American Campus Podcast

a social and political history of US higher ed

The future of university presses with Clara Totten

September 24, 2025 • Lauren Lassabe Shepherd

And how to approach an acquisitions editor

References:

Association of University Presses and #AskUp
Steven L. Herman. 2024. Behind the White House Curtain. Kent State University Press.
Madeleine L'Engle. 1980. A Swiftly Tilting Planet.
J. R. R. Tolkien. The Hobit.
Robert M. Veatch and Lainie F. Ross. 2016. Defining Death: The Case for Choice. Georgetown University Press.
Kent State UP on Instagram, Facebook, and Bluesky

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