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
Defending Tenure and Academic Freedom in Wisconsin
To maintain excellence in teaching and produce rigorous independent research, American colleges and universities have relied on policies that protect tenured faculty... Read More
House Tax Bill Threatens Graduate Students
It is widely understood but often unspoken that pursuing a graduate degree is risky business. PhD students in particular face years of... Read More
Interested in Community College Careers? The MLA Has Resources for That
Nearly 40% of all college students in the United States attend a community college. Two-year institutions are critical to the landscape of... Read More
Humanities Are Vital in a Rapidly Changing World
With the start of each new school year, the same question seems to arise: What is the value of a humanities education?... Read More
Title IX Rollback: What Colleges Can Do
In September, Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos announced a new sweeping policy that would roll back campus sexual assault protections issued under... 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... Read More
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... 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
Guess Who Funds STEM Research at Universities? The Humanities.
Since 2008 an increasing number of humanities faculties across the United States have faced program and departmental closures. The argument behind these... Read More