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ASU GIS Day
Celebrate GIS Day at ASU! Join the global celebration and discover how Geographic Information Systems shape communities and the world. Hosted by ASU's School of Geographical Sciences & Urban Pl...
ASU grad showcases family, cultures in library art exhibit
Mirra Keeto blends Indigenous roots with Italian Renaissance influences in 'I Am A Line of Words' Keeto graduated from ASU’s Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts and The College of Liberal Art...
To understand the present, we must study the past
And to study the past, we must have access to as much material as possible. This includes primary sources like manuscripts and material objects, but also the scholarship and ancestries of thought that...
Expanding open access in the humanities, education and beyond
What if a university’s research wasn’t locked behind paywalls? Through open-access publishing, researchers and scholars can make their work available to everyone. Open access removes barriers to impo...
Celebrating the Journal of Surrealism and the Americas
The "Journal of Surrealism and the Americas" (JSA) at Arizona State University was one of the first multidisciplinary scholarly online-only journals dedicated to the surrealist diaspora and Indigenous...
Bilingual Press relaunches with a new open access initiative
The Bilingual Press | Editorial Bilingüe (BP | EB), a pioneering publisher of Chicano and Latino/a/x literature since 1973, is relaunching under new leadership with a bold new open access initiative: ...
Leaders in education open access journal publishing
This year’s Open Access Week theme, Who Owns Our Knowledge? is fitting considering the present moment, when commercial interests and backlash to diversity and inclusion initiatives threaten to widen a...
Map of the Month: September 2025
The Four Corners region is the long-inhabited homeland of two peoples, the Hopi and the Diné, also known as the Navajo. The Hopi reservation lies entirely within the state of Arizona and is entirely c...
‘Read for Your Rights’ during Banned Books Week
For centuries, books have been challenged or banned because of their content or ideas. These ongoing actions raise concerns about access to information and intellectual freedom for both learners and e...