Skip to main content
  • Home
  • About
  • Faculty Experts
  • For The Media
  • Videos
  • Topics
    • Alumni
    • Events
    • Faculty
    • Library
    • Research
    • Students
    • All Topics
  • Contact
  • Submit
  • All News
  • Arts & Culture
  • Business & Economy
  • Campus & Community
  • Health & Society
  • Media, Law & Policy
  • STEM
  • Veterans
  • |
  • Alumni
  • The Peel
  • Athletics
Sections
  • All News
  • Arts & Culture
  • Business & Economy
  • Campus & Community
  • Health & Society
  • Media, Law & Policy
  • STEM
  • Veterans
  • |
  • Alumni
  • The Peel
  • Athletics
  • Home
  • About
  • Faculty Experts
  • For The Media
  • Videos
  • Topics
    • Alumni
    • Events
    • Faculty
    • Library
    • Research
    • Students
    • All Topics
  • Contact
  • Submit

Syracuse University Press becomes part of SU Libraries; Alice Pfeiffer named new director

Wednesday, July 5, 2006, By News Staff
Share

Syracuse University Press becomes part of SU Libraries; Alice Pfeiffer named new director July 05, 2006Patrick Farrellpmfarrel@syr.edu

Syracuse University Interim Vice Chancellor and Provost Eric F. Spina announced today an organizational change by which Syracuse University Press will now report to University Librarian and Dean of Libraries Suzanne Thorin.

Additionally, Alice Randel Pfeiffer has been named the new director of SU Press. Peter Webber, who has served as director since 2002, while simultaneously serving as the University’s director of auxiliary services, will now focus on his expanded responsibilities within Auxiliary Services.

The organizational change is intended to create a synergy between the two organizations, which are both charged with bringing the intellectual output of scholars into the academic community. The new relationship also enables SU Press to take advantage of the library’s infrastructure to contain costs.

“I am honored to be a part of Syracuse University Press,” says Thorin. “With an already excellent national reputation, I see the press growing even stronger over the next few years. Peter Webber’s leadership laid the groundwork that will enable us to prosper.”

Webber is credited with bringing financial stability to SU Press while maintaining a high level of scholarly publications. He created the Press Advisory Board to increase development opportunities and community involvement, and brought SU Press heightened visibility through interactions with numerous University departments and organizations. Several books published during his tenure, including the acclaimed “Encyclopedia of New York State” (2005), have won awards for academic achievement.

Pfeiffer has been with SU Press since 1987, serving as comptroller for the past 16 years and an accountant prior to that. She was a member of the team that received the SU 2004 Exemplary Achievement Award for quality or process improvement by a group or team. Pfeiffer received a master’s degree in accounting from SU’s Martin J. Whitman School of Management and a master’s degree in counseling and guidance from SU’s School of Education.

SU Press was founded in August 1943 by then-Chancellor William Pearson Tolley with the idea that such a venture should enhance the school’s academic standing. Today, with more than 1,200 titles in print, SU Press continues to fulfill Chancellor Tolley’s vision by consistently earning international critical acclaim and attracting award-winning authors of note. Each year, SU Press publishes new and groundbreaking books in specialized areas including New York state, Middle East studies, Judaica, geography, Irish studies, Native American studies, religion, and television and popular culture.

  • Author

News Staff

  • Recent
  • ‘Democracy on Trial: Can We Save It?’
    Friday, January 22, 2021, By News Staff
  • COVID-19 Update: Answering Your Frequently Asked Questions
    Friday, January 22, 2021, By News Staff
  • Future of News Production the Focus of NSF Planning Grant
    Thursday, January 21, 2021, By Wendy S. Loughlin
  • College of Law Adds Vincent H. Cohen ’92, L’95 to Board of Advisors
    Wednesday, January 20, 2021, By Martin Walls
  • Students Invited to Network and Skill-Build with Alumni
    Wednesday, January 20, 2021, By Gabrielle Lake

More In Uncategorized

“People with disabilities desperately need the vaccine. But states disagree on when they’ll get it.”

Scott Landes, associate professor of sociology in the Maxwell School, was quoted in The Washington Post story “People with disabilities desperately need the vaccine. But states disagree on when they’ll get it.” Landes, an expert on the sociology of disability,…

“SU Professor says President’s Closed Social Media Accounts Fall Under Big Tech’s Terms of Service”

Roy Gutterman, associate professor of magazine, news and digital journalism in the Newhouse School and director of the Tully Center for Free Speech, was interviewed for the WAER story “SU Professor says President’s Closed Social Media Accounts Fall Under Big…

“First Amendment doesn’t guarantee you the rights you think it does.”

Roy Gutterman, associate professor of magazine, news and digital journalism in the Newhouse School and director of the Tully Center for Free Speech, was quoted in the CNN story “First Amendment doesn’t guarantee you the rights you think it does.”…

“Big Tech’s Crackdown on Donald Trump and Parler Won’t  Fix the Real Problem With Social Media”

Whitney Phillips, assistant professor of communication and rhetorical studies in the College of Visual and Performing Arts, was interviewed for the Time Magazine story “Big Tech’s Crackdown on Donald Trump and Parler Won’t  Fix the Real Problem With Social Media.”…

Danielle Smith writes “Images of the Capitol Riot Reflect a National Crisis.”

Danielle Smith, professor of African American studies in the College of Arts and Sciences and Director of the Renée Crown University Honors Program, wrote an op-ed for History News Network titled “Images of the Capitol Riot Reflect a National Crisis.”…

Subscribe to SU Today

If you need help with your subscription, contact sunews@syr.edu.

Connect With Us

  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Youtube
  • LinkedIn
Social Media Directory

For the Media

Find an Expert Follow @SyracuseUNews
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Youtube
  • LinkedIn
  • @SyracuseU
  • @SyracuseUNews
  • @SUCampus
  • Social Media Directory
  • Accessibility
  • Privacy
  • Campus Status
  • Syracuse.edu
© 2021 Syracuse University News. All Rights Reserved.