SAH Commons | Mary Learner | Group Activity https://sah.hcommons.org/members/marylearner/activity/groups/ Public group activity feed of which Mary Learner is a member. Sun, 05 Apr 2026 07:55:45 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v=10.6.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 d5b81ec6a27df050f42ff3e4444b7653 Ryan Calabretta-Sajder started the topic Session 413: Navigating the Academy: A Mentoring Session in the forum MLAgrads https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/mlagrads/forum/topic/session-413-navigating-the-academy-a-mentoring-session/ Thu, 09 Jan 2025 15:46:34 -0500 Please see the mentoring session below and share widely.

MLA 2025 Convention

MLA Committee on Women, Gender, and Sexuality in the Profession

Session 413: Navigating the Academy: A Mentoring Session

 

NB: Session Information Follows. The mentoring session will continue informally following the roundtable via happy hour. Location: Ernst Café (…[Read more]

]]> 0 a4e6cdd7e9c478623c66d3ee14f0da1c Stacey Amo started the topic Discussion Group on What Contingency Means to You in the discussion MLAgrads https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/mlagrads/forum/topic/discussion-group-on-what-contingency-means-to-you-5/ Thu, 21 Dec 2023 20:26:49 -0500 Join members of the Committee on Contingent Labor in the Profession for an informal discussion about the forms of contingency, the needs of contingent faculty members, and resource sharing. January 6, 10:15-11:30am, PCC – 202A (Grand Hall Level 2) https://mla.confex.com/mla/2024/meetingapp.cgi/Session/19063

]]> 0 85b86f6e19a9792f11b87eb44c316a96 Janine M. Utell edited the post The Road Towards a PhD in the group MLAgrads https://mlagrads.mla.hcommons.org/2023/04/12/the-road-towards-a-phd/ Wed, 12 Apr 2023 19:54:58 -0400 Thais Rutledge

(Note: Thais Rutledge is co-chair of the MLA Committee on the Status of Graduate Students in the Humanities.)

The impetus for this blog post was a conversation that took place in the Graduate […]

]]> 7bb22f519b43c479d80435e6e2c9da8f Janine M. Utell edited the post Living with Disability in the Time of Coronavirus in the group MLAgrads https://mlagrads.mla.hcommons.org/2023/01/23/living-with-disability-in-the-time-of-coronavirus/ Mon, 23 Jan 2023 15:46:06 -0500 Shahrzad Ghobadlou

(Note: This is a post in response to our call for submissions addressing the experience of graduate students living with disability in the time of COVID. Thank you to Shahrzad Ghobadlou for […]

]]> 0fcf9ab2a85c12f944c262a41c748205 Janine M. Utell edited the post Call for Submissions—Living with Disability in the Time of Coronavirus in the group MLAgrads https://mlagrads.mla.hcommons.org/2022/03/30/call-for-submissions-living-with-disability-in-the-time-of-coronavirus/ Wed, 30 Mar 2022 21:39:33 -0400 The Call: I would love to hear from any of you about your experiences surviving Covid as a student who, like me, experiences disability. If you have ideas about how your university did a great job supporting […]

]]> 17a0545ec790830039c033c322533500 Didem Uca edited the post Publishing Your First Academic Article - A Roadmap in the group MLAgrads https://mlagrads.mla.hcommons.org/2022/01/08/publishing-your-first-academic-article-a-roadmap/ Sat, 08 Jan 2022 16:46:38 -0500 by Didem Uca, Ph.D., co-chair of CSGSH, Assistant Professor of German Studies, Emory University

So you want to publish your first academic article––but where do you start? This roadmap outlines the key sta […]

]]> 7b4b1b6488e38a4ecfc9bf07a1895c54 June Di Marzo edited the post Meet the Committee in the group MLAgrads https://mlagrads.mla.hcommons.org/2022/01/07/meet-the-committee/ Fri, 07 Jan 2022 15:41:56 -0500 Thais Rutledge (2021-2024)

My name is Thais Rutledge, and I am a PhD candidate in Comparative Literature at the University of Texas at Austin. After a rewarding teaching experience, I decided to return to […]

]]> c7690430bc1ad69981f9bd00faf58346 Anne Donlon started the topic Demystifying scholarly publishing in the discussion MLAgrads https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/mlagrads/forum/topic/demystifying-scholarly-publishing/ Tue, 08 Jun 2021 20:47:28 -0400 This summer, the MLA is the host press for the Association of University Presses’s Ask UP site. Ask UP is a site that aims to demystify the publishing process, providing answers to frequently asked questions about how to publish and promote scholarship.

