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Columbia University Press and Howard University: A Black Diaspora Series
The new partnership between two universities, Howard and Columbia, is another example of a diversity-driven program in book publishing.
The portico of Howard University’s 1935 Frederick Douglas Memorial Hall. Image – iStockphoto; Kelvin Sterling Scott
Eventually Up To 20 Titles Per Year
As several commercial publishing houses in the United States have made Black History Month announcements of scholarship programs meant to cultivate and support diverse talent deeply needed in the American industry, a campus house Columbia University Press has announced a new scholarly book series in the field of Black studies.