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THE NEW YORK TIMES AND NPR ON THE FIGHT FOR ACADEMIC FREEDOM AND DEMOCRACY
M. Gessen, Distinguished Visiting Writer and Center for Civic Engagement Fellow at Bard College, wrote in the New York Times on April 21 that as the Trump Administration moves to withdraw federal funding from American universities, under threat of government oversight, universities must push back by instead focusing on teaching as widely as possible. Gessen gave Bard College as an example of an institution dedicated to academic freedom, with its more than 400 degree candidates in programs outside its campus. “It’s a really amazing and imaginative way of making the university widely accessible to the largest number of people,” they wrote. Read the story
On the April 20 edition of NPR’s All Things Considered, Rob Schmitz reported on threats to academic autonomy in Hungary, where Prime Minister Victor Orban has actively dismantled democratic institutions including the courts, media, civil society, and universities. As a foreign university, Central European University was forced to move its degree programs from Budapest to Vienna, while higher education institutions that remained received financial support only by accepting federal control and surveillance. Schmitz wrote: "In spite of everything," says CEU Budapest Pro-Rector Laszlo Kontler, "we are determined to continue useful work here with all civil society stakeholders, academic partners that have been accumulated over three decades, and with whom the connections are not completely lost." Read the story
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TODAY! Wednesday, April 23
5 PM New York l 11 PM Vienna
AltLiberalArts' series on the core values of a liberal arts education kicks off with a panel of New College alumni discussing "Agency/Responsibility." Susan Burns, former New College board member, moderates and Sophia Brown (PEN America) and Dan Chambliss (How College Works co-author) are panelists.
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The network is offering two Online Course summer sessions with over 30 classes focusing on a wide range of liberal arts and sciences topics. Classes in the first session (6 weeks) start on June 2 and the deadline to register is May 26. Classes in the second session (4 weeks) start on June 9 and the deadline to register is June 2.
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Deadline to register is Friday, August 29
Students can register for Online Courses starting Friday, April 25. An Online Course is offered by a single faculty member, is taught fully online, and enrolls students from multiple campuses across the Bard network. Many courses are components of Academic Certificates.
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Wednesday, April 30
9 AM New York l 3 PM Vienna
Universities as Frontline Responders will host an important panel discussion with university leaders from across the globe focused on the strategies they have employed to respond to various crises and the wider lessons that can be drawn from them.
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Sunday, April 27
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 cultural sensitivity.
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Tuesday, April 29
4 PM New York l 10 PM Vienna
AltLiberalArts' panel series on the core values of a liberal arts education continues with New College alumni discussing the need for students to actively participate in their own academic journeys. Carol Flint, television producer, will moderate; Maureen T. Cannon, former public defender, and Maria Vesperi, anthropologist, will serve as panelists. Register to join via Zoom
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Deadline to submit proposals is Sunday, May 4
The Yehuda Elkana Center for Teaching, Learning and Higher Education Research at CEU invites abstract proposals from OSUN faculty and doctoral students for its symposium on "Resilience and Regeneration in Higher Education: Past, Present, and Possible Futures."
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Deadline to submit is Sunday, June 1
The CEU Summer University program invites applications for teaching intensive courses at CEU’s sites in Budapest and Vienna. The program supports 1-2-week courses that involve targeted learning and skills-building opportunities, held in January/December and June/July. Learn more and submit
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