Archived Press Releases
2011
December 6: Report Released: Accessible Materials in Higher Education
October 21: AAUP Publishes "Books for Understanding: Capital Punishment"
September 8: Revised "Books for Understanding: September 11" Resource Published
August 12: 2011-2012 AAUP Committees Announced
July 18: AAUP Welcomes Two New Members
July 7: Week-in-Residence Grantees Announced
June 17: Librarians Recognize Excellence in University Press Books
June 15: Don Collins Honored with 2011 Constituency Award
June 8: LSU Press Director to Lead AAUP
June 3: Exceptional Book Design Honored in Annual Competition
June 2: AAUP 2011 Kicks Off in Baltimore
May 30: AAUP Launches Redesigned and Enhanced Website
May 24: AAUP Digital Book Publishing Survey Report Released
May 11: 2011 Choice Magazine University Press Forum
April 5: AAUP 2011 Program Highlights Announced
March 7: AAUP Issues Report on New Business Models for Scholarly Publishing
February 24: AAUP Publishes "Books for Understanding: Egypt"
January 24: David Simon to Open AAUP 2011
2010
October 18: Latest Books for Understanding Resource Launched on Freedom of Expression and the First Amendment
September 27: AAUP Executive Director Joins Advisory Commission on Accessible Instructional Materials
September 3: 2010 Exhibit Schedule for the AAUP Book, Jacket, and Journal Show Announced
August 20: Rice wraps up a digital experiment with the closure of Rice University Press
August 16: AAUP responds to the closure of the University of Scranton Press
July 15: US Supreme Court Subject of Latest Books for Understanding Resource
June 24: Will Powers Honored with 2010 AAUP Constituency Award
June 24: Georgetown University Press Director to Lead Scholarly Publishing Association
June 24: 2010 University Books Selected for Public and Secondary School Libraries Published Online
June 14: 2010 AAUP Annual Meeting Set to Convene in Salt Lake City
June 11: Scholarship Offers Insight into Oil Industry and Its Environmental Impacts
May 6: AAUP Expresses Support for SMU Press, Now Under Threat of Closure
April 20: Latest Bibliography Offers Insight into Mining Dangers and Disasters
March 15: Program, Workshops, and Travel Grants Announced for 2010 Annual Meeting
March 3: The AAUP Digital Digest, a Blog From the Electronic Committee, is Launched
January 26: AAUP & Above the Treeline Launch New Benefit Program to Help Bring Member Publishers' Catalogs Online
January 21: AAUP Submits Comments to OSTP Public Access Policy Forum
January 13: Books for Understanding Haiti and Emergency Management Provide Background to the Massive Relief and Reconstrution Needed in Wake of Earthquake
2009
October 20: October Brings Much to Celebrate at University Presses
July 30: AAUP Opposes Harmful First Amendment Restrictions
July 2: AAUP Publishes Books for Understanding: Iran
June 26: AAUP Honors UCP Production & Design Director
June 24: Johns Hopkins Director to Lead AAUP
June 12: Librarians Recognize Excellence in University Press Publishing
June 10: Annual Meeting Set to Convene in Philadelphia
May 28: Major Scholarly Societies Support LSU Press
May 14: AAUP Publishes Books for Understanding: Cuba
2008
October 3: AAUP Publishes Books for Understanding: The Financial Crisis
September 25: AAUP Forms E-Book Partnership with Tizra
September 9: AAUP Supports Fair Copyright in Research Act
August 8: AAUP Publishes Books for Understanding: China
July 31: Temple Director Elected President of AAUP
July 18: Robbie Dircks Receives the 2008 AAUP Constituency Award
June 19: Scholarly Presses Meet to Discuss Future of Academic Publishing
June 18: Librarians Recognize Excellence in University Press Publishing
April 1: AAUP Publishes Books for Understanding: Tibet
March 3: AAUP Publishes Books for Understanding: The Former Yugoslavia
January 18: Mellon Foundation Supports University Press Collaborations
January 2: AAUP Publishes Revised Books for Understanding: Voting & Elections
2007
October 16: AAUP Publishes Books for Understanding: Civil Infrastructure
October 1: AAUP and Co-Plaintiffs End Litigation Against OFAC
September 21: AAUP Publishes Revised Books for Understanding: Race Relations in the United States
June 29: Paul Murphy, RAND, Honored with 2007 AAUP Constituency Award
June 12: AAUP 2007 Annual Meeting Set to Begin in Minneapolis
