: Contact Jen Sweeney to join.

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