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Category Archives: higher education
Donna J. Nicol and Jennifer A. Yee on “Reclaiming Our Time”
in author commentary, authors, feminist studies, higher education, interviews, journals, Q&A, women
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Donna J. Nicol is an associate professor and the chair of Africana studies at California State University Dominguez Hills. Jennifer A. Yee is an associate professor of Asian American Studies at California State University, Fullerton. Nicol and Yee recently answered … Continue reading
The Evolution of a Vision: The History of the University of Illinois Press
in higher education, Illinois / regional, UIP100
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Have you ever wondered how the University of Illinois Press got its start? Julie Laut, our Outreach Coordinator, takes us back to when the press was founded in 1918 in a special talk at Spurlock Museum. Watch her presentation below … Continue reading
The Beginning of a University Press
in higher education, Illinois / regional, UIP100, Uncategorized
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“The University of Illinois Press is destined to be one of the greatest Presses in the country.” —President Edmund J. James in a letter to the first University of Illinois Press director, 1920 When the University of Illinois Board … Continue reading
Q&A with Lex Tate, Co-author of An Illini Place
in author commentary, authors, Best of Illinois, Getting to know Champaign-Urbana, higher education, Illinois / regional, Uncategorized
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Lex Tate is an adjunct lecturer in journalism and advertising at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and served as associate director of the University of Illinois Office for University Relations. She recently answered some questions about her book An Illini Place: … Continue reading
Studying Appalachian Studies wins Weatherford Award
in Appalachian studies, awards, higher education
Tagged georgraphy, sociology, Weatehrford Award
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Studying Appalachian Studies: Making the Path by Walking, edited by Chad Berry, Phillip J. Obermiller, and Shaunna L. Scott has been awarded the Weatherford Award in non-fiction by Berea College and the Appalachian Studies Association. The award is given to … Continue reading
Getting Published with a University Press: AAUP Press Week online event
in higher education, publishing, University Press Week
Tagged AAUP, AAUP Press Week
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University Press Week is celebrated worldwide from November 8-14. The week is designed to draw attention to the great scholarly publishing work that challenges boundaries and stimulates thought. During Press Week the Association of American University Presses is hosting some online events … Continue reading
Press Week blog tour: The Future of Scholarly Publishing
in higher education, libraries, publishing, University Press Week
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University Press Week has been around since 1978. This week we’re joining other AAUP members to scholarly publishing concurrent with the first annual Academic Book Week (Nov. 9-16, 2015), a program of the UK-based Academic Book of the Future project. But … Continue reading
Opening Access: AAUP Press Week online event
in digital humanities, higher education, press events, University Press Week
Tagged AAUP, AAUP Press Week, open access
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University Press Week is celebrated worldwide from November 8-14. The week is designed to draw attention to the great scholarly publishing work that challenges boundaries and stimulates thought. During Press Week the Association of American University Presses is hosting some online … Continue reading
AAUP Press week kicks off with UIUC publishing session
in higher education, press events
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As an early kickoff to University Press Week (November 8th – 14th), two UIP staff members are participating in an informative conversation about publishing with an academic press. Daniel Nasset, acquisitions editor, and Michael Roux, marketing manager, will give brief … Continue reading
Happy National Teacher’s Day
in higher education
Tagged An Illinois Sampler, Antoinette Burton, education, Mary-Ann Winklemas, teaching
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Teachers affect all our lives. I mean, that you can even read that sentence is because of a teacher. Whether the word teacher conjures up images of a fearsome nun or a Miss Othmar-esque crush, we owe them a lot for putting up … Continue reading