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

NEWS

RURAL INSIGHTS FUEL SUSTAINABILITY SOLUTIONS IN CORUSUS' ETHNOECOLOGY COURSE
OSUN's project on Collaborating for Rural Sustainability (CORUSUS) recently launched its Ethnoecology course, exposing enrollees to valuable and transferable community-based local knowledge that is crucial to developing successful sustainability tools. Read more.

EVENTS

CARNEGIE NEW LEADERS: TECH, AI, AND GLOBAL NORMS

Wednesday, March 23, 9 AM NY l 2 PM Vienna

The Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs invites OSUN members to join its New Leaders as they explore how tech, AI, and global norms intersect to generate political, legal, and ethical dilemmas. 
Register to join.

CREATING INCLUSIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS: ASYLUM "STORIES"

Tuesday, March 29, 9:30 AM NY l 3:30 PM Vienna

OLIve and OSUN’s Working Group on Education for Refugees, IDPs, and Host Community Members present a free workshop that uses storytelling to explore the experience of forced migration. Register to join.

IMAGING LAND, LABOR & INFRASTRUCTURE: FILMS BY ATEYYAT EL ABNOUDY

Tuesday, March 29, 12 PM NY l 6 PM Vienna

OSUN's Center for Human Rights and the Arts screening series on "Imaging Land, Labor, and Infrastructure" showcases films by Egyptian director Ateyyat El Abnoudy. Register to join.

WORLDWIDE TEACH-IN ON CLIMATE JUSTICE

Wednesday, March 30, 12 PM NY l 6 PM Vienna
OSUN's Solve Climate by 2030 project invites network members to join any of the 250+ events comprising its Worldwide Teach-In on Climate and Justice.
Sign up for the Teach-In

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 and 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, a Talloires Network and OSUN collaboration, continues with Bard anthropologist Laura Kunreuther and colleagues from Kakuma Refugee Camp in Kenya, who will discuss their project about interpretation in a humanitarian context. Register here.

EXPERT INSIGHTS: A NEW MODEL FOR PUBLIC INTEREST COMMUNICATIONS

Thurday, April 14, 11 AM New York l 5 PM Vienna

OSUN ExEd Hub invites network members to the sixth edition of Expert Insights, featuring Stephen Fee of Enterprise Community Partners.
Learn more and register.

BARD PRISON INITIATIVE SCREENING: "EDUCATION NOT INCARCERATION"

Friday, April 15, 11 AM New York l 5 PM Vienna

OSUN member the Bard Prison Initiative (BPI) invites network members to an online screening and discussion of an episode from the "Incarceration Nations" docuseries. Register via Zoom.

TRANSNATIONAL FEMINISM: FROM HARLEM TO TASHKENT

Tuesday, April 26, 9 AM New York l 3 PM Vienna

This discussion with Tatsiana Shchurko of The Ohio State University, organized by OSUN's project on Transnational Feminism, Solidarity, and Social Justice, explores feminist solidarities rooted in socialist internationalism. Join via Zoom.

UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT OPPORTUNITIES

OSUN FALL 2022 MOBILITY SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

Deadline to Apply is Friday, April 1

OSUN undergraduate students can apply for scholarships to fund study abroad with six participating institutions during Fall 2022, with an emphasis on "North-South" and "South-South" exchanges. 
Learn more and apply.

OSUN SUMMER 2022 MOBILITY SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

Deadline to Apply is Sunday, May 1

OSUN undergraduate students can apply for scholarships to fund study abroad with six participating institutions during Summer 2022. 
Learn more and apply.

"AFTER/LIVES": PELION SUMMER LAB

Deadline to Apply is Friday, April 15

OSUN's Experimental Humanities Collaborative Network seeks participants for the 4th Pelion Summer Lab for Cultural Theory and Experimental Humanities on June 29-July 9 in Greece. Microgrants are available for several OSUN institutions. Learn more and apply.

FACULTY, STAFF & GRADUATE STUDENT OPPORTUNITIES

APPLY: SUMMER WORKSHOP ON DEBATE IN THE CLASSROOM

Deadline to Apply is Friday, March 25

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

CEU SUMMER UNIVERSITY 2022

Deadline to Apply Extended to Monday, March 28

Central European University's Summer University program invites applications from OSUN members for its 2022 summer courses. Apply here.

