The Colorado School of Mines has announced its membership in the University Press of Colorado (UPC), a consortium of 14 universities that includes the Utah State University Press, University of Wyoming Press and the University of Alaska Press.
UPC is a nonprofit scholarly publisher that focuses on various disciplines, particularly anthropology and archaeology, composition and rhetoric, environmental justice, folklore, history and natural history. The University Press is committed to diversity and inclusion, aiming to make high-level scholarship widely available to a broad community.
The UPC consortium includes Adams State University, Colorado State University, Fort Lewis College, Metropolitan State University of Denver, University of Colorado, University of Northern Colorado, Utah State University and Western Colorado University, in addition to the University of Wyoming.
“Admission to the University Press of Colorado cooperative has potential to expand Mines’ reach and audience,” said Mines Provost Rick Holz. “Access to the structure and support for publishing refereed scholarly books would provide a natural venue to disseminate some of the increasingly diverse work of Mines scholars.”
“The opportunity to join the University Press of Colorado brings Mines more fully into the community of regional universities — and affords our faculty with new access and options for publication,” said Professor Sandy Woodson, department head for Humanities, Arts, & Social Sciences. She added that joining UPC strengthens Mines’ position as an R1 institution by making research accessible to a broader audience. “I’m extremely pleased that we are raising Mines’ profile in this way.”
The membership will provide access to UPC ebooks, print copies of new publications, representation on the Board of Trustees and Editorial Boards, as well as opportunities for faculty to edit book series and serve as manuscript reviewers. Membership does not guarantee the approved publishing of Mines faculty works but offers an additional avenue for expanding scholarship opportunities through the Arthur Lakes Library.
