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THE MLA'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, PAULA M. KREBS SERVED AS PRESIDENT AND CHAIR OF THE BOARD OF THE NATIONAL HUMANITIES ALLIANCE (NHA), AND ALEXANDRA KLEIN, DIRECTOR OF GOVERNMENT RELATIONS, 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. NHA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR STEPHEN KIDD IMPLEMENTED THE ACTIONS THE BOARD RECOMMENDED. THE NHA'S 2025 ANNUAL MEETING AND HUMANITIES ADVOCACY DAY WAS HELD ON 10-11 MARCH. OVER THE TWO-DAY PERIOD, TWO HUNDRED THIRTY-TWO ADVOCATES FROM FORTY-FIVE STATES PARTICIPATED IN ADVOCACY TRAINING, PANEL PRESENTATIONS, POLICY BRIEFINGS, AND VISITS WITH CONGRESSIONAL REPRESENTATIVES AND STAFF MEMBERS TO REQUEST SUPPORT FOR THE NEH AND FOR FEDERALLY FUNDED LANGUAGE PROGRAMS. THIS YEAR'S EVENT HAD THE HIGHEST ATTENDANCE EVER. JASON RHODY, THE MLA'S SENIOR DIRECTOR OF ENGAGEMENT STRATEGY, AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ATTENDED THE EVENT. MLA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR PAULA KREBS MODERATED THE KEYNOTE ADDRESS, "THE NEW ADMINISTRATION AND THE HUMANITIES IN HIGHER ED." THE MLA'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR PARTICIPATED IN CONGRESSIONAL VISITS, AND MET WITH SENATOR JACK REED (D-RI), REPRESENTATIVE GABE AMO (D-RI), AND SETH MAGAZINER (D-RI), AND STAFF MEMBERS FROM THE OFFICE OF SENATOR SHELDON WHITEHOUSE (D-RI). IN APRIL 2025, THE MLA'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WROTE TO REPRESENTATIVE GABE AMO (D-RI) ASKING HIM TO SIGN ON TO A LETTER BEING CIRCULATED BY CONGRESSWOMAN DINA TITUS (D-NV) IN SUPPORT OF THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES, IN LIGHT OF CUTS IMPOSED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY (DOGE). IN MAY 2025, THE MLA'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WROTE TO REPRESENTATIVE GABE AMO (D-RI) ASKING HIM TO SIGN ON TO THREE HUMANITIES-RELATED DEAR COLLEAGUE LETTERS THAT WERE CIRCULATING. THE FIRST LETTER, FROM REPRESENTATIVE DINA TITUS (D-NV), AND REPRESENTATIVE MIKE CAREY (R-OH), WAS A REQUEST FOR $209 MILLION FOR THE NEH IN FY2026. THE SECOND LETTER WAS A LETTER FROM CONGRESSMAN JOHN LARSON, REQUESTING FUNDING FOR THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION (NARA) IN FY2026, AND THE THIRD LETTER WAS A REQUEST LED BY REPRESENTATIVE DEBORAH ROSS FOR $91 MILLION FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION'S INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS, $80 MILLION FOR TITLE VI, AND $11MILLION FOR FULBRIGHT-HAYS, IN FY26. REPRESENTATIVE AMO SIGNED ALL THREE LETTERS. ON 14 JULY, NHA GOVERNMENT RELATIONS OFFICER ALEXANDRA KLEIN AND THE MLA'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MET WITH REPRESENTATIVE GABE AMO (D-RI) IN HIS OFFICE TO DISCUSS STAFFING AT THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES AND GRANT RESTORATION AS WELL AS THE NEW APPROPRIATIONS BILL. IN 2024-25, 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. IN JULY 2025, THE MLA SIGNED ON TO TWO CIE LETTERS. THE FIRST LETTER WAS SENT TO THE HOUSE SUBCOMMITTEE ON LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION AND RELATED AGENCIES COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, EXPRESSING CONCERN ABOUT THE ADMINISTRATION'S PROPOSAL TO DELETE ALL FUNDING FOR THE US DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION'S INTERNATIONAL AND FOREIGN LANGUAGE EDUCATION PROGRAMS. THE