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

NEWS

MEET THE 2023/2024 OSUN GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT FELLOWS

OSUN is proud to introduce the 2023/2024 cohort of its Global Engagement Fellows. This year, 31 Fellows join the initiative from 17 different institutions across the network. The Fellows support numerous civic engagement projects throughout the year, including monthly civic engagement workshops, an ESL and mindfulness program for women in Afghanistan, and a youth mentorship project. Read more.

WHAT'S NEW

THE CHANGING ROLE OF THE MILITARY IN POLITICS DURING THE AKP ERA: HEGEMONY AND THE KURDISH QUESTION

Thursday, May 4
12 PM New York l 6 PM Vienna
OSUN and Bard College Berlin present Turkish academic Ismet Akça, who will lead a discussion on the Justice and Power Party (AKP) in Turkey, which was founded by Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and has held the plurality of seats in the Turkish Parliament for over twenty years. Learn more. Join via Zoom

MONITORING THE SAFEGUARD OF INMATES' RIGHTS

Tuesday, May 9
9 AM New York l 3 PM Vienna 
The Consortium for Liberal Arts in Prison, in partnership with OSUN and Incarceration Nations Network, invites OSUN community members to a lecture with Daniela Ronco, member of Antigone NGO and a researcher in sociology of law at the  University of Turin, Italy.  
Learn more. Register to attend.

EVENTS

LEVELING THE LEARNING CURVE: CREATING A MORE INCLUSIVE AND CONNECTED UNIVERSITY

Thursday, May 4 - Friday, May 5
OSUN and the Picker Center Digital Education Group at Columbia University are hosting a livestreamed conference exploring the use of digital education tools, post-COVID, to address issues of equity and inclusion. Hear from thought leaders in educational technology, international development, and academia. 
Learn more. Register to join.

OSUN-EDI PRESENTS ECONOMIC DEMOCRACY HIGHER ED WEBINAR

Friday, May 5
1 PM New York l 7 PM Vienna 
This discussion presented by the OSUN Economic Democracy Initiative features students and faculty who have successfully created credentialed programs that focus explicitly on economic democracy. 
Learn more. Register to join.

UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT OPPORTUNITIES

REGISTER FOR UNIQUE SUMMER COURSES, INCLUDING CULTURAL POLITICS IN THE AFRICAN DIASPORA + GLOBAL FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION

Deadline to register is May 15
Registration is now open for OSUN Online Courses offered during the summer. "Cultural Politics and Performance in the African Diaspora" and "Global Freedom of Expression" are two strong offerings among many that students can consider. 
Learn more and register.

REGISTRATION OPEN FOR FALL 2023 OSUN ONLINE COURSES

Deadline to register is June 1
Students can now register for Fall 2023 courses, including OSUN Online Courses and Network Collaborative Courses. Access a new search tool listing all available courses, sorted by thematic area and institution. Learn more and register.

FACULTY, STAFF AND GRADUATE STUDENT OPPORTUNITIES

APPLY TO BE AN OSUN GLOBAL MEDIA FELLOW FOR 2023/24

Deadline to apply is Friday, June 16
OSUN seeks ambitious students who want to use their strong media skills to promote the network on their campuses. Students interact with other fellows across the network, receive training from OSUN communications staff and receive a $1,000 stipend. 
Learn more and apply.

SUBMIT COURSE PROPOSALS FOR OSUN-CEU SUMMER UNIVERSITY 2024

Deadline to submit is Saturday, July 1
OSUN and Central European University (CEU) invite proposals for the 2024 Summer University Network (SUN) courses developed and delivered collaboratively by CEU and OSUN partner universities. Learn more and submit.

OPPORTUNITIES OPEN TO ALL 

DEMOCRATIZING GLOBALIZATION: CALL FOR WORKING GROUP MEMBERS

Deadline to apply is Sunday, May 14
The Democratizing Globalization Working Group, a project of the OSUN Hannah Arendt Humanities Network, examines state power and democratizing large-scale social relationships in globalization processes. The group invites scholars from a wide range of disciplinary backgrounds to apply. 
Learn more and apply.

GO EAST SUMMER SCHOOL: DIGITALIZATION OF POLITICS IN NON-DEMOCRACIES

Deadline to apply is Monday, May 15
The Go East Summer School convenes at the European Humanities University in Vilnius in August. Organized by the Experimental Humanities Collaborative Network, it examines power shifts in Belarus in the context of digital technologies. Microgrants to cover fees are available for OSUN students. Learn more and apply.

OTHER OPPORTUNITIES OF INTEREST 

EARTH WORK SYMPOSIUM

Friday, May 9
8 AM New York l 2 PM Vienna 
Bard College at Simon's Rock invites the network community to a virtual event hosted by students and faculty in Global Political Ecology. An international panel of experts on trans-disciplinary earth studies and nature conservation will lead discussions and presentations. Learn more. Join via Zoom.

NOMINATIONS OPEN FOR BETH RICKY AWARD FOR ACTION AGAINST HATE

Deadline to submit is Saturday, July 1
The Bard Center for the Study of Hate’s Beth Rickey Award is presented to a member of the OSUN community who has taken sustained and effective action against hate. Learn more and submit.

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 Meggan Houlihan.

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

Writing Centers Working Group: Contact Jen Sweeney to join.

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