[01/11/2023] This Week across OSUN

 
 

IN THIS ISSUE

What's New
Events
Undergraduate Student Opportunities

Faculty, Staff, and Graduate Student Opportunities
Other Opportunities of Interest

"There are stories that people want to tell. Every day we receive messages and we see footage of violations. These people, these survivors, care about being seen,” says Shaharzad Akbar of Afghans who have suffered human rights offenses.

THREATENED SCHOLARS: SHAHARZAD AKBAR SEEKS ACCOUNTABILITY FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS IN AFGHANISTAN

In the second installment of a series of profiles of fellows in the Threatened Scholars Integration Initiative, Shaharzad Akbar explains how she became committed to seeking accountability for human rights violations perpetrated against Afghans during twenty years of war. Read more.

"CURIOSITY, DIVERSITY, AND RESPONSIBILITY": VIRTUAL CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS STUDENT LEADERS SHAPING SOCIETY

OSUN Global Media Fellow and BRAC University student Aaron Masuba writes about OSUN's third annual Virtual Student Leadership Conference, which gathered student leaders from multiple network institutions to participate in immersive online keynote sessions and creative workshops designed to bolster their community service and leadership skills. Read more.

WHAT'S NEW

THE WAR IN GAZA: THE VIEW FROM AL-QUDS BARD COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS & SCIENCES


TODAY!
Wednesday, November 1
8 AM New York l 1 PM Vienna l 2 PM Palestine

The network community is invited to join a panel discussion with Al-Quds Bard faculty and student speakers, focused on the war in Gaza. 
Learn more and join via Zoom.

OSUN-EDI OFFERS WORKSHOP ON "NEW DIRECTIONS IN MONEY, FINANCE, AND PUBLIC POLICY"


Friday, November 3 - Saturday, November 4
9:00 AM New York l 2:00 PM Vienna

OSUN's Economic Democracy Initiative and Bard College's Levy Economics Institute are sponsoring a workshop investigating the boundaries of current understandings of money and finance. 
Learn more and join.

HAHN TEXT SEMINAR 2024: FRANTZ FANON'S BLACK SKIN, WHITE MASKS


Deadline to apply is Friday, November 10
OSUN's Hannah Arendt Humanities Network, in collaboration with the University of the West Indies, Mona Campus, Jamaica, is accepting applications for a close reading and discussion of Frantz Fanon's Black Skin, White MasksLearn more and apply.

FEHRAS PUBLISHING PRACTICES: "HADER HALAL" (WITH REGARD TO PRESENCE)


Monday, November 13
12 PM New York l 6 PM Vienna

The Center for Human Rights and the Arts presents Sami Rustom and Kenan Darwich of Fehras Publishing Practices, discussing the history of publishing and the role of translation as a tool for cultural domination and solidarity. Learn more and join. 

THE POLITICS OF KNOWLEDGE PRODUCTION AND THE RUSSO-UKRAINIAN WAR


Thursday, November 30 - Friday, December 1
12 PM New York l 6 PM Vienna

CEU's Department of International Relations and the Invisible University for Ukraine present a conference addressing knowledge production around the Russo-Ukrainian War. Learn more and join.

PERPETUAL PEACE OR PERPETUAL WAR? MARY KALDOR ON "THE SOCIAL SHAPING OF WORLD ORDER"


Wednesday, December 6
1 PM New York l 7 PM Vienna

In this discussion, Mary Kaldor, OSUN Distinguished Visiting Professor at CEU, argues that current political turmoil requires social pressure for a transformation that combines a human rights-based political system with a resource-saving economic model. Learn more and join.

APPLICATIONS OPEN: MA IN HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE ARTS 2024-25 


Deadline to apply is Friday, January 5
The MA Program in Human Rights & the Arts is accepting applications for its two-year interdisciplinary curricular experience based in the encounter between human rights and the arts.  Learn more and apply.

