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November 6, 2019

Enacting Environmental Stewardship by Acting Locally

“Talking the environmental talk is one thing, but if you want to walk the walk, too, Karl Coplan’s book will tell you how to do it and how to do it happily.” ~Colin Beavan, author of How To Be Alive...

November 5, 2019

AUP Week, Day 2: New Knowledge and Scholarship

For the second day of University Press Week, Mary Francis, from University of Pennsylvania Press and Kaixuan Yao, intern at Amsterdam University Press, discuss the value of the work being done by university presses. Assisting researchers, professors, artists and so...

November 4, 2019

AUP Week, Day 1: Read. Think. Act.

Today marks the start of University Press Week 2019 with the theme “Read. Think. Act”. Josh Shanholtzer (University of Pittsburgh Press) breaks down this theme and expands on the importance of each individual word. Our Science editor, Miranda Martin,...

June 14, 2019

AUP Blog Tour RoundUP: Celebrating Mark Saunders and the People of University Presses

Mark Saunders death sparked a conversation about the culture of collaboration in our industry. To honor his memory, the AUP held a blog tour to honor the leaders, mentors, and collaborators who ensure the success of the university presses. • ...

June 13, 2019

A Story of Mentorship and Community Among People Behind the Databases and Metadata at University Presses

2019 BiblioU attendees “ In writing this post and reading about Mark Saunders and these testimonials, I’ve realized how lucky and proud I am to work in university press community. The support of my mentors, advisers, and cheerleaders has come in...

June 12, 2019

A Remembrance of Mark Saunders: Mentor and Friend

Photo: Courtesy of Gene Taft. Michael McCullough (left), Mark Saunders (center), Dimity Berkner (right) at the American Booksellers Association Annual Meeting, 1993 “Directly and indirectly, Mark is responsible for long legacy of success at Columbia University Press and for a...

June 11, 2019

A Culture of Mentorship and Collaboration Among University Presses

“There’s a real sense of kinship and joy in the success of others that I find invigorating and inspiring.” ~ Christian Winting This week, the Association of University Presses (AUP) is honoring the memory of Mark Saunders by hosting a...

June 10, 2019

At a Crossroads with Mark Saunders

“Like some kind of cosmic crossroads, a lot of brilliant publishers went through CUP in those years, current directors and sales gurus, talented designers and editors. . . . Columbia drew on the ethos of the city—we were expected to channel our mission-driven...

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