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AUPresses Joins Condemnation of Presidential Records Act Violations

The Association joins the American Historical Association and others in condemning Donald J. Trump’s reported extensive and repeated violations of the 1978 Presidential Records Act.

February 10, 2022
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AUPresses Condemns Political Attacks on Books in Schools

The Association joins the National Coalition Against Censorship in protesting the summary removal from school libraries of books that address concerns of historically underrepresented individuals.

December 20, 2021
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AUPresses Signs Publishers Compact on the UN Sustainable Development Goals

October 12, 2021
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University Presses Respond to September 11, Then and Now

Reflections on the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks and how university presses can aid in understanding the incomprehensible.

September 9, 2021
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AUPresses Joins Statement Opposing Restrictions on Teaching about Racism and American History

Attempts to ban frank discussion of our shared national and global past, or to legislate against critical tools of humanistic scholarship, are antithetical to the Association’s core values of intellectual freedom and integrity.

June 16, 2021
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AUPresses Statement on Anti-Asian Violence

As we address anti-Asian racism in our society as well as intersectional misogynistic violence that is evident in the Atlanta tragedy, humanistic and social sciences scholarship, published by university presses, offers a rigorous foundation for necessary understanding and change.

March 19, 2021
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