Registration & Eligibility
You must be an MLA member to participate. Are you an MLA member?
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How would you like to participate in the upcoming MLA Speed Mentoring event?
I am a
graduate student
and would like to participate as a
mentee
.
I am a
faculty member
and would like to volunteer as a
mentor
.
Personal Information
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Apply to Be a Mentee
How many years have you been in graduate school?
1–2 years
3–4 years
5–6 years
7–8 years
9–10 years
More than 10 years
Are you ABD?
Yes
No
In what professional areas would you like to receive mentoring support? Choose up to three.
Academic job talks and interviews
Applying for academic jobs
Applying for grants and fellowships
Conference presentations and public speaking
Getting published: articles and peer review
Getting published: securing book contracts
Networking and forging collaborations
Planning and writing the dissertation
Preparing and applying for nonfaculty jobs
Teaching and pedagogy
Please indicate your research or teaching areas of interest. Choose up to three.
African languages and literatures
American literature
Arabic language and literature
Art, architecture, and art history
British literature
Chinese languages and literatures
Comparative literature
Digital humanities
French language and literature
German language and literature
Hebrew language and literature
History and literature
Italian language and literature
Japanese language and literature
Korean language and literature
Language studies and linguistics
Latin American languages and literatures
Media, film, and sound studies
Philosophy and ethics
Religion and literature
Rhetoric, composition, and writing studies
Science and literature
Sexuality studies
Slavic languages and literatures
Spanish language and literatures
Theory and method
Translation studies
Women’s and gender studies
Do you have other research interests not mentioned above? If so, please feel free to elaborate below.
Volunteer as a Mentor
Which of the following best describes your current professional status?
Assistant professor or researcher
Associate or full professor
Emeritus professor or researcher
Academic administrator
Nonuniversity professional
Other
Please indicate your tenure status.
Full-time, tenured
Full-time, tenure-track
Full-time, contract or at-will employee
Part-time, contract or at-will employee
Self-employed or freelance
Other
In what professional areas are you willing to provide mentoring support? Choose up to three.
Academic job talks and interviews
Applying for academic jobs
Applying for grants and fellowships
Conference presentations and public speaking
Getting published: articles and peer review
Getting published: securing book contracts
Networking and forging collaborations
Planning and writing the dissertation
Preparing and applying for nonfaculty jobs
Teaching and pedagogy
Please indicate your areas of research or teaching expertise. Choose up to three.
African languages and literatures
American literature
Arabic language and literature
Art, architecture, and art history
British literature
Chinese languages and literatures
Comparative literature
Digital humanities
French language and literature
German language and literature
Hebrew language and literature
History and literature
Italian language and literature
Japanese language and literature
Korean language and literature
Language studies and linguistics
Latin American languages and literatures
Media, film, and sound studies
Philosophy and ethics
Religion and literature
Rhetoric, composition, and writing studies
Science and literature
Sexuality studies
Slavic languages and literatures
Spanish language and literatures
Theory and method
Translation studies
Women’s and gender studies
Do you have other areas of relevant expertise not mentioned above? If so, please feel free to elaborate below.
This event is only for MLA members.
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