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NEWS

OSUN VIRTUAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES SHAPE STUDENT CIVIC ENGAGEMENT PROJECTS IN HAITI
Students and staff at the Haitian Education and Leadership Program (HELP) in Port-au-Prince found that participating in OSUN's Network Collaborative Course on Civic Engagement gave them access to a global view on challenges they thought were unique to Haiti. “I had never thought of civic engagement from so many different socio-cultural angles," says HELP program manager Nancy Audin. Read more

WHAT'S NEW

APPLY TO BIRKBECK CRITICAL THEORY SUMMER SCHOOL

Deadline to Apply is Friday, January 20
The London Critical Theory Summer School (LCTSS) is now accepting applications for its 2023 session, offering a total of 30 scholarships to students at OSUN partner institutions who can attend in person or virtually. Learn more and apply.

APPLICATIONS OPEN FOR OSUN MA IN GLOBAL STUDIES

Deadline to Apply is Wednesday, February 1
OSUN's one-year MA in Global Studies program, based at Central European University in Vienna and Bard College in New York, is accepting applications from OSUN students for 2023-24. Learn more and apply

CEU SUMMER UNIVERSITY ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR 2023

Deadline to Apply is Tuesday, February 14 
Central European University’s Summer University program (SUN) invites applications from OSUN students and junior faculty for its 2023 summer courses. Scholarships are available. Learn more and apply.

GRUPO DE PRISIONES FOR THE DEFENSE OF PRISONERS' RIGHTS

Wednesday, February 15
9 AM New York | 3 PM Vienna 
The Consortium for Liberal Arts in Prison invites network community members to a virtual lecture by Manuel Iturralde (Universidad de los Andes) on Grupo de Prisiones' work defending prisoners’ rights. 
Register to attend via Zoom

FACULTY MOBILITY FELLOWSHIPS: CALL FOR APPLICATIONS

Deadline to Apply is Monday, February 20 
OSUN faculty are invited to apply for (1) Visiting Faculty Fellowships for teaching courses at specific partner institutions and (2) Short-Term Faculty Fellowships that enhance OSUN Network Collaborative Courses.
Learn more and apply
Attend an information session on Tuesday, January 10 at 8 AM New York l 2pm Vienna: Join via Zoom

WOODEN FUNERAL SCULPTURE PROGRAM: CALL FOR ART SUBMISSIONS

Deadline to Submit is Tuesday, February 28
The Wooden Funeral Sculpture Program, supported by OSUN's Center for Human Rights and the Arts, seeks submissions from young artists inspired by Indigenous folk art such as the Tomb House Statues in Vietnam. Learn more and submit

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS: POLITICAL, MORAL, AND LEGAL PHILOSOPHY RESEARCH GROUP

Deadline to Submit is Tuesday, February 28
OSUN students and scholars are invited to submit abstracts for the fourth annual symposium of the Political, Moral, and Legal Philosophy Research Group (POLEMO) at CEU on June 1-2, 2023 in Vienna. Learn more and apply.

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: OSUN FIRST-YEAR SEMINAR CONFERENCE

Deadline to Submit is Wednesday, March 1
OSUN's Strengthening the Core Initiative's virtual First-Year Seminar Conference on "Self, Society, and Living Together - Lessons from Seminar Texts Across the Globe" takes place in late April. Organizers are accepting seminar papers by faculty and students relevant to this theme. Learn more and submit

EVENTS

SELF-GOVERNING PRISON COMMUNITIES: RADICAL ALTERNATIVES TO PUNITIVE DETENTION

Tuesday, January 10
9 AM New York l 3 PM Vienna
The Consortium for Liberal Arts in Prison, in partnership with OSUN and Incarceration Nations Network, invites individuals at member institutions to the fifth BPI Global Initiatives Virtual Lecture with Sacha Darke. 
Register to attend via Zoom

UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT OPPORTUNITIES

APPLICATIONS OPEN FOR MA IN HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE ARTS

DEADLINE APPROACHING!
Deadline to Apply is Friday, January 6
OSUN's Center for Human Rights & the Arts is accepting applications for its third cohort for the MA in Human Rights and the Arts, starting in Fall 2023. 
Learn more and apply 

REGISTER FOR SPRING 2023 NETWORK COLLABORATIVE COURSES

Deadline to Register is Monday, January 16
Students can register now for 19 Network Collaborative Courses (NCCs), taught simultaneously across partner institutions. Learn more and register

GLOBAL COMMONS SPRING 2023 ISSUE CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

Deadline to Submit is Sunday, February 12 
Global Commons, a student-led online literary, arts, and news publication, is accepting submissions for its Spring 2023 Issue. All genres are welcome, including research, journalism, and creative work, in a range of mediums. Learn more and submit

FACULTY, STAFF AND GRADUATE STUDENT OPPORTUNITIES

HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE ARTS FELLOWSHIPS FOR 2023-24

APPLY TODAY!
Deadline to Apply is January 5
The OSUN Center for Human Rights and the Arts invites applications for two year-long research and teaching fellowships related to human rights and the arts. Scholars and artists with a research project and teaching experience are eligible to apply. Learn more and apply

WORKSHOP: CURRENT TRENDS IN PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT & MICRO-CREDENTIALS

Deadline to Apply is Thursday, January 12
Applications are open for a two-part workshop in January on current trends in professional development, lifelong learning, and micro-credentials. 
Learn more and apply

EARLY COLLEGE FOLIO CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: UNCONVENTIONAL PATHS TO COLLEGE EDUCATION

Deadline to Submit is Sunday, January 15
Early College Research Institute (ECRI) at Bard College at Simon’s Rock seeks faculty submissions for its Early College Folio, a digital, open-access academic journal focused on the early college movement. 
Learn more and submit

WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH CALL FOR EVENTS

Deadline to Submit is Friday, February 24
OSUN's Gender Equity Working Group is seeking submissions for events during March, Women's History Month, that raise the profile of gender-oriented issues and topics. Learn more and submit

AFGHAN CHALLENGE FUND CALL FOR PROPOSALS

DEADLINE EXTENDED!
Deadline to Submit is Wednesday, March 15
The OSUN Threatened Scholars Integration Initiative seeks fellowship applications from newly arrived Afghans in the US, Canada, and the UK whose valuable research, teaching, and public work have placed them in critical danger. Learn more and apply

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 and Social Sustainability Working Group: Sign up 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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