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A recent $225,000 investment from the Office of the Provost into the Deans’ Open Educational Resources (OER) Grant Initiative aims to reduce textbook-related costs for students and support retention by encouraging adoption of free and public educational materials in high-enrollment courses over the next few years.
KU Libraries is now accepting submissions for its annual LibArt student art exhibition, marking its 16th year. Students have the opportunity for their work to be showcased year-round in the libraries’ public spaces and win cash prizes totaling $5,000.
KU Reads: A Common Book Experience invites faculty and instructors to join the 2026 KU Reads Teach-In, an afternoon of informal discussion and faculty-led sessions to encourage integration of next year’s book selection, “Orbital” by Samantha Harvey, into curriculum and programming.