Michigan State University Press
Publisher of Scholarly Books and Journals since 1947 |
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Michigan State University Press is the
distinguished, scholarly publishing arm of Michigan State University. MSU and MSU Press are located in East Lansing, Michigan, on a historic 5,200-acre campus, three miles east of Michigan’s Capitol in Lansing. Michigan State University was the original pioneer land-grant university, founded in 1855 as Michigan Agricultural College (M.A.C). As the first agricultural college in the United States, M.A.C. served as a model for future land-grant institutions under the 1862 Morrill Act, and became well known for its academic programs in education and agriculture. Today, MSU has earned an international reputation as a center for academic research, with global reach and extraordinary impact. The MSU Press mission is to implement the university's
land-grant mission: to be a catalyst for positive intellectual,
social, and technological change through the publication
of research and intellectual inquiry that make many
significant contributions to scholarship in the arts,
humanities, sciences, and social sciences.
 MSU Press is an integral part of the new MSU's Year of Arts & Culture 2007-2008. Michigan State University has a vibrant cultural community with countless public performances, exhibitions, programs, and special events throughout the year. These arts and culture offerings educate and engage audiences by exploring the diversity of human expression, while contributing to the creative and economic vitality of the region. All across the MSU campus you’ll discover music, performing arts and concert centers, libraries, museums and galleries, gardens, public art and historic sites. At the same time, audiences on campus and around the world take advantage of academic and research programs, public broadcasting, online resources, publications, and outreach initiatives. Arts and culture play a critical role not only in preparing students for a global world but also in nurturing the human spirit, and enriching prosperity and quality of life in Michigan .This year, the university is especially pleased to celebrate 2007-2008 as MSU's Year of Arts and Culture. This initiative comprises a year of activities, encompassing all arts and culture units and academic programs. Highlights will include the 25th anniversary of the Wharton Center for Performing Arts, anniversaries of the MSU Museum and the Department of Theatre, the expansion and move of the Kresge Art Museum, the opening of the new Residential College for the Arts and Humanities, and much more.
 MSU Press is a member of the American Association of University Presses.
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