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Zero-cost textbooks prove accessible to more students

Joshua Aplaon, Staff Reporter | October 17, 2019

Some professors at De Anza have implemented zero-cost resources and textbooks in their curriculum through Open Educational Resources. The driving force of using OERs is to alleviate students’...

Zero-cost textbooks recommended for students

Alex Woolner, Staff Reporter | October 15, 2019

I believe that zero-cost textbooks are a good idea. It will reduce some of the cost of school supplies that students have, and it has a chance to make accessing course material easier. According to an...

Lydia Hearn wins Excellence Award for student success efforts

Mehek Kapur, Staff Reporter | April 9, 2019

After helping pioneer the movement for affordable textbooks and establishing a new curricular management system at De Anza College, Lydia Hearn won the Excellence Award from the League of Innovation in...