[21/06/2023] This Week across OSUN

 
 

IN THIS ISSUE
Events

Undergraduate Student Opportunities
Faculty, Staff, and Graduate Student Opportunities

NEWS

"The UN report is a significant recognition of the job guarantee as a key strategy for addressing unemployment, poverty, and inequality,” says Pavlina Tcherneva, associate professor of economics at Bard College and director of OSUN's Economic Democracy Initiative.

OSUN ECONOMIC DEMOCRACY INITIATIVE DIRECTOR PAVLINA TCHERNEVA PROVIDES EXPERT OPINION ON UN JOB GUARANTEE REPORT

Pavlina Tcherneva, director of the Economic Democracy Initiative and associate professor of economics at Bard College, provided expert opinion during the preparation of the new United Nations report on the job guarantee, collaborating with UN Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights Olivier De Schutter on the project.  Read more

Human Rights and the Arts student Carol Montealgre (left) pictured at a performance by Palestine Hosting Society. Photo by Mirna Bamieh.

CUTTING EDGE HUMAN RIGHTS & ARTS PROGRAM OFFERS STUDENTS FROM CONFLICT ZONES A PATH TO ART-MAKING

ARTnews recently published an article about the Center for Human Rights and the Arts' inaugural class of students graduating with an MA in Human Rights and the Arts. The article explains how the experimental program makes art and scholarship accessible to artists and activists living in crisis zones or experiencing persecution. Read more

EVENTS

COMMUNITY AND PRIVATE SPONSORSHIP AND ACCESS TO HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE US

Thursday, June 29
3 PM New York l 9 PM Vienna

The OSUN Working Group on Refugees, Internally Displaced Persons and Host Community Education presents a virtual lecture by Kathy Libal of the University of Connecticut Human Rights Institute.
Join via Zoom

"TO BE-NAMED" EXHIBITION AT HAUS KUNST MITTE, BERLIN

Saturday, July 1- Sunday, October 1
The Experimental Humanities Collaborative Network invites the public to its art exhibition "To Be - Named," at Haus Kunst Mitte in Berlin. The exhibition, which will travel to the US, Greece, Palestine, Kyrgyzstan, and Mexico, focuses on naming and the significance of names for the development or suppression of a person's identity. Learn more

UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT OPPORTUNITIES

REGISTRATION OPEN FOR OSUN STUDENT LEADERSHIP VIRTUAL CONFERENCE

Priority deadline to register is Monday, July 10
This virtual international conference takes place October 21-22, bringing together students who are interested in developing leadership skills and connecting to a global network of students. Learn more and register.

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: GLOBAL COMMONS FALL 2023 ISSUE

Deadline to submit is August 13
Global Commons, an online literary, arts, and news publication that gives voice to student-generated ideas, is now accepting submissions for its Fall 2023 issue. Learn more and submit.

REGISTER FOR FALL 2023 OSUN ONLINE COURSES AND NETWORK COLLABORATIVE COURSES

Final deadline to register is Friday, September 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

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.

DEMOCRACY INNOVATION HUB WORKSHOP 2023: CITIZENS' ASSEMBLIES AND BEYOND

Deadline to apply is Saturday, July 1
The Hannah Arendt Humanities Network (HAHN) invites students, scholars, and faculty to apply to its Democracy Innovation Hub 2023 Workshop on September 14-15 at Barnard College in New York City. Travel, housing, and meals will be covered by HAHN. Learn more and apply

 

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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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