2022-07-08T11:40:00-05:00 2021-08-31 871353108 EISNER ADVISORY GROUP LLC 733 THIRD AVENUE NEW YORK NY 100172703 990 2020-09-01 135253530 MODERN LANGUAGE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA MODE 6465765000 85 BROAD STREET NO 500 NEW YORK NY 10004 PAULA M KREBS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 6465765000 2022-07-05 1 PAULA KREBS 999009999 WILLIAM EPSTEIN P01307171 2129498700 3 AAL1 IAL1 2020 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z PAULA M KREBS 85 BROAD STREET NEW YORK NY 10004 18539773 0 X WWW.MLA.ORG X 1883 MD THE MLA IS DEVOTED TO ENCOURAGING THE STUDY & TEACHING OF MODERN LANGUAGES AND LITERATURE. 17 17 141 0 56974 3520 514698 2112999 13741233 13806050 261394 203067 62716 85317 14580041 16207433 358405 464271 0 0 10649060 11089650 0 0 19626 5167997 4471661 16175462 16025582 -1595421 181851 25884742 26742104 5320489 3462520 20564253 23279584 X SEE SCHEDULE O. 0 0 8325452 11176889 BIBLIOGRAPHY AND PUBLICATIONS:SEE SCHEDULE O. 4145452 464271 2629161 CONVENTION, MEMBERSHIP, AND PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:SEE SCHEDULE O. 12470904 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 123 0 141 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 17 17 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 IN NY X TERRENCE CALLAGHAN 6465765000 85 BROAD STREET NEW YORK NY 10004 BARBARA FUCHS PRESIDENT 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 JUDITH BUTLER TO 12021 PRESIDENT 5.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 CHRISTOPHER JOHN NEWFIELD FIRST VICE-PRESIDENT 5.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 FRIEDA EKOTTO SECOND VICE-PRESIDENT 5.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 SAMER MAHDY ALI EXECUTIVE COUNCIL MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ESTHER ALLEN EXECUTIVE COUNCIL MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 REBECCA COLESWORTHY EXECUTIVE COUNCIL MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ERIN D GRAFF ZIVIN EXECUTIVE COUNCIL MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JEAN ELIZABETH HOWARD EXECUTIVE COUNCIL MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ANN KALSCHEUR SUAREZ EXECUTIVE COUNCIL MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 LISA KARAKAYA EXECUTIVE COUNCIL MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ELIZABETH MATHEEWS LOSH EXECUTIVE COUNCIL MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ANJALI PRABHU EXECUTIVE COUNCIL MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JAHAN RAMAZANI EXECUTIVE COUNCIL MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 LEAH RICHARDS EXECUTIVE COUNCIL MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 RAMON SALDIVAR EXECUTIVE COUNCIL MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 IGNACIO SANCHEZ PRADO EXECUTIVE COUNCIL MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JULIE SHOULTS EXECUTIVE COUNCIL MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ERIC HAYOT TO 12021 EXECUTIVE COUNCIL MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 EVIE SHOCKLEY TO 12021 EXECUTIVE COUNCIL MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 DANA A WILLIAMS TO 12021 EXECUTIVE COUNCIL MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 PAULA M KREBS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 35.00 0.00 X 281821 0 33500 TERRENCE CALLAGHAN DIR. 