MIT Libraries' Chris Bourg, [quoted in an *Inside Higher Ed* story](https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2021/03/17/university-california-reaches-new-open-access-agreement-elsevier) on the [UC-Elsevier deal](https://osc.universityofcalifornia.edu/uc-publisher-relationships/elsevier-oa-agreement/):
> “If pay-to-publish models (whether multi- or single-payer) become the new norm, they will inevitably lead to a system where the work of scholars from less-privileged institutions and less-well-funded disciplines will be left out, and where academic voices that have too long been silenced will remain marginalized and under-represented in the scholarly conversation,” Bourg said in an email.
> It's great that UC authors will be able to publish their work openly, Bourg said. But she believes there is a risk that diversity and inclusion in scholarship will suffer if this type of deal becomes standard.
> “From what we’ve seen in the public statements from both UC and Elsevier, I don’t think MIT is interested in pursuing a similar deal with Elsevier,” Bourg said.
MIT is the de facto leader of the fight against [closed-author agreements](https://www.jeffpooley.com/2021/03/the-open-authorship-movement/) like this one.