We're mourning two great losses over here at the Press this afternoon. In addition to being UNC Press authors, both men were giants in their fields, and indeed helped establish and define new fields of scholarship. Both lived long, fulfilling lives in which their pioneering intellectual pursuits served the public good. Both gave of themselves tirelessly, mentoring and inspiring multiple generations and earning countless admirerers. Both took their expertise to Washington to help drive positive institutional change at the federal level. We'll be offering more tributes to these two great men in the coming days....