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The Forgotten Sailor: David Henry White’s Struggle for Freedom on the High Seas
The true story of David Henry White, a free Black teenage sailor enslaved on the high seas during the Civil War, whose life story was falsely and intentionally appropriated to advance the Lost Cause trope of a contented slave, happy and safe in servility.
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Hopkins Press Staff Members Receive JHU Diversity Award
Johns Hopkins University Press is honored to announce that staff members Diem Bloom and Davida Breier have received a 2023 Diversity Recognition Award from the Johns Hopkins University’s Diversity Leadership Council (DLC). This award acknowledges outstanding...
Friends and colleagues remember Jack Goellner, longtime director of Hopkins Press
By any measure, Jack Goellner was a transformative figure at Johns Hopkins University Press, where he joined the staff in 1961 and served as director from 1974 until 1995. During his tenure, the Press grew from a relatively small operation publishing 25 books...
University Press Week Bookseller Spotlight: Greedy Reads
Our week-long celebration of University Press Week concludes with a spotlight on one of our favorite local booksellers. Greedy Reads has two locations here in Baltimore - in Fells Point at 1744 Aliceanna St and in Remington at 320 W 29th Street - just a few...
Hopkins Press Internship Program Enters its 2nd Year
#NextUP: The Hopkins Press Internship Program Why an internship program? Justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion (JEDI) are fundamental parts of the Hopkins Press culture. Our internship program was started as a proactive way to attract diverse talent to the...
University Press Week Staff Spotlight: Adriahna Conway
As part of University Press Week 2022, Hopkins Press is celebrating what's #NextUP : the people, scholarship, and programs that are creating change and innovation here at Hopkins Press. Over the next five days, we will be joining other University Presses on a...
Hopkins Press Welcomes Julia Lynton-Brown As Inaugural Director of People, Culture, and Equity
Johns Hopkins University Press is excited to welcome Julia Lynton-Brown as inaugural Director of People, Culture, and Equity. Julia will continue the implementation of the culture work at Hopkins Press that is based on the concept of dignity. She will also...
Welcome to Hopkins Press
Today, we are launching our brand-new website. But more than that, we’re proud to unveil our renewed Press vision, mission, and values. Allow us to reintroduce ourselves. We at Hopkins Press envision a future where knowledge enriches the lives of every person...
Journal of Asian American Studies takes home CELJ Award
At the Modern Language Association's (MLA) annual conference earlier this month, the Council of Editors of Learned Journals (CELJ) announced the winners of their annual awards competition. We are thrilled to announce that the February 2021 issue of the Journal...
University Press Week 2021 Blog Tour : A #KeepUp Top Ten List
University Presses are a force to #KeepUP with! 2021 marks the 10th anniversary of University Press Week and we’re celebrating how we’ve all evolved over 10 years. We are joined today by our many colleagues on the Association for University Presses blog tour...
The Classical Journal joins Hopkins Press
JHU Press is pleased to announce The Classical Journal has joined our growing roster of classical studies scholarly journals. The Classical Journal is the official publication of the Classical Association of the Middle West and South (CAMWS). Established in...