Jo Ann McNamara
05/21/2009
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
Category: Academic Life
Annual Open House This Saturday
05/14/2009
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
Business and Economics Editor Erin Graham’s First 10 Days at Penn Press
05/13/2009
With all the talk about Obama’s first 100 days, we figured it was only fair to ask our new editor Erin Graham about her first ten days here at Penn… READ MORE
Special Event: Elijah Anderson and Against the Wall Contributors at the Inn at Penn Wed. Night
05/12/2009
Join the authors of Against the Wall: Poor, Young, Black, and Male in the Living Room at the Inn at Penn (3600 Sansom Street) on Wednesday, May 13 from 5:00… READ MORE
Bynum Wins Otto Gründler Book Prize
05/08/2009
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
04/28/2009
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
Nominate a topic for the forthcoming Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia
04/16/2009
Work on The Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia project begins today with a Civil Partner and Planning Workshop at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania. The project invites everyone to nominate topics… READ MORE
Week 4 of the History Matters Bloggers’ Roundtable, Plus Bennett Herself
03/30/2009
As Women's History month comes to an end, so does the History Matters Bloggers' Roundtable. Last week, Another Damned Medievalist shared her perspective on History Matters: Patriarchy and the Challenge… READ MORE
The Monograph and the McNugget
03/25/2009
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
03/23/2009
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
