LINGUIST List 22.4251 Thu Oct 27 2011 FYI: New Georgetown Languages Acquisitions Editor Editor for this issue: Brent Miller <brentlinguistlist.org> To post to LINGUIST, use our convenient web form at http://linguistlist.org/LL/posttolinguist.cfm. Directory         1.     Jacqueline Beilhart , New Georgetown Languages Acquisitions Editor Message 1: New Georgetown Languages Acquisitions Editor Date: 27-Oct-2011 From: Jacqueline Beilhart <jb594georgetown.edu> Subject: New Georgetown Languages Acquisitions Editor E-mail this message to a friend David G. Nicholls Joins Georgetown University Press as Georgetown Languages Acquisitions Editor WASHINGTON D.C.--Georgetown University Press is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. David G. Nicholls as acquisitions editor for its Georgetown Languages division. Dr. Nicholls brings many years of publishing experience to Georgetown and will work closely with the Georgetown Languages team to acquire multimedia foreign language learning materials, linguistics texts, and reference materials. ''We are delighted and honored that David Nicholls is joining our publishing program,'' said Richard Brown, director of Georgetown University Press. ''His expertise in languages and linguistics will be a critical asset as we expand our presence in these fields.'' Dr. Nicholls most recently spent ten years at the Modern Language Association as its Director of Book Publications.In addition to his work acquiring and developing books that support the professional work of teachers and scholars of language and literature, he also spearheaded the conversion of the MLA’s major reference book--MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers and Literary Research Guide--into award- winning digital publications. No stranger to the university press world, Dr. Nicholls has served on committees of the Association of American University Presses and has published two books with the University of Michigan Press (Conjuring the Folk and Harlem Calling). In addition he is currently a member of the Association of American Publishers’ Books Committee. ''I've long admired Georgetown University Press's many publications in languages and linguistics, and I'm eager to help develop an expanded set of offerings in the Languages program,'' Nicholls said. ''It is heartening that the press is poised for growth in this vital area of teaching and scholarship.'' Georgetown Languages at Georgetown University Press is a collaboration of language experts and publishing professionals to produce high quality language learning resource materials in traditional and new learning media. Working with the academic community to develop foreign language learning materials grounded in superior scholarship and experienced pedagogy, we publish in critical as well as commonly taught languages in print and electronic formats, primarily for college, high school, and adult learners. Georgetown University Press supports the academic mission of Georgetown University by publishing scholarly books and journals for a diverse, worldwide readership. These publications, written by an international group of authors representing a broad range of intellectual perspectives, focus on five subjects: bioethics; international affairs; languages; political science, public policy, & public management; and religion & ethics. Linguistic Field(s): Not Applicable Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue Page Updated: 27-Oct-2011       About LINGUIST    |   Contact Us       While the LINGUIST List makes every effort to ensure the linguistic relevance of sites listed on its pages, it cannot vouch for their contents.