What's the real cost of your textbook?

Authors

Sharell Walker, CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community CollegeFollow
Kathryn Anastasi, CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community CollegeFollow

Document Type

Presentation

Publication Date

2019

Abstract

A presentation on a Zero Textbook Cost (ZTC) initiative that collected the narratives of students who faced financial difficulty as a result of the high cost of textbooks. The project is meant to shed light on the benefit of zero textbook cost courses and urge faculty to convert their courses to ZTC courses.

Comments

This work was presented as part of the 2019 LACUNY Dialogues, "Student Voices in CUNY."