Category Archives: Professional Development

Observations from the 2024 Next Steps Grant Recipients

Annual Meetings, Professional Development

The Association of University Presses was pleased to award a number of grants to support attendance at its 2024 Annual Meeting in Montréal, Quebec. The Next Steps Grant, covering registration fees, were awarded to two attendees who each have more than three years total experience in scholarly publishing and have not attended an in-person Annual Meeting in the past.

Grant recipients Caroline McKusick and Sarah Rous offered the following brief descriptions of their experiences. 

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Observations from the 2024 Early Career Grant Recipients

Annual Meetings, Professional Development

The Association of University Presses (AUPresses) was pleased to award a number of grants to support attendance at its 2024 Annual Meeting in Montréal, Quebec. The Early Career Grant, covering registration fees as well as up to $1,000 in travel expenses, were awarded to seven attendees who each have more than six months and less than three years total experience in scholarly publishing and have not attended an in-person Annual Meeting in the past.

Grant recipients James Chan, Via Justine De Fant, Rachel Laney, India Miraglia, Amanda Muscente, Kristin Rawlings, and Andrew Webster offered the following brief descriptions of their experiences. 

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Observations from the 2024 Equity, Justice, Inclusion, and Belonging Grant Recipients

Annual Meetings, Professional Development

The Association of University Presses was pleased to award a number of grants to support attendance at its 2024 Annual Meeting in Montréal, Quebec. The Equity, Justice, Inclusion, and Belonging (EJIB) Grant, covering registration fees as well as up to $1,000 in travel expenses, were awarded to five attendees who each identify as a member of an underrepresented group within the Association.

Grant recipients Cabrini Cruz, Kathie Jiang, Jess Merrill, Carah Naseem, and Melissa Yamaguchi offered the following brief descriptions of their experiences.

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Observations from the 2024 Business Operations Meeting Grant Recipients

Annual Meetings, Business, Professional Development

The Association of University Presses was pleased to award a number of grants to support attendance at its 2024 Annual Meeting in Montréal, Quebec. The Business Operations Meeting Grant, covering Annual Meeting and Business Meeting registration as well as up to $500 in travel expenses, were awarded to two attendees involved in financial management at their presses.

Grant recipients Lorena Magaña-Aguilar and Jenn Schultz offered the following brief descriptions of their experiences.

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AUPresses Directors Residency Report: Tim Paulson

Professional Development,

Tim Paulson, Director at University Press of Kansas, reports on visiting the University of North Carolina Press

I was fortunate to be able to spend four days with the team at the University of North Carolina Press. I greatly appreciate the support of AUPresses and its members in making this happen.

As a new director—and someone new to the university press sector—it’s been important for me and the University Press of Kansas (UPK) to close any knowledge and culture gaps, given my most recent experience in commercial trade publishing. When I saw the opportunity for a Directors Residency, I jumped on it. Almost literally. I joked with my UNC Press colleagues that I was probably the first person to apply (same day as I got the email). The timing was also good for me, having been with UPK for about five months before the residency—enough experience to have better questions, but soon enough in my tenure that it can help shape our plans for FY25. In other words, I saw this as a big impact learning event.

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2024 AUPresses Directors Residency Report: Sinéad Neville

Professional Development,

Sinéad Neville, Director at Cork University Press, reports on visiting Liverpool University Press

I spent April 22 to 26, 2024 at Liverpool University Press as part of the Association of University Presses Directors Residency Program. I am enormously grateful to the Association for making this opportunity possible and to Anthony Cond and the team at Liverpool University Press (LUP) for generously hosting me.

I completed the residency as I neared the end of my second month at Cork University Press (Cork UP). I was keen to take part in the residency whilst still in the “listening and learning” phase of my new role, gathering early observations, and beginning to think about the strategic direction for Cork UP as it nears its centenary in 2025.

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