TWENTY-EIGHT ORGANIZATIONS THAT SIGNED THE LETTER URGED THE SUBCOMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE TO REJECT PROPOSALS TO ELIMINATE OR REDUCE FUNDING FOR THE PROGRAMS. THE SECOND LETTER WAS SENT TO THE SENATE SUBCOMMITTEE ON LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION AND RELATED AGENCIES COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS EXPRESSING THE SIGNATORIES' CONCERN ABOUT THE ADMINISTRATION'S BUDGET PROPOSAL, WHICH CALLED FOR THE ELIMINATION OF FUNDING FOR THE US DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION'S INTERNATIONAL AND FOREIGN LANGUAGE EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND URGED THEM TO REJECT ANY PROPOSAL TO DO SO. LYDIA TANG, HEAD OF WORLD LANGUAGE PROGRAMS, AND FORMER STAFF MEMBER MAI HUNT REPRESENTED THE MLA AT SEVERAL ZOOM SESSIONS ORGANIZED BY THE COALITION FOR INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION IN 2024-25, INCLUDING A JANUARY COALITION MEETING AND A MARCH MEETING. THE JOINT NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR LANGUAGES-NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES (JNCL-NCLIS) ORGANIZED AN IN-PERSON LANGUAGE ADVOCACY DAY (LAD), ALONG WITH A VIRTUAL ADVOCACY ACTION DAY (AAD). LYDIA TANG JOINED EDUCATORS, ASSOCIATION LEADERS, AND LANGUAGE INDUSTRY REPRESENTATIVES FROM ACROSS THE UNITED STATES IN WASHINGTON, DC ON 34 MARCH FOR LAD. FOR HER CONGRESSIONAL MEETINGS, SHE JOINED THE NEW YORK DELEGATION. THE GROUP MET WITH STAFF MEMBERS FROM THE OFFICES OF SENATOR KIRSTEN GILLIBRAND (D-NY), SENATOR CHUCK SCHUMER (D-NY), REPRESENTATIVE JERROLD NADLER (D-NY), AND REPRESENTATIVE GEORGE LATIMER (D-NY). IN JULY 2025, THE MLA SIGNED ONTO THREE LETTERS FROM THE JCNL ABOUT 2026 APPROPRIATIONS. THE FIRST LETTER WAS SENT TO THE US SENATE SUBCOMMITTEE ON DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS ENCOURAGING STRONG FUNDING IN FISCAL YEAR 2026 FOR WORLD LANGUAGE ADVANCEMENT AND READINESS GRANTS, THE BOREN SCHOLARSHIPS AND FELLOWSHIPS, THE NATIONAL SECURITY EDUCATION PROGRAM'S LANGUAGE FLAGSHIP UNIVERSITIES, AND THE DEFENSE LANGUAGE INSTITUTE IN MONTEREY, CALIFORNIA, AND LANGUAGE TRAINING CENTERS. THE SECOND LETTER WAS SENT TO THE US SENATE SUBCOMMITTEE ON LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS. THE LETTER'S SIGNATORIES EXPRESSED THEIR OPPOSITION TO THE ADMINISTRATION'S FY 2026 BUDGET PROPOSALS TO ELIMINATE TITLE III-ENGLISH LANGUAGE ACQUISITION AND HEA TITLE VI / FULBRIGHT-HAYS, AND TO CONSOLIDATE AND SLASH FUNDING FOR EIGHTEEN K-12 PROGRAMS. THE THIRD LETTER WAS SENT TO THE US SUBCOMMITTEE ON STATE FOREIGN OPERATIONS APPROPRIATIONS AND THE US HOUSE NATIONAL SECURITY, DEPARTMENT OF STATE, AND RELATED AGENCIES SUBCOMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS. THE LETTER'S SIGNATORIES REQUESTED STRONG FUNDING IN FY2026 FOR ESSENTIAL LANGUAGE EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND OBJECTED TO THE ADMINISTRATION'S PROPOSAL TO CUT FUNDING FOR THE EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE PROGRAM FROM $740 MILLION TO $50 MILLION. 