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The [[Co-Laboratory]] to “Address Racial, Economic, and Educational Inequalities through Our University Network“ was organized by [[Future Worlds Center]] and [[Innovative Compliance Europe Ltd.]] on behalf of the [[OSUN Hannah Arendt Humanities Network]]. The methodology utilized to facilitate the Co-Lab was the [[Structured Democratic Dialogue]] process, supported by specialized tools: (i) [[Cogniscope 3]]; (ii) [[Concertina]]; (iii) [[IdeaPrism]]. | The [[Co-Laboratory]] to “Address Racial, Economic, and Educational Inequalities through Our University Network“ was organized by [[Future Worlds Center]] and [[Innovative Compliance Europe Ltd.]] on behalf of the Open Society University Network (OSUN)<ref>https://opensocietyuniversitynetwork.org</ref> and the Hannah Arendt Humanities Network <ref>https://hac.bard.edu/programs/hannah-arendt-humanities-network/</ref>, referred to as [[OSUN Hannah Arendt Humanities Network]]. The methodology utilized to facilitate the Co-Lab was the [[Structured Democratic Dialogue]] process, supported by specialized tools: (i) [[Cogniscope 3]]; (ii) [[Concertina]]; (iii) [[IdeaPrism]]. | ||
The Co-Laboratory was held as a series of online virtual events during March 2021. Eighteen ac- ademics and students from eight OSUN Universities and Colleges came together to propose ac- tions that could be implemented either locally or through OSUN to improve educational access for disadvantaged students. The participants came from very differing cultural, economic, and societal backgrounds across OSUN, and included academics and students, with equitable cross-gender distribution. The participants represented both OSUN founding institutions (e.g., Bard College and CEU) and a broad cross section of European (Bard Berlin, American University in Bulgaria) Middle Eastern (Al-Quds Bard) and Asian (BRAC University, American University of Central Asia, Kyrgyz- stan) OSUN members. Two participants were OSUN students who reside in refugee camps. | The Co-Laboratory was held as a series of online virtual events during March 2021. Eighteen ac- ademics and students from eight OSUN Universities and Colleges came together to propose ac- tions that could be implemented either locally or through OSUN to improve educational access for disadvantaged students. The participants came from very differing cultural, economic, and societal backgrounds across OSUN, and included academics and students, with equitable cross-gender distribution. The participants represented both OSUN founding institutions (e.g., Bard College and CEU) and a broad cross section of European (Bard Berlin, American University in Bulgaria) Middle Eastern (Al-Quds Bard) and Asian (BRAC University, American University of Central Asia, Kyrgyz- stan) OSUN members. Two participants were OSUN students who reside in refugee camps. | ||
During the first online Co-Laboratory session, many of the OSUN students commented, even before introducing themselves to the group, that they wished to thank Bard College Hosts for providing this opportunity for their voices to be heard on this important subject. In the participants surveys OSUN students highlighted the importance they attributed for their ideas and their clarifications being treated as equally important to those from the Professor and Lecturer participants. The extremely high level of response in two Co-Laboratory participant surveys was unprecedented. | During the first online Co-Laboratory session, many of the OSUN students commented, even before introducing themselves to the group, that they wished to thank Bard College Hosts for providing this opportunity for their voices to be heard on this important subject. In the participants surveys OSUN students highlighted the importance they attributed for their ideas and their clarifications being treated as equally important to those from the Professor and Lecturer participants. The extremely high level of response in two Co-Laboratory participant surveys was unprecedented. | ||