EVENTS

BOOK LAUNCH FOR KOSTOVICOVA'S RECONCILIATION BY STEALTH


Thursday, November 2
12:30 PM New York l 5: 30 PM Vienna

OSUN and CEU invite the network community to a book launch for Denisa Kostovicova's Reconciliation by Stealth, which asks what happens when former adversaries discuss legacies of violence.
Learn more and join.

WHAT ARE THE IMPACTS OF LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES EDUCATION?


Wednesday, November 15
9 AM New York l 3 PM Vienna

The Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) Collab's monthly discussion on LAS education topics explores ways to observe the impacts of LAS education, including research evidence from the US. Learn more and join

ACADEMIC DISCIPLINARITY FOR LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES EDUCATORS AND ADMINISTRATORS


TODAY!
Wednesday, November 1
9 AM New York l 3 PM Vienna

This workshop for university educators and administrators explores the theoretical and practical elements of different types of academic disciplinarity.
Learn more and join

UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT OPPORTUNITIES

APPLY TO GET ENGAGED CONFERENCE 2024 IN GERMANY
 

Deadline to apply is Wednesday, November 15
Students can apply to attend the Get Engaged Summer Conference taking place on June 24-July 1 in Berlin. The fully funded civic engagement-oriented conference helps develop community leadership skills. 
Learn more and apply

TODAY! Attend an online information session:
November 1 at 10 AM New York l 3 PM Vienna 
Join via Zoom

EDI SUMMER WORKSHOP IN PUBLIC FINANCE AND ECONOMIC POLICY


Deadline to apply is Thursday, November 30
The OSUN Economic Democracy Initiative is accepting applications for its third annual Summer Workshop in Public Finance and Economic Policy at Bard College Annandale.  Learn more and apply

FACULTY, STAFF AND GRADUATE STUDENT OPPORTUNITIES

ACLS: SUMMER INSTITUTE FOR STUDY OF EAST CENTRAL & SE EUROPE 


FINAL DAY TO APPLY IS TOMORROW!
Deadline to apply is Thursday, November 2

The American Council of Learned Societies is convening its Summer Institute, a two-week residential workshop supporting scholars of Eastern Europe as they pursue their research and writing. OSUN scholars are encouraged to apply. Learn more and apply

CALL FOR PROPOSALS: OSUN OPEN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES GRANTS


Deadline to apply is Friday, November 3
OSUN invites grant proposals for its Open Educational Resources (OER) Grant Program. The OER program supports efforts to increase access, affordability, and diversity of course materials.  
Learn more and apply. 

APPLICATIONS OPEN FOR SPRING EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING WORKSHOP


Deadline to apply is Wednesday, November 15
The OSUN Civic Engagement Initiative and CLASP invite applications from individuals at OSUN network partners to participate in the OSUN Experiential Learning Institute in Spring 2024.
Learn more and apply

HANNAH ARENDT HUMANITIES NETWORK LAUNCHES "HUMANITIES FOR THE PEOPLE" ON MEDIUM


Deadline to submit is Friday, December 15
The Hannah Arendt Humanities Network invites members of the OSUN community to submit to its new publishing platform dedicated to making humanities academic work more relevant and accessible to the public. Learn more and submit.

OTHER OPPORTUNITIES OF INTEREST

CALL FOR LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES ADVISORS


Deadline to apply is Friday, November 3
The LAS Collab has announced a call for individuals to serve as Liberal Arts and Sciences Advisers for its global partnership base of higher education institutions. 
Learn more and apply

HUBERT HUMPHREY AND THE EARLY FIGHT FOR CIVIL RIGHTS IN THE US


Thursday, November 30
3 PM New York l 9 PM Vienna

Bard College Annandale's Center for the Study of Hate invites the OSUN community to attend a webinar with Sam Freedman discussing his new book about Hubert Humphrey and the fight for civil rights in the US.
Learn more and join

 

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WORKING/PLANNING GROUPS

Advancement Working Group: Contact Lindsay Davis Carr to join.


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: Contact Rebecca Granato to join.


Writing Centers Working Group: Contact Jen Sweeney to join.

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