Will Cross
Will Cross is a medium-sized pile of diplomas in a trench coat. He serves as the director of the Open Knowledge Center at NC State University, an instructor at UNC Chapel Hill, and a senior policy fellow at American University’s Washington College of Law. Will holds a law degree from UNC Chapel Hill, where he also earned his MS in library and information science, his MA in media law and policy, and his BA in constitutional history and dramatic art. His current research on harmonizing copyright literacy in open knowledge communities is supported by grants from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), the Hewlett Foundation, and LYRASIS. He recently had the opportunity to conduct research on copyright literacies in European open science communities as a Fulbright Schuman Innovation Fellow with a home base in Amsterdam and field work in Germany, France, the UK, and Ireland.
