# From Campus to Community Part 4: How Academia Plugs In

DevFeed: [From Campus to Community Part 4: How Academia Plugs In](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/from-campus-to-community-part-4-how-academia-plugs-in-14496.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.linuxfoundation.org/blog/from-campus-to-community-part-4-how-academia-plugs-in>)

Author: Nithya Ruff

Published: 2026-07-28T13:37:36Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Linux Foundation - Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/linux-foundation-blog.md>)

Topics: [Open Source](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/open-source.md>), [linux foundation](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/linux-foundation.md>), [Linux](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/linux.md>), [Kernel](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/kernel.md>), [Maintainers](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/maintainers.md>)

Tags: [linux](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/linux.md>), [linux-foundation](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/linux-foundation.md>), [maintainers](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/maintainers.md>), [mentoring](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/mentoring.md>), [open-source](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/open-source.md>)

## AI overview

This fourth and final article in a Linux Foundation series explains how students can enter the open-source ecosystem through programs including LFX Mentorship, Linux Kernel Mentorship, and Google Summer of Code. It highlights practical contributions, mentorship, and preparation before applications open.

## Source excerpt

This is a series from Linux Foundation Board Chair, Nithya Ruff. Read Part One, Part Two and Part Three.