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KREBS SERVED ON THE BOARD OF THE NATIONAL HUMANITIES ALLIANCE (NHA), AND STEPHEN KIDD, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE NHA, DID THE DIRECT LOBBYING FOR THE NHA. AS IN THE PAST, THE NHA BOARD MET TO DISCUSS THE NHA'S ADMINISTRATION, STAFFING, BUDGET, AND SUPPORT SERVICES. THE NHA BOARD FORMULATED PLANS FOR EDUCATING NHA MEMBERS AND MEMBERS OF CONGRESS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE AND VALUE OF THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES (NEH) AND OF SCHOLARSHIP IN THE HUMANISTIC DISCIPLINES. KIDD IMPLEMENTED THE ACTIONS THE BOARD RECOMMENDED. HUMANITIES ADVOCACY DAY IS AN ACTIVITY OF THE NHA. THE NHA'S 2021 ANNUAL MEETING AND HUMANITIES ADVOCACY DAY WAS HELD VIRTUALLY ON 810 MARCH. OVER THE THREE-DAY PERIOD, 213 ADVOCATES PARTICIPATED IN ADVOCACY TRAINING, AN NEH GRANTS WORKSHOP, A HUMANITIES GRANTS OVERVIEW SESSION, PANEL PRESENTATIONS, A KEYNOTE CONVERSATION, POLICY BRIEFINGS, A RECEPTION, AND VISITS WITH CONGRESSIONAL REPRESENTATIVES AND STAFF MEMBERS TO REQUEST SUPPORT FOR THE NEH AND FOR FEDERALLY FUNDED LANGUAGE PROGRAMS. MLA'S 2021 PRESIDENT BARBARA FUCHS AND I PARTICIPATED IN THE EVENT. I MET WITH STAFF MEMBERS FROM THE OFFICES OF SENATORS SHELDON WHITEHOUSE (D-RI) AND JACK REED (D-RI), AND REPRESENTATIVE DAVID CICILLINE (D-RI). BARBARA FUCHS MET WITH STAFF MEMBERS FROM THE OFFICE OF SENATOR PADILLA (D-CA). IN FY21, THE MLA WAS A MEMBER OF THE COALITION FOR INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION (CIE), AN ORGANIZATION MADE UP OF MORE THAN THIRTY NATIONAL HIGHER EDUCATION ASSOCIATIONS. THE CIE INFORMS POLICY MAKERS, EDUCATION AND PRIVATE-SECTOR OFFICIALS, AND THE MEDIA ABOUT NATIONAL NEEDS IN INTERNATIONAL AND FOREIGN LANGUAGE EDUCATION AND FOCUSES ON PROMOTING AND SUPPORTING TITLE VI AND FULBRIGHT-HAYS PROGRAMS. ON 10-11 MARCH, THE CIE HELD ITS FIFTH ANNUAL ADVOCACY EVENT, WHICH WAS HELD VIRTUALLY FOR A SECOND YEAR IN A ROW DUE TO THE COVID PANDEMIC. CLOSE TO 180 INTERNATIONAL EDUCATORS AND ASSOCIATION LEADERS FROM ACROSS THE UNITED STATES PARTICIPATED IN THE WEBINAR. SPEAKERS INCLUDED NORA BLALOCK, LEGISLATIVE DIRECTOR FOR REPRESENTATIVE DAVID PRICE, (NC-04), STEPHANIE GIESECKE, DIRECTOR OF BUDGET AND APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES, STEVE HEUER, ASSISTANT VICE PRESIDENT FOR GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS AT NEW YORK UNIVERSITY, NANCY MARTINEZ , LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT TO SENATOR TODD YOUNG (R-IN), BRIAN MOULTON, SENIOR COUNSEL TO SENATOR TAMMY BALDWIN (D-WI), AND MIRIAM KAZANJIAN, LEADING CONSULTANT ON INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION AND GOVERNMENT RELATIONS. A DEBRIEFING CALL WAS HELD ON 15 MARCH. DENNIS LOONEY, FORMER DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS AND ADFL, AND EXECUTIVE COUNCIL MEMBER SAMER ALI PARTICIPATED IN THE EVENT. 9901811 1958176 376000 11483987 9318423 938388 355000 9901811 9127374 86650 105399 1000 9318423 8295527 22240 810607 1000 9127374 4290369 3519325 486833 1000 8295527 0.99100 0.00450 0.00450 0 0 466808 133374 333434 1020950 816541 204409 537843 POOLED INVESTMENT FUNDS 14676701 F 14676701 OBLIGATIONS UNDER CAPITAL LEASE 42715 DEFERRED RENT PAYABLE 1768112 1810827 X 19172122 2533480 476660 3010140 16161982 45451 45451 16207433 16456791 476660 476660 15980131 45451 45451 16025582 PART V, LINE 4: THE ENDOWMENT FUND HAS TWO PRIMARY USES FOR THE MLA: AS A RESERVE FUND THAT UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES MAY BE NEEDED FOR THE MLA'S OPERATIONS AND AS A SOURCE OF FUNDING FOR NEW PROJECTS THAT THE COUNCIL DEEMS IMPORTANT BUT THAT THE ANNUAL MLA BUDGET CANNOT SUPPORT. PART X, LINE 2: THE MLA IS SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS BOARD'S ACCOUNTING STANDARDS CODIFICATION ("ASC") TOPIC 740, INCOME TAXES, AS IT RELATES TO ACCOUNTING AND REPORTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES. FOR THE MLA, THESE PROVISIONS COULD BE APPLICABLE TO THE INCURRENCE OF UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME TAX ON SELLING ADVERTISING SPACE AND RENTING MAILING LISTS. HOWEVER, BECAUSE OF THE MLA'S GENERAL TAX-EXEMPT STATUS, ASC TOPIC 740 HAS NOT HAD, AND IS NOT EXPECTED TO HAVE, A MATERIAL IMPACT ON THE MLA'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PRIZES AND AWARDS CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 1 333 WIRE PRIZES AND AWARDS EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC 1 1000 WIRE MLA CONVENTION TRAVEL STIPEND EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) 2 600 WIRE PRIZES AND AWARDS EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) 3 2000 WIRE PRIZES AND AWARDS NORTH AMERICA 3 1834 WIRE PRIZES AND AWARDS SOUTH ASIA 1 1000 WIRE 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART III ACCOUNTING METHOD: 1 NATIONAL HUMANITIES ALLIANCE 21 DUPONT CIRCLE NW WASHINGTON DC 20036 521395619 501(C)(4) 41495 OPERATIONAL SUPPORT TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY H MITCHELL PKWY COLLEGE STATION TX 77843 746000531 501(C)(3) 57830 OPERATIONAL SUPPORT INDIANA UNIVERSITY DEPT 78896 PO BOX 78000 DETROIT MI 48278 356001673 501(C)(3) 16150 RESEARCH PROJECT SIGN LANGUAGE RESOURCES 400 STONY BROOK CT NEWBURGH NY 12550 141734985 C CORP 23318 ASL INTERPRETATION 2 2 MLA CONVENTION TRAVEL STIPEND 168 260244 PRIZES AND AWARDS 39 40334 PART I, LINE 2: GRANTS MONITORING: WINNERS OF THE MODERN LANGUAGE ASSOCIATION'S AWARDS FOR SCHOLARLY PUBLICATIONS ARE CHOSEN BY SPECIAL SELECTION COMMITTEES APPOINTED BY THE ASSOCIATION'S COMMITTEE ON HONORS AND AWARDS, WHICH ITSELF IS APPOINTED BY THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL. ONLY MEMBERS OF THE MLA MAY BE APPOINTED TO COMMITTEES. MEMBERS OF THE AWARD COMMITTEES ARE ESTABLISHED SCHOLARS; IN THE CASE OF THE SPECIALIZED AWARDS, COMMITTEE MEMBERS ARE SPECIALISTS IN THE SPECIFIC FIELD OR FIELDS COVERED BY THE AWARD. WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE WILLIAM RILEY PARKER PRIZE, WHICH RECOGNIZES AN OUTSTANDING ARTICLE IN THE ASSOCIATION'S JOURNAL, PMLA, ALL THE AWARDS ARE FOR SCHOLARLY BOOKS AND PROJECTS, INCLUDING EDITIONS, ANTHOLOGIES, AND TRANSLATIONS. COPIES OF BOOKS THAT MEET THE PUBLISHED CRITERIA FOR ELIGIBILITY ARE SENT TO THE MLA BY AUTHORS AND PUBLISHERS AND ARE THEN FORWARDED TO THE MEMBERS OF THE RESPECTIVE AWARD COMMITTEES. MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEES REVIEW ALL ELIGIBLE BOOKS, IDENTIFY THE STRONGEST CONTENDERS, AND CONFER AMONG THEMSELVES BY TELEPHONE, E-MAIL, OR IN WRITING UNTIL THEY AGREE ON A WINNER. IN 1998 THE MLA GAVE THE FIRST ALDO AND JEANNE SCAGLIONE AWARD FOR SUBVENTING THE PUBLICATION OF A MANUSCRIPT IN ITALIAN LITERARY STUDIES. ELIGIBLE SUBMISSIONS MAY BE EITHER IN ENGLISH OR ITALIAN, AND MUST BE TENTATIVELY APPROVED OR READY FOR SUBMISSION FOR PUBLICATION BY A NOT-FOR-PROFIT PRESS THAT IS A MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN