UNCW Library and Research and Innovation has named the 2025 Open Access Champions, recognizing faculty members who advance the principles of open access in research, teaching, and scholarship. The Open Access Champions program highlights faculty who demonstrate a commitment to making scholarly work freely accessible and to expanding the impact of academic research. View their profiles and learn more about their contributions.

This year’s honorees are:

• Mudassar Iqbal Arain, Nursing
• Colleen A. Reilly, English
• Monica T. Rother, Environmental Sciences
• Robert S. Santucci, World Languages and Cultures
• Matthew J. Schneider, Sociology and Criminology
• Laura Solano-Escobar, World Languages and Cultures