Following significant community pushback, Stanford University has agreed to fund Stanford University Press for one more year, reversing a decision in April to discontinue the $1.7 million annual subsidy. Provost Persis Drell wrote in a letter to faculty that the funds would be extended through 2019-2020 “to help ensure a smooth transition to a sustainable future” and that they could possibly be continued through the 2020-2021 school year as well. Additionally, the university said it might loosen fundraising restrictions on the press that currently keep it from soliciting major donations, and it pledged to “ensure faculty input” in planning for […]
