Apereo News

October 6, 2026 — Joshua Fiske, Vice President for Information Technology and Libraries at Clarkson University, joins Apereo on November 11th to discuss Clarkson University's prioritization of open source as a strategic technology choice for cost savings and data autonomy.

September 30, 2026 — New Higher Education Community Open Source Assessment Toolkit gives institutions a practical framework for considering open source in technology decisions while helping open source projects strengthen their communities, governance, sustainability, and institutional readiness.

September 12, 2026 — On October 7th, join Bridget Almas, Director of Operations for Community Supported Technologies at Lyrasis, as she shares the outcomes of a 2-year effort to analyze and strengthen the Lyrasis Organizational Home for Community Supported Technologies, preparing it for growth.

August 24, 2026 — RESCHEDULED TIME: Join us on September 16 at 11:00 AM ET for an Apereo Microconference exploring Enact, an open source repository designed specifically for practice research. Funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) and built by a cross-institutional team led by the University of Westminster, Enact uses the open source Hyku platform from the Samvera Community to capture not only research outputs, but also the processes, context, and contributors that give them meaning.

August 18, 2026 — Join the open source in education community at SCALE x24 April 2027. The CFP is open, and Apereo encourages our worldwide community to submit content for the Open Source in Higher Education co-located event.