Columbia Strike

Columbia Strike

The guest author of this post is Blake Stricklin. He is a lecturer at the University of Houston – Victoria and the author of ‘American Paraliterature and Other Theories to Hijack Communication’. In April 1968 students at Columbia University overtook the campus. Members from Columbia’s Student Afro-Society (SAS), Students for...
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University Press Roundup: Mental Health Awareness Month, A Tribute to Theodore Margellos and Thomas Nail’s Theory of the Earth

University Press Roundup: Mental Health Awareness Month, A Tribute to Theodore Margellos and Thomas Nail’s Theory of the Earth

Check out this collection of 8 of the most interesting university press blog posts for this month. We aim to keep you informed, engaged, and part of the ongoing scholarly conversations. 1. Mental Health Awareness Month The National Alliance on Mental Health reports that 20.6% of U.S. adults experienced mental illness...
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Women’s History Month: A Focus on Girls, Women and the Justice System

Women’s History Month: A Focus on Girls, Women and the Justice System

Lisa Pasko University of Denver GUEST ENTRY, Women and Criminal Justice series   On International Women’s Day, I celebrated the occasion by attending a US law school panel about incarcerated women. Sharing the virtual room with law school students, legal advocates for prison reform and decarceration, and formerly incarcerated women,...
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University Press Roundup: What Now for Feminism, Digital Burnout and the Unsung Heroes of the COVID-19 Vaccine Success

University Press Roundup: What Now for Feminism, Digital Burnout and the Unsung Heroes of the COVID-19 Vaccine Success

Check out this collection of 8 of the most interesting university press blog posts for this month. We aim to keep you informed, engaged, and part of the ongoing scholarly conversations. Digital Burnout  – helping students take back control Teachers, listen up! Students – especially young ones – may be...
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Talk of the Town: 8 Things that Happened in the Publishing Industry in February 2021

In February 2021, the vaccine rollout lends hope to the future and causes questions as to what, exactly, that future will look like? Much has changed since last March, and the industry wonders what changes, digital and otherwise, are here to stay. That’s why Anthem Press has curated 8 note-worthy...
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University Press Roundup: Publishing a Book in a Pandemic, Dating While Black and Free Speech Wars

University Press Roundup: Publishing a Book in a Pandemic, Dating While Black and Free Speech Wars

Check out this collection of 8 of the most interesting university press blog posts for this month. We aim to keep you informed, engaged, and part of the ongoing scholarly conversations. Publishing (and promoting) a book during a pandemic Author Justin Reich speaks about his experience publishing and promoting a...
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Talk of the Town: 8 Things that Happened in the Publishing Industry in January 2021

Talk of the Town: 8 Things that Happened in the Publishing Industry in January 2021

In January 2021, the new year brought with it fresh hope for the possibility of a better year, alongside the expectation of challenges ahead. Will this year see the return of a sense of – albeit changed – normality?  That’s why Anthem Press has curated 8 note-worthy articles that contribute...
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University Press Roundup: Things We’ve Learnt This Year, Online Book Clubs and Swansea Copper

University Press Roundup: Things We’ve Learnt This Year, Online Book Clubs and Swansea Copper

Check out this collection of 8 of the most interesting university press blog posts for this month. We aim to keep you informed, engaged, and part of the ongoing scholarly conversations. 8 things we’ve learned this year #1: Be ready for change and adapt to it Cambridge University Press have...
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