UIPO was founded in Fall 2008 to serve as a confidential communication channel for scholarly communications officers, copyright officers and those with similar positions at universities, research libraries and similar institutions.

The Association of Research Libraries hosted our mailing list from the group’s inception until July 2020, when UIPO became an independent organization.

University Information Policy Officers, Inc. incorporated and was granted 501(c)3 status in 2024.

Institutional affiliations are for identification purposes only.

Maryam Fakouri (Chair), in personal capacity

Katie Zimmerman (Chair Elect), Massachusetts Institute of Technology

LeEtta Schmidt (Secretary), in personal capacity

Matthew Kopel (Treasurer), Princeton University

Liz Hamilton, Northwestern University

Kate Dickson, Duke University

Melanie Kowalski, Center for Research libraries

Lisa Macklin, Emory University

Kiowa Hammons, University of Virginia

Megan Bean, in personal capacity

Arnetta Girardeau, in personal capacity

Brett Currier, in personal capacity