UNIVERSITY PRESSES. THE MLA AWARDS $400 TRAVEL STIPENDS TO GRADUATE STUDENTS, NON-TENURE-TRACK FACULTY MEMBERS AND REGULAR MEMBERS RESIDING OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA TO ATTEND THE MLA'S ANNUAL CONVENTION. THE CHECKS ARE ISSUED AFTER TRAVEL EXPENSE FORMS, WITH RECEIPTS ATTACHED, ARE REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE MLA. X X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PAULA M KREBS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 281821 0 0 0 0 0 30100 0 3400 0 315321 0 0 0 TERRENCE CALLAGHAN DIR. OF ADMIN. AND FIN. 207813 0 0 0 0 0 42000 0 3058 0 252871 0 0 0 DENNIS LOONEY DIR. OF PROGRAMS & ADFL 182095 0 0 0 0 0 43999 0 1156 0 227250 0 0 0 THANH TRINH DIR. INFO SYSTEMS & CIO 171351 0 0 0 0 0 39000 0 3677 0 214028 0 0 0 NEIL BALAVRAM HEAD OF SYSTEMS & NETWORK 158558 0 0 0 0 0 26000 0 310 0 184868 0 0 0 MARY ONORATO DIR. OF BIB. INFO. SVCS. 158471 0 0 0 0 0 7800 0 3440 0 169711 0 0 0 ANGELA GIBSON DIR. SCHOLARY COMM. 159941 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4624 0 164565 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 3 EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION POLICY: THE MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL SUBCOMMITTEE ON EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION REVIEW COMPARATIVE SURVEY DATA EACH YEAR BEFORE RECOMMENDING COMPENSATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO THE REST OF THE COUNCIL. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION MUST BE APPROVED BY A RECORDED VOTE OF THE FULL EXECUTIVE COUNCIL IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. THE SALARIES OF KEY EMPLOYEES ARE DETERMINED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AFTER CONSULTING COMPARATIVE SALARY SURVEY DATA AND ARE PRESENTED TO THE COUNCIL ONCE A YEAR. FORM 990, PART III, PROGRAM SERVICES, LINE 1 THE MODERN LANGUAGE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA ("MLA") IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION DEVOTED TO ENCOURAGING THE STUDY AND TEACHING OF MODERN LANGUAGES AND LITERATURES. FOUNDED IN 1883, THE MLA TODAY SERVES ITS 21,916 MEMBERS THROUGH PUBLICATIONS, PROGRAMS, AND MEETINGS. IT WORKS TO ADVANCE THE INTERESTS OF THE FIELD IN THE HIGHER EDUCATION COMMUNITY AND AMONG THE GENERAL PUBLIC. THE MLA WAS INCORPORATED ON APRIL 5, 1900, BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND FOR "EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND SOCIAL OBJECTS AND PURPOSES, AND MORE SPECIFICALLY FOR THE PROMOTION OF THE ACADEMIC AND SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF THE ENGLISH, GERMAN, FRENCH, SPANISH, ITALIAN AND OTHER SO-CALLED MODERN LANGUAGES AND LITERATURES." THE MLA CONSTITUTION STATES THAT THE OBJECT OF THE MLA SHALL BE TO PROMOTE STUDY, CRITICISM, AND RESEARCH IN THE MORE AND LESS COMMONLY TAUGHT MODERN LANGUAGES AND THEIR LITERATURES AND TO FURTHER THE COMMON INTERESTS OF TEACHERS OF THESE SUBJECTS. