Modern Language Association

"Finally, knowing another language can give you an edge in the job market. Many employers look for candidates who can speak more than one language, especially in fields like business, healthcare and education. Being bilingual or multilingual can make you stand out from other applicants and increase your chances of getting a good job. It can also lead to opportunities for working abroad or with international companies." #humanities #liberalarts #highered #careeradvice

Reminder: Today at 2:00 p.m. ET join us for a free webinar on strategies for supporting AI literacies in our classrooms, departments, and institutions. Members of the?MLA-CCCC Task Force on Writing and AI will share highlights from their third working paper, “Building a Culture for Generative AI Literacy in College Language, Literature, and Writing,” along with a?classroom handout?for students. https://lnkd.in/eF3sgc6S

“English majors are good at analyzing texts and arguments, and at communicating their ideas . . . These skills are always in demand in a range of fields and are attractive to law and business schools, and other kinds of graduate programs.” #liberalarts #humanities #highered

"Learning a new language is not a skill reserved for translators. Although the US Department of Labor has estimated a steadily rising 42 percent increase in demand for interpreters, it turns out that learning a second language can actually prove advantageous for your career, even if you are pursuing a totally different career path to roles within linguistics." #liberalarts #humanities #highered #careeradvice

Directors of graduate studies and others working with graduate students are invited to register for our virtual workshop series, Building a Humanities Graduate Program for the Future. The four-part series will run from February to May and will focus on building programs around experiences that will prepare graduate students for a variety of career pathways. Topics will include training graduate students to conduct research and publish scholarship on teaching and learning,?preparing graduate students for careers at community colleges and access-oriented institutions, developing a graduate student internship program beyond teaching, and fostering graduate student career development in public, applied, and community-engaged humanities. Learn more and sign up at https://lnkd.in/e7P8X5eN

"Axing humanities programs and discouraging students from following these paths is harmful for our ideological culture and the richness of humanity. By doing so, universities will both entirely outsource humanity’s thinking and decision-making and artificially homogenize the type of students coming out of higher education." #humanities #liberalarts #highered

“'My background in diverse liberal arts courses … enabled me to work for activism and social change,' Wiley said. 'We know from scholarly research that a liberal arts curriculum promotes critical thinking, deep analysis, writing and speaking — all skill sets we all need to be successful in our personal and professional relationships. We also need them to be better citizens.'” #humanities #liberalarts #highered

If you're coming to #mla25 in New Orleans (9–12 January), please join us for session 668, "Campus Presidents Talk about How to Fight for Higher Education." Presidents and chancellors from public and private two-year and four-year institutions talk about their experience with legislative encroachment, funding cutbacks, and other contexts for our work in humanities education. Bring your questions about how they and we can be effective advocates. https://lnkd.in/eEvf-cFt

"Whether by unwinding with a book that puts human experiences that we struggle to recognize into words, watching a Netflix show to unwind after a long day or listening to an album that brightens your mood, we depend on the humanities for our self-fulfillment. Your favorite TV shows, novels, poems or movies were, for the most part, written and created by former humanities majors." #liberalarts #humanities #highered

"While technology was the main theme, an unexpected takeaway emerged: the unique advantage that exposure to the humanities can bring to a tech career. The panelists’ message was clear—fintech needs more than technical expertise; it requires thinkers who can approach challenges with a multidisciplinary mindset. A background in the humanities encourages broader considerations, fosters ethical thinking, and cultivates the habit of asking challenging questions." #humanities #liberalarts #careeradvice #highered