January 26, 2012
New MLA President Pledges to Improve Conditions on the Nontenure Track
Chuck Fong, Studio 2
Michael Bérubé acknowledges limitations on the association, but says it "can articulate what we think are ethical standards for the treatment of our members.”
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Chuck Fong, Studio 2
Michael Bérubé acknowledges limitations on the association, but says it "can articulate what we think are ethical standards for the treatment of our members.”
It's three weeks after the Modern Language Association's annual meeting, and Michael Bérubé, the organization's new president, has been spending time writing his first letter to members. He wants to discuss what the MLA can realistically do at such a volatile moment for language and literature studies, and during a time when there are growing calls for the association to retool itself and assume more of an advocacy role.
In his letter, Mr. Bérubé asks some
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