Inside the World of Academic Publishing

Joyce Harrison is editor in chief at the University Press of Kansas, where she acquires books in military and intelligence studies and general-interest books about Kansas and the surrounding region. She has worked at several university presses during her career in publishing, acquiring in anthropology, religious studies, folklore, Black studies, German studies, and Appalachian studies, among other fields. Joyce has a B.A. in music from Towson University and an M.A. in musicology from the Eastman School of Music. She began the music history & theory PhD program at the University of Chicago but soon decided to change directions and pursue a career in publishing! These days Joyce is a dynamic presence in the academic publishing world, an advocate for authors, and an enthusiastic representative of the University Press of Kansas wherever she goes!