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ALG Celebrates 10 Years of Excellence

Posted: August 05, 2024

Affordable Learning Georgia is celebrating 10 years of affordable learning excellence! Since its inception, ALG has saved more than 1 million University System of Georgia students an estimated $175 million in textbook costs through its grants…

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ALG, UNG Press Partnership Brings Home Award

Posted: December 06, 2022

Latinx Media, an ALG grant-supported textbook, received Honorable Mention at the 70th Southern Books Competition this fall. The open textbook was among five that received the award, and is the first to be entered into a contest as part of the…

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Affordable Learning Georgia Grant Recipient Wins OE Award for Excellence

Posted: October 20, 2022

Open Technical Communication, a freely available, open-sourced technical communication textbook developed with Affordable Learning Georgia grants, is a winner in the 2022 OE Awards for Excellence. It was awarded in the Open Reuse/Remix/Adaptation…

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State Librarian Assumes New Leadership Position

Posted: October 11, 2022

From the GALILEO October 2022 e-newsletter. State Librarian Julie Walker has been named to a new position to oversee GALILEO, the Georgia Archives and Georgia Public Library Services. Effective July 1, Walker assumed the role of vice chancellor for…

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ALG Awards $275,853 in 20th Round of Grants to Expand OER Adoption

Posted: December 16, 2021

Affordable Learning Georgia (ALG) recently awarded more than $275,000 to University System of Georgia faculty and instructors to further the adoption and use of open educational resources, or OER. These grants will save students an estimated $367,000…