Will Ridenour’s been the Press’s programmer for most of the past eleven years. “Programmer” doesn’t completely describe the variety of his duties, nor his wit and literary bonhomie. From Paul: […]
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Interviews with author Koritha Mitchell
Koritha Mitchell, author of Living with Lynching, gives two very different interviews. “It’s our success that beckons the mob.” Professor Mitchell argues that there is a need to move beyond […]
Walking in a Winter Wonderland
Hey there, check out UIP‘s winter wonderland decorations. It’s getting cold outside, and word is that there will be a dusting of snow tonight in our neck of the woods. […]
JSTOR-leaks
Today’s Inside Higher Ed reports on the grand jury indictment of Aaron Swartz, a 24-year-old programmer and online political activist who is accused of illegally using an MIT guest account […]
Today in Labor History
Union Communication Services, Inc., points out that today is the anniversary of the 1993 lockout in Decatur, IL, as told in our book, Staley: The Fight for a New American […]
UIP Journal Shout-Out in the NY Times
All apologies to any loyal readers of JEGP who were at the New York Public Library a couple of weekends ago hoping to spend the day with an archived issue. But […]
The Press closed 2/2/11
Wednesday, February 2, 2011: Due to weather conditions in Champaign, Illinois, the University of Illinois Press is closed today. We expect to be back in the office on Thursday. […]
Samuel K. Gove, R. I. P.
Samuel K. Gove, co-editor of the recent University of Illinois Press book Illinois Politics: A Citizen’s Guide, passed away on Friday, January 28, 2011. The News- Gazette’s obituary ran on Saturday. […]
UIP author Jazz Broadcaster of the Year
Jazzwise Magazine reports that Alyn Shipton, author of the recent book I Feel a Song Coming On: The Life of Jimmy McHugh, won the jazz broadcaster of the year award during […]
Finally! An answer to the e-book!
Those of you who are worried about the future of print publishing–well, stop! I found, via the awesome MobyLives blog, the perfect solution to those who say you can’t travel […]
While you are away…
…the “Let It Snow” mug sits. And the staff wonders why it never gets washed. […]
~Australas. J. Bone Jt. Med.
The story of academic research giant Elsevier producing a fake research journal (the Australasian Journal of Bone and Joint Medicine) to promote drugs for the Merck corporation has been making […]