Learning to Read: Media Literacy in the Age of Fake News
“What is it about the Internet that bedevils intelligent people?” This question is on many of our minds after a year of... Read More
Graduate Student Futures
In recent years, our profession and its graduate students have had to face some hard facts. Historically, humanities programs have single-mindedly prepared... Read More
House Bill Endangers Student Loan Forgiveness, Benefits For-Profit Colleges
House Republicans this December introduced a bill to reauthorize the 1965 Higher Education Act. The draft has many universities and education advocates... Read More
Supporting a Diverse Faculty, Engaging Students: Guidelines from the MLA
Supporting junior faculty members of color and implementing a more diverse curriculum are the two core tenets of the Guidelines for Good... Read More
Get Involved: DACA Decision Puts 800,000 Students At Risk
Last month President Trump put the futures of nearly 800,000 undocumented immigrants living in the United States at risk. Brought to the... Read More
Protecting Artists, Protecting Books: The National Coalition Against Censorship
From helping artists protect their work to defending librarians who resist requests to ban books, the National Coalition Against Censorship (NCAC) fights... Read More
Inadequate Language Education Could Put the United States at a Global Disadvantage
A recent report by the American Academy of Arts and Sciences has found that the United States could be critically hindered by... Read More
MLA to Host Session with OpEd Project Founder at the 2018 Convention
The MLA invites attendees of this year’s convention to join us in New York City for an interactive workshop led by Katie... Read More
Reimagining Phd Education: The MLA Task Force Report Three Years Later
In 2014, the MLA’s Task Force on Doctoral Study in Modern Language and Literature released a groundbreaking report that made ten recommendations... Read More
Curious about Humanities Initiatives Near You?
Enter your zip code into the NEH Impact Index to browse through projects in your community that were funded by the National... Read More