The initiatives outlined in this piece are targeted ways in which ASEEES can assist its members and publishers as they adapt to changing circumstances in the publishing industry.
The rapid evolution of the language industry over the past thirty years... [has] produced more work for translators, it has also led to the diversification of the field.
Six Russian, East European, and Eurasian National Resource Centers have launched a national curriculum development stipend competition whose goal is to create more content about Eastern Europe and Eurasia at community colleges and minority-serving institutions across the country.
The NBN is a consortium of podcasts featuring writers (mostly academics) with new books in 90 fields. Each podcast is hosted by an area-expert; and the series has a large following via social media.
The University of Pittsburgh’s REES was recently awarded a grant through the “Bridging Cultures with Community Colleges” program of the National Endowment for the Humanities.