11453081 0 1251891 509000 12195972 9845879 27618 2087591 508007 11453081 9408152 33170 913653 509096 9845879 11483987 9137 -1574875 510097 9408152 9901811 1958176 376000 11483987 0.99260 0.00430 0.00310 0 0 765144 255596 509548 509548 POOLED INVESTMENT FUNDS 16176475 F 16176475 RIGHT-OF-USE ASSETS 11009299 SOFTWARE COSTS, NET 6076 11015375 OBLIGATIONS UNDER CAPITAL LEASE 1286 LEASE LIABILITY 12791427 12792713 X 18618311 1454126 281440 1735566 16882745 15293 15293 16898038 17523755 281440 281440 17242315 15293 15293 17257608 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 0 MLA CONVENTION TRAVEL STIPEND EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC - AUSTRALIA, BRUNEI, BURMA, CAMBODIA, 2 800 WIRE MLA CONVENTION TRAVEL STIPEND EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIU 23 9000 WIRE MLA CONVENTION TRAVEL STIPEND NORTH AMERICA - CANADA AND MEXICO, BUT NOT THE UNITED STATES 7 2800 WIRE MLA CONVENTION TRAVEL STIPEND SOUTH ASIA - AFGHANISTAN, BANGLADESH, BHUTAN, INDIA, MALDIVES, NEPAL, 1 400 WIRE MLA CONVENTION TRAVEL STIPEND RUSSIA AND NEIGHBORING STATES - ARMENIA, AZERBIJAN, BELARUS, 2 800 WIRE MLA CONVENTION TRAVEL STIPEND MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA - ALGERIA, BAHRAIN, DJIBOUTI, EGYPT, 1 400 WIRE PRIZES AND AWARDS EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIU 2 667 WIRE PRIZES AND AWARDS NORTH AMERICA - CANADA AND MEXICO, BUT NOT THE UNITED STATES 1 1000 WIRE 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 NATIONAL HUMANITIES ALLIANCE 21 DUPONT CIRCLE NW WASHINGTON DC 20036 521395619 501(C)(4) 46846 0 OPERATIONAL SUPPORT 1 PRIZES AND AWARDS 37 20833 MLA CONVENTION TRAVEL STIPEND 172 68509 PART I, LINE 2: GRANTS MONITORING: THE WINNERS OF THE MODERN LANGUAGE ASSOCIATION'S AWARDS FOR SCHOLARLY PUBLICATIONS ARE CHOSEN BY 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. THE AWARDS COMMITTEES ARE MADE UP OF ESTABLISHED SCHOLARS; THE MEMBERS OF EACH COMMITTEE THAT DECIDES A SPECIALIZED AWARD ARE SPECIALISTS IN THE FIELD OR FIELDS COVERED BY THE AWARD. PRIZES ARE AWARDED TO AUTHORS AND PUBLISHERS OF PRINT OR DIGITAL SCHOLARLY BOOKS AND PROJECTS, INCLUDING EDITIONS, ANTHOLOGIES AND TRANSLATIONS. WORKS THAT MEET THE PUBLISHED CRITERIA FOR ELIGIBILITY ARE SUBMITTED TO THE MLA BY AUTHORS AND PUBLISHERS AND ARE THEN FORWARDED TO THE RELEVANT AWARDS COMMITTEES. MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE REVIEW ALL ELIGIBLE ENTRIES, IDENTIFY THE STRONGEST CONTENDERS, AND CONFER AMONG THEMSELVES UNTIL THEY AGREE ON A WINNER. THE MLA AWARDS $400 STIPENDS TO SUPPORT TRAVEL TO ITS ANNUAL CONVENTION. THE STIPENDS ARE AVAILABLE TO GRADUATE STUDENTS, NON-TENURE-TRACK FACULTY MEMBERS, UNEMPLOYED MEMBERS, AND REGULAR AND LIFE MEMBERS RESIDING OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA. THE MLA ISSUES CHECKS OR SENDS WIRE TRANSFERS, AFTER REVIEWING AND APPROVING TRAVEL EXPENSE FORMS, WITH RECEIPTS ATTACHED. AMOUNTS REPORTED IN COLUMN (F) ARE ON THE ACCRUAL METHOD OF ACCOUNTING. X X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PAULA M KREBS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 336599 0 0 0 0 0 27342 0 9817 0 373758 0 0 0 TERRENCE CALLAGHAN DIR. OF ADMIN. AND FIN. 242202 0 0 0 0 0 19462 0 9817 0 271481 0 0 0 ANGELA GIBSON DIR. SCHOLARY COMM. 217275 0 0 0 0 0 17619 0 20164 0 255058 0 0 0 JASON RHODY DIR. MAPS 199919 0 0 0 0 0 13569 0 34232 0 247720 0 0 0 THANH TRINH DIR. INFO SYSTEMS & CIO 197248 0 0 0 0 0 15175 0 0 0 212423 0 0 0 MICHAEL LIVOLSI HEAD OF DATA DESIGN 156494 0 0 0 0 0 13110 0 29869 0 199473 0 0 0 ANNA S A CHANG DIR. OF OUTREACH 155591 0 0 0 0 0 12431 0 11257 0 179279 0 0 0 JUDITH ALTREUTER HEAD OF PRODUCTION (TO MAY 2025) 149357 0 0 0 0 0 11812 0 9817 0 170986 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 SUBCOMMITTEE ON EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION 