Guest post by Kristina De Voe, English and communication librarian, with the Open Education Group 

The Temple University Libraries is pleased to announce the 2026-27 Textbook Affordability Project grant award recipients:  

• Raymond Ankrum, Policy, Organizational and Leadership Studies (CEHD) 

• Heather Burket, Health and Rehabilitation Sciences (Barnett) 

• Kathryn Fritz, Health and Rehabilitation Sciences (Barnett) 

• Shuchen Susan Huang, Modern Languages, Literatures, and Cultures (CLA) 

• Ryan McKee, Social and Behavioral Sciences (Barnett) 

• Ali Pour Issa, Theater (TFMA) 

• Daniel Rosney,  Health and Rehabilitation Sciences (Barnett) 

These course instructors have committed to making their courses more affordable in the upcoming academic year by using zero-cost course materials – like library content or open educational resources (OER) – in lieu of commercial textbooks. Some course instructors will also develop renewable assignments in which their students will help create course content. 

Grant recipients will participate in an online faculty learning community over the summer to expand their knowledge of OER, Creative Commons licenses, and open educational practices; grow as open education leaders; and, have dedicated time to develop their projects. 

The Textbook Affordability Project (TAP) is a grant program that awards funds to Temple faculty members who make their courses more affordable for their students by replacing costly educational resources with open educational resources (OER) or materials available through Temple Libraries. Alternatively, faculty can receive funds for engaging in other open educational practices, like creating learning objects or replacing traditional assignments with renewable assignments that center students as creators of knowledge. The call for applications goes out annually in the spring. 

Since 2011, The TAP has granted awards to over 115 faculty across nearly every discipline at Temple University and saved students over one million dollars.