4 Strategies for Fighting Fake News
Trying to combat fake news? A new report reviews the psychology behind debunking misinformation and offers four key strategies.
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 inadequate language education. Whereas 66% of adults in the European Union report having knowledge of more than one language, only around 20% of adults in the United States have knowledge of a language... Read More
A Closer Look at PhD Employment
It’s no secret that there is a discrepancy between the number of doctoral candidates in the humanities and the number of available tenure-track faculty positions. But a two-part report by the MLA office of research suggests that understanding PhD employment requires looking beyond the academic job market. In its first report, the MLA office of... Read More
Volunteer to Teach Maria Victims
Opportunity: Spanish-speaking faculty members can offer to help college students from Puerto Rico through this database.
Colleges Show Resolve in Wake of Title IX Decision
Despite a shift in federal policy, colleges remain committed to protecting students from sexual assault and advocating for victims.
Humanities Degrees Are Up for Minority Students at Community Colleges
While undergraduate enrollment in humanities programs continues to decline in four-year colleges, more African American, Hispanic/Latino, and Native American students are completing associate degrees in humanities fields than ever before. Inside Higher Ed reports that, last year, 32.1% of community-college degrees in the humanities were awarded to students from “traditionally unrepresented” racial and ethnic groups.... 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 Orenstein, founder of the OpEd Project, to be held on Thursday, 4 January 2018. This two-hour session, designed to build the foundation necessary for humanities students and faculty members to write persuasively for... 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 for improving and reimagining PhD education. The members of the task force wrote: “We as members of the scholarly community must insist on maintaining excellence in our research and teaching by recognizing the... Read More
Against Guns on Campus
As of May 2017, ten states permit concealed campus carry, or the possession of concealed firearms on college and university campuses. Many students, faculty members, and administrators in higher education oppose these campus carry laws out of concern for the threats firearms pose to physical safety and freedom of speech. Studies, like the 2016 Johns... Read More
The Forgotten Value of a Literature Course
Want to think creatively, understand history, and take on some of today’s most pressing issues? One professor has some advice: study literature.