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April 2015, LIterature & Language News, NewsApril 2, 2015<November 22, 2016

MLA Condemns Violence against Teachers and Students in Mexico

by Nicky Agate

The Executive Council approved the following statement in March 2015. In its 2009 Statement on Academic Freedom, the Modern Language Association recognized that “despite a long history of the defense of academic freedom, each generation of scholars faces new challenges to its protection.” The recent murders and disappearances of students…

Group SpotlightApril 2, 2015<November 22, 2016

Group Spotlight: Committee on the Literatures of People of Color

by Nicky Agate

We talk to Koritha Mitchell, about how the Committee on the Literatures of People of Color has been using the Commons to share information and disseminate resources, from advice about mentoring to reflections on the impassioned #Ferguson2MLA action at the 2015 convention.