Executive Council Actions Tool Kit
The MLA’s Executive Council Actions Tool Kit provides bulleted, condensed summaries of council advocacy documents such as letters, statements, and guidelines on matters of academic and public policy. We encourage association members and delegate assembly advocacy network members to draw from these synopses to communicate with administrators, colleagues, and their communities and to check this page periodically for recaps of additional action documents. Visit the Executive Council Actions page to see all the actions in full.
COVID-19
2021
2020
- Summary: Joint Statement on COVID-19 and the Key Role of the Humanities and Social Sciences in the United States
- Summary: Joint Statement Regarding Faculty Review and Reappointment Processes during the COVID-19 Crisis
- Summary: Statement on COVID-19 and Academic Labor
- Summary: Joint Statement Regarding Student Educational Progress during the COVID-19 Crisis
Discrimination, Access, and Equity
2022
- Summary: Statement Endorsing the AAUP’s Statement “Legislative Threats to Academic Freedom: Redefinitions of Antisemitism and Racism”
- Summary: Joint Statement on Bomb Threats against HBCUs: A History of Domestic Terrorism
2021
2020
- Summary: Statement on Recognizing Individuals' Personal Pronouns
- Summary: MLA Statement Deploring Systemic Racism
2017
2015
Humanities Teaching and Research
2022
2021
- Summary: Joint Statement Urging Kansas Board of Regents to Uphold Employment Protections for Faculty
- Summary: Statement on Proposed College for All Act
2019
International Matters
2020
- Summary: Joint Statement against the Military Targeting of Cultural Sites
- Summary: MLA Executive Council Statement on Violence against Students and Teachers in India