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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.

Philanthropist George Soros Gives $5 Million to OSI�Baltimore to Provide Relief from Recession for Baltimore�s Most Vulnerable
October 19, 2009
Philanthropist George Soros is giving $5 million to the Open Society Institute-Baltimore to provide services for thousands of the city�s most vulnerable residents who have been particularly hurt by the recession.

George Soros Gives $35 Million to Children in New York for Back-to-School Supplies
Press Release
August 11, 2009
To fight poverty in New York, George Soros announced a $35 million gift to support low-income families across the state purchasing supplies and clothing for the new school year.

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.

OSI Chevening Scholarship Programs Mid-Year Conference
Durham, England
April 7, 2010
The University of Durham will play host to over 80 scholarship holders at universities in England and Scotland as part of the annual OSI UK Mid-Year Conference.

"Hate Speech Transforms Roma into 'Tenants' in Their Own Home": Red House Debate
Sofia, Bulgaria
November 19, 2009
Roma youth who were recently trained in debating by the Bulgarian National Debate Association participated in this OSI-supported event.

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Muslims in Europe: A Report on 11 EU Cities
December 2009
This Open Society Institute publication presents an overview of the experiences of Muslim communities in select neighborhoods in Amsterdam and Rotterdam, Antwerp, Berlin and Hamburg, Copenhagen, Leicester and Waltham Forest�London, Marseille and Paris, and Stockholm.

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.

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