A history lecture, affordable textbooks, and a mobile sustainability lab - Morgan Hughes, Boston Globe

Salem State University was recently awarded a $100,000 grant to make college textbooks more affordable. The grant from the state Department of Higher Education will help launch the Viking Open Educational Resources and Textbook Affordability Initiative. The initiative will support faculty who are designing open educational resources for students to complete readings and coursework, instead of buying a textbook. The grant will fund professional development opportunities for participating staff. According to a news release, the initiative is expected to impact up to 2,000 students in its first year. https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/globelocal/2018/11/16/history-lecture-affordable-textbooks-and-mobile-sustainability-lab/8iUZsuOFzs1FfBwBRFsIGN/story.html