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Formerly Humanities Commons. Discover the latest open-access scholarship and teaching materials, make interdisciplinary connections, build a WordPress website, and increase the impact of your work by sharing it in KCWorks.
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We’re excited to share that Knowledge Commons has a fresh new look! 🎨✨

Our updated theme on hcommons.org brings a cleaner design, improved navigation, and a more welcoming experience for our community. Same mission, new coat of paint — take a look!

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Screenshot of the new Knowledge Commons homepage
January 20, 2026 at 6:41 PM
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Our 2025 Annual Report just launched! 🚀

You can download the full report as a PDF or a text-based version right now. Read about all of our accomplishments over the next year, including stats for uploads to KCWorks. ❤️

🔗: about.hcommons.org/annual-report/
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January 15, 2026 at 3:27 PM
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We're a non-profit, academic-run project that provides both the space and tools for building solidarity among knowledge creators. But we cannot do that work without support. To keep moving forward, we need your help building the Knowledge Commons coalition.

🔗: about.hcommons.org/2025/12/18/j...
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January 9, 2026 at 1:50 PM
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Closing out December's #ResearchSpotlight with a timely resource on the role of digital rights in social justice. Explore Maity Ritu’s work on the challenges and opportunities of protecting rights in our digital age: works.hcommons.org/records/8wab...
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December 31, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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Here is another #ResearchSpotlight for those interested in gender, sexuality, and representation in film. Kathryn Anne Everly’s work looks at how Libertarias and Land and Freedom queer both gender and genre in times of conflict: works.hcommons.org/records/7ag4...
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December 30, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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#ResearchSpotlight day calls for a deep dive into civil rights and place. Dana Williams explores how civil rights organizational presence connects to racial inequality in the U.S. South: works.hcommons.org/records/60p0...
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December 25, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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Today’s #ResearchSpotlight is a must-read about child protection and anti-trafficking. Jonathan Todres offers a child rights framework for addressing trafficking of children and strengthening their safety: works.hcommons.org/records/9byv...
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December 23, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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Knowledge Commons is not just a platform — we’re a coalition. And that coalition needs you. Read more on our blog and get involved today: about.hcommons.org/2025/12/18/j...
Our coalition brings together individuals and institutions who want to preserve and protect the knowledge they create and the communities that rely on it at a moment when both are under threat. Those threats include corporate enclosure and governmental overreach, each of which works to restrict access to the knowledge necessary to a free and functioning society.
December 18, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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Here is a #ResearchSpotlight that centers the lived experience of a person deprived of liberty. Read “Rainbow in Captivity” by Jeric C. Flores and Mariz P. Balquin for a powerful narrative of resilience and dignity: works.hcommons.org/records/31s9...
December 18, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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If you're thinking about creating a journal in KCWorks...we have great news! 🗞️ Our new stats dashboard will allow you to dive deep into the analytics of your readership and track patterns over time. Explore our collections today: works.hcommons.org/collections
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December 17, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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Another #ResearchSpotlight for sports fans and human rights advocates alike. Explore Dhiraj Abraham Philip’s work on how globalization raises new human rights concerns in the world of sports: works.hcommons.org/records/sne6...
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December 16, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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Did you know that, as of today, there are over 38,000 uploads to our repository, KCWorks?! 😍 Explore this and many other stats about our repository on our brand new dashboard. works.hcommons.org/stats
Screenshot of the KCWorks dashboard showing cumulative content totals for 2025
December 16, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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Today’s #ResearchSpotlight reaches back into history to think about “sacred human rights” and the fight against slavery. Read Justin J. Latterell and John Witte Jr. on James Pennington’s struggle between Martin Luther and Martin Luther King: works.hcommons.org/records/5je3...
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December 11, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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Here is a #ResearchSpotlight for those interested in how human rights shape national legal systems over time. Check out this piece by Nyaay Shastra on the impact of human rights on legal development: works.hcommons.org/records/xm61...
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December 9, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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Knowledge Commons needs your support now more than ever. Donate today: givingto.msu.edu/causes-to-su...
Knowledge Commons is an inviting space, open to all, where anyone inside and outside academia can contribute their work and collaborate – a space built and maintained with so much care. As an Infrastructure Developer, I enjoy working behind the scenes to enable our members to use our platform in order to make a difference in the world and I have the privilege to work with a team of like-minded individuals. The inspiration behind my decision to work for this project was an urge to support and help improve an open platform that was not owned by a big tech corporation that offers a tool for education just as a means to gain more customers. In today’s world, where scientific knowledge and research are under enormous threat, I believe that people who care about these issues are going to support Knowledge Commons and together we can see it grow and thrive as a sustainable and valuable resource to the world.
December 5, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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Explore how climate-induced displacement challenges human rights protections in Central America and Colombia. This #ResearchSpotlight reveals the crucial role of legal frameworks in protecting vulnerable communities:https://works.hcommons.org/records/8xvk6-adz09
