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William T. Laprade established The Trinity College Press in 1921 within the walls of what was then called Trinity College. This small operation grew into Duke University Press by 1926 when William K. Boyd took over as director following a major restructuring.
Dean Smith currently serves as the director of this long-standing academic institution. He follows Steve Cohn who remained as sole director from 1998 until 2019.
Their primary focus lies within the humanities and social sciences fields where they publish extensively. Mathematics journals form a particularly well-known segment of their catalog that stands apart from typical university presses.
Transgender Studies Quarterly launched in 2014 as the first non-medical peer-reviewed journal dedicated to transgender studies. This pioneering periodical opened doors for scholars working outside traditional medical frameworks.
Duke University Press joined thirteen other publishers in the Knowledge Unlatched pilot program during early 2021. They provided specific titles for inclusion within the Pilot Collection to increase visibility.