June 23, 2023

Diverse Voices and Intersectional Approaches

Hanna Askarpour

As we move into July, the excitement of summer starts to wear off. An air-conditioned apartment suddenly seems more exciting than soaking in the sun, and a book on the couch much more compelling than a Twitter scroll in a...

August 24, 2022

Reflections on the Overturning of Roe v. Wade

An AUP RoundUP

Lindsey Bell

On June 24, 2022, the United States Supreme Court ruled to overturn Roe v. Wade (in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization), the landmark ruling that established the constitutional right to abortion in the United States in 1973. Abortion is now illegal in more than...

June 24, 2022

A Guide to the Russo-Ukrainian Conflict

An AUP RoundUP

Claire Brown

With the Russian invasion of Ukraine reaching its fourth month, I have been wondering why coverage of the conflict has been decreasing. Have we forgotten? Who is responsible for maintaining awareness of global conflicts and catastrophes? What role does the...

November 23, 2021

This Must Be the Place

by Olivia Treynor

After recently going to a concert for the first time since the onset of the pandemic, I’ve been thinking a lot about physical space. It’s what allows us to gather, but it’s also something with history, an opportunity for artistic...

October 15, 2021

Reflections On Adversity: An AUP RoundUP

By Olivia Treynor

As I began writing this post around the twentieth anniversary of 9/11, the subject of conflict and recovery from tragedy felt like an urgent subject, especially given that New York and the rest of the world were observing the solemn...

September 3, 2021

What’s in a Word: An AUP RoundUP

By Olivia Treynor

With one month-long celebration of women in translation literature behind us and another month of commemorating world literature in progress, I’ve been thinking about language: how language shapes our perception of our reality, how language shifts, how we communicate as...

July 22, 2021

To Make The World Porous: An AUP RoundUP

By Olivia Treynor

This week, I read blog posts from other academic presses through the lens of “opening” and all the things that can mean. UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA PRESS TO LOOSEN THE BOUNDS OF THINGS… I arrived at this post’s project after reading...

July 8, 2021

History Informs the Present: An AUP RoundUP

By Olivia Treynor

In my inaugural Columbia University Press Blog post, I thought it would be appropriate to think about the ways history informs the present. After all, I’m picking up where our previous bloggers left off, providing weekly thoughts on and highlights...

October 5, 2018

Weekly RoundUp: Spring in October?, Hispanic Heritage, Color Me Happy, and more!

Hey there University press fans! Miss me? Well no worries because I’m back, I’m fresh and I’ve got scoop.  I know you’re dying to find out what’s been hot (or not) in the university press community, so let’s not waste...

April 13, 2018

Weekly RoundUP: New Journals, Poison Apples, Poetry Month and More!

Good afternoonin’! It’s been a while my friends and I know you’ve missed me, but I’m back and ready to go. I know you are aching to find out what’s been happening with some of your fellow presses, so I’ll...

March 17, 2018

Weekly RoundUp: March Madness, Irish Studies, A Quilt Parade and More!

Knock, knock. Who’s there? Your favorite roundup girl. And I’ve got the scoop. Ready or not, here I go. McGILL-QUEEN’S UNIVERSITY PRESS “I want me gold!” Ever seen Leprechaun? If not, I’m sure it will air this weekend in honor...

March 9, 2018

Weekly RoundUP: Women’s History, Pi Day and More!

Good evening UPers. Hope your day was better than mine. Why? Because I’m just generous that way. Ready for some news? I’ve got the scoop. UNIVERSITY PRESS OF KANSAS Happy belated birthday to all women everywhere – We rock; we’re...