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[5/14/2025] This Week across OSUN

Vishal Parkash (left) works with Bard College Berlin student Max Müller ‘28 on a client deck for a consulting project with REDI School of Digital Integration, part of REM’s work providing free services to social enterprises and nonprofits.

EMPOWERMENT THROUGH EDUCATION: GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT FELLOW BUILDS FINANCIAL LITERACY FOR COMMUNITIES IN GERMANY, PAKISTAN, AND BEYOND
Global Engagement Fellow Vishal Parkash (Bard College Berlin ‘27) writes about a series of social entrepreneurship ventures he has developed across the globe, focused on teaching financial literacy to women and migrant communities. Read the story


EVENTS AND OPPORTUNITIES


"FIVE DISRUPTIVE PRINCIPLES IN THE LIBERAL ARTS" WEBINAR SERIES: DEPTH AND BREADTH

TODAY!
Wednesday, May 14
4 PM New York l 10 PM Vienna

AltLiberalArts' “Five Disruptive Principles in the Liberal Arts” series explores the core values that define an exceptional liberal arts education. The third event in the series will explore "Depth and Breadth."

Learn more and register to join

REGISTRATION OPEN FOR FALL 2025 ONLINE COURSES 

Deadline to register is Friday, August 29
Students can register now for Fall 2025 Online Courses. An Online Course is offered by a single faculty member, is taught fully online, and enrolls students from multiple campuses across the Bard network.  
Learn more and register

Questions? Attend a drop-in session to learn more: May 15 and May 16, 8 AM New York l 2 PM Vienna
Join via Zoom

CLIMATE POLICY AND POLITICS IN THE DEMOCRATIC SOUTH: BRAZIL

Friday, May 16
10:30 AM New York l 4:30 PM Vienna
OSUN Hubs for the Politics of the Anthropocene will host a seminar with Eduardo Viola of University of Brasilia, on his analysis of the complex trajectory of climate policy in Brazil from 1990-2024.
Learn more and register to join online

DEADLINE TO REGISTER FOR SUMMER 2025 ONLINE COURSES IS MAY 26

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. 
Learn more and register

SUBMIT PROPOSALS FOR INTENSIVE COURSES AT CEU IN 2026

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

ALTLIBERALARTS LECTURE SERIES: THE BIRTH OF ACADEMIC FREEDOM IN GERMANY

Wednesday, June 4
4 PM New York l 10 PM Vienna

OSUN AltLiberalArts presents a lecture series by Nicholas Tampio, professor of political science at Fordham University. This is the first of three talks on the history of the idea of academic freedom.
Learn more and register to join via Zoom

INCORPORATING ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION ACROSS DISCIPLINES

Wednesday, June 25
8 AM New York l 2 PM Vienna

Birkbeck University of London invites the OSUN community to attend an online seminar focused on incorporating climate literacy and environmental awareness into teaching and learning across diverse fields. 
Register to join online

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

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