IN THIS ISSUE
What's New
Events
Undergraduate Student Opportunities
Faculty, Staff, and Graduate Student Opportunities
Opportunities Open to All
Other Events of Interest

NEWS

"A VERY FERTILE FIELD": CLASP FELLOW TEACHER TRAININGS CULTIVATE STUDENT-CENTERED, WRITING-RICH INNOVATIONS
Romina de Jong, Dean of Academic Affairs at Parami University in Myanmar, says her CLASP fellowship helped her develop an OSUN course that brought together students from Bangladesh, Myanmar, and Rohingya refugee camps. "It wouldn't have happened without OSUN," she says. Juan Carlos Duran Uribe, Adjunct Professor of Contract Law at Universidad de los Andes in Colombia, has been empowered to bring a social engagement dimension to his contract law course. Read more.

WHAT'S NEW

DISASTER RISK REDUCTION MAPATHON

Wednesday, October 12 
5:00 AM New York l 11 AM Vienna
On the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction, the GeoHub project invites the OSUN community to join its Missing Maps Mapathon, a crowdsourcing online event that will aid in mapping the areas in the developing world most vulnerable to disaster. Register to join

JULIANA STEINER: FLOOD THE RIVER, GROW THE FOOD

Friday, October 21 
12:00 PM New York l 6 PM Vienna
CHRA's fall series continues with Juliana Steiner, who will investigate food sovereignty with examples of restorative and regenerative agricultural technologies in Colombia. Register to join

OSUN GRADUATE PROGRAMS INFORMATION SESSIONS

Thursday, October 27 
8 AM New York l 2 PM Vienna
OSUN member institutions are hosting two online information sessions (October 27th and November 9th) on graduate programs offered to students throughout the network. Join via Zoom
 

APPLY: ETHICAL DILEMMAS IN HIGHER EDUCATION COURSE

Deadline to Apply is Saturday, November 5
Applications are open for a course starting November 15th on "Institutional Values and University Practices: Ethical Dilemmas in Higher Education," offered by the Professional Development Program for OSUN University Administrators at CEU. Learn more and apply

COURSE OPEN: CURRENT TRENDS IN LIFELONG LEARNING & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Deadline to Apply is Thursday, November 10
Applications are open for a two-part, Professional Development Program workshop in November on current trends in professional development, lifelong learning, and micro-credentials. Learn more and apply

APPLY FOR GRADUATE RESEARCH MOBILITY FUNDING

Deadline to Apply is Friday, November 11
Applications are open for mobility funding for graduate research visits ranging from four weeks to four months between February and July 2023. Both Masters and Doctoral level students enrolled at OSUN member institutions are eligible to apply. Learn more and apply

INTRODUCTION TO FACILITATING CLASSROOM DEBATES

Wednesday, November 16 
8 AM New York l 2 PM Vienna
CLASP and the Global Debate Network invite faculty from across the network to join a 3-hour hands-on, interactive workshop on facilitating debates in the classroom. Register to join.

HAHN PLURALITY FORUM ON HEALTHCARE POLICY

Deadline to Apply is Monday, November 21
OSUN's Hannah Arendt Humanities Network and the Mercatus Center invite applications to participate in a forum at George Mason University where undergraduate and graduate students with diverse viewpoints will discuss perspectives on healthcare policy.  
Learn more and apply

EVENTS

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.

ECONOMIC DEMOCRACY KEYNOTE WITH OLIVIER DE SCHUTTER

Monday, October 31
1 PM New York l 7 PM Vienna
Olivier De Schutter, UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, delivers the EDI Economic Democracy Keynote, discussing a UN report on the jobs guarantee. OSUN community members are invited to attend this virtual event. Join via Zoom.

TRUE FICTIONS: ALICIA PARTNOY ON "TESTIMONY AND FICTION"

Wednesday, November 2
12 PM New York l 6 PM Vienna
Alicia Partnoy joins the OSUN Online Course on "True Fictions from Spain and Latin America," discussing, in Spanish, her literary testimony on her disappearance and imprisonment in Argentina in 1977. Learn more and join.

UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT OPPORTUNITIES

GLOBAL DEBATE NETWORK: INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL STUDENT DEBATE

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

APPLICATIONS OPEN FOR SUMMER WORKSHOP IN PUBLIC FINANCE AND ECONOMIC POLICY

Deadline to Apply is Sunday, October 30
Undergraduate students can apply to Economic Democracy Initiative's five-day workshop on public policy for tackling economic insecurity. This workshop takes place June 11-18 at Bard College.
Learn more and apply.

FACULTY, STAFF AND GRADUATE STUDENT OPPORTUNITIES

CALL FOR ESSAYS: REIMAGINING ACADEMIC FREEDOM

DEADLINE APPROACHING!
Deadline to Apply is Saturday, October 15
The OSUN Global Observatory on Academic Freedom seeks submissions from undergraduate and graduate students for an essay competition on “Reimagining Academic Freedom." Winning authors will be eligible for small research grants. 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.

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.

OPPORTUNITIES OPEN TO ALL

SOLIDARITY, DISPLACEMENT AND THE UNIVERSITY

HAPPENING THIS WEEK!
Thursday, October 13 – Friday, October 14
This Open Learning Initiative (OLIve) workshop at Bard College Berlin explores building solidarity with students who have experienced displacement. This is an online and in-person event open to the public. 
Learn more and join via Zoom.

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

DEADLINE APPROACHING!
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.

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.

OTHER EVENTS OF INTEREST

THE POPE AT WAR: SECRET HISTORY OF PIUS Xll, MUSSOLINI, AND HITLER

Thursday, October 20
2 PM New York l 8 PM Vienna
The Center for the Study of Hate invites the OSUN community to a webinar with Pulitzer Prize-winning author David Kertzer about his new book drawing on recently available Vatican archives. Register 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.

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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