March 15, 2026

A Tribute to Jennifer Crewe,

Retiring Associate Provost and Director of Columbia University Press

A celebration of Associate Provost and Director Jennifer Crewe’s retirement after forty years at Columbia University Press.

March 8, 2026

Jennifer Crewe: A Legacy of Leadership at Columbia University Press

Jennifer Crewe discusses her path to leadership and the lasting impact of her efforts to integrate the Press with Columbia University.

October 19, 2021

Announcing the Winner of the Seventh Annual Columbia University Press Distinguished Book Award

Columbia University Press, in conjunction with the Office of the Provost, is pleased to announce that I Am the People: Reflections on Popular Sovereignty Today by Partha Chatterjee is the winner of the seventh annual Columbia University Press Distinguished Book...

October 13, 2020

Announcing the Winner of the Sixth Annual Columbia University Press Distinguished Book Award

Columbia University Press, in conjunction with the Office of the Provost of Columbia University, is pleased to announce that A Haven and a Hell: The Ghetto in Black America by Lance Freeman is the winner of the sixth annual Columbia...

October 3, 2019

Announcing The Winner Of The Fifth Annual Columbia University Press Distinguished Book Award

Columbia University Press, in conjunction with the Office of the Provost, honored Adam Reich, an associate professor of sociology, and Peter Bearman, the Cole Professor of the Social Sciences and director of the Interdisciplinary Center for Innovative Theories and Empirics,...

October 3, 2018

Columbia University Press Announces the Winner of the Fourth Annual Columbia University Press Distinguished Book Award

Pictured at the 2018 Columbia University Press Distinguished Book Award ceremony (from left to right): Jennifer Crewe, Associate Provost and Director Columbia University Press; Neil Krishan Aggarwal, Winner 2018 Columbia University Press Distinguished Book Award; Jane Gaines, Chair Faculty Publication...

September 22, 2015

Announcing the Winner of the First Annual Columbia University Press Distinguished Book Award

Columbia University Press, in conjunction with the Office of the Provost of Columbia University, is pleased to announce that Wael B. Hallaq is the winner of the first annual Columbia University Press Distinguished Book Award for his book “The Impossible State: Islam, Politics, and Modernity’s Moral Predicament.”