20MM News Archive

AAC&U’s Institute on Open Educational Resources to Help Five College Campuses Launch Their OER Adoption Plans

Through a Spark Grant, AAC&U will work with teams from five of California’s Community Colleges during their Institute on Open Educational Resources (IOER), which is designed to support the development of open educational resources programs.

Get to Know the 2022 Student Basic Needs Spark Community Advisors Who Will Guide Our Work

Join us in welcoming the team of student parents, systems leaders, and non-profit advocates who will provide feedback on the 2022 Student Basic Needs Spark Grants funding cycle’s applications.

Lessons Learned and How Tos: Cal OER 2022 Is a Resource for California’s Postsecondary Educational System

The Michelson 20MM Foundation is pleased to once again sponsor Cal OER 2022 as we continue to support initiatives that aim to expand the reach of Open Educational Resources throughout the state.

Allies Convene to Forge Equitable Futures for Student Parents in California

Forging Equitable Futures for Student Parents in California: A Virtual Statewide Summit was fueled by the groundswell that has surfaced in California in support of student parent success.

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Students to California Community Colleges Board of Governors: Implement Governor Newsom’s $115 Million for Zero-Textbook-Cost Programs

Implementing the Zero-Textbook-Cost (ZTC) funds would allow students to focus on achieving their educational goals rather than worry about how to afford them.

Get to Know our 2022 Open Educational Resources Spark Grantees

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Join us in welcoming the 2022 cohort of Open Educational Resources (OER) Spark Grantees: The American Association of Colleges and Universities, Creative Commons, and SPARC!

Basecamp 2022 – Highlighting the Transformative Nature of Higher Education in Prisons

To serve in higher education in the prisons is an opportunity to participate in the transformation through education of people whom the carceral system has discarded. Danny Murillo shares reflections from Basecamp 2022: Prison Educators and Faculty Retreat.

A Hand Up, Not a Handout: Student Parents Advocate for Equity on College Campuses

During Student Voices Matter: A Roundtable Discussion with Student Parents, we were honored to give our virtual stage to a group of incredible student parents whose lived experience sheds light on what we can all do to better support them on their academic journeys.

From Grassroots to Grasstops: NextGen Policy Is Ensuring Digitally Redlined Communities’ Voices Are Heard

NextGen Policy Helping Digitally Redlined Communities

NextGen was awarded a Michelson Spark Grant to implement a grassroots approach that will help ensure the digital equity needs of historically digitally redlined communities are met.

Tribal Broadband Bootcamp: Fostering Digital Sovereignty in Tribal Communities

The Michelson 20MM Foundation is proud to launch the Digital Equity in Tribal Communities Project, a new multi-year effort to address digital inequity in indigenous communities