Jan'sizaizo 

WAYNE STATE UNIVERSETY

 

February-18,2020
For immediate release:

As rnernbers of the?Wayne State University- Press Editorial Board, we are. advisers, liaisons. and
.?ambassadors for the Press within the University and b.?eyond We have. and will Continue to
protest the abrLIpt firing of Press Staff Annie Martin Kristin HarpSter,? and Emily Novak and Call
fortheir reinstatement. We have registered our comolaints with universityf administration

'We appreciate President'Wils'onis support ofthe Pre'ssand his degisi'on to place it in the Office;
of the Presidentunder thesupereision 'of'Micha'el Wright; Michael has 'asSure?d us that, he is}
:working'torestore trust. To that end, we welcome Wildfori'g' Director
and look fonts rd._t_o.tl_1e hiring ofa permanent Directer. We are hopefL'I'I' about the future of the
Press. Members-of the Board 1will rernain vigilant-as iweadvoca'te for anthers, staff,'a'nd the
community served by?the Press. I

The Wayne State University Press Editorial Board

Lisa Alexa'nd'ier
Jonathan Anderson
Natalie: Bakopoulos
M?lb?a J. Boyd
Stephen Chris?omalis.
Victor Figueroa
Jennifer Hart

Jerw- Herron
Chera'lKee

Karen Marrero

Lisa Maruca

Karen MeDevitt
Elena Past

Aaron Reltish
Mitt-heel 
David Weih be rgs-
Jonathan Weinberg



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