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 WORKS TO ADVANCE THE INTERESTS OF THE FIELD IN THE HIGHER EDUCATION COMMUNITY AND AMONG THE GENERAL PUBLIC. THE ASSOCIATION 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 ASSOCIATION 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 ASSOCIATION 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 8,400 INSTITUTIONS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD RECEIVE THE JOURNAL THROUGH SUBSCRIPTION OR DONATION. THE MLA JOB LIST FACILITATES 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; MANUAL MLA (THE SPANISH LANGUAGE VERSION OF THE HANDBOOK), THE ONLINE SUBSCRIPTION RESOURCE MLA HANDBOOK PLUS; AND THE FREE WEBSITE THE MLA STYLE CENTERALL OF WHICH ARE 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 24-25 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 ASSOCIATION 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 2025 CONVENTION ATTRACTED 4,093 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 2025 CONVENTION PROVIDED TRAVEL GRANTS TO 187 GRADUATE STUDENTS, 16 NON-TENURE-TRACK FACULTY MEMBERS AND UNEMPLOYED MEMBERS, AND 7 MEMBERS RESIDING OUTSIDE THE U.S. OR CANADA. MLA ACADEMIC PROGRAM SERVICES (MAPS) INCLUDES THE ASSOCIATION OF DEPARTMENTS OF ENGLISH (ADE) AND THE ASSOCIATION OF LANGUAGE DEPARTMENTS (ALD). MAPS SEMINARS AND INSTITUTES BRING TOGETHER ADMINISTRATORS OF COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENTS OF ENGLISH AND FOREIGN LANGUAGES TO DISCUSS COMMON CONCERNS AND TO DEVELOP CONSENSUS ABOUT GOOD PRACTICE IN WRITING, LITERATURE, AND LANGUAGE TEACHING. ASSOCIATION 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 THE 2025 MEMBERSHIP YEAR, THE MLA HAD A TOTAL OF 19,080 MEMBERS. OF THIS NUMBER 3,183 WERE STUDENT MEMBERS, 11,780 WERE REGULAR MEMBERS, AND 4,117 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. 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 ASSOCIATION'S VARIOUS GOVERNANCE STRUCTURES, AND SERVE ON ASSOCIATION COMMITTEES THAT OVERSEE PUBLICATIONS, THE CONVENTION, AND OTHER ACTIVITIES. IN ADDITION, MEMBERS MAY PARTICIPATE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF ASSOCIATION 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 WEBSITE PROVIDES INFORMATION ABOUT THE ASSOCIATION AND ITS PROGRAMS. VISITORS CAN JOIN THE ASSOCIATION 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. ASSOCIATION REPORTS, PROFESSIONAL GUIDELINES, AND MLA POLICIES AND PROCEDURES ARE ALSO POSTED ON THE SITE. THE HENRY LUCE FOUNDATION AWARDED THE MLA A GRANT OF $100,000 TO SUPPORT PARTICIPATION OF LEADERS FROM OTHER DISCIPLINES (ART HISTORY, ASIAN STUDIES, COMPARATIVE LITERATURE, FOLKLORE, AND RELIGION) AT THE MLA SUMMER LEADERSHIP TRAINING EVENTS. THE MELLON FOUNDATION AWARDED THE MLA A GRANT OF $1,500,000 TO SUPPORT PROGRAMMING TO RECRUIT AND RETAIN UNDERSERVED STUDENTS WITHIN LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE PROGRAMS. THIS PROJECT BEGAN APRIL 1, 2023 AND WILL CONCLUDE JUNE 30, 2026. RESEARCH AND PROGRAMS: THE MLA WORKS TO IMPROVE ENGLISH AND FOREIGN LANGUAGE PROGRAMS IN COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES, THROUGH MLA ACADEMIC PROGRAM SERVICES (MAPS), WHICH INCLUDES THE ASSOCIATION OF DEPARTMENTS OF ENGLISH (ADE) AND THE ASSOCIATION OF LANGUAGE DEPARTMENTS (ALD). MEMBERSHIP IN THESE ORGANIZATIONS IS INSTITUTIONAL. THE TOTAL MAPS MEMBERSHIP FOR 2024 WAS 771 DEPARTMENTS. THE PURPOSE OF THESE ORGANIZATIONS IS TO STRENGTHEN