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NEWS

ACADEMIC FREEDOM IN THE BALANCE: CENTRAL EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY AND NEW COLLEGE FLORIDA

LIVESTREAMED SPECIAL EVENT
Friday, March 10
3 PM New York l 9 PM Vienna
The OSUN Liberal Arts Collaborative, CEU's Democracy Institute, and Defending Educational Freedom for Youth (DEFY) are sponsoring a livestreamed conversation between Michael Ignatieff, former Rector and President of CEU, and student leaders from the activist group DEFY at New College of Florida. The discussion will draw on lessons learned from Hungarian Prime Minister Victor Orban’s assault on academic freedom in Hungary as students at New College of Florida react to Florida Governor Ron DeSantis's recent targeting of the liberal arts institution. Join via livestream

WHAT'S NEW

NON HUMAN CREATIVITY: ARTIFICIAL IMAGINATION: HUMAN ANTICIPATION

TODAY! Wednesday, March 8
12 PM New York l 6 PM Vienna
Joanna Zylinska, writer, artist and Professor of Media Philosophy & Critical Digital Practice, King’s College London will speak on The Future of AI. Her talk is part of a series organized by the Digital Society Lab, Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory, University of Belgrade. Learn more. Register to join via Zoom

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY TODAY! JOIN GENDER EQUITY MONTH EVENTS

Wednesday, March 8 - Monday, April 3
OSUN's Gender Equity Working Group is hosting a series of online events during March, Women's History and Gender Equity Month, developed to raise the profile of gender-oriented issues and topics across the network.
Access the calendar and more

MILITARIZATION OF THE PAST IN RUSSIAN POPULAR  CINEMA

Thursday, March 9
5 AM New York l 11 AM Vienna
Egor Isaev, documentary filmmaker and Blinken Open Society Archives Doctoral Fellow, will present his research on representations of the past in contemporary Russian popular cinema and television.
Learn more and join via Zoom

"A GOOD WOMAN" DOCUMENTARY SCREENING AND DISCUSSION

Saturday, March 11
9AM New York l 3 PM Vienna
The student-led Social Issues Club at Parami University in Myanmar invites OSUN community members to an online screening and discussion of a documentary about gender roles in Myanmar. Join via Zoom

SPRING SEMESTER STUDENT CONVERSATION TABLES

Beginning Tuesday, March 14
Tuesdays: 11:30 AM New York l 4:30 PM Vienna
Fridays: 9 AM New York l 2 PM Vienna
From Tuesday, March 14, until Friday, May 12, OSUN's Remote Student Ambassador Program will host weekly English Conversation Tables for students to interact with their peers. Learn more and join via Zoom

WHAT GOOD IS PHILOSOPHY? A BENEFIT CONFERENCE FOR UKRAINE

Friday, March 17 – Sunday, March 19
OSUN is collaborating with Kyiv Mohyla Academy (KMA) to support an online conference raising funds to establish a Centre for Civic Engagement at KMA in Ukraine. Author Margaret Atwood will deliver a keynote address and scholars such as Judith Butler and Simon Critchley will be in attendance. Learn more and donate
 

DISABILITY, INCLUSION, AND TEACHING IN HIGHER EDUCATION WORKSHOP

Monday, March 20
8 AM New York l 1 PM Vienna
Deadline to register is March 16
The Developing Teaching Professionals Inclusive Teaching Workshop Series begins with a series of panels on teaching strategies for neurodiverse classrooms and approaches to disability and inclusion.
Register to attend

PROGRESS ON DEMOCRATIZING THE CORPORATE FIRM IN SPAIN

Wednesday, March 22
11 AM New York l 4 PM Vienna
The OSUN Economic Democracy Initiative's #DemocratizingWork Global Workshop Series continues with Emma Rodríguez Rodríguez, Advisor to the State Secretary of Employment and Social Economy of the Spanish Labour Ministry. Register to join via Zoom
 

APPLY TO PELION SUMMER LAB 2023: "ECO/O/ONTOLOGIES"

Deadline to Apply is Monday, April 10
Students, researchers, artists, and activists are invited to apply to attend the Experimental Humanities Collaborative Network (EHCN)'s Pelion Summer Lab. Attendees will explore how the environmental humanities might contribute to collective responses to the climate crisis. Learn more and apply

ALPINE FELLOWSHIP ON FLOURISHING

Deadline to Apply is Saturday, April 15
OSUN faculty and students can apply to be Alpine Fellows at the Hannah Arendt Humanities Network's (HAHN) symposium on health and flourishing in August in Tändallen, Sweden. Room, food, and travel expenses are covered by the fellowship. Learn more and apply

EVENTS

WHAT ARE THE CHALLENGES FOR MYANMAR WOMEN IN TECH?

