Tag: Jennifer Crewe

November 19, 2020

In Celebration of Richard W. Bulliet’s Eightieth Birthday

By Jennifer Crewe

I write on the happy occasion of the eightieth birthday of one of the Press’s most prolific authors and one of our most important advisers and supporters. Richard W. Bulliet, Professor Emeritus of Middle East History at Columbia, was on the Press’s...

December 16, 2019

Announcing Our Spring 2020 Catalog

Dear Readers, One of the most challenging questions we all face is how to balance thinking and action. That’s why I’m so proud to announce the books in this catalog, in which extraordinary writers and scholars lead the way in tying together theory...

May 13, 2019

Announcing Our Fall 2019 Catalog

Dear readers, Our fall catalog demonstrates the effort we make at Columbia University Press to bring global perspectives to contemporary issues. These books represent the remarkable achievements of our authors in considering the dynamics of social change in a turbulent...

May 6, 2019

Jennifer Crewe on Expanding Mission-Based Opportunities

Last week, CHOICE Reviews published an article by Bill Mickey titled “The Evolving University Press Publishing Model,” in which directors provided insight into how they are diversifying publishing their publishing strategy while honoring their institution’s research mission. Below is an...

October 23, 2015

Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick and Between Men at 30

A special event to celebrate the thirtieth anniversary edition of “Between Men,” by Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick

June 9, 2014

Jennifer Crewe Appointed President and Director of Columbia University Press

We are very excited to announce that Jennifer Crewe has been appointed president and director of Columbia University Press! Here is the official press release from Columbia University: Columbia University Provost John H. Coatsworth has appointed Jennifer Crewe as president...

November 16, 2012

Jennifer Crewe on University Presses: Who Are We? What Do We Do? And Why Is It Important?

For university post week, we offer two posts on the importance of university presses and their possible futures. The first is by Sheldon Pollock, who is the Arvind Raghunathan Professor of South Asian Studies at Columbia University. Pollock calls upon...

January 9, 2012

Jennifer Crewe on University Presses' Commitment to Translation

The following is a letter from Columbia University Press’s editorial director and associate director Jennifer Crewe in response to a recent article in The Chronicle Review on books in translation. I would otherwise wholeheartedly applaud Carlin Romano’s article “American Readers’...