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To view a copy of this license, visit [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ or)[ or](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ or)[ ](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ or)[send a letter to Creative Commons](send a letter to Creative Commons), PO Box 1866, Mountain View, CA 94042, USA.  \nAbout the Council of Independent Colleges  \nThe Council of Independent Colleges (CIC) is an association of 762 nonprofit independent colleges and universities, state-based councils of independent colleges, and other higher education affiliates, that works to support college and university leadership, advance institutional excellence, and enhance public understanding of independent higher education’s contributions to society. CIC is the major national organization that focuses on services to leaders of independent colleges and universities and state-based councils. CIC  \noffers conferences, seminars, publications, and other programs and services that help institutions improve educational quality, administrative and financial performance, student outcomes, and institutional visibility.  \nCIC conducts the largest annual conferences of college and university presidents and of chief academic officers in the United States. Founded in 1956, CIC is headquartered at One Dupont Circle in Washington, DC.  \nFor more information, [visit](visit www.cic.edu)[ www.cic.edu](visit www.cic.edu).  \nAcknowledgment  \nThe William and Flora Hewlett Foundation provided generous support for the research project, Affordable Access: OER at CIC, and this accompanying report.  \nAbout the Authors  \nThis project was directed by edBridge Partners, whose specialists were the principal authors of this report. The project’s initial research was led by CIC Senior Advisor Deanna Marcum, former managing director of Ithaka S+R and associate librarian for library services of the Library of Congress.  \nThe Use of OER at Smaller Independent Colleges and Universities to Support Historically Underrepresented Students  \nTable of Contents  \nForeword ............................................................... 1  \nExecutive Summary ........................................................ 2  \nGoals............................................................... 2  \nApproach and Findings .................................................. 2  \nRecommendations ..................................................... 3  \nIntroduction ............................................................. 5  \nLandscape of OER at Independent Colleges ....................................... 6  \nThe Use of OER at Independent Colleges and Institutions That Serve Historically Underrepresented Students ..................................... 6  \nFindings from the Initial Survey ............................................ 7  \nSupporting and Sustaining OER at Independent Institutions: Case Studies................. 13  \nAurora University:  \nCaring for Students by Using Open Educational Resources ........................ 13  \nLynn University:  \nUsing Faculty Publishing to Encourage OER Use ................................ 14  \nUniversity of Redlands:  \nLeveraging Informal, Grassroots Efforts to Build and Sustain OER Use ................ 16  \nCaldwell University and Fairleigh Dickinson University:  \nExperiences of Two Institutions under a State Mandate to Expand OER ............... 17  \nBethune-Cookman University:  \nServing as a Knowledge Hub for OER Implementation within the HBCU Network ........ 21  \nFindings and Recommendations ............................................... 22  \nAppendix: CIC Member Colleges and Universit","cbCaicsuhNxcvcc7","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaicsuhNxcvcc7","pdf",1995969,"English","# Foreword\n# Executive Summary\n## Goals\n## Approach and Findings\n## Recommendations\n# Introduction\n# Landscape of OER at Independent Colleges\n# Findings from the Initial Survey\n# Supporting and Sustaining OER at Independent Institutions: Case Studies\n## Aurora University\n## Lynn University\n## University of Redlands\n## Caldwell University and Fairleigh Dickinson University\n## Bethune-Cookman University\n# Findings and Recommendations\n# Appendix: CIC Member Colleges and Universities Surveyed for This Report\n# References","[{\"question\":\"What problem does the report address regarding historically underrepresented students?\",\"answer\":\"It focuses on how rising textbook costs and other barriers can limit enrollment and persistence for students from historically underrepresented groups. 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