Report of the MLA Task Force on Ethical Conduct in Graduate Education
The report of the MLA Task Force on Ethical Conduct in Graduate Education calls on administrators, departments, and faculty members to embrace “student-centered graduate education informed by an ethics of care.” To confront long-standing issues in graduate education—such as precarity, bias and favoritism, harassment, mental health, faculty members’ lack of responsiveness, and workplace exploitation—the report makes nine recommendations, including collaborative advising, the categorical rejection of harassment and discrimination, the creation of an equitable workplace that supports progress through a program, greater mental health support, and more professionalization opportunities oriented toward diverse careers.
View the 2014 Report of the Task Force on Doctoral Study in Modern Language and Literature.