I have a student who is graduating with a B.A. in English and wants to pursue an M.A. in English through an online graduate program. The school is accredited and has a physical campus, but my student would be enrolled in the online graduate program only. She is choosing an online option because her husband is in the military, and they will be…[Read more]

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Beyond the Professoriate: A Virtual Conference for PhDs in Career Transition

Hosted by Maren Wood (Lilli Research Group) and Jennifer Polk (From PhD to Life)

May 2 and 9, 2015

Attend one day: US $25

Attend two days: US $39

Register at: beyondprof.com/registration

Career Day (May 2, 2015)

11:00 A.M. – 12:20 P.M. (EDT): Higher E…[Read more]

Warner’s essay is concerned that students will continue to be ill prepared for college because of Common Core testing:  https://www.insidehighered.com/blogs/just-visiting/unfortunately-i-am-ready-common-core

The deadline for proposals about “The Oldest Profession:  Teaching and Aging” has been extended to 3/15/15.  The panel, co-sponsored by the Age Studies Forum and Teaching in the Profession Forums will take place at the annual convention of the Modern Language Association, in Austin, Texas January 7-10, 2016.

What difference does age make in w…[Read more]

Dear Members of the Teaching of Literature group,

Please consider submitting an abstract for our special session, “Teaching Memory Studies.” Here’s the full CFP:

Teaching Memory Studies

Integrating studies of memory and literature: e.g. memory as metaphor, personal or collective practice, neuroscience, narrative hindsight, cinematic flash…[Read more]

Proposals invited for MLA roundtable session on innovative approaches to teaching literature surveys. Papers may encompass the practical (e.g., syllabus design, teaching strategies, assignments/assessment), the institutional (i.e., ways of introducing curricular innovation), and/or the theoretical (i.e., on place of the survey course in our…[Read more]

I hope members of his discussion group can utilize the MLA site for registering one’s support for contingent faculty both within the MLA and in one’s department, union, and institution.  Here’s the…[Read more]

Call for Papers for a guaranteed panel at the Modern Language Association

(MLA) Annual Convention, 7-10 Jan. 2016, in Austin.

Satire and the Editorial Cartoon

Ever since the days of William Hogarth and his brand of pictorial satire, expressing an opinion on the politics of the day in print demanded the combination of humor, hyperbole, a…[Read more]

The MLA Committee on the Status of Graduate Students in the Profession invites you to submit proposals for one of our guaranteed panels “Humanities beyond Humanities.” We welcome proposals on teaching languages and general humanities courses at STEM institutions, military academies, and smaller programs, languages and literature and alt-ac and…[Read more]

“Literature and the Public Sphere: Connecting Classroom and Community”

The focus of this session is on the interconnections, both actual and possible, between what we teach in the literature classroom and the world beyond that classroom. This can mean looking at literature that engages public events/ideas/issues, as well as exploring the ways lit…[Read more]

When Diane Ravitch spoke to the MLA two years ago, she predicted that the push for Common Core standards would soon be extended to state colleges and universities. That moment has come.

The Florida State Board of Education now is offering grants to support collaboration between state colleges and K-12 systems. I have a copy of my college’s grant,…[Read more]

When Diane Ravitch spoke to the MLA  two years ago, she predicted that the push for Common Core standards would soon be extended to state colleges and universities. That moment has come.

The Florida State Board of Education now is offering grants to support collaboration between state colleges and K-12 systems. I have a copy of my college’s gr…[Read more]

Calls for Papers of Interest to Community College MLA Members

What Qualities Matter in Teaching the Humanities Online? HEP Community Colleges: How do good teaching practices translate into the online learning environment? Seeking presentations on models ensuring high-quality online teaching. 300-word abstracts by 15 March 2015; Michael A. Burke…[Read more]

I am looking for people who have been teaching anti-ageism, or the subject of age, in the writing classroom. Especially interested in writing assignments that counter ageism, that use ageism along with other diversity issues (racism, sexism, ableism, classism).