It’s happened. You are now in charge of your college’s zero textbook cost (ZTC) pathway program. There are early steps every leader should take to create a scalable ZTC program. A combination of copyright expertise, open educational resources (OER) and ZTC knowledge, grant and faculty funding options, training programs, and library partnerships will help these initiatives be most successful.
Free Inquiry and Expression: From Principles to Educational Practice
Hundreds of colleges and universities have adopted free expression and institutional speech documents from the University of Chicago. In 1899, the University of Chicago faculty unanimously resolved that complete freedom
Leila Brammer
September 7, 2026
