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TIMES HIGHER EDUCATION: REBECCA GRANATO DISCUSSES THE NEED FOR INCREASED EDUCATIONAL ACCESS FOR REFUGEES FROM THE GLOBAL SOUTH 

Recently in Times Higher Education, Rebecca Granato, director of the Hubs for Connected Learning Initiatives and Associate Vice President for Global Initiatives at Bard College, explained how refugees from Global South countries are often perceived by governments as a burden. However, not providing higher education opportunities for refugees is actually a greater liability, according to the article.  Read the article

58 DISPLACED AFGHAN STUDENTS GRADUATE FROM BARD COLLEGE IN 2024

May 25th marked the graduation of 58 displaced Afghan students at Bard College in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York. After the Taliban took control of Afghanistan’s government in 2021, Bard teamed with American University of Central Asia and American University of Afghanistan to help nearly 200 students, mostly women, navigate their way out of Afghanistan so they could continue their education. Read more.

DOROTHY ESTRADA-TANCK ON GENDER-BASED DISCRIMINATION

Tuesday, July 2
7 AM New York l 1 PM Vienna
Dorothy Estrada-Tanck, Chair of the UN Working Group on Discrimination Against Women and Girls, joins the "Women’s Rights, Human Rights, and International Law" OSUN Online Course.
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DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLS: AFGHANISTAN

Saturday, June 22
7 AM New York l 1 PM Vienna
Richard Bennett, UN Special Rapporteur on the state of human rights in Afghanistan, joins the "Women’s Rights, Human Rights, and International Law" OSUN Online Course.
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DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLS: WOMEN IN CONFLICT

Tuesday, June 25
7 AM New York l 1 PM Vienna
Sara Elizabeth Dill, international attorney and activist for human rights, joins the OSUN Online Course on "Women’s Rights, Human Rights, and International Law." 
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PUBLIC CONVERSATION: WHAT INNOVATIONS ARE HAPPENING IN LIBERAL ARTS & SCIENCES EDUCATION?

Wednesday, June 19
9 AM New York l 3 PM Vienna
Learn more and register to join.

REGISTER FOR FALL 2024 OSUN COURSES
Registration Deadline: August 15

An OSUN Online Course (OOC) is offered by a single faculty member, is taught fully online, and enrolls students from multiple OSUN campuses. A Network Collaborative Course (NCC) is created collaboratively by faculty across multiple OSUN campuses and taught in person on each of those campuses; students come together online and offline throughout the semester to work together on assignments and projects.

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ELKANA SYMPOSIUM: IMPACTFUL TEACHING IN TURBULENT TIMES

Wednesday, June 19-Thursday, June 20
OSUN faculty are invited to join the Second Elkana Symposium, a forum devoted to developing teaching through workshops, trainings, and keynote talks. Irene Lubbe's workshop (pictured) focuses on "What Curriculum Do Graduate Students Need?"
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CALL FOR PROPOSALS: BODY IMAGE, EATING BEHAVIORS, AND HEALTH IN THE CARIBBEAN

Deadline for manuscripts: Sunday, September 1
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OSUN member institutions are encouraged to send news, events, or opportunities to news@opensocietyuniversitynetwork.org.

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