# Honoring the open education legacy of Marshall (Mike) Smith
**URL:** https://connect.oeglobal.org/t/honoring-the-open-education-legacy-of-marshall-mike-smith/6275
**Category:** OEGlobal Spotlight
**Created:** [December 28, 2023, 10:14am UTC](https://connect.oeglobal.org/t/honoring-the-open-education-legacy-of-marshall-mike-smith/6275 "2023-12-28T10:14:57Z")
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### Author:  [@OEGconnect](https://connect.oeglobal.org/u/OEGconnect)
#### Post date: [December 28, 2023, 10:14am UTC](https://connect.oeglobal.org/t/honoring-the-open-education-legacy-of-marshall-mike-smith/6275/1 "2023-12-28T10:14:57Z")
Originally published at: [Honoring the open education legacy of Marshall (Mike) Smith – OEGlobal](https://www.oeglobal.org/2023/12/28/honoring-the-open-education-legacy-of-marshall-mike-smith/)
The OEGlobal “Mike Smith” fund is dedicated to continuing the legacy of open education advocate Marshall “Mike” S. Smith.
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### Author:  [@OEGconnect](https://connect.oeglobal.org/u/OEGconnect)
#### Post date: [December 28, 2023, 10:14am UTC](https://connect.oeglobal.org/t/honoring-the-open-education-legacy-of-marshall-mike-smith/6275/2 "2023-12-28T10:14:57Z")
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### Author:  [@IslaHF](https://connect.oeglobal.org/u/IslaHF)
#### Post date: [December 28, 2023, 10:27am UTC](https://connect.oeglobal.org/t/honoring-the-open-education-legacy-of-marshall-mike-smith/6275/3 "2023-12-28T10:27:13Z")
It is almost impossible to encapsulate such a rich life in one article. If you’d like to read more about the life and open education work of Mike Smith, please see the links below compiled by @marcela - Feel free to add your own experiences with Mike or links to his inspiring work.
## Tributes:
- [Cathy Casserly’s tribute](https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/tribute-mike-smith-oer-origin-story-cathy-casserly/?trackingId=vDhIDKNCQwyV4OLQOySJKQ%3D%3D)
- [Stanford Report](https://news.stanford.edu/report/2023/05/12/marshall-s-smith-former-dean-stanford-gse-dies-85/)
- [Wisconsin Center for Education Research](https://www.wcer.wisc.edu/news/detail/in-memoriam-former-wcer-director-marshall-mike-s-smith-led-center-from-1980-1986)
- [The Thomas B. Fordham Institute](https://fordhaminstitute.org/national/commentary/remembering-mike-smith)
- [Carnegie Foundation](https://www.carnegiefoundation.org/about-us/fellows/mike-smith/)
- [National Academy of Education](https://naeducation.org/tribute-to-the-life-of-naed-member-mike-smith/)
- [The Almanac Online](https://www.almanacnews.com/obituaries/memorials/marshall-s-mike-smith?o=7866)
## Past work with OEGlobal
- [Keynote from Marshall (Mike) Smith at the 2013 Bali Conference: “Castles in the Sand: New Directions for OCW C”](https://presentations.ocwconsortium.org/ind2013_keynote_2_dr_marshall_smith/)
- [Acrossworld Education Announces The Addition Of Marshall “Mike” Smith To The Board Of Directors](https://www.oeconsortium.org/2010/10/acrossworld-education-announces-the-addition-of-marshall-mike-smith-to-the-board-of-directors/)
## In the News (related to open education)
- [Opening Up the University](https://www.philanthropyroundtable.org/magazine/opening-up-the-university/)
- [In 2010, Harvard awards First Medal for Education Impact to Mike Smith](https://www.gse.harvard.edu/ideas/news/10/10/hgse-awards-first-medal-education-impact-mike-smith-edm63-edd73)
- [ISKME Board member](https://www.iskme.org/index.php?q=content/marshall-%e2%80%9cmike%e2%80%9d-smith)
## Additional info:
- [The Promise of Open Educational Resources (2006) by Marshall Mike Smith with Cathy Casserly](https://www.hewlett.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/ChangeArticle.pdf)
- [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marshall_S._Smith)
- [As US Undersecretary](https://www2.ed.gov/offices/OUS/smith.html)