University Press of Kansas

University Press of Kansas
Parent companyKansas Board of Regents
Founded1946
Country of originUnited States
Headquarters locationLawrence, Kansas
Distributionself-distributed (United States)
Eurospan Group (EMEA)
East-West Export Books (Asia, the Pacific)
Scholarly Book Services (Canada)[1]
Publication typesBooks
Official websitekansaspress.ku.edu

The University Press of Kansas is a publisher located in Lawrence, Kansas. Operated by the University of Kansas, it represents the six state universities in the US state of Kansas: Emporia State University, Fort Hays State University, Kansas State University (K-State), Pittsburg State University, the University of Kansas (KU), and Wichita State University.[a]

The press was established in 1946,[3] with major reorganizations in 1967 and 1976. Today, it operates as a consortium with representation from each of the participating universities. It is currently located on the west portion of the KU campus.[4] The University Press of Kansas is currently a member of the Association of University Presses and has been since 1946.[5][6]

  1. ^ "International Sales Reps". University Press of Kansas. University of Kansas. Retrieved December 3, 2017.
  2. ^ "The History of Washburn University". Washburn University. Archived from the original on March 29, 2009.
  3. ^ American Historical Association (February 17, 2021). "AHA Expresses Alarm at University Press of Kansas Financial Cuts". States News Service. Retrieved February 6, 2023 – via Gale Academic OneFile.
  4. ^ "About". University Press of Kansas. University of Kansas. Retrieved February 2, 2018.
  5. ^ "Our Members". Association of University Presses. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
  6. ^ Association of University Presses (2020). "University Press of Kansas". Directory 2021. Washington, DC: Association of University Presses. p. 97. ISBN 9780945103455.


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