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ScholarForum: Corruption and Governance
Fall 2011, Issue 14
The fall 2011 edition of ScholarForum, the journal of the Open Society Foundations Scholarship Programs, showcases a diverse range of opinions, thoughts, and essays from Scholarship Programs� current grantees and alumni on the controversial issue of corruption and governance and on the richly diverse and ancient lands of the Caucasus.

About This Initiative
Scholarship Programs work to revitalize and reform the teaching of the social sciences and humanities, provide professional training in fields unavailable or underrepresented at institutions in the countries served, and assist outstanding students from a range of backgrounds to pursue their studies in alternative academic and cultural environments.

Contact List: Scholarship Programs Coordinators
Complete contact information for Scholarship Programs coordinators, listed by country/region.

Call for Contributions: ScholarForum 15 Academic Showcase Deadline: May 15, 2012 The Open Society Scholarship Programs invite grantees to submit research summaries or abstracts to be published in ScholarForum's "Academic Showcase" section.		Call for Contributions: Scholar Forum 15�Freedom of Expression/The Middle East Deadline: May 15, 2012 ScholarForum, the journal of the Open Society Foundations Scholarship Programs, invites articles and opinion pieces on the issues of freedom of expression and on the Middle East region.
Call for Applications: Alumni Grant Program Deadline: May 1, 2012 The Alumni Grant Program enables Scholarship Programs alumni to further expand the knowledge gained during their fellowship and to make a positive contribution to their home country.		Call for Applications: Global Faculty Grants Program Deadline: April 15, 2012 The program offers professional development and research support to faculty in the social sciences and humanities in select countries in Central Asia and the Middle East.
Call for Academic Writing Instructors: Summer Program in Istanbul Deadline: March 15, 2012 The Open Society Foundations are recruiting instructors of academic writing in English to teach at the Scholarship Programs pre-academic summer school in Istanbul.		Call for Social Science Instructors: Summer School in Istanbul Deadline: March 15, 2012 The Open Society Foundations are recruiting social science and humanities instructors to teach at the Scholarship Programs pre-academic summer school in Istanbul.

Marina Ushveridze
Marina Ushveridze, an Alumni Grant Program recipient and former Social Work Fellow, highlights the need for school-based social workers in Georgia.

Ammar Al-Dwaik
Ammar Al-Dwaik, a Palestinian Faculty Development Program fellow at Brandeis University, focuses on the relationship between the state and Islamic social service NGOs in the Arab world.

Sandra Kostandinova
Sandra Kostandinova, an Undergraduate Exchange Program scholar from Macedonia, reflects on her time at Sabanci University during the 2009 Pre-Departure Orientation.

Bringing a Little Green to a Red Land
Chuck Sudetic
December 21, 2011
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Student Sergio Mabasso wants to take the agricultural skills he has honed at EARTH University back to his community in Mozambique so his neighbors can feed their families.

Helping Farms and Forests Flourish in Haiti
Chuck Sudetic
December 14, 2011
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Marie Santa Auguste, an EARTH University scholar from Haiti, talks about how a simple recycling tool can help feed her country while preventing deforestation.

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