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

NEWS

IT TAKES A HIGHER ED NETWORK: OSUN'S MOSAIC OF EFFORTS SUPPORTS STUDENTS IN CRISIS WORLDWIDE
As rising authoritarianism threatens democracies and liberal education in places such as Myanmar, Afghanistan, and Ukraine, "Networks such as OSUN have proved invaluable in uncertain times," writes OSUN Vice Chancellor Jonathan Becker in Liberal Education. Read more.

EVENTS

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.

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.

RED VALKYRIES: FEMINIST LESSONS FROM FIVE REVOLUTIONARY WOMEN

Tuesday, May 3, 9 AM New York l 3 PM Vienna

This discussion with Kristen R. Ghodsee of the University of Pennsylvania, organized by OSUN's project on Transnational Feminism, Solidarity, and Social Justice, explores the history of socialist feminism in Eastern Europe. Join via Zoom.

NAKED AGENCY / PROTEST: BETWEEN THE OCCULT AND THE INTERNET

Wednesday, May 4, 9 AM New York l 3 PM Vienna

In this lecture organized by the OSUN project on Transnational Feminism, Solidarity, and Social Justice, Naminata Diabate, of Cornell University, examines mature women's insurrectionary disrobing during moments of socio-political duress. 
Join via Zoom.

UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT OPPORTUNITIES

REGISTER FOR OSUN SUMMER ONLINE COURSES

Deadline to Register is Monday, May 2

Registration is open for OSUN summer online courses, covering themes that include Democratic Practice, Sustainability and Climate, Inequalities, Human Rights, Global Justice, Global Public Health, Arts and Society, and Liberal Arts and Sciences. Learn more and register. 

OSUN ONLINE COURSE LISTING FOR FALL 2022 NOW AVAILABLE

Registration Portal Opens the Week of April 25

The OSUN Online Course Listing for Fall 2022 is now available. The registration portal opens the week of April 25 and is open until the end of September. Courses are available to all OSUN students, free of charge. 
Learn more.

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.

CALL FOR ESSAYS: REIMAGINING ACADEMIC FREEDOM

Deadline to Apply is Wednesday, June 1

The OSUN Global Observatory on Academic Freedom welcomes all undergraduate and graduate students attending an OSUN institution to submit their essays for a competition on the topic of "Reimagining Academic Freedom." Essay competition details.

FACULTY, STAFF & GRADUATE STUDENT OPPORTUNITIES

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.

CALL FOR APPLICANTS FOR "HUMANISM, POSTHUMANISM, ANTI-HUMANISM: EDUCATIONAL PERSPECTIVES"

Deadline to Apply is Wednesday, June 1

The Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory, University of Belgrade, invites abstracts providing educational perspectives on humanism, posthumanism, and de-humanism for the third international conference by the Laboratory for Educational Strategies on October 5-7. Learn more.

OPPORTUNITIES OPEN TO ALL

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 29

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 20, 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.

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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