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Resources on Legislative Threats to Higher Education
The MLA is collaborating with other organizations, including PEN America’s Freedom to Learn Network, the ACLS, and the AAUP, to speak out against state and local encroachment on higher education and g...
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We've put together a list of resources on legislative threats to higher ed. Visit the site for tips for NEH grantees, webinar recordings, tool kits, MLA statements, and more. www.mla.org/Resources/Ad...
Reminder: we’re hosting a free webinar, Why We Need the Lessons of Banned Books Now More Than Ever, today, 27 January, at 2:00 p.m. EST. Join us as our panel considers what we gain from reading and teaching banned books and how we can respond to censorship. webinars.mla.org/webinar/why-...
Why We Need the Lessons of Banned Books Now More Than Ever
Join our free webinar about what we gain from reading and teaching banned books and how we can respond to censorship.
webinars.mla.org
January 27, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Reminder: we’re hosting a free webinar, Why We Need the Lessons of Banned Books Now More Than Ever, today, 27 January, at 2:00 p.m. EST. Join us as our panel considers what we gain from reading and teaching banned books and how we can respond to censorship. webinars.mla.org/webinar/why-...
Reminder: survey responses and essay proposals for our latest volume in development, Approaches to Teaching Melville’s Moby-Dick, second edition, are due one week from today, on 1 February. Learn more: www.surveymonkey.com/r/YHK8VJ8
Survey for Approaches to Teaching Melville’s Moby-Dick, second edition
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January 25, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Reminder: survey responses and essay proposals for our latest volume in development, Approaches to Teaching Melville’s Moby-Dick, second edition, are due one week from today, on 1 February. Learn more: www.surveymonkey.com/r/YHK8VJ8
#MLA26 registrants can find all the recordings of virtual sessions at mla.confex.com/mla/2026/mee...!
January 22, 2026 at 9:25 PM
#MLA26 registrants can find all the recordings of virtual sessions at mla.confex.com/mla/2026/mee...!
This volume showcases the value of science writing as a mode of cultural analysis, as an object of close reading, and as a foundation for justice-oriented pedagogies. Use code MLA20 for 20% off or get 30% off as an MLA member: www.mla.org/Publications...
January 22, 2026 at 9:00 PM
This volume showcases the value of science writing as a mode of cultural analysis, as an object of close reading, and as a foundation for justice-oriented pedagogies. Use code MLA20 for 20% off or get 30% off as an MLA member: www.mla.org/Publications...
Join us one week from today (27 Jan.) for a free webinar, Why We Need the Lessons of Banned Books Now More Than Ever. Speakers will share lessons from considering frequently banned texts and strategies from the communities affected by—and resisting—book bans.
webinars.mla.org/webinar/why-...
webinars.mla.org/webinar/why-...
Why We Need the Lessons of Banned Books Now More Than Ever
Join our free webinar about what we gain from reading and teaching banned books and how we can respond to censorship.
webinars.mla.org
January 20, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Join us one week from today (27 Jan.) for a free webinar, Why We Need the Lessons of Banned Books Now More Than Ever. Speakers will share lessons from considering frequently banned texts and strategies from the communities affected by—and resisting—book bans.
webinars.mla.org/webinar/why-...
webinars.mla.org/webinar/why-...
We were excited to catch up w/ an MLA Pathways grant winner from the U of Florida in the #MLA26 Innovation Room! The project—Comics and Community—is a workshop that helped transfer students visualize a future at UF and introduced them to the study of comics. More at news.ufl.edu/2025/07/comi...
UF workshop uses comics to build community and support transfer students
Immersive program invites students to campus.
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January 14, 2026 at 8:35 PM
We were excited to catch up w/ an MLA Pathways grant winner from the U of Florida in the #MLA26 Innovation Room! The project—Comics and Community—is a workshop that helped transfer students visualize a future at UF and introduced them to the study of comics. More at news.ufl.edu/2025/07/comi...
Thanks for joining us in Toronto for the 2026 MLA convention! Join us at mla26.com in the coming weeks for on-demand sessions until March. See you in Los Angeles in 2027!
2026 MLA Annual Convention
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January 11, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Thanks for joining us in Toronto for the 2026 MLA convention! Join us at mla26.com in the coming weeks for on-demand sessions until March. See you in Los Angeles in 2027!
