I support the formation of the Activism, Advocacy, and Public Humanities Forum.
-Kristi McDuffie, Doctoral Candidate at Illinois State University

I support the formation of the Graduate Student Issues Forum.

-Kristi McDuffie, Doctoral Candidate at Illinois State University

I support the formation of the Program Administration Forum.

-Kristi McDuffie, Doctoral Candidate at Illinois State University

I support the formation of the Program Administration Forum.

I endorse this petition!

I endorse this forum.

Laurie McMillan

I endorse this petition.

Laurie McMillan

I endorse this petition.
Rita Malenczyk

I endorse this petition to establish a forum in Program Administration.

Kimberly Emmons

Closely associated with the Common Core State Standards are two test-development consortia, the Partnership for Assessment of College and Career Readiness (often referred to as PARCC) and the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC). PARCC and SBAC are in the midst of field testing assessments designed to track and inform students of their…[Read more]

I endorse this forum.

–Nicole B. Wallack, Columbia University

I also endorse this forum.

Best,

Nicole B. Wallack

I endorse the formation of this forum.

Best,

Nicole B. Wallack

We left it open precisely so MLA members could determine the scope. It could be about writing programs only, or it could include language program admins, DGSs, DUSs, and so on (so the sessions could vary year after year at the convention).

I endorse the creation of this important forum.

Keith P. Feldman, UC Berkeley

I, Eric Wertheimer, endorse the formation of this forum.

One question I have about the focus of the Program Administration Forum is whether it will be specifically focused on Writing Programs, or more broadly cover administrative issues for all types of programs relevant to MLA members.

Either way, as chair of the Humanities Department and de factor Writing Program Coordinator (our department is…[Read more]

Stacey Lee Donohue

As a faculty member (and parent) in Washington State, which has recently become the first state to have its federal waiver of No Child Left Behind revoked by the Department of Education, I find this a particularly important issue. I appreciate the challenge Margaret poses–especially if it’s communicated to faculty at R1 universities, who may more…[Read more]

Those following this Commons group may find useful as an introduction to the Common Core Standards the first chapter of Pathways to the Common Core: Accelerating Achievement, by Lucy Calkins and her colleagues Mary Ehrenworth and Christopher Lehman. The chapter is available to download free from the Web site of the Reading and Writing Project that…[Read more]