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A BIBLIOGRAPHY AND PUBLICATIONS: THE MLA SERVES TEACHERS, STUDENTS, AND RESEARCHERS THROUGH ITS PUBLICATION PROGRAM, WHICH INCLUDES PMLA, A WIDELY CITED SCHOLARLY JOURNAL, AS WELL AS REFERENCE WORKS, AFFORDABLY PRICED COURSE ADOPTION TEXTS, AND BOOKS THAT MEET THE PEDAGOGICAL AND PROFESSIONAL NEEDS OF THOSE WHO STUDY AND TEACH LANGUAGES AND LITERATURES. THE MLA INTERNATIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHY AND ITS COMPANION DATABASE, THE MLA DIRECTORY OF PERIODICALS, CONSTITUTE A CORNERSTONE OF THE MLA'S RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS; THEY ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE VIA A SINGLE SUBSCRIPTION AND TOGETHER PROVIDE A UNIQUE REFERENCE TOOL FOR THOSE DOING RESEARCH IN THE MODERN LANGUAGES AND LITERATURES, LINGUISTICS, RHETORIC AND WRITING STUDIES, DRAMATIC ARTS, PEDAGOGY, AND FOLKLORE. MORE THAN 2,000 EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS WORLDWIDE SUBSCRIBE TO THE BIBLIOGRAPHY. SUBMISSION TO THE PEER-REVIEWED JOURNAL PMLA, ONE OF THE OLDEST AND MOST RESPECTED JOURNALS IN THE HUMANITIES, IS OPEN TO ALL MLA MEMBERS AND IS AVAILABLE IN PRINT AND ELECTRONIC FORMATS. IN ADDITION TO SCHOLARLY ARTICLES, TRANSLATIONS, AND ARCHIVAL DOCUMENTS, EACH YEAR PMLA PUBLISHES THE PROGRAM FOR THE MLA ANNUAL CONVENTION. MLA MEMBERS RECEIVE A SUBSCRIPTION TO PMLA, AND APPROXIMATELY 8,600 INSTITUTIONS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD RECEIVE THE JOURNAL THROUGH SUBSCRIPTION OR DONATION. FOR OVER FORTY YEARS, THE MLA JOB LIST HAS FACILITATED THE EMPLOYMENT PROCESS IN THE FIELD BY LISTING POSTSECONDARY FACULTY VACANCIES AND MAKING THE INFORMATION AVAILABLE TO JOB SEEKERS WHOSE GOAL IS TO TEACH ENGLISH OR FOREIGN LANGUAGES AND LITERATURES AT THE POSTSECONDARY LEVEL. THE JOB LIST IS PUBLISHED AS A DIGITAL DATABASE OF DEPARTMENTAL JOB NOTICES THAT JOB SEEKERS CAN SEARCH BY FIELD OR LANGUAGE, BY GEOGRAPHIC REGION, BY KEY WORDS OR PHRASES IN JOB DESCRIPTIONS, AND BY RANK. ACCESS TO THE JOB LIST DATABASE IS AVAILABLE FREE OF CHARGE. THE MLA COMPILES AND PUBLISHES A NUMBER OF OTHER REFERENCE WORKS FOR HUMANITIES TEACHERS, STUDENTS, AND SCHOLARS, INCLUDING THE PRINT AND EBOOK RESOURCE, MLA HANDBOOK, NOW IN ITS NINTH EDITION; THE ONLINE SUBSCRIPTION RESOURCE MLA HANDBOOK PLUS; AND THE FREE WEBSITE MLA STYLE CENTERALL OF WHICH SUPPORT MLA STYLE, WIDELY USED BY UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE STUDENTS IN COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES; MIDDLE SCHOOL HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS; AND PROFESSIONAL WRITERS AND JOURNAL EDITORS. THE MLA PUBLISHED 15 NEW TITLES IN FY 20-21 AND MAINTAINS A BACKLIST OF OVER 300 TITLES, MANY IN LONG-RUNNING SERIES. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4B CONVENTION, MEMBERSHIP AND PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES: THE PRINCIPAL MEETING ORGANIZED BY THE MLA IS THE MLA ANNUAL CONVENTION. LONG A FORUM FOR INTELLECTUAL EXCHANGE, THIS ANNUAL GATHERING BRINGS MEMBERS TOGETHER TO REPORT ON THEIR SCHOLARSHIP, TO DISCUSS NEW INFORMATION ABOUT TEACHING AND OTHER PROFESSIONAL ISSUES, AND TO INTERVIEW CANDIDATES FOR POSITIONS. BY PROVIDING A FORUM FOR SCHOLARLY EXCHANGE, THE CONVENTION STRENGTHENS WORK IN THE FIELD. THE 2021 MEETING ATTRACTED 5,054 REGISTRANTS. IN 1997, THE MLA ESTABLISHED THE PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION ASSISTANCE FUND TO PROMOTE THE STUDY OF MODERN LANGUAGES AND LITERATURES BY PROVIDING AID TO GRADUATE STUDENTS TO ATTEND THE CONVENTION; IN 2006, IT WAS EXPANDED TO PROVIDE AID TO NON-TENURE-TRACK FACULTY MEMBERS AND UNEMPLOYED MEMBERS. THE 2021 CONVENTION WAS HELD REMOTELY SO THE FUND PROVIDED REGISTRATION REIMBURSEMENTS TO 154 GRADUATE STUDENTS AND 21 NON-TENURE-TRACK FACULTY MEMBERS AND UNEMPLOYED MEMBERS. THE MLA ALSO HOUSES THE ASSOCIATION OF DEPARTMENTS OF ENGLISH (ADE) AND THE ASSOCIATION