As UNO continues to find ways to make college more affordable for students, the Open Educational Resources (OER) program, which limits or eliminates the need for UNO students to purchase textbooks and other course materials for their classes, has been slowly gaining steam – and showing impressive results. Implementation of the OER program in UNO has saved students more than $2 million since it began. From the first grant cohort in Spring 2019 to January 2022, there have been 45 grants awarded with 54 faculty involved hailing from all colleges and 21 total departments. The grants awarded have totaled $84,000. There have been 12,705 students affected, saving an estimated $1.14 million
