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

NEWS

EXPANDING "HIGH TOUCH" REFUGEE EDUCATION IN CENTRAL AND WEST AFRICA
At a recent UNHCR-sponsored roundtable discussion in Senegal, the OSUN Hubs Program and partners committed to supporting "high touch" refugee learning in Central and West Africa. "High touch" programs feature hybrid online and in-person classes that are strongly student-centered and technology-infused. Read more.

EVENTS

ECONOMIC DEMOCRACY INITIATIVE: OSUN ALUMNI/AE TAKING ACTION

TODAY!
Wednesday, April 13, 10:30 AM New York l 4:30 PM Vienna

Ben Baum, Bard College alum and senior staffer for US Congressman Sean Patrick Maloney (NY-18), discusses his role in helping to shape contemporary policy conversations. Join via Zoom.

COMMUNIVERSITY: LESSONS LEARNT FROM LEBANON AT AUB

TOMORROW!
Thursday, April 14, 9 AM New York l 3 PM Vienna

Rabih Shibli, Director of the Center for Civic Engagement and Community Service (CCECS) at the American University of Beirut, will discuss CCECS's role in tackling the most pressing societal challenges facing Lebanon, and beyond. Register to attend.

EXPERT INSIGHTS: A NEW MODEL FOR PUBLIC INTEREST COMMUNICATIONS

TOMORROW!
Thursday, April 14, 11 AM New York l 5 PM Vienna

OSUN ExEd Hub invites network members to the latest 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) presents a screening of "Education Not Incarceration," an episode from the Incarceration Nations docuseries. 
Register via Zoom.

INCLUSIVE EDUCATION: OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES

Friday, April 22, 8:30 AM New York l 2:30 PM Vienna

The OSUN Disability Justice panel brings together disability specialists from Ethiopia, Ghana, Nigeria, and the US to discuss international perspectives and to assist partners in expanding resources, expertise and learning opportunities.  Join 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.

CREATING INCLUSIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS: TENSIONS IN LEARNING COMMUNITIES

April 26, 9:30 AM l 4:30 PM Vienna

OLIve and OSUN’s Working Group on Education for Refugees, IDPs, and Host Community Members present a free workshop focused on working through tensions that arise in learning communities. Register here.

THE ROAD TO DOMINATION? OPEN SOCIETY AND NEW TECHNOLOGIES

Friday, April 29, 3 AM New York l 9 AM Vienna
No registration required

The 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.

BLACK MOUNTAINS COLLEGE ONLINE CLIMATE CAREERS FAIR

Saturday, April 30, 5 AM New York l 11 AM Vienna

OSUN member institution Black Mountains College in Wales, UK, invites network students, free-of-charge, to an online conference with climate professionals discussing how the climate crisis might affect careers in the field. Learn more and register.

UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT OPPORTUNITIES

OSUN SUMMER COURSE REGISTRATION OPENS APRIL 18

Registration opens Monday, April 18 for OSUN summer online courses, which range from Intro to Blockchain and Cryptocurrencies to Race, Health and Inequality and Afghan and Ukrainian Refugees in Europe. Learn more. 

Student Info Session: Tuesday, April 19, 8 AM New York l 2 PM Vienna
Join via Zoom

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: STUDENT GOVERNMENT/ASSOCIATION FELLOWS

Deadline to Apply is Sunday, April 24

The OSUN Student Life Initiatives Project seeks students to apply to serve as Student Government/Student Association Fellows for one year on their home campuses.  Learn more and apply.

SUMMER 2022 STUDY ABROAD SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

Deadline to Apply is Sunday, May 1

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

FACULTY, STAFF & GRADUATE STUDENT OPPORTUNITIES

"AFTER/LIVES": PELION SUMMER LAB

Deadline to Apply is Friday, April 15

The OSUN 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.

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, one on "Democratic Classrooms: Theory and Practice" and the other on "Game-Based Learning and Gamification." 
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.

CALL FOR MEMBERS: OSUN RESEARCH NETWORK ON ACADEMIC FREEDOM

Deadline to Apply is Sunday, May 1

The OSUN Global Observatory on Academic Freedom invites faculty and researchers, especially junior faculty and postdocs, to apply to join the newly established OSUN Research Network on Academic Freedom. Learn more and apply.

CRITICAL URBANISM SUMMER WORKSHOP ON DIGITAL TWINNING 

Deadline to Apply is Monday, May 2

The Laboratory of Critical Urbanism at European Humanities University in Vilnius, Lithuania is sponsoring a workshop June 29 - July 8 on the practice of making models of infrastructures and institutions for their predictive capabilities.  Learn more and apply.

CALL FOR COURSE PROPOSALS: CEU SUMMER UNIVERSITY 2023

Deadline to Apply is Tuesday, May 3

The Summer University at Central European University in Budapest is accepting proposals for short courses during July 2022 focused on academic and professional development. Learn more and submit.

QUALITY ASSURANCE IN HIGHER EDUCATION: A COURSE FOR UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATORS

Deadline to Apply is Monday, May 9

Applications are open for this course by the OSUN ExEd Hub Professional Development Program for University Administrator certification series, offered free of charge to OSUN faculty and staff. 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.

GLOBAL SCHOLARS ACADEMY OPEN FOR APPLICATIONS

Deadline to Apply is Friday, May 20

The Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva and the Institute for Global Law and Policy at Harvard Law School are accepting applications for the 2022 Global Scholars Academy on July 18 – 22 at CEU in Budapest. Learn more and apply.

OPPORTUNITIES OPEN TO ALL

PARTICIPATE: 2022 YEHUDA ELKANA WORKSHOP WITH UDAY MEHTA

Deadline to Submit Proposals is Friday, April 15

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.

INTERNATIONAL DIFFERENCE AND JUSTICE SYMPOSIUM 

Friday, April 22

All OSUN members are invited, free of charge, to attend the 4th Annual International Difference and Justice Symposium, presented online by OSUN and Bard College. This year's theme is "Basic Human Rights: What Does an Equitable Future Look Like?" Register.

HANNAH ARENDT IDEAS FORUM: NATIONALISM AROUND THE WORLD 

Deadline to Apply is Sunday, May 15

OSUN invites applications from students, faculty, and staff to attend the Hannah Arendt Humanities Network Ideas Forum, September 15-19 at the National Sun Yat-sen University in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, focused on the theme of nationalism.  Learn more and apply.

ONGOING EVENTS

GLOBAL DEBATE NETWORK STUDENT DEBATE SERIES
Wednesday, April 13, 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, April 13, 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, April 24, 8 AM New York l 2 PM Vienna
This student civic engagement workshop explains writing a project report. Join via Zoom.

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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