December 20, 2024
Michigan State University Press is excited to celebrate a distinguished group of authors whose recent works have earned well-deserved recognition with prestigious awards. From historical research to literary achievements, these… READ MORE
December 12, 2024
Two MSU Press authors were recently featured on Africa Past and Present, a podcast about history, culture, and politics in Africa and the diaspora. Launched in 2008 at Michigan State… READ MORE
November 20, 2024
In 2015, Clifton R. Wharton Jr. entrusted Michigan State University Press to publish his autobiography, Privilege and Prejudice: The Life of a Black Pioneer. He is fondly remembered by those… READ MORE
October 31, 2024
Meet MSU Press editor Judith Lakamper at the NCA 110th Annual Convention in New Orleans, LA, November 21 to 24, 2024. MSU Press will present books from our scholars and… READ MORE
October 28, 2024
The 13th Michigan College Access Network Annual Conference is scheduled to take place Nov. 6-7 at the Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. This conference aims to… READ MORE
October 9, 2024
The 17th Michigan Railroad History Conference is scheduled to take place on the campus of Albion College on Saturday, October 12. MSU will showcase our railroad history titles by featured… READ MORE
September 10, 2024
The Journal of West African History (JWAH), founded at Michigan State University, will celebrate 10 years in publication on Friday, October 4, 2024. Founding editor-in-chief and Jack and Margaret Sweet… READ MORE
MSU Press will attend the 150th Annual Meeting and Michigan History Conference in St. Joseph/Benton Harbor from September 26 to 29, 2024, and the Michigan Museums Association conference on October… READ MORE
August 20, 2024
Judith Lakamper recently joined Michigan State University Press as a senior acquisitions editor. She will acquire in several areas for the press, including popular subjects such as African and African… READ MORE
August 2, 2024
The work of theorist René Girard, who elaborated a mimetic theory of desire, is finding a prominent place in modern discourse. He has been a popular thinker since the 1960s,… READ MORE