Students: Do the costs of your textbooks and other required course materials concern you? Northeastern's Student Government Association (SGA) and the national Student Public Interest Research Groups (PIRGs) are both actively engaged on the issue of textbook affordability.
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The Make Textbooks Affordable Campaign is a coalition of Student PIRGs and Student Government Associations who are working to make college more affordable. The campaign seeks to educate students, faculty, and universities about the reality of the textbook publishing market, and supports state legislation and federal reporting focused on the affect of high textbook cost on student life.
The Higher Education Opportunity Act, which was passed by Congress in 2008 and went into law July 1, 2010, requires that publishers now provide "unbundled" editions of textbooks for sale (ie., just the textbook without any additional materials like CDs that drive up prices). Publishers must also disclose all pricing information when they market their textbooks to professors. See the Student PIRGs website for more information.