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This open textbook is being utilized in a biological anthropology course for undergraduate students by Dr. Lauren Schwartz at California State University, San Marcos (CSUSM). The open textbook provides resources for students and instructors, including lab exercises, sample slide presentations, and quiz test banks. The main motivation to adopt an open textbook is to simply save students money! Students access the open textbook via a website that is open to all.

The California State University and MERLOT have partnered to showcase how and why faculty have adopted Open Educational Resources (OER) to facilitate equitable access to their students’ course materials. This Faculty Showcase represent Open Educational Practices where faculty are sharing their "know-how" for adopting OER in their courses.