Oh, dear!  I should have checked with y'all before jumping to conclusions!  Very sobering.  Very disappointing.  And, given all the letters reproduced on Facebook, especially Tom's, very sad.
Judith


Judith Yaross Lee
Professor of Communication Studies 
and Director of Honors Tutorial Studies
School of Communication Studies
Ohio University
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On Aug 28, 2012, at 6:56 PM, "Tracy Wuster" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Hello all,
> 
> While today's announcement about the University of Missouri Press is a
> promising development, it is unfortunately not a complete victory and
> the future of the "Mark Twain and His Circle" series remains unclear.
> 
> For more information, see the "Save the University of Missouri Press"
> facebook page, especially Tom Quirk's letter from yesterday, which is
> down a bit on the page:
> 
> https://www.facebook.com/SaveTheUniversityOfMissouriPress?ref=stream
> 
> 
> Best,
> 
> Tracy Wuster
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Tue, Aug 28, 2012 at 3:53 PM, Lee, Judith <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>> 
>> Yay!  See report here: <http://chronicle.com/blogs/ticker/u-of-missouri-pre=
>> ss-to-remain-open/47574?cid=3Dpm&utm_source=3Dpm&utm_medium=3Den>.
>> Congratulations to all UMP authors, and many, many thanks to those--includ=
>> ing John Bird-- who pressed hard for this outcome.
>> Judith
>> 
>> Judith Yaross Lee, Ph.D.
>> Professor and Director of Honors Tutorial Studies
>> School of Communication Studies
>> Lasher Hall 113
>> Ohio University
>> Athens, OH 45701
>> 
>> [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>
>> T: 740.593.4844
>> F: 740.593.4810