Financial assistance to defray the cost of attending #MLA27 in Los Angeles is available for many members, including graduate students and non-tenure-track faculty members. Learn more and apply by 1 November: mla.org/financial-assistance

Organized as a series of guiding questions and key strategies, a new framework from the MLA's working group on AI and pedagogy offers suggestions for how teachers and program leaders can create human-centered, AI-aware assessment cultures. mla.org/Task-Force-o...

Join us on 14 Oct. for Wikipedia as Pedagogy, our latest professional development webinar. Panelists will discuss why they’ve adopted Wikipedia assignments, how this has affected their teaching, and how Wikipedia can help students develop critical skills. mla.org/PD-Webinars

The MLA is pleased to announce that Michael R. Shaughnessy will become the sixteenth executive director of the association in February 2027. Shaughnessy, who is stepping down as executive director of the @aatgonline.bsky.social, will succeed Paula M. Krebs. www.mla.org/About-Us/Exe...

#BannedBooksWeek is 4–10 October. If you’re looking to teach banned books in order to reinforce the value of freedom of expression, expand students’ perspectives, or spark meaningful conversations about how we tell history, check out these MLA resources: mla.org/Banned-Books

You can register now for Reimagining Humanities Coursework for Career Readiness, a virtual workshop series. You'll learn how to integrate career preparation in humanities study, create an action plan, and have an opportunity to earn a digital badge. www.mla.org/Reimagining-...

In a new piece from @pbksociety.bsky.social, @paulakrebs.bsky.social highlights the importance of the values represented by language and literature—close interpretation and analysis, attention to modes of representation and differing perspectives—for democracy: theamericanscholar.org/reading-like...

Undergrads pursuing studies in languages, literatures, and writing may now join the MLA as affiliate members for $25. By joining, you'll be eligible for student-centered programming, discounted convention rates, grants, publication opportunities, and more. www.mla.org/Undergraduate

Reminder: we’re hosting a free webinar, Designing AI-Resilient Assessment and Grading, tomorrow at 2:00 p.m. ET. Join us and get strategies for assessing student writing and research in the era of artificial intelligence. webinars.mla.org/webinar/desi...

Join us at 2:00 p.m. ET on 24 September for a free webinar, Designing AI-Resilient Assessment and Grading, and hear from members of our working group on AI and pedagogy as they share tools for making decisions about assessment and AI. webinars.mla.org

Registration for #MLA27 in Los Angeles is open! Members can take advantage of early rates by registering for the convention by 22 October. Nonmembers who would like to save can join the MLA when they register. www.mla.org/MLA-2027

And find out more about Citizens by Treaty by A. Gabriel Meléndez at www.mla.org/Publications...

We're thrilled that Citizens by Treaty has been chosen as a part of #HispanicHeritageMonth for PBS Books' Uncovered. The series explores timely themes through @aupresses.bsky.social books and provides free resources to libraries and other orgs. Learn more at www.pbsbooks.org/uncovered/.

Today is Stanisław Lem’s birthday. Celebrate his legacy and discover more from the author of Solaris with a collection of his short stories.
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This insightful volume addresses Macbeth from many perspectives, examining, among other things, how film adaptations, videos, novels, and memes inspired by the play explore ideas of authority and leadership. www.mla.org/Publications...

Interested in a career at an open-access institution? Register now for the Brass Tacks of Community College Careers, our latest virtual workshop series. You'll learn about the community college mission, prepare a CV and a teaching demonstration, and more. www.mla.org/The-Brass-Ta...

Find links to the MLA's wide range of AI resources for instructors and students, including webinars, working papers, Executive Council statements, and more at www.mla.org/AI-Resources

The latest issue of PMLA is now available online! The issue features a cluster of essays on the state of Victorian studies, a translation of a poem by Abū al-Qāsim al-Shābbī, an examination of the poetry collection Deaf Republic, and more. www.mla.org/Publications...

Seen The Odyssey and looking for ways to incorporate the movie in your classroom? Get three strategies for teaching Nolan's film along with the poem in this new post on the MLA Style Center: style.mla.org/using-nolan-...