Kendra Boileau, publisher of Graphic Mundi and Assistant Director/Editor-in-Chief of Penn State University Press, gave a presentation at PSU’s Library Discover Hour. She shares much interesting information about the origins, work, praise for and challenges of the Graphic Mundi imprint. On a personal note, I (MK) have worked with Kendra and both presses on four book projects, and I might have previously thought I understood what goes into making a book with them. But this lecture was very enlightening, particularly regarding the challenges the press faces in bringing a book from the idea stage to an object in the world…. Read More
Review of Books about the US Healthcare System – Presentation to the Chicago Actuarial Association by Kevin Wolf
This presentation was originally done on August 10, 2023, as part of the Chicago Actuarial Association Workshops. It was a PowerPoint presentation. The voice recording, below, is a slight modification of the original presentation. The slide presentation is provided as a PDF file. I suggest opening the PDF first in a separate window (and go to the first slide), then starting the voice recording and follow along with the slides as the recording instructs. All links included on the slides are also provided, below. Kevin Wolf is a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries, former-Member of the American Academy of… Read More