If you don’t find your question answered there already, submit a question. This summer, the…[Read more]

]]> 0 1cf7b52886b7bf293067303533063bb3 Didem Uca edited the post Applying to Present at an Academic Conference in the Humanities in the group MLAgrads https://mlagrads.mla.hcommons.org/2021/03/09/how-to-apply-conferences/ Wed, 10 Mar 2021 17:51:19 -0500 By Didem Uca
Assistant Professor of German Studies, Emory University
CSGSH Co-chair

The calls for papers (CfPs) for next year’s MLA have been posted, which means that the sessions are currently seeking abstracts. If you have never applied to present at a conference before, this post covers the essentials, including why you should present at a…[Read more]

]]> 9dccf50a953f0a2fb9c37739c3ca5272 Amir Hussain edited the post Providing Audio Feedback on Students' Writing in the group MLAgrads https://mlagrads.mla.hcommons.org/2021/02/04/providing-audio-feedback-on-students-writing/ Fri, 05 Feb 2021 02:08:25 -0500 By Sritama Chatterjee, a third-year PhD student in Literature at the University of Pittsburgh
Due to the shift to online learning because of COVID-19, one of the things that I miss about teaching are the corridor conversations with students, before and after a class, and listening to their fears about an impending Chemistry exam, their excitement…[Read more]

]]> 23435255f1ce224de22b1d625d329050 Amir Hussain edited the post Tips for Writing a Dissertation or Capstone Project in the group MLAgrads https://mlagrads.mla.hcommons.org/2020/11/27/tips-for-writing-a-dissertation-or-capstone-project/ Mon, 30 Nov 2020 01:28:21 -0500 Writing a doctoral dissertation or a capstone project for a master’s program can be one of the most challenging and intensive parts of earning a graduate degree. This already difficult task has been heavily exacerbated by major global events, such as the Covid pandemic, systemic racism, and visa restrictions on international students. Members of t…[Read more]

]]> 0275c8ea36a2cd90483d0a40e4181cb7 Zélia Catarina Pedro Rafael deposited "Wild Nights": Death and Humor in the Poetry of Emily Dickinson in the group MLAgrads https://mla.hcommons.org/activity/p/1717811/ Mon, 23 Nov 2020 02:30:36 -0500 Emily Dickinson’s unique style of poetic composition is marked by ambiguity and open-endedness, leading to the genesis of a privileged space wherein reader and writer are able to meet as co-creators of meaning. As a poet, Dickinson addresses many themes in ways that are subject to countless layers of interpretation. This essay focuses p…[Read more]

]]> 0 468a1dadaf86fbab973bc20a9107cdd6 Gabriel Edzordzi Agbozo edited the post Graduate Students Preparing for the Fall (Part 2) in the group MLAgrads https://mlagrads.mla.hcommons.org/2020/08/25/graduate-students-preparing-for-the-fall-part-2/ Tue, 25 Aug 2020 11:09:16 -0400 Edited by G. Edzordzi Agbozo, with support from the members of the CSGSH

In this final part of our series on preparing for the fall semester, two international graduate students — Meng-Hsien Neal Liu, and Joan Jiyoung Hwang — share how the ongoing pandemic and the recent national debate on international students in the United States has aff…[Read more]

]]> 5d62cc68815a6e80befe8e1cee52ef31 Gabriel Edzordzi Agbozo edited the post GRADUATE STUDENTS PREPARING FOR THE FALL (PART 1) in the group MLAgrads https://mlagrads.mla.hcommons.org/2020/08/17/graduate-students-preparing-for-the-fall-part-1/ Tue, 18 Aug 2020 12:24:19 -0400 Edited by G. Edzordzi Agbozo, with support from the members of the CSGSH

The ongoing Coronavirus pandemic has meant that universities undergo shifts in the coming fall semester. The MLA Committee on the Status of Graduate Students in the Humanities asked for reflections on how graduate students are responding to and navigating the challenges…[Read more]

