Paula Krebs and the Case for the Humanities

Paula Krebs, the Executive Director of the Modern Language Association, has been advocating for the humanities during this critical moment as forces seek to ban books, diminish support for humanities, and news reports speak on the death of English. Below, I'm charting some statements from Krebs as well as announcements about humanities talks she's given. 

This roundup of links might complement my entry On the English major, death of humanities.

Entries

2023

• April 24: Announcement about conversation with Paula Krebs - Rhode Island College 

• April 1: The crisis in arts and humanities: Rhetoric or reality? - Nathan M. Greenfield - University World News

• March 22: MLA Awarded $1.5 Million Mellon Grant - News, MLA Commons 

• March 17: The Humanities at Work - Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, Univ. of Georgia 

• March 16: Paula Krebs, the Executive Director of the MLA, on Humanities Success Stories - MLA

• March 7: Lunch Meeting with the Paula Krebs - Grad Futures, Princeton 

• January: The Vital Humanities - Paula Krebs - Issues in Science and Technology

2021:

• April 30: Accelerating Humanities Professional Development - Grad Futures, Princeton 

2020:

• February 6: Executive Directors of Nation’s Largest Humanities Associations Visit CAS - Vanderbilt 

• January 20: Humanities for the Next Generation: Convo with Grossman (AHA) and Krebs (MLA) - Vanderbilt Univ.

2018

• January 3: Making the Case for the Humanities -- The Brian Lehrer Show -- WNYC 

Related:

• On the English major, death of humanities