The question, “Should students have to choose between food and textbooks?” has become a trope. The articles abound—from stories of student food pantries to chronic homelessness. According to a 2015 ...

For some folks in higher ed, the very idea of using open educational resources (OER) sparks dread. Visions of poorly edited texts that—when printed—turn into heaps of misformatted pages may cause ...

Many college students are worried about the financial impact of higher education, and course materials are one key example. A 2023 survey of Pennsylvania college students found 71 percent of students ...