OF DEPARTMENTS OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES (ADFL). THE SUMMER SEMINARS SPONSORED BY THESE ORGANIZATIONS BRING TOGETHER ADMINISTRATORS OF COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENTS OF ENGLISH AND FOREIGN LANGUAGES. THE SEMINARS ENCOURAGE THE DISCUSSION OF COMMON PROBLEMS AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF CONSENSUS ABOUT GOOD PRACTICE IN WRITING, LITERATURE, AND LANGUAGE TEACHING. THE MLA ACTIVITIES ARE DESIGNED TO SERVE THE PROFESSIONAL AND SCHOLARLY NEEDS AND INTERESTS OF MEMBERS AND TO PROVIDE MEMBERS WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO SERVE THE FIELD. IN FISCAL YEAR 2020-21 THE MLA HAD A TOTAL OF 21,284 MEMBERS. OF THIS NUMBER 3,706 WERE STUDENT MEMBERS, 13,028 WERE REGULAR MEMBERS, AND 3,963 WERE HONORARY OR LIFE MEMBERS. MLA MEMBERS ARE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE MLA PUBLICATIONS AND TO SUBMIT ESSAYS FOR POSSIBLE PUBLICATION IN PMLA. THESE ESSAYS ARE REVIEWED BY SPECIALISTS IN THE FIELD WHO OFFER HELPFUL CRITICISM FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE ESSAYS. MLA MEMBERS ARE ELIGIBLE TO SUBMIT ESSAYS FOR POSSIBLE PUBLICATION IN PROFESSION, PUBLISHED ON MLA COMMONS. AUTHORS FOR PUBLICATION MAY RECEIVE COMMENTS FROM THE MEMBERS OF THE PROFESSION ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND OTHER SPECIALIST REVIEWERS. MLA MEMBERS ARE ALSO ELIGIBLE TO PROPOSE CONVENTION SESSIONS AND TO PARTICIPATE IN THE CONVENTION PROGRAM AS SPEAKERS; THEY ARE ELIGIBLE TO RUN FOR OFFICE, PARTICIPATE IN THE MLA'S VARIOUS GOVERNANCE STRUCTURES, AND SERVE ON MLA COMMITTEES THAT OVERSEE PUBLICATIONS, THE CONVENTION, AND OTHER ACTIVITIES. IN ADDITION, MEMBERS MAY PARTICIPATE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF MLA POLICIES AND INFLUENCE PRACTICE IN THE FIELD CONCERNING, FOR EXAMPLE, INTERVIEWING AND HIRING, INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS AFFECTING CLASS SIZE AND WORKLOAD, AND THE EVALUATION OF SCHOLARSHIP. THE MLA WEB SITE PROVIDES INFORMATION ABOUT THE MLA AND ITS PROGRAMS. VISITORS CAN JOIN THE MLA OR RENEW THEIR MEMBERSHIP, CHANGE ADDRESS AND DIRECTORY INFORMATION, LEARN ABOUT THE UPCOMING ANNUAL CONVENTION, SUBMIT PROPOSALS FOR CONVENTION SESSIONS, REGISTER FOR THE CONVENTION AND MAKE HOTEL RESERVATIONS, AND REVIEW AND ORDER MLA PUBLICATIONS. THE SITE INCLUDES THE MLA NEWSLETTER IN PDF, LISTS OF FORTHCOMING MEETINGS, PROFESSIONAL ANNOUNCEMENTS, AND A SEARCHABLE PROGRAM FOR THE MLA ANNUAL CONVENTION, AS WELL AS A LINK TO MLA COMMONS, A NETWORK THAT CONNECTS MLA MEMBERS AND PROVIDES NEW AVENUES FOR SCHOLARLY COMMUNICATION AND COLLABORATION. MLA REPORTS, PROFESSIONAL GUIDELINES, AND MLA POLICIES AND PROCEDURES ARE ALSO POSTED ON THE SITE. THE ANDREW W. MELLON FOUNDATION AWARDED THE MLA A GRANT OF $1,000,000 FOR A PROJECT ENTITLED TEACHING INSTITUTES ON READING AND WRITING AT ACCESS-ORIENTED INSTITUTIONS. THIS PROJECT BEGAN JANUARY 1, 2019, AND WILL CONCLUDE APRIL 30, 2022. THE TEAGLE FOUNDATION AWARDED THE MLA A GRANT OF $45,000 FOR A PROJECT ENTITLED FUTURE OF DOCTORAL EDUCATION. THIS PROJECT BEGAN JULY 3, 2019. MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY AWARDED THE MLA A GRANT OF $11,500 TO PROVIDE CERTAIN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MSU COMMONS NODE ON THE HUMANITIES COMMONS NETWORK. THIS AGREEMENT BEGAN MARCH 1, 2019. RESEARCH AND PROGRAMS: THE MLA WORKS TO IMPROVE ENGLISH AND FOREIGN LANGUAGE