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By Sharron Hannon
shannon@uga.edu
Nicole Mitchell, currently director of the University of Alabama Press, has been named the new  director of the University of Georgia Press, pending approval of the University System of Georgia Board of Regents. She succeeds Karen Orchard, who is retiring after 28 years with the press.
Mitchell brings a broad-based background in scholarly and trade publishing. She began her career with the Cambridge University Press in Great Britain, starting as a trainee and working her way up through the school books and children’s books divisions. She joined the University of Alabama Press as assistant editor in 1988, then became acquisitions editor the next year. She was named director in 1996.
In the director’s position, Mitchell refocused and developed the publishing program, significantly increasing title output and sales. She raised the profile and reputation of the press and developed partnerships with regional and state agencies.
“I am delighted that Nicole Mitchell has accepted this position. Her background is a very good fit for our press and everyone has been impressed with her leadership skills, ideas and energy,” says Karen Holbrook, senior vice president for academic affairs and provost, and the person to whom Mitchell will report.
The UGA Press, founded in 1938, has well-established lists in the fields of history and literature, particularly American and Southern studies. It is also a leading publisher of African-American studies, civil rights history and environmental studies. With some 900 titles in print, it is one of the largest publishing houses in the South.
Mitchell holds a degree from the University of Bristol, where she studied art history and French. |
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