THE ADMINISTRATION OF COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY ENGLISH AND WORLD LANGUAGE DEPARTMENTS. TOWARD THIS PURPOSE, THE ADE AND ALD PUBLISH TWO PROFESSIONAL JOURNALS FOR ITS MEMBER DEPARTMENTS, THE ADE BULLETIN AND THE ALD BULLETIN (FORMERLY 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 ALD WEBSITES 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 ALD BULLETIN; THE ADE AND ALD DIRECTORIES; A LIST OF DOCTORAL PROGRAMS IN ENGLISH AND COMPARATIVE LITERATURE, AMERICAN STUDIES, AND WOMEN'S STUDIES; AND MODERATED DISCUSSION LISTS FOR ADE- AND ALD-MEMBER DEPARTMENT CHAIRS. RESTRICTED FUNDS AWARDS: SCHOLARLY ACHIEVEMENT IS RECOGNIZED THROUGH THE PRIZES THE MLA AWARDS AT THE ANNUAL CONVENTION. OF THE TWENTY-THREE PUBLICATION PRIZES AWARDED IN 2024-25, FOURTEEN WERE SUPPORTED BY RESTRICTED FUNDS, THE OTHERS BY GENERAL FUNDS. THE FIFTEEN 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 FOR ITALIAN STUDIES; THE MORTON N. COHEN AWARD FOR A DISTINGUISHED EDITION OF LETTERS; THE FENIA AND YAAKOV LEVIANT MEMORIAL PRIZE FOR YIDDISH STUDIES; THE ALDO AND JEANNE SCAGLIONE PRIZE FOR AFRICAN STUDIES; THE ALDO AND JEANNE SCAGLIONE PRIZE FOR EAST ASIAN STUDIES; THE ALDO AND JEANNE SCAGLIONE PRIZE FOR MIDDLE EASTERN STUDIES; THE ALDO AND JEANNE SCAGLIONE PRIZE FOR SOUTH ASIAN STUDIES; AND THE ALDO AND JEANNE SCAGLIONE PUBLICATION AWARD FOR A MANUSCRIPT IN ITALIAN LITERARY STUDIES. MLA STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP NETWORK: COLLEGE-LEVEL STUDY OF THE HUMANITIES IS UNDER THREATBOTH FROM LEGISLATIVE INTERVENTIONS IN CURRICULUM AND SHARED GOVERNANCE AND FROM PUBLIC PERCEPTION OF THE HUMANITIES' ECONOMIC VALUE. THE MLA STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP NETWORK (SPN) BRINGS TOGETHER INSTITUTIONS WITH A PROVEN COMMITMENT TO THE HUMANITIES TO DEVELOP CRITICAL RESOURCES FOR RESPONDING AND BUILDING A SUSTAINABLE FOUNDATION FOR THE FUTURE. IF YOU HAVE A STAKE IN PROMOTING THE VALUE OF THE HUMANITIES, RAISING THE PROFILE OF THE HUMANITIES ON YOUR CAMPUS AND IN YOUR COMMUNITY, INCREASING ENROLLMENTS IN OUR FIELDS, AND IMPROVING THE WORKING CONDITIONS OF FACULTY MEMBERS, WE INVITE YOU TO PARTNER WITH US. SPN WILL ENABLE YOU TO SHARE EXPERIENCES FROM YOUR CAMPUS, COLLABORATE ON STRATEGIES WITH FELLOW HUMANITIES LEADERS, AND HELP SHAPE NATIONAL POLICY. 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, TWELVE 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 TWELVE 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 HEAD OF FINANCIAL OPERATIONS, THE SENIOR DIRECTOR OF TALENT DEVELOPMENT, 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 EACH YEAR, ALL EMPLOYEES ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE TO THE ASSOCIATION'S CONFLICTS OF INTEREST FOR MLA EMPLOYEES POLICY, WHICH IS PART OF THE MLA STAFF MANUAL AND REQUIRES THE IMMEDIATE DISCLOSURE TO ONE'S SUPERVISOR OF ANY SITUATION WHICH IS OR COULD BE PERCEIVED TO BE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. THE MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL AND THE TRUSTEES 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 REVIEWS COMPARATIVE DATA TO EVALUATE REQUESTS FROM SUPERVISORS FOR SALARY INCREASES FOR INDIVIDUAL STAFF MEMBERS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE MLA CONSTITUTION, BY-LAWS, AND CONFLICTS-OF-INTEREST POLICIES, ARE AVAILABLE AT THE MLA WEB SITE AND ON REQUEST. THE MLA'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.