Happy University Press Week! Help us celebrate university presses November 9-13. Since 2012, members of the Association of University Presses have participated in an annual celebration of University Presses.

This year’s theme for UP Week is “Power UP.” This theme showcases how university presses Power UP to give voice to scholarship and bolster the unfettered exchange of ideas around the world.

The #UPweek blog tour today asks presses to reflect on achievements from the past year. Posts on today’s topic, celebrating the year’s victories and greatest hits for university presses, come from University of Chicago Press, Clemson University Press, University Press of Florida, Duke University Press, Princeton University Press, SUNY Press, University of Notre Dame Press, University of Alabama Press, Catholic University of America Press, University of Virginia Press, University of Iowa Press, Liverpool University Press, University of Alberta Press, University of Illinois Press, and Bristol University Press/Policy Press.

UNP’s 85th Anniversary

For our contribution, we’re celebrating UNP’s 85th anniversary! We’re resharing a feature on the press that was published in Publisher’s Weekly in September. Earlier this fall, we also asked our staff members to reflect on some of their favorite books published in our history, from classics such as Black Elk Speaks to recently published memoirs, read the full list of staff favorites here.