FIU joins the state-wide effort to improve education access and affordability through innovative approaches reducing the costs of textbook and instructional materials. Centered around student success, we recognize that this is a collective responsibility shared by many members of the university community. We thank individual faculty, administrators, the Textbook Affordability Task Force, Barnes & Noble, the FIU Libraries, FIU Online, the Office of Business Services and others for their diligent efforts.

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Current Legislation

• Textbook Affordability CS/HB 7019: Education and Affordability (effective July 1, 2016)
• Florida Senate Textbook Affordability Florida_Statute_1004.085

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Board of Governors Regulation

• Textbook Affordability 6A-14.092: Florida Administrative Code
• Textbook and Instructional Materials Affordability Regulation 8.003 (amended November 3, 2016)

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FIU Board of Trustees Regulation

• Textbook Affordability Policy FIU-1103 (amended June 14, 2017)

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FIU Textbook and Instructional Material Affordability Reports

• Textbook and Instructional Materials Affordability Report to the BOT (September 9, 2020)
• Presentation to the BOT (September 9, 2020)
• Textbook and Instructional Materials Affordability Report to the BOT (September 28, 2019)
• Presentation to the BOT (September 18, 2019)
• Textbook and Instructional Materials Affordability Report to the BOT (September 5, 2018)
• Presentation to the BOT (September 5, 2018)
• Textbook and Instructional Materials Affordability Report to the BOT (including appendix) (December 8, 2017)
• Presentation to the BOT (December 8, 2017)
• Textbook and Instructional Material Affordability Report to the BOT (September 1, 2016)
• Presentation to the BOT (September 1, 2016)

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FIU Memos and News on Textbook Affordability

• FIU Partners with Barnes & Noble for Affordability Initiative: Panther Book Pack (March 9, 2021)
• Spring 2021 Textbook Adoptions for Lectures and Labs via AIP (October 16, 2020)
• Fall 2020 Textbook Adoptions for Lectures and Labs via AIP (June 2, 2020)
• Summer 2020 Textbook Adoptions for Lectures and Labs via AIP (March 2, 2020)
• Spring 2020 Textbook Adoptions for Lectures and Labs (October 22, 2019)
• Open Educational Resources (OER) Coordinator Position Posting (April 24, 2019)
• Fall 2019 Textbook Adoptions for Lectures and Labs (April 22, 2019)
• Summer and Fall 2019 Textbook Adoptions for Lectures and Labs (February 21, 2019)
• Spring 2019 Textbook Adoptions for Lectures and Labs
• Fall 2018 Textbook Adoptions for Lectures and Labs
• Summer 2018 Textbook Adoptions for Lectures and Labs
• Affordable Options: Textbooks, OERs, & The Library (February 13, 2018)
• Adopting Free and Low-Cost Textbooks (November 27, 2017)
• Spring 2018 Textbook Adoptions for Lectures and Labs (October 26, 2017)
• FIU Barnes & Noble Textbook Price Match Program (August 10, 2017)
• FIU Joins OpenStax Institutional Partnership Program for 2017-2018 (August 4, 2017)
• Fall 2017 Textbook Adoptions and Instructional Materials Adoptions (June 1, 2017)
• Textbook Adoptions for Other Course Types than Lectures and Labs (March 23, 2017)
• Textbook and Instructional Materials Adoptions for Summer and Fall 2017 (February 22, 2017)
• University Initiative Makes Textbooks More Affordable (February 15, 2017)
• Spring 2017 Textbook and Instructional Materials Adoptions (October 26, 2016)
• Fall 2016 Textbook and Instructional Materials Adoption (June 17, 2016)
• Summer 2016 Critical Deadline for Textbook Adoptions (April 5, 2016)
• Open Education Resources - Survey of Statewide Efforts to Reduce Textbook Costs (March 14, 2016)
• Spring 2016 Deadline to Post (Adopt) Required Course Materials (November 13, 2015)
• Spring 2016 Textbook Affordability Requirements (October 28, 2015)

Memo Archive

 

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FIU Textbook Affordability Task Force

 

 

 

Textbook Affordability Task Force Meeting Agendas and Minutes Archive

 

 

For further inquiries on FIU's actions on Textbook Affordability, please contact:

Birgitta "Gitta" Rausch-Montoto
Director, Global Strategy & Faculty Success, FIU Global
Office of the Provost
PC 520
gmontoto@fiu.edu or 305-348-3763