A public group for the discussion of issues affecting graduate student members of the MLA organized by members of the Committee on the Status of Graduate Students in the Profession (CSGSP).
Please check out our site for posts about the upcoming annual convention, the job market, and other issues facing graduate students.
Christine Yao wrote a new post Feedback request! On Best Practices for Supporting Junior Scholars in Academic Organizations in the group
MLAgrads: on MLA Commons 2 months, 1 week agoDear 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 […]
Meredith Farmer wrote a new post CFP: Reading The Fine Print: Understanding Academic Freedom (MLA 2019) in the group
MLAgrads: on MLA Commons 3 months, 2 weeks agoAcademic 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 […]
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Christine Yao edited the post Precarity and Activism: A CSGSP Roundtable at #MLA18 in the group
MLAgrads: on MLA Commons 5 months, 2 weeks agoIn 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]
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Meredith Farmer wrote a new post Possibilities of the Public Humanities: A CSGSP Roundtable at the MLA in the group
MLAgrads: on MLA Commons 5 months, 3 weeks agoWe 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 […]
Kristina Reardon edited the post Finding your way at your first MLA convention in the group
MLAgrads: on MLA Commons 5 months, 3 weeks agoIn 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]
Kristina Reardon wrote a new post Pre-convention posts: The Grad Student Lounge in the group
MLAgrads: on MLA Commons 6 months agoIn 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 […]
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Christine Yao wrote a new post Can’t “Cure” Imposter Syndrome? Reframe It Instead [Guest Post by Melissa Phruksachart] in the group
MLAgrads: on MLA Commons 6 months, 3 weeks agoGuest 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 […]
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: on MLA Commons 7 months, 1 week agoMeet 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 […]
Lisa Chinn edited the post GOP Tax Bill Would End Higher Education as We Know It in the group
MLAgrads: on MLA Commons 7 months, 2 weeks agoGuest blog post by Jenny C. Bledsoe, Emory University
In today’s Vox article about the GOP tax bill’s plan to count graduate tuition waivers as taxable income, Jen Kirby suggests that most graduate students on fellowship work in laboratories: “since you’re cleaning petri dishes, the university waives that tuition.”[1] In a Washington Post…[Read more]
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Christine Yao wrote a new post What Do the Interfolio Fee Changes Mean For You? (A Rundown) in the group
MLAgrads: on MLA Commons 11 months, 1 week agoOn 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 […]
Carol DeGrasse deposited Rhetorical Analysis Peer-Review Handout in the group
MLAgrads on MLA Commons 1 year, 2 months agoThis 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]
Carol DeGrasse deposited Creating a Strong Thesis Statement in the group
MLAgrads on MLA Commons 1 year, 3 months agoThis 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.
Carol DeGrasse deposited Creating a Strong Thesis Statement in the group
MLAgrads on MLA Commons 1 year, 3 months agoThis 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.
Caroline Egan wrote a new blog post Navigating CFPs for the MLA Convention in the group
MLAgrads: on MLA Commons 1 year, 3 months agoYesterday (28 February) was the last day to post calls for papers for the 2018 MLA Convention. If you are looking to present a paper next year, you will probably start scrolling through the list, searching for key […]
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Caroline Egan edited the blog post Abstracts for CSGSP roundtable “Teaching as Theoretical Practice” in the group
MLAgrads: on MLA Commons 1 year, 6 months agoAs you make plans for the MLA, be sure to add session 403, “Teaching as Theoretical Practice” to your calendar! Graduate students and professors from a range of institutions and disciplines will discuss how they integrate theory and teaching in the undergraduate classroom.
See the abstracts below, and join the conversation on Friday, 6 Jan…[Read more]
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Christine Yao edited the blog post Preparing for MLA: Presentations and Interviews in the group
MLAgrads: on MLA Commons 1 year, 6 months agoJust after we get through that end of semester crunch then comes preparations for next year’s MLA in early January. Here are some existing resources for graduate students about how to prepare for the conference and some interview tips. Good luck and solidarity! May you have some rest over the break.
Follow @MLAGrads on Twitter. Use #ML…[Read more] 
Stacey Amo edited the blog post CSGSP Session #586 Upgrading Graduate Student Teaching Positions in the group
MLAgrads: on MLA Commons 1 year, 7 months agoSaturday, 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]
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Stacey Amo edited the blog post Tips for first-time graduate student attendees in the group
MLAgrads: on MLA Commons 1 year, 7 months agoThe first time you attend the annual MLA convention can be a bit overwhelming — I attended for the first time in 2013 as a second year Ph.D. student. The CSGSP recommends trying to attend the convention at least once before the year you go on the job market. Even if you aren’t presenting, consider attending in your final year of coursework or the…[Read more]
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Lisa Chinn edited the blog post Why Go to MLA Before You’re on the Job Market? in the group
MLAgrads: on MLA Commons 1 year, 7 months ago“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]
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Caroline Egan edited the blog post “How I Got Here” in the Graduate Student Lounge in the group
MLAgrads: on MLA Commons 1 year, 7 months ago“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]
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