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We are pleased to announce that Knowledge Commons has recently received a $20,000 donation from @digitalscholar to support our platform! We offer our sincere thanks to Digital Scholar for their generous donations and continued support. You can read more on our blog 💙

https://about.hcommons.org/2026/02/03/digital-scholar-donates-20000-to-knowledge-commons-and-why-that-gift-matters/

What horrors lurk underneath? This #ResearchSpotlight explores Richard Wright’s revision of Lovecraft’s monstrous ecologies—where race, landscape, and horror collide. 🌱👺 Sink your fangs into open access horror at https://works.hcommons.org/records/nvjad-h6f29

April is here and with it, a new topic for our #ResearchSpotlights! This month, we will center works that think with and for the environment as we approach Earth Day on April 22nd. Stay tuned! 🗺️ 🍃

Today is #GivingTuesday, and in case you didn't know, Knowledge Commons is a non-profit project. Member and user contributions help us reach more researchers and creators around the world, strengthening their collaborations and enabling them to make more of their work public. Supporting the network makes it possible for knowledge creators everywhere to discover, connect and share open research across disciplines. Contribute today: https://givingto.msu.edu/crowdpower/knowledge-commons

Happy Friday! 🎉 We need to complete the fundraising match for our NEH challenge grant by the end of June to unlock the last of the grant. Every dollar helps our open source, academy owned, community governed platform to operate sustainably for years to come. Read more and donate today: https://buff.ly/4akC7e7

As we wrap up our Profile Spotlight, take a peek at Daniel Tracy's profile to learn about developing digital infrastructure and services for scholarly communication and digital scholarship📖 https://buff.ly/4bYjwq1