Jennifer Crewe Is the New President and Director of Columbia University Press

Jennifer Crewe, who has served on the staff at Columbia University Press for 30 years, most recently as interim director, was named president and director. She is the first woman director of a university press at an Ivy League institution.

In accepting the appointment, Crewe said, ““I am passionate about Columbia University Press and am thrilled to have the opportunity to lead the Press as we tackle the challenges scholarly publishing faces in the coming years. I plan to build on our already distinguished programs and to create exciting new publishing opportunities in close consultation with the Columbia faculty and administration.”

Crewe is a graduate of Sarah Lawrence College in Bronxville, New York. She holds a master of fine arts degree in poetry from the School of Arts at Columbia University.