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Category: Academic Life

Jo Ann McNamara

Today we at the University of Pennsyvlania Press received news that Jo Ann McNamara, Professor Emerita of History at Hunter College, City University of New York, has died. McNamara wrote… READ MORE

Annual Open House This Saturday

The Press is making final preparations for this year's Alumni Weekend Open House Event, this Saturday, May 16 from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m in the Victorian mansion that houses… READ MORE

Bynum Wins Otto Gründler Book Prize

We've just learned via twitter.com/PennPress that Caroline Walker Bynum has received the Otto Gründler Book Prize for Wonderful Blood: Theology and Practice in Late Medieval Northern Germany and Beyond. The… READ MORE

Recent Awards for Newman and Ruggles

Penn Press is pleased to share the great news about two recent awards for our authors. Barbara Newman received the Haskins Medal for 2009 from the Medieval Academy of America… READ MORE

The Monograph and the McNugget

For an interesting take on digital scholarly publishing, visit Scott McLemee's blog at Inside Higher Ed. In his latest post, "A Change is Gonna Come,"  he argues that there is… READ MORE

2009 Rosenbach Lectures begin today

For a chance to see book history in the making, reserve a seat at this year's Rosenbach Lectures. The A.S.W. Rosenbach Lectures in Bibliography have been the basis for many… READ MORE