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Provost Barry Scherr has
announced the appointment of Michael P. Burton as director of the University Press of New England (UPNE). Burton,
the production director at UPNE, has been serving as interim director since
June 2006. Based at Dartmouth, UPNE is supported by a consortium of schools:
Brandeis University, Dartmouth College, the University of New Hampshire,
Northeastern University, Tufts University, and the University of Vermont.
 Michael P. Burton (Photo by Joseph Mehling ’69)
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“Mike has been a valuable production director at UPNE, and he’s proven
himself an effective leader during his tenure as interim director,” says Barry
Scherr. “I look forward to continuing to work with him to build on his past
successes.”
Burton brings years of publishing and printing experience to the job. Before
becoming UPNE’s production director in 1993, he was the production director at
Princeton University Press. He has also served as production manager at the
University of Alabama Press, and he held the same title at Memphis University
Press. He has worked at numerous print production companies, including Wimmer
Brothers Inc. and Plough Printing, both in Memphis.
“I’m excited to begin working with my team as director of UPNE,” says
Burton. “Our six member presses bring a wonderful range of ideas to the
scholarly publishing table, and our unique structure provides a framework for a
strong series of important regional New England titles. I hope to build on the
impressive work of my predecessors and lead UPNE through the challenges brought
about by the digital revolution. It is easy to put ‘content’ up on the Web or
provide electronic versions of books, but we must find steady and predictable
income from these efforts as well. UPNE has a dedicated and professional staff,
and I look forward to working with them in my new role as we seek solutions to
these challenges and publish some great books.”
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