]]> cc868e84ff4dc04a695390f0153a3a72 Didem Uca edited the post Researching and Teaching Toward an Uncertain Future in the group MLAgrads https://mlagrads.mla.hcommons.org/2020/07/08/grad-studies-in-coronavirus-post-5/ Wed, 08 Jul 2020 16:49:24 -0400 Graduate Studies in the Time of Coronavirus, Part V
Edited by Didem Uca, with support from the members of the CSGSH
For the past few months, this series has documented how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected graduate students’ personal and professional lives. The contributors have reflected on the importance of building empathy and community in a…[Read more]

]]> 0dbf4fe898b281e65af33af2f323bc3b Didem Uca edited the post Mental Health Struggles and Survival Strategies in the group MLAgrads https://mlagrads.mla.hcommons.org/2020/04/24/grad-studies-in-coronavirus-post-2/ Wed, 01 Jul 2020 18:23:42 -0400 Graduate Studies in the Time of Coronavirus, Part II
Edited by Didem Uca, with support from the members of the CSGSH
The COVID-19 pandemic has radically altered all aspects of society in North America and around the globe, including higher education. The Modern Language Association’s Committee on the Status of Graduate Students in the H…[Read more]

]]> 0f622929659cbb5ff1dff8fe0888cea4 Didem Uca edited the post “Caught between closing borders”: International Graduate Students in a Global Pandemic in the group MLAgrads https://mlagrads.mla.hcommons.org/2020/05/13/grad-studies-in-coronavirus-post-4/ Wed, 13 May 2020 15:00:32 -0400 Graduate Studies in the Time of Coronavirus, Part IV
Edited by Didem Uca, with support from the members of the CSGSH
 

The COVID-19 pandemic has radically altered all aspects of society in North America and around the globe, including higher education. In the past few weeks, graduate student contributors have shared their perspectives on how…[Read more]

]]> a5ab0dee67607886c518a17c9438dbd9 Didem Uca edited the post ACTIVISM IN A CRISIS: ORGANIZING, ADVOCACY & COALITION BUILDING in the group MLAgrads https://mlagrads.mla.hcommons.org/2020/05/01/grad-studies-in-coronavirus-post-3/ Fri, 01 May 2020 12:52:35 -0400 Graduate Studies in the Time of Coronavirus, Part III
Edited by Didem Uca, with support from the members of the CSGSH
The COVID-19 pandemic has radically altered all aspects of society in North America and around the globe, including higher education. The Modern Language Association’s Committee on the Status of Graduate Students in the H…[Read more]

]]> b33afe0787e18037f92f87dac5d2bfa8 Didem Uca wrote a new post Seeking Empathy & Community in the group MLAgrads https://mlagrads.mla.hcommons.org/2020/04/17/grad-studies-in-coronavirus-post-1/ Fri, 17 Apr 2020 12:00:49 -0400 Graduate Studies in the Time of Coronavirus, Part I
Edited by Didem Uca, with support from the members of the CSGSH
The COVID-19 pandemic has radically altered all aspects of society in North America and around […]

]]> 200d2db00ab12c951ccd8303af2f44c2 Ariadne Wolf edited the post What Does #metoo and Title 9 Mean for Students? in the group MLAgrads https://mlagrads.mla.hcommons.org/2020/03/21/what-does-metoo-and-title-9-mean-for-students/ Sat, 21 Mar 2020 17:16:09 -0400 By Ariadne Wolf

 

This post represents the opinion of one individual member of the Committee on the Status of Graduate Students in the Humanities. This post does not represent the opinion nor perspective of the Committee as a whole, and does not reflect the opinion of the MLA. 

 

Sexual harassment and sexual assault on college…[Read more]

]]> 1eee09eb01ad628fdbffbc1b9871c089 Ariadne Wolf wrote a new post For Teachers Navigating a Post-#metoo Classroom in the group MLAgrads https://mlagrads.mla.hcommons.org/2020/02/28/for-teachers-navigating-a-post-metoo-classroom/ Fri, 28 Feb 2020 17:39:01 -0500 By Ariadne Wolf

 

This post does not represent the opinion of the MLA Committee on the Status of Graduate Students in the Humanities as a whole, nor does it represent the public or collective perspective of […]

]]> fcf4a304735d8898626dab467e5a46cc Andrés Rabinovich wrote a new post “The Other Replication Crisis: Collaborative Mentoring to Avoid Faculty Clones” in the group MLAgrads https://mlagrads.mla.hcommons.org/2020/02/03/the-other-replication-crisis-collaborative-mentoring-to-avoid-faculty-clones/ Mon, 03 Feb 2020 21:04:47 -0500 Guest post by Emily Shreve (University of Nevada, Las Vegas) & Jenna Lay (Lehigh University)

