General Notices

Following a Strategic Retreat held in January 2022 to review the governance arrangements of The University of the West Indies Press (UWI Press), its Chair, Professor Densil A. Williams, after consultation with Vice-Chancellor, Professor Sir Hilary Beckles, is pleased to announce the complement of directors who will serve the UWI Press Advisory Board for the period 2021-2024. The new Directors are:

Professor Densil Williams (Chair)

Pro Vice-Chancellor and Principal, The UWI Five Islands

Professor Emeritus Funso Aiyejina

Professor of Literary, Cultural & Communication Studies, The UWI, St. Augustine

Professor Kathleen Monteith

Professor of History, The UWI Mona

Dr Elaine P. Rocha

Lecturer in History and Philosophy, The UWI Cave Hill

Dr Veronica Simon (Proxy for Professor Julie Meeks)

Head, Student Experience, The UWI Open Campus

Professor Elizabeth Walcott-Hackshaw

Professor of French Literature and Creative Writing

Mrs Andrea McNish

University Bursar and Chief Finance Officer

Mrs Laleta Davis-Mattis

University Counsel

Dr Maurice D. Smith

University Registrar & Chief Administrative Officer

The composition of the UWI Press Advisory Board of Directors is in accordance with the provisions of Statute 33 for Institutes, Centre, and other units of Learning and Research and UWI Finance & General Purposes Committee (UF&GPC). Each member, except for ex-officio members, shall serve an initial term of three years, subject to renewal for an additional two years. The UWI Press Advisory Board of Directors shall report annually to the UF&GPC through the Vice-Chancellor.

The terms of reference for the Advisory Board of Directors include:

·         making policy decisions for the UWI Press;

·         monitoring the strategic and operational activities of the UWI Press;

·         advising the UWI Press management on issues of law and policy, in line with The UWI’s strategic plan, as well as the specific business unit plan for the Press;

·         and providing broad insights and collaborative alignments through members’ regional and international networks.

Establishment of the Editorial Committee

Subsequent to the January 2022 Strategic Retreat, the UWI Press Advisory Board Directors approved the re-establishment of its Editorial Committee. Among the Editorial Committee’s responsibilities are to: 

·         hear and confirm (or disapprove) manuscript proposals;

·         advise on local and external reviewers where necessary;

·         hear and confirm (or disapprove) recommendations to publish from the Decision to Publish meetings (DTP);

·         hear and confirm (or disapprove) journals to be admitted to the UWI Press Journals of the Caribbean programme and;

·         hear and confirm (or disapprove) Series proposals.

The new Editorial Committee members are:

Ms Tracy Robinson (Chair)

Deputy Dean, Graduate Studies and Research and Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Law, The UWI, Mona

Dr Andrew Hunte

Lecturer/Head, School of Humanities and Education, The UWI, Five Islands

Area of Specialisation: Humanities and Education

Dr Christine Descartes

Lecturer in Psychology, Department of Behavioural Sciences, The UWI, St. Augustine

Area of Specialisation: Social Sciences

Dr Nicole Phillip-Dowe

Senior Lecturer and Head of Site, The UWI, Open Campus, Grenada

Area of Specialisation: Social Sciences

Dr Casey Allen

Lecturer in Environmental/Earth Science, The UWI Cave Hill

Area of Specialisation: Science & Technology & Law

Dr Gaius Eudoxie

Deputy Dean, Outreach and Internationalization, Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Food and Agriculture, The UWI, St. Augustine

Area of Specialisation: Food & Agriculture & Sports

Advisory Board Members: Professor Emeritus Funso Aiyejina & Professor Kathleen Monteith

Ex-officio member: Nadine Buckland, General Manager (Ag.)/                                                                     

Acquisition Editor to be appointed as Secretary