I begin this report by expressing my very sincere gratitude to the Association for approving and funding my residency, and to Charles Watkinson, Associate University Librarian for Publishing and Director of University of Michigan Press, for creating a full, generous, and carefully thought-out four days for me in Ann Arbor.
Continue reading 2023 AUPresses Directors Residency Report: Geoffrey LittleThe AUPresses Directors Residency was an incredible experience and one of the highlights of my professional life. My primary goal for participating in the program was to gather information about how to sustainably grow Gallaudet’s publishing program; I wanted to identify the foundations that support a successful program and how best to allocate resources. I was hosted by Fordham University Press, which I consider an aspirational press due to its very strong catalog and title output.
Continue reading 2023 AUPresses Directors Residency Report: Angela LeppigI was fortunate to spend February 27 through March 2, 2023 “in residence” at NYU Press as a guest of director Ellen Chodosh, a gracious and generous host. As the director of a tiny press in a relatively remote rural area, a three-hour drive to the nearest major city in any direction, spending time in New York City, and at a well-staffed and well-run press was a real boon.
Continue reading 2023 AUPresses Directors Residency: Suzanne E. GuiodIn early May, I made the 23-hour-long journey from Guam to New Jersey for an incredible opportunity to collaborate with and learn from other press directors through the Association of University Presses’ Directors Residency Program. My residency was primarily at Princeton University Press and New York University Press; however, I visited Rutgers University Press, Fordham University Press, and Brown University Digital Publications. I also met with directors from Temple University Press, University of Pennsylvania Press, Columbia University Press, and Oxford University Press USA.
Continue reading 2023 AUPresses Directors Residency Report: Victoria-Lola Leon Guerrero