The Report of the MLA Task Force on
Evaluating Scholarship for Tenure and Promotion:
One Year On
David E. Laurence
Director of Research and ADE
Modern Language Association
David Nicholls
Director of Book Publications
Modern Language Association
In December 2006, the Modern Language Association (MLA) released the report of its Task Force on Evaluating Scholarship for Tenure and Promotion. The Task Force reported the results of a spring 2005 online survey of 1,339 departments in 734 institutions across the United States covering a range of doctorate, master’s, and baccalaureate institutions. On the basis of the survey, a review of relevant reports, studies, and documents, and extensive consultation with academic administrators, MLA members, and publishers, the committee set forth 20 recommendations. In this session, a presentation of the response the report has received from a variety of scholarly and professional organizations will be discussed, and input will be solicited on how the report does or does not address the particular concerns of session attendees. Meeting attendees are encouraged to review the report (including an executive summary) on the MLA Web site prior to the session.
http://www.mla.org/tenure_promotion
