Author Archives: Heather Gernenz

April 8, 2020

Come Join our Team! We’re Hiring an Editor-in-Chief

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The University of Illinois Press seeks a dynamic and visionary individual to lead its books acquisitions program. The Editor-in-Chief establishes the editorial vision and sets the overall direction for the books acquisition program. This position directs the editorial agenda and … Continue reading →

April 6, 2020

University of Illinois Press Opens Up Access to Journals and Books in Response to COVID-19 Crisis

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The COVID-19 situation presents an unprecedented challenge to students, instructors, and libraries. In response, the University of Illinois Press has opened a wealth of content on multiple platforms to assist study, teaching, and research. Through June 30, 2020, the Press … Continue reading →

April 3, 2020

Eladio B. Bobadilla Wins 2020 Herbert G. Gutman Prize for Outstanding Dissertation

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We’re pleased to announce that Eladio B. Bobadilla has won the Labor and Working-Class History Association’s 2020 Herbert G. Gutman Prize for Outstanding Dissertation for his project “One People without Borders”: The Lost Roots of the Immigrants’ Rights Movement, 1954-2006.” … Continue reading →

March 31, 2020

OAH 2020 Virtual Book Fair

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The Organization of American Historians Annual Conference may be canceled but you can still shop our virtual book fair! Use Promo Code CONF40 to get 40% off all history books on our website*. Browse the various books on sale at … Continue reading →

March 30, 2020

Update: Our Website is Open!

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Our distributor, the Chicago Distribution Center, is closed due to COVID-19, but our website is open! All e-book orders will be immediately filled. Print titles available now will be noted with a double asterisk (**) in the shopping cart. Others … Continue reading →

March 20, 2020

Update Regarding Orders from Our Website

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Please read the latest update from 3.30.20 here: https://www.press.uillinois.edu/wordpress/update-our-website-is-open/ Due to the impact of COVID-19, the State of Illinois will be under a shelter-in-place order beginning Saturday, March 21, 2020.  Until the order is lifted, our distributor, the Chicago Distribution … Continue reading →

March 20, 2020

All Our Trials a Finalist for Lambda Literary Awards

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We are pleased to announce All Our Trials: Prisons, Policing, and the Feminist Fight to End Violence by Emily L. Thuma is a finalist for the Lambda Literary Awards. Now in its 32nd year, the Lambda Literary Award is the … Continue reading →

March 19, 2020

University of Illinois Press Update

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Hello Friends, Due to the impact of COVID-19, we want to provide an update on planned activity at University of Illinois Press (UIP) over the coming weeks. As of Monday morning, our HR department directed UIP staff to work remotely … Continue reading →

March 7, 2020

Suffragette Sale on all Women’s History Books! March 7-9, 2020

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In honor of International Women’s Day, Women’s History Month and the centennial of the nineteenth amendment in 2020, we’re having a sale on all women’s history books! March 7-9 all paperbacks are $15 dollars and all e-books are $5 dollars. … Continue reading →

January 18, 2020

MLK Day Flash Sale on All African American Studies Books!

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18 We’re celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. Day with a flash sale on all African American Studies books! All paperbacks are $15 and e-books are $5. Use Promo Code MLKDAY to get the discount. Hurry! Sale ends January 20. Start … Continue reading →

About Heather Gernenz

University of Illinois Press Publicity Manager