Reproduction haunts the advising relationship. For decades, an apprenticeship model has been treated as a given in […]

]]> a940fd02e862b03e1309e82889cae512 Kayla Forrest wrote a new post Writing Projects in Graduate School: Writing With and Through Anxiety in the group MLAgrads https://mlagrads.mla.hcommons.org/2020/01/10/writing-projects-in-graduate-school-writing-with-and-through-anxiety/ Fri, 10 Jan 2020 21:41:03 -0500 Friday, January 10
5:15 PM – 6:30 PM
WSCC—Skagit 1
Anxiety associated with writing is a topic that is likely relevant for many graduate students as we navigate the responsibilities we have as grad students and […]

]]> ddf7deb56cb484b95c5a6ffef2ddefed Kristina Reardon edited the post Finding your way at your first MLA - the 2020 Seattle Edition in the group MLAgrads https://mlagrads.mla.hcommons.org/2020/01/09/finding-your-way-at-your-first-mla-the-2020-seattle-edition/ Thu, 09 Jan 2020 06:23:08 -0500 One of the most common things first-time graduate student attendees report about MLA is feeling overwhelmed by the sheer size of the convention. Unlike a graduate student conference or regional conference, the MLA has dozens of panels running simultaneously–and you just might find that you wish you could attend several talks in the same hour. A…[Read more]

]]> 4a4a0ba6b2acad54a265140430f5744b Andrés Rabinovich wrote a new post 460A - Mentoring Graduate Students in the group MLAgrads https://mlagrads.mla.hcommons.org/2019/12/31/460a-mentoring-graduate-students/ Tue, 31 Dec 2019 20:09:00 -0500 Saturday, 11 January 10:15 AM-11:30 AM, Skagit 5 (WSCC)
 

Today’s graduate students navigate an increasingly difficult world. The academic job market is in a free fall. Anxiety is on the rise. And very few […]

]]> 31fa124b164e1a13a3c24180f842aa00 Amir Hussain edited the post Tips for Conference Presentations in the group MLAgrads https://mlagrads.mla.hcommons.org/2019/12/16/tips-for-conference-presentations/ Mon, 16 Dec 2019 09:57:44 -0500 Presenting at a conference as a graduate student can be intimidating and stressful, but a crucial part of your graduate school experience! As conference season rolls around, members of the CSGSH committee offer a compilation of presentation tips for graduate students preparing to present in humanities conferences. Whether this is your first time…[Read more]

]]> 00edafe86917b5599eb09b099a5bc3d5 Lidiana de Moraes started the topic CFP - Symposium Documenting Diversity & Democracy in Brazil in the discussion MLAgrads https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/mlagrads/forum/topic/cfp-symposium-documenting-diversity-democracy-in-brazil-9/ Thu, 21 Nov 2019 18:34:47 -0500 Hello everyone,

I am happy to share the Call for Papers for this symposium that will take place at the University of Miami, in March 2020.

https://mailchi.mp/miami.edu/documenting-diversity-and-democracy-in-brazil-call-for-papers-2019

Please share with those who may be interested.

Thank you so much!

]]> 0 e97d3c4810e3d36edd02a7c3298606ce Stefan Vogel started the topic Study participation request in the discussion MLAgrads https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/mlagrads/forum/topic/study-participation-request/ Wed, 13 Mar 2019 23:27:35 -0400 Dear MLAgrads members,

My name is Stefan Vogel. I am a PhD student in the Second Language Acquisition and Teaching Program at the University of Arizona, and I would like to invite you to participate in my dissertation research. In my dissertation project, I focus on the professional development of L2 writing instructors in higher education in the…[Read more]

]]> 0 67e6ab7affb52fbf283bd9c0160a3e65 Christine Yao wrote a new post Feedback request! On Best Practices for Supporting Junior Scholars in Academic Organizations in the group MLAgrads https://mlagrads.mla.hcommons.org/2018/04/14/feedback-request-on-best-practices-for-supporting-junior-scholars-in-academic-organizations/ Sat, 14 Apr 2018 22:57:50 -0400 Dear friends and colleagues,

