Janine Utell
@janineutell.bsky.social
PHL/NYC writer, nerd | Associate Director, Academic Program Services and Professional Development at the Modern Language Association
Keep an eye out for SO MUCH 1:1 MENTORING at the Professional Development Hub! Great opportunity for grad students to get advice on everything from CVs to journal publishing and more!
Yeah, we don't have those hotel suite interviews anymore. Instead, we offer tons of professional development programming for graduate students. If you're a chair or DGS or just care about grad students, consider sending a group to the convention at a reduced rate. www.mla.org/Events/2026-...
Graduate Student Group Registration - 2026 MLA Annual Convention
Support your graduate students' professional development by registering a graduate student group to attend the 2026 MLA Annual Convention, 8–11 January 2026 and save! All groups must have a sponsoring...
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November 18, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Keep an eye out for SO MUCH 1:1 MENTORING at the Professional Development Hub! Great opportunity for grad students to get advice on everything from CVs to journal publishing and more!
Waiting for the start of @garygulman.bsky.social at the Kimmel Center in Philly and spotted this in his MISFIT— love to see it, @modernlanguage.bsky.social !
November 16, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Waiting for the start of @garygulman.bsky.social at the Kimmel Center in Philly and spotted this in his MISFIT— love to see it, @modernlanguage.bsky.social !
Stop by and learn more about @modernlanguage.bsky.social publications and programs from my amazing colleagues! #ACTFL25
We look forward to engaging with language educators at booth 939, where you can learn more about our new Spanish edition of the MLA Handbook, Manual MLA, and much more! #ACTFL25 www.mla.org/Publications...
November 16, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Stop by and learn more about @modernlanguage.bsky.social publications and programs from my amazing colleagues! #ACTFL25
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Deadline is Saturday! Help subsidize your #MLA26 attendance by applying for an MLA convention grant.
Did you know the @modernlanguage.bsky.social offers support for graduate students and non-tenure-track faculty to attend the convention? Apply for a travel grant by 1 November!
www.mla.org/Resources/Ca...
www.mla.org/Resources/Ca...
Assistance for Convention Attendance and Member Dues
The MLA offers dues aid to scholars who are permanent residents of soft-currency or developing nations and assistance for convention attendance to graduate students, non-tenure-track faculty members, ...
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October 30, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Deadline is Saturday! Help subsidize your #MLA26 attendance by applying for an MLA convention grant.
Did you know the @modernlanguage.bsky.social offers support for graduate students and non-tenure-track faculty to attend the convention? Apply for a travel grant by 1 November!
www.mla.org/Resources/Ca...
www.mla.org/Resources/Ca...
Assistance for Convention Attendance and Member Dues
The MLA offers dues aid to scholars who are permanent residents of soft-currency or developing nations and assistance for convention attendance to graduate students, non-tenure-track faculty members, ...
www.mla.org
October 30, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Did you know the @modernlanguage.bsky.social offers support for graduate students and non-tenure-track faculty to attend the convention? Apply for a travel grant by 1 November!
www.mla.org/Resources/Ca...
www.mla.org/Resources/Ca...
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If you're trying to figure out how to manage massive changes in higher education, there is still time to register for this 5-session virtual workshop that helps you think about responses to threats, questions about mergers, understanding budgetary woes, & other essential topics. Starts tomorrow!
Register now for our workshop series, How to Plan Strategically When There’s No Time to Plan, and learn how to plan strategically by identifying shared values, responding to challenges with workable solutions, and operating from a position of strength. www.mla.org/Resources/Ca...
How to Plan Strategically When There’s No Time to Plan: An MLA...
Even in the normal course of business, it can be hard to find time for strategic planning. In times of uncertainty, with added pressures, it can be even harder. This virtual workshop series is intended...
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October 27, 2025 at 4:42 PM
If you're trying to figure out how to manage massive changes in higher education, there is still time to register for this 5-session virtual workshop that helps you think about responses to threats, questions about mergers, understanding budgetary woes, & other essential topics. Starts tomorrow!
