Video: Inside UNC Press
Around Carolina made a video that shows inside UNC Press as we celebrate our 90th anniversary.
Archive of posts tagged UNC Press
John Sherer Named Director of UNC Press
John Sherer, currently VP and Publisher of Basic Books, has been named the seventh director of the University of North Carolina Press. Sherer’s appointment is effective July 30, 2012.
NCPedia adds Dictionary of N.C. Biography & Encyclopedia of North Carolina to online archive
Content from William S. Powell’s Encyclopedia of North Carolina and the 6-volume Dictionary of North Carolina Biography will be available online at NCPedia.org.
UNC Press Director Kate Torrey to Retire
Kate Torrey, the first woman to serve as director of University of North Carolina Press, to retire after 20 years at the helm.
Exciting Announcement: Mark Simpson-Vos Named UNC Press Editorial Director
Mark Simpson-Vos has been named Editorial Director at UNC Press.
A UNC Press Reading List to Accompany the PBS series “Black in Latin America”
The UNC Press reading list to accompany Henry Louis Gates Jr’s PBS documentary series “Black in Latin America.”
The UNC Press Holiday Sale is HERE!
The time has come for eggnog, candlelight, and the UNC Press Holiday Sale! For the first time ever, ALL of our books are 20% off original prices, from now until December 31st. If you order by December 7th, you’ll even get FREE SHIPPING and guaranteed delivery by Christmas. There are many great titles that would …
What we’ve saved by going green
Long concerned with the environmental impact involved in the making of books, UNC Press has been a member of the Green Press Initiative since the program’s founding in 2001. This means we’re committed to recycling at the office and we give preference to postconsumer and chlorine-free papers in our book manufacturing. You can read more …
Check out the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in Wash., D.C.!
Looking for an inexpensive get-away this summer? Well, you’re in luck. Now through July 5th on the National Mall in Washington DC is the annual cornucopia of world culture–the Smithsonian Folklife Festival! The best part about it? IT’S FREE! This year one of the festival’s three themes is Wales which, of course, reminded me of …
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AAUP, abc.com…
Some exciting news regarding UNC Press… AAUP meeting: Several folks from UNC Press traveled to Philadelphia, PA last weekend for the annual AAUP meeting–Joanna Ruth Marsland, our Director of Development had this to say about the meeting: “…The sessions focused on “best practices” for the various departments and activities within university presses, and the ones …
Juneteenth, Emancipation, and the Proclamation
Today, the UNC Press blog is happy to offer a guest post from William A. Blair, professor of U.S. history and director of the George and Ann Richards Civil War Era Center at the Pennsylvania State University. In November, UNC Press will be publishing Lincoln’s Proclamation, a collection of essays coedited by Blair and Karen …
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B.B. King & Book Expo America 2009
I am pleased to report that while Book Expo America 2009 seemed slightly sluggish for others, it was a downright success for UNC Press. With over 1500 exhibitors at the Jacob K. Javits Center in New York City this past weekend, UNC Press was a standout among the crowd–and who wouldn’t want to know what …
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