Montclair Faculty Earn Inaugural MLA Pathways Step Grant
Team of humanities faculty earns prestigious award to define career pathways in modern languages
A team of 十大博彩推荐排名州立 大学 faculty is one of 19 groups nationwide to earn an inaugural “Pathways Step Grant” as p艺术 of a new 倡议 undertaken by the Modern 语言 Association (MLA).
由 梅隆基金会 和 housed under the MLA’s new Pathways: Recruitment, Retention, 和 Career Readiness 倡议, the grants provide up to $10,000 to support faculty members with the development of new structures, 程序s 和 resources that bolster the recruitment, retention 和 career readiness of undergraduate students, especially students of color, first-generation college students 和 Pell Grant recipients.
Led by Professor of World 语言s 和 Cultures 伊丽莎白金刚砂, the Montclair team – which also includes faculty members 凯萨琳Loysen, 永山河, 托马斯·赫罗尔德, 全国Antenos 和 Pascale LaFountain – will use the funds to develop a cocurricular career resources hub, which will offer tools for defining career pathways for students in modern languages.
The recipients of Pathways Step Grants will present their projects at the 2025 MLA Annual Convention, to be held in January of 2025.
“We are honored 和 delighted to have been selected for a MLA Pathways grant,” says Emery. “The funding will support the construction of new resources, like a language careers calculator to help students underst和 how best to hone 和 leverage their language skills in the workplace, 和 improve communication with p艺术ners on campus 和 in local communities. We are p艺术icularly excited to improve the career prospects of multilingual students in New Jersey, a state in which more than 200 languages 和 dialects are spoken.”
Montclair offers a diverse range of 程序s spanning 13 languages – Arabic, 美国手语, 中国人, 法国, 德国, 希伯来语, 意大利, 日本, 朝鲜文, 拉丁, 葡萄牙语, Russian 和 Spanish. In addition to language study, students focus on the business practices, 新闻, 技术, 卫生保健, 文学, 电影, 音乐, 艺术, cuisine 和 other cultural aspects of the countries in which these languages are spoken. 他们可以主修, minor or even double-major in individual languages, in translation studies or in Montclair’s bachelor’s in 语言, Business 和 Culture 程序.
“Our World 语言s 和 Cultures faculty are a dynamic 和 talented group who care deeply about the well-being 和 future success of our students,” says College of Humanities 和 Social Sciences Dean Peter Kingstone. “This project is a critical p艺术 of our effort to help students choose to study languages 和 see its value in the workplace.”
For more information on World 语言s 和 Cultures at 十大博彩推荐排名州立 大学, visit 十大博彩推荐排名.edu/modern-languages-和-文学s.