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Today is the last day to take advantage of early registration rates for #MLA26! Members can register now, and nonmembers can join to get the best rates. Join us in Toronto or online and get strategies, resources, and community to help you navigate the current moment. www.mla.org/Events/2026-...
October 22, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Today is the last day to take advantage of early registration rates for #MLA26! Members can register now, and nonmembers can join to get the best rates. Join us in Toronto or online and get strategies, resources, and community to help you navigate the current moment. www.mla.org/Events/2026-...
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Professional development opportunities at #MLA26, in person and online. www.mla.org/Events/2026-...
Professional Development Hub at MLA 2026
The 2026 Professional Development Hub—online and at the convention—is your one-stop shop for all things professional development offered by the MLA. Come by and meet the academic program services and ...
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October 21, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Professional development opportunities at #MLA26, in person and online. www.mla.org/Events/2026-...
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Check out the preconvention half-day workshops. Train to be an external reviewer or work on such topics as banned books or and writing studies research or the perennial favoite--AI. Worth coming early to #MLA26 in Toronto. www.mla.org/Events/2026-...
Preconvention Workshops
Preconvention workshops at the 2026 MLA convention.
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October 3, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Check out the preconvention half-day workshops. Train to be an external reviewer or work on such topics as banned books or and writing studies research or the perennial favoite--AI. Worth coming early to #MLA26 in Toronto. www.mla.org/Events/2026-...
This is today!
Reminder: we’re hosting a free webinar tomorrow! Register now for Supporting Faculty Research in Difficult Times and hear from experts about identifying external and internal funding sources, working with libraries, and leveraging institutional support.
webinars.mla.org/webinar/supp...
webinars.mla.org/webinar/supp...
Supporting Faculty Research in Difficult Times - MLA Webinars
Join us for this free webinar to learn from panelists with experience in a variety of roles who are dedicated to sustaining academic research in an uncertain funding landscape.
webinars.mla.org
September 29, 2025 at 4:39 PM
This is today!
The Professional Development Hub is one of those ways! We’ll be offering a mini workshop on writing for the public, discussion groups on advocacy strategies, 1:1 mentoring, and lots of information about MLA resources #MLA26
Really excited about all the advocacy and strategy sessions we are seeing in the Just-in-Time sessions at #MLA26 in Toronto. Plenty of ways to get together outside of sessions, too. Thousands of us who value higher ed and the humanities will be there at the same time; use this opportunity.
September 19, 2025 at 5:51 PM
The Professional Development Hub is one of those ways! We’ll be offering a mini workshop on writing for the public, discussion groups on advocacy strategies, 1:1 mentoring, and lots of information about MLA resources #MLA26
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MLA, @acls1919.bsky.social, & @historians.org are pleased by the injunction in the Author's Guild case, preventing reallocation of grant funds, but are disappointed in the ruling on our injunction. We remain steadfast in working to stop the unlawful dismantling of the NEH. www.mla.org/NEH-Lawsuit
July 26, 2025 at 6:17 PM
MLA, @acls1919.bsky.social, & @historians.org are pleased by the injunction in the Author's Guild case, preventing reallocation of grant funds, but are disappointed in the ruling on our injunction. We remain steadfast in working to stop the unlawful dismantling of the NEH. www.mla.org/NEH-Lawsuit
An amazing kickoff! Looking forward to the rest (and amazing to meet in person all the lovely people I’ve been emailing! 🤩) So many thanks to @modernlanguage.bsky.social staff colleagues and all the folks contributing to this great program!
Opening this year’s @modernlanguage.bsky.social Summer Seminar w/ the “Advocating for the Humanities”Boot Camp for Leaders. Excited to welcome 130+ humanities leaders over the next few days.
May 29, 2025 at 12:05 AM
An amazing kickoff! Looking forward to the rest (and amazing to meet in person all the lovely people I’ve been emailing! 🤩) So many thanks to @modernlanguage.bsky.social staff colleagues and all the folks contributing to this great program!
