In memoriam: Hugo Chávez
March 11, 2013
—Michael D. Yates The death of Hugo Chávez saddens those struggling for a better world. He was a great champion of the impoverished workers and peasants of both Venezuela and… READ MORE
Category: Latina/o Studies
Announcing our Spring 2013 Catalog…
January 3, 2013
NYU Press Spring 2013 Catalog is now online, featuring an exciting range of new books in history, media studies, law, and more! Highlights include: TWO PRESIDENTS ARE BETTER THAN ONE: Making… READ MORE
Stop the bleeding: Prescriptions to heal racial economic inequality in America
November 19, 2012
—F. Michael Higginbotham Recently, Americans elected Barack Obama as President for a second term. When Obama began his first term, economic disparities between blacks and whites were alarmingly wide. Black… READ MORE
Why “deferred action” isn’t enough
October 25, 2012
—Michael A. Olivas Tens of thousands of undocumented students are making their way through college without federal financial support and with little state financial aid available—only to find that they… READ MORE
Reflections on NYU Press book banned in Arizona
October 10, 2012
—Richard Delgado and Jean Stefancic The rapid growth of populations of color, especially relatively young groups like Latinos, has created a number of conflicts over schools and schooling. In Arizona,… READ MORE
Celebrate Banned Books Week!
October 1, 2012
Banned Books Week kicked off yesterday, marking 30 years of “celebrating the freedom to read.” The Office for Intellectual Freedom of the American Library Association (ALA) will be commemorating the 30th anniversary with their “50 State… READ MORE
Six NYU Press titles named AAUP Books for Public and Secondary School Libraries
August 31, 2012
We are thrilled to announce that six NYU Press books have been named 2012 AAUP University Press Books for Public and Secondary School Libraries! Reviewed and selected by members of the American… READ MORE
Beyond El Barrio: A student’s response
July 9, 2012
Alyshia Gálvez, Assistant Professor of Latin American and Puerto Rican Studies at Lehman College, wrote to us recently to share a fascinating essay written by one of her students during her… READ MORE