1869, Ep. 100 with Cornell University Press Director Jane Bunker

Transcript here: https://otter.ai/u/KC4N388m923il95763-ZHuqSQ6c

This episode we speak with Cornell University Press Director Jane Bunker: https://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/contact/administration/

Jane has been serving as director since March of 2020 and is the first woman to lead Cornell University Press. She was previously the Director of Northwestern University Press, where she served since 2010. Under her leadership NUP significantly developed its profile, growing widely respected lists in poetry, philosophy, theater and performance studies, and Chicago regional books, as well as enacting a comprehensive digital strategy. Jane has also served on the board of directors and a wide range of committees for the Association of University Presses. She previously served as Associate Director and Editor-In-Chief at the State University of New York Press, and holds a BA in philosophy from St. Norbert College and an MA in philosophy from Fordham University.

We spoke to Jane about her background and how her career in university publishing began, what inspires her most working at the Press, and the new initiatives she envisions Cornell University Press will implement in the next three to five years.

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