The volume Teaching Literary Maximalism, edited by Benjamin Bergholtz and Yonina Hoffman, is now in development in the MLA Options for Teaching series. To learn more about the volume and how to propose an essay, please visit the MLA website. Please send abstracts and CVs to the editors by 15 December 2025.
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MLA Members Awarded August 2025 NEH Grants
Congratulations to the six MLA members who were awarded National Endowment for the Humanities grants in August 2025! Their projects include a volume on Walt Whitman’s journalistic writing; a virtual institute on the history of literary education; a research center focused on AI, the humanities, and the health sector; and more. Deborah GussmanProject Title: Letters… Read more »
Member Spotlight: Miriam Wallace
Miriam Wallace, who first joined the MLA in 1986, is featured in our August member spotlight. Read about Miriam’s experience with how the MLA has evolved over the years and what impact MLA resources have had on her career: “[T]he MLA has changed in some great ways—this is now the first place I go for… Read more »
Member Spotlight: Michael Jacobs
For our July member spotlight, we’re highlighting the work of Michael Jacobs, a seven-year member of the MLA who serves as provost and vice president of academic and student affairs at Monroe Community College. Read about Michael’s work on the Committee on Community Colleges and which MLA resources he recommends other members take advantage of: “Serving on MLA’s… Read more »
MLA Members Awarded 2025 ACLS Fellowships
Congratulations to the six MLA members who have been awarded 2025 American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) fellowships. ACLS fellowships support untenured early-career scholars in the humanities and interpretive social sciences as they complete a major scholarly project.
Suggestions Invited for PMLA Editor
MLA members are invited to suggest candidates to serve as editor of PMLA. The term of the current editor, Brent Hayes Edwards, ends in June 2026, and the new editor’s term, a three-year appointment, would begin 1 July 2026. Responsibilities include reviewing submissions, leading meetings of the editorial board, writing an editor’s column and selecting… Read more »
Member Spotlight: Anne Lambright
This month, our MLA member spotlight features Anne Lambright, a thirty-year member of the MLA. Read more about Anne’s work and how MLA resources have shaped her work: “The MLA has had a tremendous impact on my career, from my work as a scholar to my efforts in academic leadership and language advocacy. As a… Read more »
Member Spotlight: Katherine Elkins
For our May member spotlight, we’re highlighting Katherine Elkins, a twenty-year member of the MLA. Read about Kate’s work as a member of the MLA team for the US AI Safety Institute, a Commerce Department initiative to support the development of AI standards and guidelines, and why she thinks the MLA convention is an invaluable… Read more »
MLA Announces 2025–26 Cohort of Pathways Step Grant Recipients
The MLA today announced it is awarding the association’s Pathways Step Grants to twenty-one faculty teams in MLA-related disciplines. Each step grant provides up to $10,000 to support faculty members with the development of new structures, programs, and resources that bolster the recruitment, retention, and career readiness of undergraduate students, especially students of color, first-generation… Read more »
MLA Members Elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Congratulations to the three MLA members who were elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2025! This honor is a recognition of their remarkable contributions to language and literature studies.