PROGRAMS IN COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES, THROUGH SUPPORT FOR THE ASSOCIATION OF DEPARTMENTS OF ENGLISH (ADE) AND THE ASSOCIATION OF DEPARTMENTS OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES (ADFL). MEMBERSHIP IN THESE ORGANIZATIONS IS INSTITUTIONAL: ADE HAD 467 MEMBER DEPARTMENTS; ADFL HAD 573 MEMBER DEPARTMENTS. THE PURPOSE OF THESE ORGANIZATIONS IS TO STRENGTHEN THE ADMINISTRATION OF COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY ENGLISH AND FOREIGN LANGUAGE DEPARTMENTS. TOWARD THIS PURPOSE, THE ADE AND ADFL PUBLISH TWO PROFESSIONAL JOURNALS FOR ITS MEMBER DEPARTMENTS, THE ADE BULLETIN AND THE ADFL BULLETIN, WHICH CARRY ARTICLES ON STANDARDS IN THE FIELD; GUIDELINES FOR DEPARTMENTAL PROGRAMS; AND STATISTICAL INFORMATION ABOUT ENROLLMENTS, CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENTS, ONGOING AND NEW ACADEMIC PROGRAMS, AND THE STATUS OF FACULTY MEMBERS. THE ADE AND ADFL WEB SITES MAKE AVAILABLE POLICY STATEMENTS, GUIDELINES, REPORTS ON DATA COLLECTED IN SURVEYS, SUMMER SEMINAR INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION, AND MODERATED DISCUSSION LISTS. SOME FEATURES ARE AVAILABLE ONLY TO MEMBERS: THE COMPLETE ARCHIVE OF THE ADE BULLETIN AND THE ADFL BULLETIN; ONLINE VOTING IN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ELECTIONS; THE ADE AND ADFL DIRECTORIES; A LIST OF DOCTORAL PROGRAMS IN ENGLISH AND COMPARATIVE LITERATURE, AMERICAN STUDIES, AND WOMEN'S STUDIES; AND MODERATED DISCUSSION LISTS FOR ADE- AND ADFL-MEMBER DEPARTMENT CHAIRS. DATA ANALYSIS: IN FISCAL YEAR 2021 THE MLA REPORTED ON THE NUMBER OF JOBS THAT ENGLISH AND FOREIGN LANGUAGE DEPARTMENTS ANNOUNCED IN THE MLA JOB LIST AND PUBLISHED AN ANALYSIS OF HOW DEPARTMENTS INDEXED AND CATEGORIZED THE POSITIONS THEY SUBMITTED TO THE JOB LIST OVER THE SEVENTEEN YEARS FY2001 TO FY2019. THESE AND SIMILAR REPORTS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE MLA WEB SITE, FOR USE BY MEMBERS AND BY DEPARTMENTS OR DIVISIONS OF ENGLISH, FOREIGN LANGUAGES, COMPARATIVE LITERATURE, OR HUMANITIES. SPECIAL PROJECTS: LOCATED ON THE MLA WEB SITE, THE MLA LANGUAGE MAP IS AN INTERACTIVE TOOL FREE TO THE PUBLIC THAT USES DATA FROM THE CENSUS 2000 AND THE 2005 AND 2010 AMERICAN COMMUNITY SURVEYS TO SHOW THE LOCATIONS AND NUMBERS OF SPEAKERS OF THIRTY LANGUAGES (INCLUDING ENGLISH) COMMONLY SPOKEN AT HOME IN EVERY COUNTY AND STATE IN THE UNITED STATES. THE LANGUAGE MAP INCLUDES DATA FROM A SPECIAL TABULATION FROM THE UNITED STATES CENSUS COMMISSIONED BY THE MLA IN 2004. THE MLA LANGUAGE MAP ALSO SHOWS THE INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION WHERE A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH IS BEING TAUGHT, USING THE FALL 2016 ENROLLMENT FIGURES FROM THE MLA'S CENSUS OF ENROLLMENTS IN LANGUAGES OTHER THAN ENGLISH. RESTRICTED FUNDS AWARDS: SCHOLARLY ACHIEVEMENT IS RECOGNIZED THROUGH THE PRIZES THE MLA AWARDS AT THE ANNUAL CONVENTION. OF THE EIGHTEEN PRIZES AWARDED IN FY21, TEN WERE SUPPORTED BY RESTRICTED FUNDS, THE OTHERS BY GENERAL FUNDS. THE TEN FUNDED PRIZES WERE THE KATHERINE SINGER KOVACS PRIZE FOR AN OUTSTANDING BOOK IN ENGLISH OR SPANISH IN THE FIELD OF LATIN AMERICAN OR SPANISH LITERATURES AND CULTURES; THE LOIS ROTH AWARD FOR A TRANSLATION OF A LITERARY WORK; THE MATEI CALINESCU PRIZE FOR TWENTIETH- AND TWENTY-FIRST-CENTURY THOUGHT; THE ALDO AND JEANNE SCAGLIONE PRIZE FOR COMPARATIVE LITERARY STUDIES, FOR AN OUTSTANDING SCHOLARLY WORK