We were thrilled to celebrate the winners of MLA prizes last night, including teacher Ben Wiebracht from Stanford Online High School and his students, who won the MLA Prize for a Scholarly Edition for their The Tour of Doctor Syntax in Search of the Picturesque, by William Combe. 🎊 #MLA26
January 10, 2026 at 9:07 PM
We were thrilled to celebrate the winners of MLA prizes last night, including teacher Ben Wiebracht from Stanford Online High School and his students, who won the MLA Prize for a Scholarly Edition for their The Tour of Doctor Syntax in Search of the Picturesque, by William Combe. 🎊 #MLA26
Want to submit your work to the MLA International Bibliography? Stop by PubCentral to speak with an editor. #MLA26 www.mla.org/Publications...
January 10, 2026 at 8:02 PM
Want to submit your work to the MLA International Bibliography? Stop by PubCentral to speak with an editor. #MLA26 www.mla.org/Publications...
Interested in Handbook Plus for your institution? Visit PubCentral to chat with our sales manager and learn about getting access to handbook content and much more for your campus community. #MLA26 mlahandbookplus.org/pages/about
January 10, 2026 at 5:03 PM
Interested in Handbook Plus for your institution? Visit PubCentral to chat with our sales manager and learn about getting access to handbook content and much more for your campus community. #MLA26 mlahandbookplus.org/pages/about
Plan ahead—renew your membership today and enjoy uninterrupted member discounts and services through the 2027 MLA convention in Los Angeles (7–10 January 2027)! Get the code at the membership desk to open the Renew tile in the MLA 2026 Game.
January 10, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Plan ahead—renew your membership today and enjoy uninterrupted member discounts and services through the 2027 MLA convention in Los Angeles (7–10 January 2027)! Get the code at the membership desk to open the Renew tile in the MLA 2026 Game.
Coming up at 10:15 a.m. in MTCC 606, "The Humanities Funding Landscape": Leaders from major US humanities funders discuss the role of philanthropy in supporting the humanities in higher education today and the challenges they and we are facing. #MLA26 mla.confex.com/mla/2026/mee...
The Humanities Funding Landscape
Leaders from major US humanities funders discuss the role of philanthropy in supporting the humanities in higher education today and the challenges they and we are facing.
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January 10, 2026 at 2:39 PM
Coming up at 10:15 a.m. in MTCC 606, "The Humanities Funding Landscape": Leaders from major US humanities funders discuss the role of philanthropy in supporting the humanities in higher education today and the challenges they and we are facing. #MLA26 mla.confex.com/mla/2026/mee...
We're excited to announce the first winner of the #MLA26 game: Keith Anthis from Houston Community College! We'll be giving out more prizes today, so keep playing! mla.confex.com/mla/2026/mee...
2026 MLA Annual Convention
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January 10, 2026 at 1:43 PM
We're excited to announce the first winner of the #MLA26 game: Keith Anthis from Houston Community College! We'll be giving out more prizes today, so keep playing! mla.confex.com/mla/2026/mee...
Grab your badge and head to the exhibit hall in Hall E on Level 800 (9:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. today and 9:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. tomorrow). The concession stand is open until 4:00 p.m. for refreshments, with events beginning at 10:15 a.m. Joining us online? Visit the online exhibit pages.
January 10, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Grab your badge and head to the exhibit hall in Hall E on Level 800 (9:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. today and 9:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. tomorrow). The concession stand is open until 4:00 p.m. for refreshments, with events beginning at 10:15 a.m. Joining us online? Visit the online exhibit pages.
Cheer on the award winners! The MLA Awards Ceremony (session 370) starts in 45 minutes (7:15 p.m., Concert Hall, Fairmont Royal York). Check out the prizewinning publications on display at the Publication Prize table in the MLA registration and welcome center.
mla.confex.com/mla/2026/mee...
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January 9, 2026 at 11:30 PM
Cheer on the award winners! The MLA Awards Ceremony (session 370) starts in 45 minutes (7:15 p.m., Concert Hall, Fairmont Royal York). Check out the prizewinning publications on display at the Publication Prize table in the MLA registration and welcome center.
mla.confex.com/mla/2026/mee...
mla.confex.com/mla/2026/mee...
Starting now (1:45 p.m. in MTCC 718A): Undergraduate Research in the Humanities: A Poster Session for Students. Hear student researchers present their work and reflect on their own learning outcomes in this #MLA26 interactive poster session. mla.confex.com/mla/2026/mee...
