![An illustration of a stack of two textbooks on the left and a laptop on the right. The textbooks are titled “Organic Chemistry” and “Calculus” with a red X and a stack of cash next to them. The laptop displays text “OPEN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES” in green with a green checkmark and text “FREE!” next to it.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/ops-guestessay-carney-oers_susan-900x675.png)
Guest Essay: Textbooks should be free
Open educational resources can be the answer to addressing the financial burden of textbooks.
Ryan Carney
• October 6, 2022
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Law Professors Make Their Textbooks Free, Hoping to Ease Students’ Financial Burdens
NYU professors of copyright and trademark law classes, instead of going through a publisher, have uploaded their textbooks online for students across the country to use for free.
Jana Warshawsky, Contributing Writer
• November 13, 2019
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Carmo Moniz, Editor-at-Large • September 6, 2024
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![An illustration of the Washington Square Park arch and fountain. The words “BACK TO SCHOOL,” are above the words “Ins and Outs.” On the left is a smiling figure under a sunny sky and on the right is an angry figure under a cloudy sky.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/culture-ins-and-outs-1200x800.jpg)
![A man in a black shirt, a woman in a brown sweater, a teenage girl in a gray knit sweater and a child in a blue-and-green striped shirt look scared and are holding one another. They are sitting in a dark children’s bedroom.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/arts-film-afraid-movie-review-1200x720.png)
Karina Rower, Under The Arch Editor • September 6, 2024
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Hope Pisoni, Investigative Reporter • September 5, 2024