[Open-education] [OER-advocacy] FYI: ED's Richard Culatta Resigning

Thu Dec 3 08:41:25 UTC 2015

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> From: Nicole Allen <textbooksnicole at gmail.com>
> Date: 2 December 2015 23:03:40 GMT
> To: OER Advocacy Coalition <oer-advocacy-coalition at googlegroups.com>
> Subject: [OER-advocacy] FYI: ED's Richard Culatta Resigning
> Reply-To: oer-advocacy-coalition at googlegroups.com
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> Hi all,
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> Just a quick heads up that Office of EdTech Director Richard Culatta, one of our closest allies in the US government, announced today that he is resigning to take a position in state government. His deputy Joseph South will fill the role in the interim. More here: http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/DigitalEducation/2015/12/richard_culatta_resigning_as_e.html
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> Richard has been a staunch supporter of open issues, and his leadership recently culminated in the launch of the #GoOpen campaign and Department of Education open policy announcement. While he will be missed in DC, we will continue to work closely with the Department through Joseph and many other allies in OET.
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> Resignations like Richard’s and Arne Duncan’s are not uncommon at this point in an Administration, since political appointees are typically replaced by the incoming President. There are likely more to come, but the good news is we also have a strong network of supporters in career-track positions, so plenty of institutional memory and support for OER will remain beyond 2016.
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> Let’s all take a moment to thank Richard for his service to our country and his impact on advancing open!
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> Nicole Allen
> Director of Open Education
> SPARC, the Scholarly Publishing & 
> Academic Resources Coalition
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