UNP Welcomes New Director
Jane Ferreyra
unp welcomes its new director, Jane Ferreyra, who took the reins following the retirement of Donna Shear. Jane is a seasoned professional, having served as director of Wayne State University Press in Detroit for fifteen years. Most recently she was executive director of the Hawk Migration Association of North America. “I am honored to be returning to the world of academic publishing as the director of the University of Nebraska Press. unp has a long, rich history of publishing stellar books and journals within the Press’s areas of specialization that contribute to scholarly discourse and have regional, national, and global appeal,” said Ferreyra. “It is a privilege to join this talented staff and a university that so values and celebrates its Press, and I am excited to work to further build on its reputation and success.” Jane holds a bachelor’s degree in English from Wayne State University and a master’s in English from Indiana University. Jane is an avid reader, puzzler (crossword and jigsaw), hiker,
Jane Ferreyra
and amateur birder and printmaker. She and her husband, Cristian, arrived in Lincoln in late August and have busied themselves with exploring the city and the campus and getting settled in their downtown apartment with their animals. “Cristian and I are excited about all the interesting and fun things there are to do in
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