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News
What's New
Events
Undergraduate Student Opportunities
Faculty, Staff, and Graduate Student Opportunities
Opportunities Open to All

NEWS

STUDENT ACTIVIST CALLS FOR GLOBAL ACTION IN SUPPORT OF WOMEN AND GIRLS IN CONFLICT SITUATIONS
At a European Council/UN General Assembly-related forum, Sonita Alizada, international rapper, human rights activist, and Bard College student, called on the humanitarian sector and international leaders to listen to and invest in women and girls who are living in conflicts. READ MORE

WHAT'S NEW

GLOBAL DEBATE NETWORK: INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL STUDENT DEBATE

Wednesday, October 12
8:30 AM New York l 2:30 PM Vienna
The Global Debate Network welcomes interested OSUN students, faculty, and staff to learn about the art of argumentation and the international collegiate debate community. Join via Zoom.

PRISONERS' INVOLVEMENT IN POWER RELATIONS IN LATIN AMERICAN PRISONS

Tuesday, October 18
9 AM New York l 3 PM Vienna
The second session of the BPI Global Initiatives Virtual Lecture Series features Máximo Sozzo, Professor of Law and Society and Criminology at National University of Litoral in Argentina. Register via Zoom.

HUMANITIES FOR THE PEOPLE: ADVANCING THE REACH OF SOCIAL AND CULTURAL STUDY

Deadline to Apply is Friday, October 21
The Hannah Arendt Humanities Network and Universidad de los Andes invite OSUN students, faculty, and staff to apply to join a 10-day, funded writing retreat at the Gladstone Library, Wales, UK focused on advancing the reach of the humanities.
Learn more and apply.

CALL FOR RESEARCH GRANTS ON TRANSNATIONAL FEMINISM

Deadline to Apply is Monday, October 31
The Transnational Feminism, Solidarity, and Social Justice project invites applications from individuals at OSUN partner institutions for three research grants of up to USD 5,000 each. Learn more and apply.

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS: TRANSPARENCY, TECH & NEW CLOSURES IN OPEN SOCIETY

Deadline to Submit is Tuesday, November 1
The Open Society Research Platform seeks abstracts for an upcoming hybrid workshop at CEU concerning the relationship between transparency, technology, and open society. Learn more.

OSUN WANTS TO HEAR YOUR STORIES!

Have a story idea? Let us know. With the start of the new academic year, we are eager to share updates and impacts of OSUN initiatives on your campus. Feature stories can range from 500-1000 words.
Please contact us at: 
news@opensocietyuniversitynetwork.org to share your stories of impact, integration, and collaboration.  

EVENTS

ZAYAAN KHAN: SEED-AS-OBJECT TO SEED-AS-RELATION IN SOUTH AFRICA

Friday, September 30
12 PM New York l 6 PM Vienna
Multidisciplinary artist and researcher Zayaan Khan kicks off CHRA's series on the politics of land and food with a webinar exploring the laws that limit and criminalize seed use and the resistance movements fighting for accessibility. Register via Zoom.

COOPERATIVES BETWEEN WORKER ACTIVISM AND NORMALIZATION: A COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE

Wednesday, October 5
8 AM New York l 2 PM Vienna
In a webinar organized by the OSUN Economic Democracy and Democratizing Work Initiatives, Sonia Maria Dias (WIEGO), Suroto Ph (AKSES, INKUR Federation), and Morshed Mannan (The New School NYC, European University Institute) explore how worker cooperatives can contribute to the democratization, de-commodification and de-carbonization of work.
Learn more. Register via Zoom.

UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT OPPORTUNITIES

APPLY FOR THE OSUN CERTIFICATE IN CIVIC ENGAGEMENT

Deadline to Apply is Friday, September 30
Undergraduate students in their first, second, or third year can apply for this micro-credential which provides a structured path for understanding civic and community engagement by merging curricular and co-curricular interests. Learn more and apply.

FACULTY, STAFF AND GRADUATE STUDENT OPPORTUNITIES

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: VISITING FACULTY FOR KYIV SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS

DEADLINE APPROACHING!
Deadline to Apply is Friday, September 30
OSUN invites applications from qualified faculty to teach courses at the Kyiv School of Economics (KSE) for the M.A. programs in in Media Studies, Urban Development Studies, Economics and Business, and more.
Learn more and apply.

OSUN ONLINE COURSE PROPOSALS FOR SPRING 2023 

DEADLINE APPROACHING!
Deadline to Apply is Friday, September 30
Faculty from member institutions are invited to propose OSUN Online Courses for Spring 2023.
Learn more.

NETWORK COLLABORATIVE COURSE PROPOSALS FOR SPRING 2023 & ACADEMIC YEAR 2023/24

DEADLINE APPROACHING!
Deadline to Apply is Friday, September 30
Faculty from OSUN member institutions are invited to propose Network Collaborative Courses, which are co-created by faculty across OSUN institutions and taught in collaboration at two or more partner campuses.
Learn more.

EXPERIMENTAL HUMANITIES COLLABORATIVE NETWORK GRANTS

Deadline to Apply is Friday, October 7
OSUN Experimental Humanities Collaborative Network (EHCN) grants are open to faculty, staff, and students in the network who are developing projects focused on the intersection of science, technology, media, art, and the humanities.   Learn more and apply.

CALL FOR ESSAYS: REIMAGINING ACADEMIC FREEDOM

Deadline to Apply is Saturday, October 15
The OSUN Global Observatory on Academic Freedom seeks submissions from undergraduate and graduate OSUN students for an essay competition on  “Reimagining Academic Freedom." Interdisciplinary work from diverse regional outlooks especially welcome. Learn more and submit.

APPLY FOR OSUN FACULTY MOBILITY FELLOWSHIPS

Deadline to Apply is Thursday, October 25
Applications are open for Junior, Visiting, Short-Term Visiting, and Replacement Faculty Fellowships and for OSUN Sabbaticals. Learn more and apply.

OPPORTUNITIES OPEN TO ALL

JOIN OSUN ONLINE WORKSHOPS LED BY MFA CANDIDATES

Deadline to Register is Friday, September 30
Bard Master of Fine Arts students offer individuals at OSUN member institutions weekly art workshops in poetics, sound, and architecture, designed and led by current Masters from October 3 - November 7.
Register here.

GLOBAL ETHICS DAY 2022: EMPOWER ETHICS AROUND THE WORLD

Wednesday, October 19
OSUN students and faculty are encouraged to join Global Ethics Day, an initiative of OSUN institution the Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs. Join planned events or organize debates and panel discussions of your own! Learn more.

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.

Gender Equity Working Group: Contact Elmira Bayrasli to join.

Global Debate Network: Contact Ruth Zisman to join. 

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

Refugees, IDPs & Host Communities: 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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