In a newly published report, the MLA Task Force on Ethical Conduct in Graduate Education calls on administrators, departments, and faculty members to embrace “student-centered graduate education informed by an ethics of care.” The report, which emerged out of a 2018 survey of MLA members conducted by the Delegate Assembly Organizing Committee and subsequent discussions… Read more »
Monthly Archives: May 2020
MLA Members Receive 2020 NEH Grants
Congratulations to the twenty-two MLA members who are among the winners of the National Endowment for the Humanities grants announced in April 2020. Their projects include the development of an online directory of libraries, museums, and archives containing sources on Hispanic history in the United States; the creation of a minor in future studies; the… Read more »
MLA Donors Contribute $100,000 in Support of Emergency Grants
In March, the MLA created an emergency grant program to offer support to contingent faculty members hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. The grants will help part-time faculty members who are without health or other benefits and face unexpected expenses or a loss of income because of this crisis. To support the grants, the MLA… Read more »