June 11: 17th Edition of Librarian-Selected AAUP Collection Development Tool Online
February 27: AAUP Releases Statement on Open Access
February 5: AAUP Publishes Books for Understanding: Somalia
January 9: AAUP Publishes Books for Understanding: Mexico
2006
September 20: AAUP Welcomes New Cornell Guidelines on Use of Digital Course Content
September 11: AAUP Publishes Revised Books for Understanding: September 11, 2001
June 22: Jennifer Crewe Receives 2006 AAUP Constituency Award
June 12: AAUP Publishes Books for Understanding: New Orleans
June 7: 2006 Librarian-selected Bibliography Released
May 11: AAUP Publishes Books for Understanding: Sudan
April 19: AAUP Publishes Books for Understanding: Immigration
February 22: AAUP Publishes Revised Books for Understanding: Iraq
2005
November 23: AAUP Publishes Books for Understanding: Reproductive Rights
September 23: Books for Understanding Site Redesigned; Enhanced Services for Users
September 23: AAUP Publishes Books for Understanding: Hurricane Katrina
September 21: Information on Book Relief Programs for the Gulf Coast [Book Donation Programs]
August 19: AAUP Board of Directors Issues Statement on Google Print for Library Opt-Out Policy
July 28: Susan Schott, University Press of Kansas, Awarded 2005 Constituency Award
June 10: 2005 Book, Jacket, and Journal Show Premiere Honors Exceptional Design
June 9: Librarians Recognize Excellence in University Press Publications
May 16: AAUP Prepares for 2005 Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, June 16-19
April 27: OFAC Suit Continues after Ebadi Settlement
April 15: University Press Books Offer Knowledge and Perspective on Catholic Papacy
March 28: AAUP Publishes Books for Understanding: Syria
January 27: AAUP Publishes Books for Understanding: Social Security
2004
December 15: AAUP & Co-plaintiffs Respond to Treasury Department Regulation Revisions
October 27: Nobelist Shirin Ebadi Joins Battle for Free Speech
September 27: AAUP Joins Suit Against U.S. Treasury Department
September 10: Acclaimed Collection Development Tool for Librarians Now Online
July: University of Minnesota Press Director Douglas Armato Elected 2004-05 AAUP President
July: Patrick Carroll, Princeton Associate Director and Controller, Awarded 2005 AAUP Constituency Award
June 22: Librarians Celebrate Excellence in Scholarly Publishing
June 21: University Presses Offer Resources on the Nonprofit Sector
June 14: Excellence in Book Design Honored in 2004 Book, Jacket, and Journal Show Winners
April: AAUP Responds to Announcements of Press Closings at University of Idaho and Northeastern University
April 5: First Amendment Problems Remain in Wake of Latest OFAC Pronouncement
March 11: Issue of Same-Sex Marriage Explored In Scholarly Publishing's Free Online Service
March 5: Online Service Features Experts Available to Comment on Crisis in Haiti
January 20: AAUP Publishes Books for Understanding: Voting and Elections
January 22: Research Libraries and University Presses Designate 2004 "The Year of the University Press"
2003
October 20: AAUP and ARL Issue Statement on Scholarly Communication
July 15: AAUP Publishes Books for Understanding: Water Rights and Usage
July 9: AAUP Publishes Books for Understanding: Taxes
July: William Ackermann, University of Illinois Press, Receives 2003 Constituency Award
June 16: AAUP Gathers in St. Louis: "We're All in This Together"
June: Seetha Srinivasan, Mississippi, Steps Into AAUP Presidency
June: Librarians Recognize Excellence in Scholarly Publishing
June: AAUP Announces Winners of 2003 Book, Jacket, Journal Design Show
March 26: AAUP Publishes Books for Understanding: The United States at War
February 11: AAUP Publishes Books for Understanding: Space Flight
February 4: AAUP Publishes Books for Understanding: North Korea
2002
December 18: AAUP Publishes Books for Understanding: Race Relations in America
October 1: AAUP Issues Statement Criticizing Boycott of Israeli Academic Institutions
July: Seetha Srinivasan Receives 2002 AAUP Constituency Award
April 15: AAUP Supports University of Minnesota Press's Right to Publish Controversial Work
March 1: AAUP Joins Fight to Preserve Access to Presidential Records
February 21: Books for Understanding Expanded
2001
October 2: Books for Understanding: September 11