I’ve been working on a document, text shared below, on Best Practices for Supporting Junior Scholars in Academic Organizations.  I invite any feedback, comments, and edits you may […]

]]> d5140121bfa769adde3366d444db2a8e Meredith Farmer wrote a new post CFP: Reading The Fine Print: Understanding Academic Freedom ​(MLA 2019) in the group MLAgrads https://mlagrads.mla.hcommons.org/2018/03/06/cfp-reading-the-fine-print-understanding-academic-freedom-%e2%80%8bmla-2019/ Tue, 06 Mar 2018 18:50:49 -0500 Academic freedom is an “indispensable requisite for unfettered teaching and research in institutions of higher education” that has been seen as a cornerstone that enables our work since 1940. It is framed as the […]

]]> 45c6829f8ee02015542593deed552d46 Christine Yao edited the post Precarity and Activism: A CSGSP Roundtable at #MLA18 in the group MLAgrads https://mlagrads.mla.hcommons.org/2018/01/02/precarity-and-activism-a-csgsp-roundtable-at-mla18/ Mon, 08 Jan 2018 01:47:14 -0500 In one of our three sponsored roundtables at #MLA18 we focus on precarity and activism for graduate students and non-tenure-track faculty.  We ask, how do graduate students engage activism from the position of precarity? How do these issues impact research and teaching? Issues include confronting rape culture, creating space for junior scholars…[Read more]

]]> a393e8f7fcf9bb0ba0a4feafb7106e36 Meredith Farmer wrote a new post Possibilities of the Public Humanities: A CSGSP Roundtable at the MLA in the group MLAgrads https://mlagrads.mla.hcommons.org/2018/01/01/possibilities-of-the-public-humanities-a-csgsp-roundtable-at-the-mla/ Mon, 01 Jan 2018 19:26:28 -0500 We hope you’ll be able to join us at one of our three panels at the MLA this week!

Saturday, 3:30 PM, Sheraton—New York Ballroom West.

If you have a public humanities project, you’re also more than w […]

]]> 79e012579552ea74e72651f11dc90609 Kristina Reardon edited the post Finding your way at your first MLA convention in the group MLAgrads https://mlagrads.mla.hcommons.org/2017/12/30/finding-your-way-at-your-first-mla-convention/ Sun, 31 Dec 2017 02:25:12 -0500 In the days leading up to the 2018 convention, the Committee on the Status of Graduate Students in the Profession will be posting information about graduate student-specific events, panels, and things to watch out for. Here’s our second post:

One of the most common things first-time graduate student attendees report about MLA is feeling o…[Read more]

]]> e5312ae5ec1d725b34c03b735638d102 Christine Yao wrote a new post Can't "Cure" Imposter Syndrome? Reframe It Instead [Guest Post by Melissa Phruksachart] in the group MLAgrads https://mlagrads.mla.hcommons.org/2017/11/27/cant-cure-imposter-syndrome-reframe-it-instead-guest-post-by-melissa-phruksachart/ Mon, 27 Nov 2017 19:08:35 -0500 Guest post by Melissa Phruksachart (NYU). Have an idea for a piece about the graduate student experience? Get in touch — we are on the lookout for contributors!

“It cannot be denied that the university is a […]

]]> 10b5e97829fe4170d323347a2a791140 Barbra Chin edited the post Who Are We and What Do We Do? Meet the 2017-2018 Members of the CSGSP! in the group MLAgrads https://mlagrads.mla.hcommons.org/2017/11/15/who-are-we-and-what-do-we-do-meet-the-2017-2018-members-of-the-csgsp/ Wed, 15 Nov 2017 21:56:22 -0500 Meet the 2017-2018 members of the Committee on the Status of Graduate Students in the Profession! As CSGSP members, we are appointed via nomination and serve for a three-year period. We are graduate students and […]

]]> 1a7dd84eb1950e1ed50150541b2ffbf8 Christine Yao wrote a new post What Do the Interfolio Fee Changes Mean For You? (A Rundown) in the group MLAgrads https://mlagrads.mla.hcommons.org/2017/07/14/what-do-the-interfolio-fee-changes-mean-for-you-a-rundown/ Fri, 14 Jul 2017 18:51:41 -0400 On July 10 Interfolio announced changes to its fee structure for job applicants.

