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Multilingualism: An Increasingly Marketable Skill for Business

01 Aug 2019

If you are looking to become a more competitive job candidate, you may want to consider learning another language. According to a...

Resources for Contingent Faculty Members in Higher Education

20 May 2019

Contingent faculty members compose the majority of the teaching workforce in higher education today. A report produced at the American Institutes for...

Attention Graduate Student Members!

24 Apr 2019

Are you looking to grow your professional network, make new connections, and get career advice from distinguished scholars in the humanities fields?...

Busting the Myth of the Underemployed, Unhappy Humanities Graduate

27 Mar 2018

In a recently released study conducted by the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (AAAS), humanities graduates and graduates in other disciplines...

Tuition Free College Cannot Rely on Underpaid Faculty

Free college is a good thing. But not when it puts faculty and staff in a desperate situation. What's the down side of Seattle's new plan?

Humanities Graduates Find New Avenues for Careers

11 Dec 2017

Graduate students work hard. Not only do they immerse themselves in the demands of course work, conferences, and independent research, but they...

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...

Defending Tenure and Academic Freedom in Wisconsin

16 Nov 2017

To maintain excellence in teaching and produce rigorous independent research, American colleges and universities have relied on policies that protect tenured faculty...

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...

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Court Sets Narrow Standard in Application of Title lX

Decision could minimize colleges’ and universities’ responsibility for victims of sexual misconduct.

Concern Over Decline in National Reading Scores

On nation's report card, two out of three children did not meet the standards for reading proficiency.

Border Studies: Beyond the Boundaries of a Single Discipline

13 Nov 2019

In our increasingly interconnected world, the symbolic and material effects of borders and bordering have generated growing interest from scholars across the humanities and social sciences, leading to the emergence, in the last few decades, of border studies as a major field of pedagogy. The burgeoning field of border studies encompasses a broad range of...

Who Are Today’s College Students? The Marginalized Majority

04 Nov 2019

Given the depiction of the American college experience in television, movies, and the nightly news, you might think typical high school seniors spend months visiting prospective colleges; writing and rewriting admissions essays; practicing, taking, and retaking standardized tests; and nervously waiting to see if they have been admitted to one or more of the top...