November 3-9 is University Press Week. This year’s theme is “Read. Think. Act.” Our mission at the University of Pittsburgh Press is to find and publish the finest scholarly titles for just this reason: We want to encourage our readers to think critically about our titles and make changes in their lives, universities, and communities. This blog post by Patricia M. DeMarco, author of Pathways To Our Sustainable Future, offers a few ways anyone can take action to become a better environmental steward. Four Ways to Be a Better Environmental Steward Patricia M. DeMarco As creatures of modern life, we…

Welcome to the University Press Week 2019 Blog Tour! University presses across the county will be sharing articles, interviews, and excerpts from titles that relate to various sub-themes of the main UP Week theme: Read. Think. Act. Today’s posts are all on “How to speak up and speak out.” Check out these posts from our university press friends: “Lewis Raven Wallace: How to Speak Up and Speak Out” by Lewis Raven Wallace, University of Chicago Press * * * “Speaking Up and Speaking Out” by Kelly Belanger, Syracuse University Press * * * “HOW TO SPEAK UP AND SPEAK OUT”…

Welcome to the University Press Week 2019 Blog Tour! University presses across the county will be sharing articles, interviews, and excerpts from titles that relate to various sub-themes of the main UP Week theme: Read. Think. Act. Today’s posts are all on “How to be a (better) global citizen.” Check out these posts from our university press friends: “How to Cope with Polarization” by Amitai Etzioni, University of Virginia Press * * * “The Impact of a Monograph: ‘A Woman without a Husband Is Like a Fish without a Bicycle’” by Nancy Wingfield, Purdue University Press * * * “#READUP on…