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A Question of Freedom
OSI-New York
September 25, 2009
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This Open Society Institute roundtable discussion features R. Dwayne Betts, author of A Question of Freedom: A Memoir of Learning, Survival, and Coming of Age in Prison.
Call for Applications: Undergraduate Exchange Program
October 2, 2009
OSI's Scholarship Programs offers grants to students from Bosnia and
Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Moldova, Mongolia, Serbia, and Ukraine for one year of non-degree academic studies in the United States.
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Call for Applications: Social Work Fellowship Master's Program
October 2, 2009
Open to residents of Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan, this fellowship is designed to provide training in social work to implement reform, create policy, and foster the development of social work departments and associated teaching and research.
Foundation Taps Visionaries to Reform U.S. Justice System
Press Release
April 29, 2009
The Open Society Institute has awarded Soros Justice Fellowships to 17 outstanding individuals working to restore fairness to a deeply flawed criminal justice system.
OSI Series Examines Epidemic of Student Absence
September 19, 2008
It might be this simple: if children do not attend school, they miss the opportunity to learn and succeed. OSI-Baltimore's three-part study addresses the issue of student absence in our public schools and what actions can be taken to remedy the problem.
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OSI Pre-Academic Summer School
Istanbul, Turkey
July 1, 2010
The Open Society Institute Scholarship Programs’ Pre-Academic Summer Program is designed to equip participants with the tools they will require to succeed during their academic programs in the U.S., the U.K., and France.
"Hate Speech Transforms Roma into 'Tenants' in Their Own Home": Red House Debate
Sofia, Bulgaria
November 19, 2009
Participants in the debate are young Roma between the ages of 17 and 30 who were recently trained in debating by the Bulgarian National Debate Association.
Beyond the Bricks
New York City
November 18, 2009
The Open Society Institute Campaign for Black Male Achievement and the Association of Black Foundation Executives host the NYC premiere screening of Beyond the Bricks, a short documentary that explores solutions to the poor academic performance of school-age black males in the United States.
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Northern Uganda Schools Leading Peace Efforts Through Debate
Paul Amoru
November 3, 2009
Debate programs in schools across northern Uganda have proven an effective tool in efforts to sustain peace and achieve reconciliation.
ScholarForum: Education
Fall 2009, Issue 12
The Fall 2009 issue of ScholarForum, the journal of the Open Society Institute Scholarship Programs, looks at education and Southeast Asia.
One Year On, What Has Changed?
Valeriu Nicolae & Bernard Rorke
October 7, 2009
In September 2008, the EU devoted a summit to Roma issues, part of a broader European effort to make 2005-15 a "decade of Roma inclusion." Valeriu Nicolae and Bernard Rorke, from the Open Society Institute's Roma Initiatives, review progress over the year.
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