Professor Eric Muller, chair of the University of North Carolina Press Board of Governors, announced on Twitter that the university’s board of governors has, in an unprecedented move, denied his reappointment to the board. Muller has served two five-year terms on the board, six of which as chairman. “I would hate to think it had something to do with my public commentary in recent years on matters of law, race, and history,” he wrote. “I would hate to think it had something to do with my focusing public attention on ways in which the law has ignored and harmed the […]
Deals: Harper Acquires King Archives
Harper Collins will become the official publisher of Dr. Martin Luther King’s archives, acquiring world rights to all formats and languages, including children’s books, graphic novels, and audiobooks. Their first titles will be published in January 2022 in the US, to coincide with Martin Luther King Day. The company announced that the Harper One Group “will appoint an archivist to facilitate access to the material, which will be available to all Harper Collins editors globally. The company’s many divisions will look to engage prominent Black scholars, actors, artists, performers, and social activists to help bring Dr. King’s works to life.” […]
People 6/21
Obituaries
Janet Malcolm, 86, New Yorker writer and author of The Journalist and the Murderer died Wednesday of lung cancer.
People 6/17
Unions: Oxford University Press USA Employees Form Union
New York-based employees at Oxford University Press USA have unionized, joining the NewsGuild-CWA. In a statement, they state their priorities as: Job security in a diverse workplace Dignified salary and benefits that keep pace with cost of living Defined job responsibilities, reporting structures, workload & company policies Improved career development and evaluative processes Comprehensive action to resolve issues of sexual harassment & the longstanding, unsustainable rate of attrition The new union told PL, “There are roughly 165 in-unit, and we have the support of 75% of those employees.” On Twitter, it said, “If senior management does not voluntarily recognize us, […]