Fairleigh Dickinson University Press (FDU Press) is a

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under the operation and oversight of

Fairleigh Dickinson University Fairleigh Dickinson University is a private university with its main campuses in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Founded in 1942, Fairleigh Dickinson University currently offers more than 100 degree programs to its students. In addition to its tw ...

, the largest

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, which has international campuses in

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and

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History

FDU Press was established in 1967 by the university's founder Peter Sammartino, in cooperation with the publisher

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, formerly the director of

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. Yoseloff had left this position in the previous year to found Associated University Presses (AUP), intended to operate as a consortium of small-to-medium-sized

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es and publisher/distributor of

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scholarship. FDU Press became the first participating member of AUP in 1968.

Charles Angoff Charles Angoff (April 22, 1902 – May 3, 1979) was a managing editor of the American Mercury magazine as well as a professor of English of Fairleigh Dickinson University. H. L. Mencken called him "the best managing editor in America." He wa ...

was the chief editor of FDU Press from 1967 to 1977.

Harry Keyishian Harry Keyishian is an editor and academic. He is Professor Emeritus of English at Fairleigh Dickinson University and serves on the Editorial Board of Fairleigh Dickinson University Press. He directed Fairleigh Dickinson University Press from 1977 ...

was director of the press from 1977 to 2017, and remains on its Editorial Committee. James Gifford is the current director of FDU Press. When AUP ceased most new publishing in 2010, a new distribution agreement was struck with

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. The press relocated to FDU's Vancouver Campus in July 2017, but retains its Editorial Committee composed of faculty from the university's campuses and Advisory Board composed of faculty and publishing professionals from outside FDU. FDU Press has issued over 1500 non-fiction and research titles since its inception, the majority in the fields of

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, arts, history and

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References

External links

FDU Press website
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