IN THE FIELD INVOLVING AT LEAST TWO LITERATURES; THE ALDO AND JEANNE SCAGLIONE PRIZE FOR FRENCH AND FRANCOPHONE STUDIES; THE ALDO AND JEANNE SCAGLIONE PRIZE FOR A TRANSLATION OF A LITERARY WORK; THE ALDO AND JEANNE SCAGLIONE PRIZE FOR STUDIES IN GERMANIC LANGUAGES AND LITERATURES; THE HOWARD R. MARRARO PRIZE; THE FENIA AND YAAKOV LEVIANT MEMORIAL PRIZE FOR YIDDISH STUDIES ; AND THE ALDO AND JEANNE SCAGLIONE PUBLICATION AWARD FOR A MANUSCRIPT IN ITALIAN LITERARY STUDIES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 THE MLA'S PRINCIPAL GOVERNING BODY IS THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL. THE COUNCIL HAS A TOTAL OF SEVENTEEN MEMBERS: THREE OFFICERS, ELEVEN AT-LARGE MEMBERS, TWO MEMBERS FROM THE MLA DELEGATE ASSEMBLY, AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. ALL MEMBERS ARE ELECTED, EXCEPT THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, WHO IS APPOINTED BY THE COUNCIL. THE SECOND VICE PRESIDENT IS ELECTED BY A VOTE OF THE ENTIRE MLA MEMBERSHIP AND SUCCEEDS AUTOMATICALLY TO THE FIRST VICE PRESIDENCY AND THE PRESIDENCY. (THERE IS A NEW SECOND VICE PRESIDENT EACH YEAR.) THE ELEVEN AT-LARGE COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE ALSO ELECTED BY A VOTE OF THE ENTIRE MEMBERSHIP. (THREE ARE ELECTED EACH YEAR TO FOUR-YEAR TERMS.) THE TWO DELEGATE ASSEMBLY MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL ARE ELECTED BY THE ASSEMBLY FROM AMONG THE MEMBERS OF THE ASSEMBLY. (ONE IS ELECTED EVERY OTHER YEAR TO A FOUR-YEAR TERM.) FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A SEE FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 6 EXPLANATION ABOVE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE COMPLETED FORMS 990 AND 990T ARE REVIEWED EXTENSIVELY BY THE CONTROLLER, THE DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE, AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THE FORMS ARE THEN MADE AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW TO THE MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL (THE ASSOCIATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS) IN A PASSWORD-PROTECTED AREA ON THE MLA WEB SITE BEFORE THEY ARE FILED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C UNDER THE MLA'S CONFLICTS-OF-INTEREST POLICIES, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, THE MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL, THE TRUSTEES, KEY EMPLOYEES, AND OTHER SENIOR MANAGERS MUST COMPLETE AND SIGN A QUESTIONNAIRE EACH YEAR IN WHICH THEY DISCLOSE ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AS DEFINED IN THE POLICIES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL SUBCOMMITTEE ON EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION REVIEW COMPARATIVE SURVEY DATA EACH YEAR BEFORE RECOMMENDING COMPENSATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO THE REST OF THE COUNCIL. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION MUST BE APPROVED BY A RECORDED VOTE OF THE FULL EXECUTIVE COUNCIL IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. ONCE A YEAR, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR DETERMINES THE SALARIES OF KEY EMPLOYEES AFTER CONSULTING COMPARATIVE SURVEY DATA AND PRESENTS THE SALARIES TO THE COUNCIL. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE MLA CONSTITUTION, BY-LAWS, CONFLICTS-OF-INTEREST POLICIES, ARE AVAILABLE AT THE MLA WEB SITE AND ON REQUEST. THE MLA'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.