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[5/28/2025] This Week across OSUN

The OSUN Courses program, led by Bard College, has re-envisioned international education as a full curriculum of regular undergraduate courses taught by faculty around the world to students across a broad range of geographies and backgrounds.

OSUN RECEIVES IIE HEISKELL HONORABLE MENTION FOR INNOVATION IN INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION
OSUN is proud to receive an honorable mention for the 2025 IIE Andrew Heiskell Award for Innovation in International Education in recognition of the OSUN Courses program. The Institute of International Education (IIE) bestows this honor to highlight innovative and successful models for advancing international education opportunities. 
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Lina Swaiti, EAA Scholarship Program Manager (left) and Daniel Terris, Dean, Al-Quds Bard College for Arts & Sciences (center) award a certificate to graduating EAA scholarship student Yusra Housein.

AL-QUDS BARD CELEBRATES FIRST GRADUATING CLASS OF "EDUCATION ABOVE ALL" SCHOLARS
"At a time of crisis for the Palestinian people, it is inspiring to see our undergraduates achieve great heights of scholarship,"  said Daniel Terris, Dean of Al-Quds Bard College for Arts & Sciences on the graduation of the college's first cohort of students receiving the Education Above All (EAA) Foundation’s Qatar Scholarship. Read the story

Students pose for a photo at a special ceremony on graduation day at Bard College. 

STUDENTS FROM AFGHANISTAN, UKRAINE, AND RUSSIA HONORED AT BARD COLLEGE GRADUATION
In the midst of Bard College’s regular commencement activities, students from Afghanistan, Russia, and Ukraine were honored in a special ceremony. 
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EVENTS AND OPPORTUNITIES


"WAR AND THE ANTHROPOCENE" WORKSHOP

Friday, May 30
3 AM New York l 9 AM Vienna

The Open Society Hub for the Anthropocene presents a workshop on an OHPA project volume entitled "War and The Anthropocene" by Alexander Etkind and A. Dirk Moses. The authors argue that the new wars of our time result from the global environmental crisis and contribute to it.  Learn more and register

GET ENGAGED ALUMNI WORKSHOP: BREATH, BODY, AND BEYOND

Sunday, June 1
9 AM New York l 12 PM Vienna
The next Get Engaged Alumni Workshop spotlights Sanskriti Shrestha, 2023 Get Engaged Alumna, who will lead a workshop titled: Breath, Body, and Beyond: A Psychosomatic Approach to Everyday Resilience.  Register to join via Zoom

REGISTRATION FOR FALL 2025 ONLINE COURSES 

Deadline to register is Friday, August 29
Students can register 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

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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