WIDE-AWAKE THINKING: METACOGNITION AND THE POWER OF PROCESS WRITING

Deadline to Register is Monday, April 11

CLASP is reserving a limited number of free spots for OSUN faculty and staff to join a conference on April 29th focused on metacognitive reflection practices to support students. Learn more and register.

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.

INNOVATIVE TEACHING FOR FACULTY: DEMOCRATIC CLASSROOMS AND GAME-BASED LEARNING

Deadline to Apply is Friday, April 15

CEU and OSUN's Developing Teaching Professionals project are offering two free and accredited courses for OSUN faculty and PhD students, providing an opportunity to gain innovative and application-oriented teaching skills. Learn more and apply.

THREATENED SCHOLARS INTEGRATION INITIATIVE CALL FOR NOMINATIONS

Deadline to Nominate is Saturday, April 16

OSUN's Threatened Scholars Integration Initiative is currently accepting fellowship nominations for at-risk scholars. Learn more and nominate.

"THE ROAD TO DOMINATION? THE OPEN SOCIETY AND NEW TECHNOLOGIES"

Deadline to Apply is Saturday, April 16

OSUN's Open Society Research Platform invites network members to attend a hybrid workshop focused on how Big Tech's tendency to rely on algorithms fundamentally challenges the idea of open society. Learn more and attend.

QUALITY ASSURANCE IN HIGHER EDUCATIONS: A COURSE FOR UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATORS

Deadline to Apply is Monday, May 9

Applications are now open for the third course offered this year by the OSUN ExEd Hub Professional Development Program for University Administrator certification series. Learn more.

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS: THE OPEN SOCIETY AND LATIN AMERICA

Deadline to Submit is Tuesday, May 10

OSUN's Open Society Research Platform invites network members to submit abstracts for its upcoming conference on "The Open Society and Latin America" taking place online on June 17. Learn more and submit.

OPPORTUNITIES OPEN TO ALL

IS THE PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE A SOCIALLY ENGAGED DISCIPLINE?

Deadline to Apply is Thursday, March 31

The Laboratory for Social Critique at the Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory, University of Belgrade, is organizing a series of reading workshops in April, May, and June concerning science, values, and society.
Learn more and apply.

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.

NOMINATIONS OPEN FOR BETH RICKEY AWARD FOR ACTION AGAINST HATE

Deadline to Apply is Friday, April 1

The Bard Center for the Study of Hate’s Beth Rickey Award is presented to a member of the OSUN community who has taken sustained and effective action against hate. Any network member is eligible.
Learn more and nominate.

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.

PARTICIPATE: 2022 YEHUDA ELKANA WORKSHOP WITH UDAY MEHTA
Deadline to Submit Proposals is Friday, April 1

OSUN's Hannah Arendt Humanities Network invites network faculty, graduate and undergraduate students to apply to attend a workshop in Vienna, June 13-15, to discuss Uday Mehta's manuscript on "Gandhi’s Critique of Political Rationality."  Learn more and apply.

ONGOING EVENTS

GLOBAL DEBATE NETWORK STUDENT DEBATE SERIES
Wednesday, March 23, 9 AM New York l 3 PM Vienna
Students from member institutions are welcome to participate in a series of practice debates and training sessions happening every Wednesday. Join via Zoom.

OSUN CIVIC ENGAGEMENT OPEN DOOR HOURS
Wednesday, March 23, 8 AM New York l 2 PM Vienna
Stop by to learn more about opportunities for students, faculty, and staff. Join via Zoom.

GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT FELLOWS MONTHLY WORKSHSHOPS
Sunday, March 27, 8 AM New York l 2 PM Vienna
This student civic engagement workshop explains building project websites. Join via Zoom.

OTHER EVENTS OF INTEREST

UNIVERSITY SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY: COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT USING A HYBRID APPROACH

Monday, March 28, 6 AM NY l 11 AM Vienna

The second webinar in the USR Network's series on "Social Responsibility in Teaching and Learning" focuses on projects developed at the University of Pretoria, South Africa, in the midst of pandemic lockdowns. 
Learn more and register.

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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