Nov 30, 2023 | Open Educational Resources
By Cailyn Nagle and Marissa Martinez Throughout the years, our focus on making sure every student has the opportunity to succeed without the barrier of high course material costs continues to guide our work—2023 was no exception. Since the rollout of Governor Newsom’s...
Oct 17, 2023 | Open Educational Resources
By Cailyn Nagle As part of the global movement for a more equitable and open higher education system, the Michelson 20MM Foundation was proud to sponsor the Creative Commons Global Summit earlier this month. Participants from across the world, spanning diverse...
Sep 19, 2023 | Open Educational Resources
Mario Savio, shown here at a victory rally in University of California, Berkeley’s Sproul Plaza on December 9, 1964. By Cailyn Nagle Freedom Summer and the Student Free Speech Movement In 1964, Mario Salvo stood in front of hundreds of fellow students and said,...
Jul 28, 2023 | Open Educational Resources
By Cailyn Nagle Two years after Governor Gavin Newsom called out the usurious textbook marketplace and included $115 million in his budget for Zero Textbook Cost (ZTC) degrees, it is time to take the pulse of California’s ZTC implementation. The infusion of support...
May 9, 2023 | Open Educational Resources
By Cailyn Nagle I do not own my home—like most of Los Angeles, I rent. Every month, a significant portion of my paycheck goes to strangers I’ve never met to keep a roof over my head and a lock on my door. There are benefits, of course, such as not needing to arrange...