[15/03/2023] This Week across OSUN

 
 
 
NEWS
 
"We may have been the first domino that they’ve attacked, but we know that we’re not going to be the last, said Josh Epstein, New College of Florida student and activist, pictured here.
Photo courtesy of D.E.F.Y. (Defending Educational Freedom for Youth).
"A CONSERVATIVE COUNTER ATTACK": FORMER CEU PRESIDENT AND STUDENT ACTIVISTS DISCUSS ASSAULTS ON ACADEMIC FREEDOM IN HUNGARY AND FLORIDA

OSUN recently cosponsored a livestream conversation between Michael Ignatieff, former president of Central European University, and student activists from D.E.F.Y. (Defending Educational Freedom for Youth), examining lessons learned from Prime Minister Victor Orban’s assault on academic freedom in Hungary and how they relate to current government interference at New College from Florida Governor Ron DeSantis.
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WHAT'S NEW
 
Clocks are changing in many countries during March.
Please double check time zones in advance of each event. 
 
FACULTY SUPPORT SESSIONS

March 22 - March 28
OSUN is offering a series of sessions to support faculty working across the network:

OSUN Online Course Check-In  
Wednesday, March 22
8 AM New York l 1 PM Vienna

Learn more and join via Zoom

Network Collaborative Course Team Lead Meeting  
Thursday, March 23
8 AM New York l 1 PM Vienna

Learn more and join via Zoom

Workshop on Designing Activities that Foster Collaboration
Tuesday, March 28
8 AM New York l 1 PM Vienna

Learn more and join via Zoom
 
2023 MACJANNET PRIZE CALL FOR NOMINATIONS

Deadline to submit is Thursday, March 30
The Talloires Network and the MacJannet Foundation are accepting nominations of outstanding university civic engagement initiatives for the 2023 MacJannet Prize for Global Citizenship. Learn more and submit
 
POLITICS, SEX, AND FEMINISM IN JAMAICA AS TOLD BY BEVERLEY MANLEY DUNCAN

Friday, March 31
8:30 AM New York l 2:30 PM Vienna
OSUN invites the network community to a virtual screening of "Beverley Manley Uncensored," a documentary about Beverley Manley Duncan, former First Lady of Jamaica, author, and feminist activist. A discussion with filmmaker Joelle Simone Powe will follow. Register to join via Zoom
 
KEY TRENDS IN UNIVERSITY IT

Monday April 3 - Tuesday April 4
8:30 AM New York l 2:30 PM Vienna both days
This two-day collaborative series, including a workshop and a panel discussion, is designed for OSUN administrators and managers interested in exploring how technology impacts their work.  
Learn more and register to join
 
OSUN VISUAL STORYTELLING FOR CIVIC ENGAGEMENT CELEBRATION

Tuesday, April 4
9 AM New York l 3 PM Vienna
The OSUN Visual Storytelling for Civic Engagement team invites network community members to join an online OSUN Case Symposium. Professors at campuses across the globe will screen and discuss student-made video case studies. 
Learn more and join
 
FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENT CREATED CIVIC ENGAGEMENT CASE STUDIES

Deadline to apply is Thursday, April 20
OSUN's Visual Storytelling for Civic Engagement team is offering two funding opportunities to support student filmmakers in the creation of new video or written case studies.  Learn more and apply
 
EVENTS
 
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
 
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
 
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
 
 
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
 
SPRING SEMESTER STUDENT CONVERSATION TABLES

Tuesdays: 11:30 AM New York l 4:30 PM Vienna
Fridays: 9 AM New York l 2 PM Vienna

Until May 12, OSUN's Remote Student Ambassador Program will host weekly English Conversation Tables so students can interact with their global peers.
Learn more and join via Zoom
 
GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT FELLOWS GENDER EQUITY MONTH SCREENINGS

Wednesday, March 15
9 AM New York l 2 PM Vienna

OSUN Global Engagement Fellows at American University of Central Asia, Al-Quds Bard, and BRAC University invite the network community to attend online screenings of  "Surviving the Taliban" and "Gender Stereotypes about Women in STEM." Join via Zoom
 
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: OSUN FIRST-YEAR SEMINAR CONFERENCE

DEADLINE EXTENDED!
Deadline to Submit is Monday, March 20

Organizers of the OSUN Strengthening the Core Initiative's virtual First-Year Seminar Conference on "Self, Society, and Living Together - Lessons from Seminar Texts Across the Globe" encourage student submissions from across the 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
 
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 human
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