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Faculty Public Engagement

What Happens When Ebooks are Free-to-Read? Reflecting on UMP's COVID-19 Response

Between March 20 and August 31, 2020, the University of Michigan Press made all the titles in its hosted ebook collection, the University o…

Academic Innovation

Enriching Creative Arts on Campus

When Ken Fischer retired as President of University Musical Society (UMS) in 2017 after 30 years of service, he left the performing arts pr…

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion | Academic Innovation

Raising Up Creative Voices—University Press Week 2020

Supporting innovative scholarship is a key value at the University of Michigan Press, and one prominent subject area where this is highligh…

Academic Innovation

Trusting the Process: Rethinking Peer Review for Innovative Scholarship

In August 2020, the University of Michigan Press published i used to love to dream by A.D. Carson, the first ever peer-reviewed hip-hop mix…

Faculty Public Engagement

Opening Access to Books Increases Reach and Engagement

Letting people read a book for free can actually be good business. Open Access (OA) expands the purchasing audience and supports authors’ a…

Academic Innovation

Cultivating the Perfect Guidebook through Teaching

University of Michigan Press publishes a rich collection of books that explore the history, culture, and environment of the Great Lakes reg…

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

ELT Reflects Humanity and Broadens Access in Its Publishing

Much like all of the work at Michigan Publishing, the values of diversity and accessibility are woven into the English Language Teaching (E…

Academic Innovation

ELT at Michigan— A Staple in the Field

If there is an ESL course taught at an R1 institution in the United States, the odds are good that it has used a textbook from the English …

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Adding Diversity to the Data Mix

The University of Michigan Library has always harnessed data to solve big problems. Now, with a recent LYRASIS grant, they will partner wit…