The YAWP: Villanova's Graduate English Program Blog

A report on the 2010-11 MLA Job Information List (JIL) is now available on the MLA Web site. The report shows trends in the number of jobs announced in the JIL over the past thirty-six years (1975-76 to 2010-11) and provides an analysis of the characteristics of ads that departments have placed in the JIL's digital databases each year since 2000-01.The number of jobs advertised in 2010–11 rose by 90 (8.2%) in the English edition and by 73 (7.1%) in the foreign language edition since 2009–10. In 2010–11 the JIL’s English edition announced 1,190 positions, compared with 1,100 in 2009–10; the foreign language edition announced 1,095 positions, compared with 1,022 in 2009–10. The number of jobs advertised in 2010–11 remains a third below the 2007–08 peak, when the English edition announced 1,826 jobs and the foreign language edition announced 1,680 jobs. For the full report, go to:  http://www.mla.org/

Congratulations to Dr. Shohet, Associate Professor of English, for being appointed the first holder of the Luckow Family Endowed Chair in English! The Chair supports a nationally recognized scholar and highly-regarded teacher who enhances the scholarly reputation of the department, college and university, while also advancing the education of Villanova literature students. As Chair holder, Dr. Shohet hopes to draw international perspectives together, especially expanding English majors’ and graduate students’ opportunities to consider international dimensions of their studies. Dr. Shohet also plans to explore interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary opportunities within the department. Click here  to read the full article.