Apereo News

December 5, 2025 — Over the past year, Apereo has been exploring a question at the heart of our mission: What does the landscape of open source software (OSS) in higher education truly look like today—and what does the sector need next? We’re pleased to share early insights from the Open Source Software in Higher Education (OSSHE) Preliminary Report, an exploratory study that points to both exciting momentum and critical opportunities for collaboration.

December 1, 2025 — How do you grow a thriving open source community while also training the next generation of developers? That’s the question Apereo Board Chair Joshua Wilson explored in a recent conversation with Bryan Ollendyke, HAX project lead and long-time champion of open source learning. Their discussion dives into Bryan’s holistic model for community building—one that blends classroom instruction, extracurricular engagement, and paid internship experiences to strengthen both the HAX project and the broader open source ecosystem.

December 1, 2025 — The Apereo Foundation is pleased to announce that the CAS (Central Authentication Service) project has been selected to receive a grant from the NLnet Foundation, based in Europe, through its August 2025 NGI0 Commons Fund call.

November 25, 2025 — This year's Opencast Virtual Summit will take place December 9th at 1pm UTC/GMT.

November 18, 2025 —

As we close out Apereo's 2025 Microconference Series, we’re ending with a timely and foundational conversation—one that sits at the intersection of open infrastructure, academic missions, and the future of research.

On August 8, Ithaka S+R and the Apereo Foundation—supported by the National Science Foundation, the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, and the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative—hosted a national workshop exploring a critical question: