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Career Alert

A Newsletter for Humanities Professionals • March 2024

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Register for Our Strategic Leadership Events

Registration is now open for the 2024 ADE-ALD Summer Seminar and the MAPS Leadership Institute. Held in Minneapolis–St. Paul and online, respectively, the ADE-ALD Summer Seminar (29–31 May) and the MAPS Leadership Institute (20–27 June) will give you the training and support you need to lead and advocate for your department or program. And you’ll gain insights on the critical topics facing the field today, from teaching with AI to career preparation to academic freedom.

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MLA Institutes on Reading and Writing Pedagogy

We’re accepting applications for our regional summer institutes aimed at strengthening the teaching of reading and writing at access-oriented institutions. Learn more and apply by 31 March.

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Join Our Webinar on Career Diversity

In tomorrow’s webinar, Higher Ed Careers beyond the Professoriat, panelists will discuss the experiences that led them into new roles beyond the faculty. Register now and view recordings of past events.

Participate in Sit and Write Sessions

Join our Sit and Write session on 18 April for a presentation, Critical and Creative Writing Strategies, and an hour of writing time. View recordings of past presentations.

New Articles Available in Profession

Visit Profession to read new articles on how undergraduate humanities research builds key skills and on the value of taking an interdisciplinary approach to department leadership.

Tools and Resources

Report on English Majors Career Preparation and Outcomes

A new report released by the ADE Ad Hoc Committee on English Majors’ Career Preparation and Outcomes documents that, despite myths to the contrary, English majors are employed, earn good salaries, and experience satisfaction with their career paths. Nevertheless, more support for career preparation is necessary. Read the report.

Calls and Opportunities

Submit an Essay for a Special Issue of Profession

The MLA Executive Council is calling for submissions for a special issue of Profession on fighting back against the current climate of hostility on so many of our campuses. Learn more about the special issue and how to submit an essay.

Festival Culture

Submit a proposal on the themes of connection and disconnection in festival culture, due 15 April.

The Routledge Companion to Sylvia Plath

Submit a proposal on the life and work of Sylvia Plath, due 1 May.

Anglo-American Christmas Stories

Submit a proposal on depictions of Christmas in nineteenth-century literature, due 1 May.

Plants beyond Borders

Submit a proposal on human relationships with plants, due 1 May.

Teaching and AI

Submit a proposal on teaching in the age of artificial intelligence, due 15 May.

Horror Capital

Submit a proposal on representations of class in horror entertainment, due 17 May.

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