Undergraduate Research in the Humanities: A Poster Session for Students
In this interactive poster session, student researchers present their work and engage with participants on topics in languages, literatures, and cultures, and reflect on their own learning outcomes. P...
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January 9, 2026 at 6:46 PM
Starting now (1:45 p.m. in MTCC 718A): Undergraduate Research in the Humanities: A Poster Session for Students. Hear student researchers present their work and reflect on their own learning outcomes in this #MLA26 interactive poster session. mla.confex.com/mla/2026/mee...
Refuel in PubCentral with healthy snacks, coffee, and other nonalcoholic drinks Friday, 9 January, at 4:30 p.m.! #MLA26 mla.confex.com/mla/2026/mee...
PubCentral Reception
Need an afternoon pick-me-up? Swing by PubCentral in the exhibit hall for light bites, coffee, and tea beginning at 4:30 p.m.
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January 9, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Refuel in PubCentral with healthy snacks, coffee, and other nonalcoholic drinks Friday, 9 January, at 4:30 p.m.! #MLA26 mla.confex.com/mla/2026/mee...
Stop by the Los Angeles table (Level 600, across from MLA registration) for treats and to learn about where MLA 2027 will take place. Thinking ahead to 2027? Check out the calls for papers for developing sessions seeking submissions, or post a call for papers of your own.
January 9, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Stop by the Los Angeles table (Level 600, across from MLA registration) for treats and to learn about where MLA 2027 will take place. Thinking ahead to 2027? Check out the calls for papers for developing sessions seeking submissions, or post a call for papers of your own.
The #MLA26 exhibit hall is open! Come by PubCentral to get 50% off new and forthcoming titles, including Manual MLA.
www.mla.org/Publications...
www.mla.org/Publications...
January 9, 2026 at 2:02 PM
The #MLA26 exhibit hall is open! Come by PubCentral to get 50% off new and forthcoming titles, including Manual MLA.
www.mla.org/Publications...
www.mla.org/Publications...
Books, MLA café, and more! Make time to visit the exhibit hall beginning at 9:00 a.m. Connect with exhibitors, visit the concession stand, attend sessions, and meet friends. The exhibit hall is open Friday and Saturday, 9:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.; Sunday, 9:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
January 9, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Books, MLA café, and more! Make time to visit the exhibit hall beginning at 9:00 a.m. Connect with exhibitors, visit the concession stand, attend sessions, and meet friends. The exhibit hall is open Friday and Saturday, 9:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.; Sunday, 9:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Graduate students attending #MLA26: there's still time to join us for the Graduate Student Mixer in the Graduate Student Lounge (MTCC, room 603). Connect with fellow grad students and grab a cup of coffee. Going until 5 p.m.!
January 8, 2026 at 9:27 PM
Graduate students attending #MLA26: there's still time to join us for the Graduate Student Mixer in the Graduate Student Lounge (MTCC, room 603). Connect with fellow grad students and grab a cup of coffee. Going until 5 p.m.!
Game with us! Log into the online program or MLA 2026 app to play the convention game. Compete with other attendees and earn points by making connections, exploring Toronto, visiting the exhibit hall, and more. You may even win a prize!
January 8, 2026 at 8:15 PM
Game with us! Log into the online program or MLA 2026 app to play the convention game. Compete with other attendees and earn points by making connections, exploring Toronto, visiting the exhibit hall, and more. You may even win a prize!
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Getting ready for #MLA26 #MLA2026 and have a book idea to pitch to the MLA books program? Schedule a meeting with the acquisition editors (i.e. me and my colleague James) to discuss your project. We'll be meeting via zoom, both during and after the convention. calendly.com/jaimecleland...
Meet with the MLA book acquisitions editors - Jaime Cleland
Sign up for a 15-minute appointment to ask questions and discuss possible book projects with the MLA acquisitions editors, James Hatch and Jaime Cleland.Learn more about our publishing programVisit ou...
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January 2, 2026 at 9:15 PM
Getting ready for #MLA26 #MLA2026 and have a book idea to pitch to the MLA books program? Schedule a meeting with the acquisition editors (i.e. me and my colleague James) to discuss your project. We'll be meeting via zoom, both during and after the convention. calendly.com/jaimecleland...