THE HILL: AUBG'S MARGEE ENSIGN WRITES ABOUT NEGATIVE IMPACTS OF FOREIGN AID CUTS ON UNIVERSITIES

Margee Ensign, President of the American University in Bulgaria (AUBG), recently wrote in The Hill that the Trump administration’s current freeze on foreign aid not only negatively impacts defunded countries and their universities but also harms US educational institutions. Read the article

APPLICATIONS OPEN FOR
GET ENGAGED YEAR-LONG STUDENT FELLOWSHIP; INCLUDES 2025 SUMMER YOUTH LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE

Deadline to apply is Wednesday, March 5
OSUN's Civic Engagement Initiative is accepting applications for the Get Engaged Year-long Student Fellowship and 2025 Summer Student Action and Youth Leadership Conference in Vilnius, Lithuania at the European Humanities University in July.
Read full details and apply

THE PERIPHERY AS CENTRE AND CENTRE AS PERIPHERY

Thursday, February 20
12:30 PM New York l 6:30 PM Vienna
The Hub for the Politics of the Anthropocene presents a seminar with Alexander Clarkson on "The Periphery as Centre and Centre as Periphery: EU Neighborhood and Accession Policy after EU, US and German Elections."  
Learn more and register to join via Zoom

GLOBAL CIVIC ENGAGEMENT FELLOWS MONTHLY WORKSHOP: BUILDING A HEALTHY ORGANIZATION

Sunday, February 23
8 AM New York l 2 PM Vienna
This series brings together student leaders from across OSUN so they can learn from each other’s experiences and gain insight and training. This month, the group will discuss building a healthy organization.  
Learn more and join via Zoom

APPLICATIONS OPEN FOR DEVELOPING TEACHING PROFESSIONALS COURSE

Deadline to enroll is Saturday, March 1
The Developing Teaching Professionals project, led by CEU's Yehuda Elkana Center, is offering the following course for faculty during Spring '25: 

•Learning by Design: Second in a two-part sequence focusing on course design and assessments.
Learn more and apply

WORKING WITH DATA: WORKSHOP FOR HIGHER EDUCATION PROFESSIONALS

Deadline to register is Wednesday, March 5
OSUN faculty and staff are encouraged to register for "Working with Data: A Workshop for Higher Education Professionals," offered by the Professional Development Program for Administrators at CEU on March 6 and 13. Data collection, analytics, and visualization tools and methods will be discussed.  Learn more and register

APPLICATIONS OPEN FOR 2025-26 COURSE PROPOSALS 

Deadline to apply is Friday, March 7
Faculty and practitioners are invited to propose Online Courses and Network Courses for 2025-2026. Faculty are advised to seek approval to offer an online course from their dean and department head prior to submitting the form.  
Learn more and apply

NOMINATIONS OPEN FOR MACJANNET PRIZE FOR GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP

Deadline to submit is Monday, March 31
The Talloires Network and MacJannet Foundation are accepting nominations for the MacJannet Prize for Global Citizenship, which recognizes exceptional student community engagement initiatives at Talloires member universities. Learn more and submit
Join an Information Session:
Friday, February 28, 9 AM New York l 3 PM Vienna
Register to join online

OSUN member institutions are encouraged to send news, events, or opportunities to news@opensocietyuniversitynetwork.org.

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