TODAY!
Wednesday, March 8
7:30 AM New York l 1:30 PM Vienna
On International Women's Day, a research team led by Myo Thida (Parami University / Chiang Mai University, Thailand) and Amanda Landi (Bard College at Simon’s Rock) will share findings from a new survey on barriers against Myanmar women in the tech sector. Join via Zoom

LEARNING SPATIAL ANALYSIS FOR THE SOCIAL SCIENCES

Thursday, March 9
8:30 AM New York l 2:30 PM Vienna
The OSUN Economic Democracy Initiative (EDI) presents a session on Data Analysis Skills for OSUN Students, led by EDI Research Associate Jordan Ayala. Learn more. Register to join via Zoom

THE ROLE OF DELEGATE WOMEN IN SANTA MÓNICA PRISON, PERÚ

Tuesday, March 14
9 AM New York l 2 PM Vienna
The Bard Prison Initiative's Global Initiatives Virtual Lecture Series continues with Lucia Bracco Bruce, of Pontificia Universidad Católica del Peru, presenting on “Co-governance, Feminism and Decoloniality: the Role of Delegate Women in Santa Mónica Prison.” 
Register to join via Zoom

DIMENSIONS OF "OPENNESS" IN EDUCATIONAL PRACTICES: POWER, KNOWLEDGE AND AGENCY

Friday, March 17
4 AM New York l 9AM Vienna
This Open Society Research Platform daylong workshop explores the concept of "open society" as it applies to expanding dominant approaches to digital openness in educational practices. 
Learn more. Register to join via Zoom

ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY IN UKRAINE AND THE IMPACTS OF WAR

Wednesday, March 22
8:30 AM New York l 1:30 PM Vienna
Volodymyr Demkine, an OSUN Threatened Scholars Integration Initiative Fellow, will discuss his research on the environmental effects of military actions in Ukraine. Learn more and join via Zoom

WHY DO WE "CARE?" ROOTS AND CONSEQUENCES OF THE FEMINIST REVOLUTION IN IRAN

Monday, March 27
6:30 AM New York l 12:30 PM Vienna
The Transnational Feminism, Solidarity, and Social Justice lecture series continues with
Firoozeh Farvardin addressing the history of political discontent and mobilizations against gender/sexual politics in the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Learn more. Join via Zoom

WHEN JOBS RETURN: RESULTS FROM MARIENTHAL'S FIGHT AGAINST UNEMPLOYMENT

Wednesday, March 29
10:30 AM New York l 4:30 PM Vienna
The OSUN Economic Democracy Initiative's Research-to-Action series presents Lukas Lehner of the Institute for New Economic Thinking, University of Oxford, who will discuss the Marienthal, Austria job guarantee pilot program. Join via Livestream

UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT OPPORTUNITIES

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: OSUN FIRST-YEAR SEMINAR CONFERENCE

DEADLINE EXTENDED!
Deadline to Submit is Monday, March 20
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. Conference organizers encourage student submissions from across the network, including from the Early College network. 
Learn more and submit

APPLY FOR OSUN ACADEMIC CERTIFICATES

Deadline to Apply to all Programs is Monday, April 3
Applications are being accepted for OSUN Academic Certificate programs in Civic Engagement, Global Educational Development, Public Policy & Economic Analysis, Human Rights, Social Enterprise, and Food Studies. Students benefit from studying with diverse faculty in a global classroom while earning transferable academic credits. Learn more and apply

FACULTY, STAFF AND GRADUATE STUDENT OPPORTUNITIES

HOLISTIC CARE IN TIMES OF UNCERTAINTY FOR HIGHER EDUCATION PROFESSIONALS

Thursday, March 9 & Wednesday, March 15
8:30 AM New York l 2:30 PM Vienna
OSUN and Central European University offer network administrators and managers an online collaborative workshop reflecting on the pandemic's impacts and ways to foster places of care inside the academy.
Learn more and register to attend. 

AFGHAN CHALLENGE FUND CALL FOR PROPOSALS

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

APPLICATIONS STILL OPEN FOR CEU SUMMER UNIVERSITY 2023

Final Deadline to Apply is March 20
CEU Summer University continues accepting applications for 15 courses for advanced undergrads, graduate students, postdocs, junior faculty, and researchers, as well as professionals who wish to upgrade their knowledge in the social sciences and humanities. Learn more and apply

OPPORTUNITIES OPEN TO ALL

HANNAH ARENDT IDEAS FORUM: THE FUTURE OF AMERICAN LEADERSHIP ON THE WORLD STAGE

Deadline to Apply is Saturday, April 1
In May, OSUN's Hannah Arendt Humanities Network (HAHN) and Bard High School Early Colleges will host an Ideas Forum on the values of, and challenges to, the US-led world order. All expenses courtesy of HAHN. Learn more and apply

OTHER EVENTS OF INTEREST 

FUNDING DIVIDES: HOW AMERICAN PHILANTHROPY FOSTERED SOCIAL TENSION

Thursday, March 9
6 PM New York l 12 AM Vienna
The Bard Center for the Study of Hate invites members of the OSUN community to a talk by Lila Corwin Berman on American philanthropy and how it serves the public good but has also often bred social, economic, and political divisions. Register to join via Zoom

WORKING/PLANNING GROUPS

Civic Engagement Working Group: Contact Caitlin O'Donnell and Erin Cannan  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.

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

Library Working Group: Contact Megan Callaghan.

Refugees, IDPs & Host Communities: Register for the working group.

Writing Centers Working Group: Contact Jen Sweeney to join.

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