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CSUCI Open CI program saves students almost $1.8 million in textbook costs over one semesterThis link will take you to an external website in a new tab.

Channel Islands News Center

Ever since the “OpenCI” initiative was launched at CSU Channel IslandsThis link will take you to an external website in a new tab. (CSUCI) in the 2016/2017 academic year, the savings for students on textbooks has risen steadily. But the most recent report on this initiative shows the most dramatic student savings to date.

California State University San Marcos: Promoting Student Affordability ExLibrisThis link will take you to an external website in a new tab.

Library Journal

The University Library leverages the Leganto course resource list solution to save students millions of dollars annually and empower instructors to create and maintain lists of course materials in a timely manner.

CSU’s Affordable Learning Solutions Initiative Saves Students $77 Million Every Year

​​​The California State University

The pandemic amplified existing equity gaps between underserved students and their peers, including the cost of learning materials. The CSU has responded by increasing the number of courses using low- or no-cost learning materials through Affordable Learning Solutions (AL$) to provide equitable access to education and improve retention.

'They Are Much More Engaged.' CSU Program Helps Cal Poly Students by Removing Barriers to SuccessThis link will take you to an external website in a new tab.

Cal Poly News

“Support for open educational resources at Cal Poly from our faculty members has been crucial in responding to some of the university’s most important initiatives, including the Graduation Initiative 2025 and our efforts to create a more inclusive campus,” said Cynthia Jackson-Elmoore, provost and executive vice president for Academic Affairs. 

CSUMB receives Affordable Learning Solutions grantThis link will take you to an external website in a new tab.

CSU Monterey Bay News

CSU Monterey Bay continues to support affordable learning for students with new funding from the CSU’s Affordable Learning Solutions program. The CSU Chancellor’s Office has awarded $15,000 to CSUMB’s library and Center for Academic Technologies to reestablish the program at the university. 

News Archives

Reports and Presentations

CSU Board of Trustees September 2021 Meeting
Board Chair Kimbell delivered a speech about affordability for all our students in the CSU and highlighted the AL$ efforts on CSU campuses. This link will take you to an external website in a new tab.
 
National Association of College Stores Study Shows Continued Decline in Annual Student Spending on Course Materials
National Association of College Stores’ (NACS) twice-yearly survey of college students in the U.S.This link will take you to an external website in a new tab.
National Association of College Stores
Academic Content Licensing White Paper 2014
Make Textbooks More Affordable
Student PIRGs Report: Fixing the Broken Textbook MarketThis link will take you to an external website in a new tab.
CSU Affordable Learning Solutions Initiatives
CSU Board of Trustees UpdateThis link will open a PDF file.
AB 798 and the Open Educational Resources Adoption Incentive Program
Letter to CSU PresidentsThis link will open a PDF file.