The Chronicle of Higher Education

Ph.D. Programs Should Change but Not Shrink, MLA Says

Humanities doctoral programs are under intense scrutiny. Policy makers, scholars, and the public have questioned whether universities should be producing so many Ph.D.’s in those fields, especially ...
Inside Higher Ed

MLA Urges Doctoral Programs in English to Require 'Advanced Competence' in Another Language

The Modern Language Association's Executive Council has issued a statement calling on doctoral programs in English to required "advanced competence" in at least one language beyond English, and to ...
Pratt Institute

Pratt Institute’s School of Architecture to Launch New Graduate Program in Landscape Architecture

Pratt Institute’s School of Architecture will launch a new Master’s in Landscape Architecture (MLA) program in fall 2022. The program will enable students to integrate multiple fields of knowledge in ...
Inside Higher Ed

Lost Generation(s): Thoughts on MLA’s Reforming Ph.D. Programs

My thoughts on the MLA President's statements on Reforming Doctoral Programs. I fear for lost generations of PhDs left behind. On November 17, 2011, the MLA President, Russell Berman, published a ...