For this week’s member spotlight, we’re highlighting the work of Araceli Hernandez-Laroche, who joined the MLA in 2008. Read about how Araceli’s engagement with multiple MLA committees, including the ALD Executive Committee (copresident) and the MLA Ad Hoc Committee on Valuing the Public Humanities, has shaped her career: “I sincerely owe so much to the… Read more »
Monthly Archives: December 2024
Member Spotlight: Anna Mills
To celebrate the remarkable work of MLA members, we’re launching a new member spotlight series, asking MLA members to share how MLA programs have had an impact on their teaching, scholarship, or advocacy. For our first member spotlight, we’re highlighting Anna Mills. Read about Anna’s experience as a member of the MLA-CCCC Joint Task Force… Read more »
MLA Announces 2024 Edward Guiliano Fellows
The MLA today announced it is awarding the association’s Edward Guiliano Global Fellowships to seventeen PhD students and candidates in MLA-related disciplines. The fellowships provide up to $2,000 to support travel and research related to the completion of a dissertation, generation of a publishable peer-edited journal essay, or production of other publishable outcomes. The awards… Read more »
2024 ALD and ADE Award Winners
Congratulations to the winners of the 2024 Association of Language Departments and Association of Departments of English service awards, Amy S. Thompson and Douglas Hesse. Amy S. Thompson, recipient of the ALD Award for Distinguished Service to the Profession, is an experienced language educator, accomplished researcher, and inspiring humanities leader. Thompson came into the national… Read more »