The work we do in the humanities is under attack. @modernlanguage.bsky.social Strategy Sessions are one way we support members. Join us for our final session of the spring 20 May 4:30pm ET. Visit our website for more—and consider joining if you’re not a member.
www.mla.org/Resources/Ad...
www.mla.org/Resources/Ad...
MLA Strategy Sessions
Are you seeking resources and community to help you navigate the current moment of legislative attacks, defunding, and the erosion of commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion? Join MLA members w...
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May 20, 2025 at 1:43 AM
The work we do in the humanities is under attack. @modernlanguage.bsky.social Strategy Sessions are one way we support members. Join us for our final session of the spring 20 May 4:30pm ET. Visit our website for more—and consider joining if you’re not a member.
www.mla.org/Resources/Ad...
www.mla.org/Resources/Ad...
If you’re looking for ways to support vulnerable students in our current moment, please join us tomorrow for our next @modernlanguage.bsky.social Strategy Session. These informal convenings are spaces of mutual support and resource-sharing for members. 6 May 4:30pm ET.
www.mla.org/Resources/Ad...
www.mla.org/Resources/Ad...
MLA Strategy Sessions
Are you seeking resources and community to help you navigate the current moment of legislative attacks, defunding, and the erosion of commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion? Join MLA members w...
www.mla.org
May 5, 2025 at 6:19 PM
If you’re looking for ways to support vulnerable students in our current moment, please join us tomorrow for our next @modernlanguage.bsky.social Strategy Session. These informal convenings are spaces of mutual support and resource-sharing for members. 6 May 4:30pm ET.
www.mla.org/Resources/Ad...
www.mla.org/Resources/Ad...
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3 ways to fight for the NEH:
1) Talk loudly about humanities research and public programming
2) Join @modernlanguage.bsky.social and/or @historians.org because the more members we have, the more clout we have.
3) Help fund this lawsuit through Paving the Way: www.mla.org/About-Us/Sup...
1) Talk loudly about humanities research and public programming
2) Join @modernlanguage.bsky.social and/or @historians.org because the more members we have, the more clout we have.
3) Help fund this lawsuit through Paving the Way: www.mla.org/About-Us/Sup...
Paving the Way: For the Future of the Humanities
Students and faculty members in the humanities face mounting challenges—from skepticism about the value of humanities education to deteriorating pay and working conditions. The MLA is committed to res...
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May 1, 2025 at 7:56 PM
3 ways to fight for the NEH:
1) Talk loudly about humanities research and public programming
2) Join @modernlanguage.bsky.social and/or @historians.org because the more members we have, the more clout we have.
3) Help fund this lawsuit through Paving the Way: www.mla.org/About-Us/Sup...
1) Talk loudly about humanities research and public programming
2) Join @modernlanguage.bsky.social and/or @historians.org because the more members we have, the more clout we have.
3) Help fund this lawsuit through Paving the Way: www.mla.org/About-Us/Sup...
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“The humanities are not a luxury,” said @paulakrebs.bsky.social. “They are a necessity, teaching people vital skills, including how to effectively communicate, construct arguments, evaluate evidence, and build connections across cultures."
The MLA, @acls1919.bsky.social, and @historians.org have filed a lawsuit in federal district court today, seeking to reverse the recent actions to devastate the National Endowment for the Humanities. www.mla.org/Resources/Ad...
Joint Lawsuit over Dismantling of National Endowment for the...
(New York, NY) — The American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS), the American Historical Association (AHA), and the Modern Language Association (MLA) filed a lawsuit in federal district court today,...
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May 1, 2025 at 7:31 PM
“The humanities are not a luxury,” said @paulakrebs.bsky.social. “They are a necessity, teaching people vital skills, including how to effectively communicate, construct arguments, evaluate evidence, and build connections across cultures."
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The MLA, @acls1919.bsky.social, and @historians.org have filed a lawsuit in federal district court today, seeking to reverse the recent actions to devastate the National Endowment for the Humanities. www.mla.org/Resources/Ad...
Joint Lawsuit over Dismantling of National Endowment for the...
