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Supporting a Diverse Faculty, Engaging Students: Guidelines from the MLA

16 Nov 2017

Supporting junior faculty members of color and implementing a more diverse curriculum are the two core tenets of the Guidelines for Good...

Interested in Community College Careers? The MLA Has Resources for That

07 Nov 2017

Nearly 40% of all college students in the United States attend a community college. Two-year institutions are critical to the landscape of...

A Closer Look at PhD Employment

02 Oct 2017

It’s no secret that there is a discrepancy between the number of doctoral candidates in the humanities and the number of available...

Reimagining Phd Education: The MLA Task Force Report Three Years Later

21 Sep 2017

In 2014, the MLA’s Task Force on Doctoral Study in Modern Language and Literature released a groundbreaking report that made ten recommendations...

Better Working Conditions for Contingent Faculty Members: An MLA Guide

06 Sep 2017

Most college and university classes in the United States and Canada are taught by faculty members who are not on the tenure...

New Findings on Gender and Career Outcomes for Humanities Majors

05 Sep 2017

What are likely career paths for humanities majors? And how does gender affect future careers and earnings? New reports from Humanities Indicators...

In Support of Quality English Teaching

25 Aug 2017

Quality English teachers—whether they teach introductory composition classes or senior seminars on Middlemarch—help their students to become purposeful writers and empathetic readers. ...

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Harvard University’s Use of Affirmative Action Upheld

Judge says admissions policy helped achieve a level of diversity that wouldn't have been possible otherwise.

Gavin Newsom Passes Bill to Compensate College Athletes

College athletes in California will be able to profit from the use of their personal brand through endorsement deals.

Rethinking Vocational Education

09 Sep 2019

It’s no secret: even as college enrollment rates are climbing, the American public is growing increasingly disillusioned with higher education’s rising costs and dubious returns on investment. Yet in an ever more interconnected world, the need to become a globally competitive, highly credentialed worker often eclipses individual desires to pursue alternative paths. One such alternative...

Getting the Most out of Study Abroad

28 Aug 2019

Study abroad is an incredible growth opportunity. Living in a different part of the world allows you not only to discover a new place but also to build cultural understanding, establish new connections, advance profoundly in language and communication ability (especially if that part of the world speaks a language other than English), and acquire...