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December 4, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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The small but mighty team that runs Knowledge Commons needs your support this week of #GivingTuesday. Donate today: givingto.msu.edu/causes-to-su...
“Knowledge Commons provides an inclusive, welcoming space for scholars inside and outside the academy to engage in spirited, open intellectual discussion and dissemination of scholarship and research. So many contemporary digital spaces are depressingly enclosed by corporate interest. Knowledge Commons works differently. We are here to ensure that everybody can have their own space on the web to disseminate their work and to engage in vibrant debate with others. I work with a great team of people who keep the system running, build new features, and generally ensure that we can continue this enterprise. But we can't do this without ongoing funding. Your donation will help sustain and improve the Commons, ensuring that we continue to offer a radical, free, and open space for the dissemination and discussion of scholarship.” ~ Martin Paul Eve, Technical Lead
December 4, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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#GivingTuesday is over, but you can still support Knowledge Commons! We need the support of our users more than ever to keep KC, KCWorks, and hcommons.social available to everyone. Donate today: givingto.msu.edu/causes-to-su...
“In my time working with those on the Knowledge Commons development team, it's become apparent that the people who build and maintain Knowledge Commons authentically support the interests of those who wish to participate in research and open scholarly work. Knowledge Commons has improved consistently over the last several years I've been collaborating on this platform and holds promise to continue that improvement in the future. Consider your contribution to be a reinforcement of its continuity as an ever-improving resource for supporting those engaged in research and open scholarly work. If you have found Knowledge Commons to provide you any benefit at all, please contribute to its future.” ~ Grant Eben, Information Technologist and Web Developer
December 3, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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Knowledge Commons NEEDS your support in order to build a more open internet. This #GivingTuesday, we would love for you to join us in ensuring that the over 60,000+ users who have discovered KC are able to help sustain our team’s work into the future. Donate today: givingto.msu.edu/causes-to-su...
December 3, 2025 at 1:00 AM
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Kicking off a new #ResearchSpotlight series on human rights, featuring open access work that connects law, justice, and everyday lives. Explore open-access scholarship that illuminates the intersections of law, society, and human rights from diverse perspectives.
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December 2, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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🧵 (2/3) When you donate to us this #GivingTuesday, you’re giving back in a way that goes beyond our team and platform. You’re supporting the thousands of students, teachers, researchers, and scholars across the globe who have entrusted their work to KC, including hundreds of independent scholars. 💖
Quote graphic with text: "I love getting up in the morning knowing that I get to help build something that matters. I really believe in Knowledge Commons’ vision: providing a free, open, trustworthy place for researchers to meet, work, and exchange ideas. I think this kind of space is crucial to the survival of real scholarship at a time when corporate interests and political interference threaten our open dialogue. We need a place that belongs to researchers, is controlled entirely by researchers, and is accessible to people regardless of their geographic location or resources. If you have an internet connection, you can participate in a global dialogue and connect with other people digging into the questions that you care about. That’s something worth investing in, whether it’s energy, time, or the money required to keep it free and open.” ~ Ian Scott, KCWorks Lead Developer
December 2, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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🧵(5/5) Stay turned all week for more updates from us! We’ll be broadcasting a lot from our channels. 📢
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December 1, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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🧵(2/5) Our tiny team of 4 full-time employees and one half-time employee are constantly working to maintain our existing infrastructure while also continuing to expand our offerings. All week on our social platforms, you’ll get to hear from our team members about why they love working on KC!
Over the last 13 years, I’ve had the privilege of taking a series of highly idealistic thoughts – What if we had an arXiv for the humanities? What if scholarly societies hosted spaces for member-to-member communication? What if universities collectively owned and operated digital infrastructure for knowledge creation and dissemination? – and working with an amazing group of collaborators to make them reality. Knowledge Commons has required the input and participation of scholars, societies, institutions, and funders to achieve our collective goals thus far, and we’re delighted to be where we are today, with more than 60,000 registered members, with a next-generation repository making available research in more than 90 languages, with over 2,000 WordPress websites hosting journals, portfolios, conferences, and more – and all of that open to any knowledge creator anywhere in the world, free of charge. The environment for doing this work is getting harder, however. In order to ensure that we can continue to provide the services on which so many scholars depend, however, we need your help, at whatever level you can provide it. If you can afford to make a contribution, you can do so through our CrowdPower page; if you can’t, you can help us out by encouraging your organization or institution to become a supporting, sustaining, or participating member. Sustaining and participating members have a direct voice in governing the Commons, and thus can work collaboratively to ensure their own digital futures. We hope you’ll join us and help make the dream of values-enacted, nonprofit research infrastructures a reality for everyone.
December 1, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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🧵(1/5) #GivingTuesday is tomorrow, and we wanted to kick off this week’s campaign with a short introduction. 🔍

We're a nonprofit, academy-led project where our users have access to free tools in order to develop a profile, join discussion groups, build websites, and use our repository, KCWorks.
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December 1, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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A decade of advocacy for Native children and families. Learn about the legal journey behind defending the Indian Child Welfare Act in our final #ResearchSpotlight for November: works.hcommons.org/records/42ka...
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November 28, 2025 at 7:02 PM