Field Notes on Transition: Reflections on the BitCurator Consortium’s Fiscal Sponsor Transition

Over the past year, Educopia worked closely with the BitCurator Consortium (BCC) as they explored and enacted a shift to a new fiscal host. Drawing on our experience supporting mission-aligned communities through structural and strategic change, we helped facilitate BCC’s transition across multiple touchpoints.

Interview with Kimberly Jenkins, The Fashion and Race Database [Systems Leadership Series #03]

In conversation with Kimberly Jenkins, the visionary behind The Fashion and Race Database, we trace the fault lines of exclusion and erasure that run through the fashion system, and explore the radical power of creativity, research, and institution-building as tools for rewriting the narrative.

An Interview with Gita Manaktala, MIT Press [Systems Leadership Series #02]

Gita Manaktala of the MIT Press shares how university publishing can defend academic freedom, embrace innovation, and expand who gets to create and access knowledge, even in a time of profound change.

Educopia Consultants Offer Free 30 Min Office Hours from June 9 – 27

To meet the current moment, Educopia is offering free 30-minute Office Hours with members of our consulting team from May 27 to June 13, 2025.

IMLS terminates Next Generation Library Publishing: Pilot to Production Grant 

Effective April 8, 2025, the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) terminated the federal grant for “Next Generation Library Publishing: Pilot to Production”

An Interview with Gabriel Solís, After Violence Project [Systems Leadership Series #01]

Gabriel Solís of the After Violence Project invites us into a model of community-rooted, narrative-shifting systems change. From restorative operations and staff-led mutual aid to participatory archival practices and abolitionist advocacy, AVP is transforming how we respond to state violence and preserve endangered forms of knowledge.

Educopia Launches Free Workshop: The Art of Collective Decision-Making

Register for Educopia’s free The Art of Collective Decision Making workshop on April 23, 2025 (1pm-2:30pm ET)! This event is designed to help knowledge workers (from independent publishers, libraries, research networks, archives, project teams, museums, etc.) build better decision-making frameworks within their organizations.

Following Successful Pilot, Educopia Implements Annual, Seasonal Office Closures

Educopia is formally instituting annual, seasonal office closures in alignment with a key pillar of our organizational culture: Sustainable Labor Conditions for Staff Well-being and Growth.

Educopia Takes a Fall Break from Nov 25-29

In alignment with our ongoing commitment to fostering a sustainable work environment, Educopia is implementing another planned office closure during the week of November 25-29, coinciding with the fall season.