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Concepts in Biology
Christelle Sabatier, Michelle McCully, Dawn Hart, and Elizabeth Dahlhoff
Concepts in Biology is designed to help learners build a robust conceptual framework for understanding life and biological organization across levels of complexity. Organized around the Vision and Change framework (AAAS, 2011), the text covers the core biological concepts of Transformations of Energy and Matter, Information Flow, Evolution, Structure-Function and Systems. Students are guided to approach each concept at the cellular and molecular, organismal, and ecological levels of biological scale. This book emphasizes the interconnectedness of biological systems and the processes that drive life. Interactive questions are embedded throughout to engage students in the learning process and give them personalized and immediate feedback on their understanding. Using this book equips introductory college students with critical thinking and scientific literacy skills that serve as a foundation to their development as life scientists and informed citizens.
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Critical Research Methods in Psychology
Stephanie D’Costa, Makenzie O’Neil, Mimi Ukeye, and Rebecca Anguiano
Critical Research Methods in Psychology introduces students to research design and methodology while carefully considering socio-cultural context, paradigms, and inherent biases. Beginning with foundations of scientific reasoning and theory building, the text moves through measurement, sampling, research design, quantitative and qualitative methods, and approaches to analysis, while foregrounding issues such as social justice, inclusivity in research, and the impacts of assumptions on study outcomes. By emphasizing both methodological competence and critical reflection, this text equips learners to design, apply, and assess research in ways that support ethical, socially informed practice in psychology.
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General Chemistry 3e: OER for Inclusive Learning
Nicole Bouvier-Brown, Saori Shiraki, J. Ryan Hunt, and Emily Jarvis
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Hidden Voices in Gen Psych
Joyce Yang, Aline Hitti, Zachary Reese, and Lijing Ma
Hidden Voices in Gen Psych guides students through the major domains of psychology with an emphasis on inclusivity, equity, and context-sensitive interpretation of human behavior and mental processes. Beginning with historical and methodological foundations, this companion text can be integrated with any introductory psychology textbook and explores biological psychology, cognition, development, personality, psychological disorders, and therapeutic approaches, each framed by questions of cultural difference, representation, and social structure. By integrating assessments that address both canonical content and its limitations, this resource prepares learners to evaluate psychological research with critical insight and to appreciate the rich diversity of human experience.
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Principles of Economics
Shirin Mollah, Michael Jonas, and Sandhyarani Patlolla
Principles of Economics equips students with the analytical tools to interpret individual and firm behavior within competitive and imperfect markets. Beginning with foundational models of supply and demand, the book moves through consumer and producer theory, market structures (perfect competition, monopoly, oligopoly), factor markets, and welfare analysis, highlighting how economic agents respond to incentives and constraints. The text then takes student through broad-scale dynamics of macroeconomics, including national output, inflation, unemployment, and monetary and fiscal policy. By connecting theory to contemporary policy questions and real-world phenomena, the text supports students in developing critical thinking and decision-making skills applicable across business, public policy, and personal finance contexts.
The OER for Social Justice grant supports faculty at four California private universities in creating openly licensed, equity‑centered educational resources. Funded by the U.S. Department of Education, the program enabled 11 faculty teams to design OER for high‑enrollment courses that integrate diversity, equity, inclusion, accessibility, and anti‑racist frameworks. These openly licensed materials will remain freely available, expanding access to affordable, inclusive learning long beyond the grant period.
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