 

Accounts are now free (note: through institutional memberships like MLA job applicants were previously able to make free […]

]]> 95effd85cb9d273653bed13c00f74e76 Carol DeGrasse deposited Rhetorical Analysis Peer-Review Handout in the group MLAgrads https://mla.hcommons.org/activity/p/1566523/ Thu, 13 Apr 2017 01:08:08 -0400 This handout serves as a guide for student peer-reviewers to provide useful feedback to the writer. The open-ended questions walk the reviewer through the rhetorical analysis essay and provide a structure for evaluating the thesis, organization, rhetorical strategies, and use of pathos, ethos, logos, and kairos in the paper. The Rhetorical…[Read more]

]]> 0 3cf88121c07b184f04935e4c9e5e1763 Carol DeGrasse deposited Creating a Strong Thesis Statement in the group MLAgrads https://mla.hcommons.org/activity/p/1565084/ Wed, 22 Mar 2017 20:17:49 -0400 This handout explains in clear and simple terms what a strong thesis statement should–and should not be. Examples of the four main types of ‘weak’ thesis statements are given, along with four corresponding ‘strong’ thesis statements. I have successfully used this handout in workshopping students’ thesis ideas.

]]> 0 667836de6801421415307e4573cc1a14 Carol DeGrasse deposited Creating a Strong Thesis Statement in the group MLAgrads https://mla.hcommons.org/activity/p/1564137/ Wed, 08 Mar 2017 20:16:21 -0500 This handout explains in clear and simple terms what a strong thesis statement should–and should not be. Examples of the four main types of ‘weak’ thesis statements are given, along with four corresponding ‘strong’ thesis statements. I have successfully used this handout in workshopping students’ thesis ideas.

]]> 0 11d4a615447e2dfee8328e7be1d5b615 Stacey Amo edited the blog post CSGSP Session #586 Upgrading Graduate Student Teaching Positions in the group MLAgrads https://mlagrads.mla.hcommons.org/2016/01/03/csgsp-session-586-upgrading-graduate-student-teaching-positions/ Tue, 22 Nov 2016 18:37:03 -0500 Saturday, 9 January, 1:45–3:00 p.m., 5A, ACC

Program arranged by the MLA Committee on the Status of Graduate Students in the Profession

Presiding: Alexandra Valint, Univ. of Southern Mississippi

Speakers: Katie B. Angus, Univ. of Southern Mississippi; Anna Castillo, Stanford Univ.; Sophie Christman-Lavin, Stony Brook Univ., State Univ.…[Read more]

]]> 2b5ac6e347c5bce8cbd69ddb120fe6f9 Lisa Chinn edited the blog post Why Go to MLA Before You're on the Job Market? in the group MLAgrads https://mlagrads.mla.hcommons.org/2015/12/29/why-go-to-mla-before-youre-on-the-job-market/ Tue, 22 Nov 2016 18:37:03 -0500 “Why go to MLA before you’re on the job market? It’s so big and impersonal. You might as well wait until you have an interview to go.” When I first went to a national MLA conference a few years ago, many people had the same advice: don’t go to MLA until you’re on the job market. The thinking behind this advice was that you could propose a p…[Read more]

]]> 0b5333b81bb7728975b1818dc73c74fc Caroline Egan edited the blog post "How I Got Here" in the Graduate Student Lounge in the group MLAgrads https://mlagrads.mla.hcommons.org/2015/12/22/how-i-got-here-in-the-graduate-student-lounge/ Tue, 22 Nov 2016 18:37:03 -0500 “How I Got Here: Networking and Discussion with Professors and Professionals”

Friday, January 8, 2016, 5:15-6:30
Graduate Student Lounge (10C, Level 3, Austin Convention Center)

Whether it’s your first or fourth time, there are many great reasons to attend the MLA as a graduate student. And no matter what stage you are at in your studies, y…[Read more]

]]> 02993e076d76adcf206ed43124fbc60d Stacey Amo edited the blog post Convention related updates coming soon! in the group MLAgrads https://mlagrads.mla.hcommons.org/2015/12/07/convention-related-updates-coming-soon/ Tue, 22 Nov 2016 18:37:03 -0500 As the semester comes to a close, the committee will be directing our attention to ensuring that graduate students attendees are well prepared for the 2016 MLA convention in Austin. Watch for upcoming posts about places to eat, convention best practices, “elevator pitches” and more.

