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THE PUBLISHING DIVISION OF UNITED STATES UNIVERSITY

USU Press

Ideas shape institutions.Knowledge serves generations.

Scholarship, constitutional understanding, public education, and human development through works created to inform the present and strengthen the future.

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UNITED STATES UNIVERSITY PRESS

OUR PUBLISHING PURPOSE

Knowledge in service
of the public.

USU Press is the publishing division of United States University, advancing scholarship, education, and public understanding.

Its editorial home connects research and ideas with the people who read, teach, and apply them. Books, educational resources, and institutional publications carry that work into classrooms, families, professional practice, and public life.

Thoughtful scholarship

Careful inquiry, clear sources, and meaningful context.

Purposeful learning

Resources that support reading, reflection, and practical application.

Responsible stewardship

Attention to authorship, attribution, editions, and access.

THE COLLECTIONS

Distinct fields.
A shared public purpose.

Each collection connects an area of inquiry with reading, educational interpretation, and useful resources.

01

CONSTITUTIONAL UNDERSTANDING

The Constitutional Library

Founding documents, historical context, and thoughtful interpretation for civic learning and public understanding.

Primary texts · Reading guides · Educational companions

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02

CHARACTER AND PUBLIC LIFE

The Courage Library

Stories and reflections on responsibility, contribution, and the choices through which character becomes visible.

Books · Essays · Guided reflection

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03

FORMATION AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT

Heartwork Publications

Self knowledge, character, relationships, and service through practical resources for individuals, families, and educators.

Workbooks · Journals · Learning resources

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CONNECTED TO THE UNIVERSITY

FOR AUTHORS AND INSTITUTIONS

Bring a work
into conversation.

Begin with the contribution your work makes and the readers it serves.

Authors, researchers, educators, and institutional collaborators can introduce a publication or educational project through the inquiry form.

  1. 01

    The work

    Working title, subject, and the central idea.

  2. 02

    The readership

    Who it serves and how readers will use it.

  3. 03

    The stage

    Format, approximate length, and current progress.

  4. 04

    The context

    Author background, collaborators, and any existing publication or permission arrangements.

Start a publishing inquiry

Your message is addressed to the university’s existing contact channel.

Prepare email opens your email application. You review and send the message there. Please keep the initial inquiry to a brief overview.

RIGHTS AND PERMISSIONS

Respect for the work.
Clarity in its use.

For reproduction, adaptation, translation, or educational use, identify the publication and the material involved so the inquiry can be considered in context.

Begin a permissions inquiry
What should a permissions inquiry include?

Include the title, author, edition, exact pages or material, intended use, format, audience, distribution, and timing. Identify the institution or organization involved, where applicable.

Where can readers find access information?

Consult the publication’s edition or library record for its format, availability, and stated terms of use. The Public Digital Library provides a connected route to reading resources.

How do educational collaborations begin?

Describe the learning setting, audience, subject, and intended outcome. Select Educational collaboration in the publishing inquiry form to prepare a message with that context.

USU PRESS

For readers. For learning.
For generations.

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