Category: Books

Mellon Modern Language Initiative Grant

Fordham University Press, University of Pennsylvania Press, University of California Press, University of Virginia Press, and University of Washington Press have been awarded a collaborative publishing grant of $1.16 million… READ MORE

Q&A with Penn Press Director Eric Halpern

Read what our Director Eric Halpern has to say about the mission of University of Pennsylvania Press, changes in the scholarly publishing world, the Press relationship with the University, and… READ MORE

Death of Reading Greatly Exaggerated?

Reading, Not So Dead After All, from The Chronicle of Higher Education, gives a snapshot of the blog battles surrounding the NEA’s "To Read or Not to Read" report.

New Sugrue Review in The Nation

In the November 12, 2007 issue of The Nation, Penn Press series editor Thomas J. Sugrue has some interesting things to say about the late Albert Shanker, a figure of… READ MORE

A View from Our ASA Booth

Chris Hu from the acquisitions department describes life around and beyond the Penn Press exhibitor booth. Notes from the ASA Meeting in Philadelphia The 2007 Annual Meeting of the American… READ MORE

Resolution of Appreciation for Martin Meyerson

The Penn Press Board of Trustees unanimously approved the following resolution of appreciation for the work of Martin Meyerson, University of Pennsylvania President Emeritus, who died earlier this year at… READ MORE