Additionally, beginning in January, we will begin blogging…[Read more]

]]> 09e92ef7c22f02b2f85ba3abb66ab041 Stacey Amo edited the blog post The Graduate Student Lounge in the group MLAgrads https://mlagrads.mla.hcommons.org/2016/01/06/the-graduate-student-lounge/ Tue, 22 Nov 2016 18:37:02 -0500 Each year, the CSGSP hosts a lounge where graduate students can gather to relax, chat, and decompress. The lounge will have light snacks and beverages throughout the day, and we try to ensure outlet access for charging electronics as well. We will also host a networking event on January 8 at 5:15; information on what to expect and bios of the…[Read more]

]]> be38565922fb76b928c1114f70123095 Stacey Amo edited the blog post Graduate student lounge at the convention in the group MLAgrads https://mlagrads.mla.hcommons.org/2013/11/07/graduate-student-lounge-at-the-convention/ Tue, 22 Nov 2016 18:36:07 -0500 A lounge where graduate students can meet for discussion and relaxation will be located in the Chicago Marriott (River North, 2nd floor) and will be open at the following times:
Thursday, 9 January: 12:00 noon–7:00 p.m.
Friday, 10 January: 8:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m.
Saturday, 11 January: 8:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m.
Sunday, 12 January: 8:00 a.m.–12:00 noon[Read more]

]]> e3a6fdb8256d7bccd05ca39671157d5d Stacey Amo edited the blog post It's time to start thinking about the 2015 convention! in the group MLAgrads https://mlagrads.mla.hcommons.org/2014/10/03/its-time-to-start-thinking-about-the-2015-convention/ Tue, 22 Nov 2016 18:36:06 -0500 Hello readers — it’s been awhile! The CSGSP is gearing up for the 2015 convention and we will bringing you tons of tips and information on the blog in the upcoming weeks.

One thing to put on your radar is preparations for traveling to Canada. Members should’ve received an email from Karin Bagnall which contains information and supporting…[Read more]

]]> a25c9050dbce193b16c509dfc60f7c31 Stacey Amo edited the blog post Business cards for graduate students in the group MLAgrads https://mlagrads.mla.hcommons.org/2014/01/06/business-cards-for-graduate-students/ Tue, 22 Nov 2016 18:36:06 -0500 Although exchanging contact information has become easier in recent years thanks to smart phones, business cards have never gone out of fashion. It’s a good idea to exchange cards after an interesting exchange or conversation at a conference–it might feel a little awkward at first, but it’s a good habit to establish early on as you grow your…[Read more]

]]> a449d5150ee1614e019b0d44acd49ffd Alexandra Valint edited the blog post CFP for 2016 MLA: "Humanities beyond Humanities" in the group MLAgrads https://mlagrads.mla.hcommons.org/2015/02/16/cfp-for-2016-mla-humanities-beyond-humanities/ Tue, 22 Nov 2016 18:36:05 -0500 Teaching languages and literature beyond the R1 institutions and large well-established programs can be rigorous. It imposes its own set of challenges and what if scenarios, related to the enrollment, retention, and the overall vision of the role of humanities at the institution. The MLA Committee on the Status of Graduate Students in the…[Read more]

]]> a9aaaddc6b8c283d434ec2c3fd702c69 Alexandra Valint edited the blog post Free Job Counseling at MLA! in the group MLAgrads https://mlagrads.mla.hcommons.org/2015/01/09/free-job-counseling-at-mla/ Tue, 22 Nov 2016 18:36:05 -0500 If you’re on the job market or planning on going on the market, consider participating in the MLA’s academic job counseling! Sign up for a session in advance at the Job Information Center (at the Governor’s Ballroom, level 4, Hilton Austin). Counselors are available on Friday from 10:15 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. and on Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:45 p.m…[Read more]

]]> 0236e365eadf7f352280344107974e7d Stacey Amo edited the blog post Let's talk about how to utilize summer "vacations" in the group MLAgrads https://mlagrads.mla.hcommons.org/2015/01/08/lets-talk-about-how-to-utilize-summer-vacations/ Tue, 22 Nov 2016 18:36:05 -0500 In the era of decreasing budgets yet increasing pressure to lower time-to-degree, summers–and how best to utilize them–are a vital part of a graduate student’s life. Join us for a roundtable discussion about how to best gain a variety of different experiences (alt-ac, publishing, internships/externships, etc.), make academic and professional…[Read more]

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