(New York, NY) — The American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS), the American Historical Association (AHA), and the Modern Language Association (MLA) filed a lawsuit in federal district court today,...
www.mla.org
May 1, 2025 at 7:28 PM
The MLA, @acls1919.bsky.social, and @historians.org have filed a lawsuit in federal district court today, seeking to reverse the recent actions to devastate the National Endowment for the Humanities. www.mla.org/Resources/Ad...
So looking forward—we need this now more than ever!
Thrilled to collaborate w/ an incredible group on a day dedicated to "Advocating for the Humanities," part of the @modernlanguage.bsky.social Summer Seminar. More info: www.maps.mla.org/Seminars/ADE... @janineutell.bsky.social @lydiatang.bsky.social @aktange.bsky.social @kellyritter51.bsky.social
ADE-ALD Summer Seminar in New York City
New York University, New York City...
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May 1, 2025 at 7:49 PM
So looking forward—we need this now more than ever!
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Grateful to see the @modernlanguage.bsky.social Report on English Majors’ Career Prep & Outcomes serving as a useful frame in Lauren Garskie's (Gannon University) talk at #4c25 on "What Can I Do with My Major? Professionalization in the English & Writing Majors"
www.maps.mla.org/Resources/Re...
www.maps.mla.org/Resources/Re...
Report on English Majors’ Career Preparation and Outcomes
The ADE Ad Hoc Committee on English Majors’ Career Preparation and Outcomes was charged with reporting on career outcomes for English majors and minors; gathering case studies and other forms of evide...
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April 11, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Grateful to see the @modernlanguage.bsky.social Report on English Majors’ Career Prep & Outcomes serving as a useful frame in Lauren Garskie's (Gannon University) talk at #4c25 on "What Can I Do with My Major? Professionalization in the English & Writing Majors"
www.maps.mla.org/Resources/Re...
www.maps.mla.org/Resources/Re...
This was a great session; recording coming soon @modernlanguage.bsky.social
Enjoyed joining the MLA’s webinar yesterday on using the new MLA Guidelines for Evaluating Digital Scholarship. I was asked to prepare an overview of our MLA Committee on Information Technology’s goals for the new guidelines (www.mla.org/About-Us/Gov...). Here are my notes for that (screenshot).
April 10, 2025 at 7:04 PM
This was a great session; recording coming soon @modernlanguage.bsky.social
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We've put together a list of resources on legislative threats to higher ed. Visit the site for tips for NEH grantees, webinar recordings, tool kits, MLA statements, and more. www.mla.org/Resources/Ad...
Resources on Legislative Threats to Higher Education
The MLA is collaborating with other organizations, including PEN America’s Freedom to Learn Network, the ACLS, and the AAUP, to speak out against state and local encroachment on higher education and g...
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April 8, 2025 at 6:14 PM
We've put together a list of resources on legislative threats to higher ed. Visit the site for tips for NEH grantees, webinar recordings, tool kits, MLA statements, and more. www.mla.org/Resources/Ad...
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Valuing the humanities means supporting Federal funding for the humanities. The humanities are not a luxury.
Save the NEH! – National Humanities Alliance
nhalliance.org
April 1, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Valuing the humanities means supporting Federal funding for the humanities. The humanities are not a luxury.
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We need more than ever opportunities to gather & share strategies and tips for leading in and through the humanities. Join us at the Summer Seminar in New York this May. Open to anyone--current and aspiring leaders--in the humanities. Early bird ends tomorrow. Please share!
The early bird deadline for the ADE-ALD Summer Seminar in NYC and the virtual MAPS Leadership Institute is Wednesday, 2 April! Register today to get insights into current trends in the profession, strategies for bolstering your program, and a national network of peers. www.maps.mla.org/Seminars
April 1, 2025 at 8:56 PM
We need more than ever opportunities to gather & share strategies and tips for leading in and through the humanities. Join us at the Summer Seminar in New York this May. Open to anyone--current and aspiring leaders--in the humanities. Early bird ends tomorrow. Please share!