John Donatich Reappointed Director of Yale University Press

Oct 13, 2017

John Donatich has been named to a fourth term as director at Yale University Press, Yale provost Ben Polak and Susan Gibbons, university librarian and deputy provost for collections and scholarly communication, have announced. Donatich has served in the position for 15 years. During his tenure, Donatich founded and fostered several publishing programs, such as the Cecile and Theodore Margellos World Republic of Letters series, dedicated to literature in translation; Jewish Lives, in partnership with the Leon D. Black Foundation; the Yale Drama Series, funded by the David Charles Horn Foundation, an annual international competition for new works by emerging playwrights; and the Little History series, now entering its tenth year.