Membership and Registration

Presenters and Session Chairs:

• Tenure-track Faculty at Four-year Institutions
  

Membership $79 or with convention registration $170

• Visiting Faculty
  

Membership $79 or with convention registration $170

• Graduate Student and Postdoctoral Fellows

Membership $39 or with convention registration $110

• Adjunct/Contingent/Two-year Colleges Faculty and Lecturers

Membership $59 or with registration $140

• Independent Scholar (includes Retired Faculty)

Membership $39 or with convention registration $110

• Administrator
  

Membership $119 or with convention registration $220

• Academic Staff / Librarians

Membership $39 or with convention registration $110

• High School Teacher
  

Membership $39 or with convention registration $110

• Undergraduate Student

Membership waived; convention registration $75 (to register groups of undergraduate students, please email).
 

• Administrator: $134
• Tenure-track Faculty at Four-year Institutions: $94
• Visiting Faculty: $94
• Adjunct/Contingent Faculty: $74
• Tenure-Track Faculty at Two-year Institutions: $74
• Full-time Lecturer/Instructor: $74
• Graduate Student: $54
• Local Graduate Student Auditors (within 25 miles of the convention site): Free
• Independent Scholar (includes Retired Faculty): $54
• Academic Staff: $54
• Librarian: $54
• High School Teacher: $54
  
• Postdoctoral Fellow: $54
• Undergraduate: $75

Auditor registration opens in January.

Becoming a member of NeMLA means becoming part of a community of scholars engaged in cutting-edge academic conversation. If that's not enough, here are 12 more benefits of joining the NeMLA family!

1. Awards and Fellowship Opportunities

NeMLA sponsors several awards and fellowships to promote new scholarship in modern languages, including

• An Annual Book Award
• Four Essay Awards  
• Summer Research Fellowship
• Travel Awards to our annual convention

2. Special Events

Members have the opportunity of attending our Special Events in the different areas of scholarship showcased and sponsored at NeMLA: invited speakers, fiction and poetry readings, film screenings, music, and more!

• Thursday Opening Address
• Friday Keynote
• Saturday Area Special Events (usually six or seven)
  

3. Interactive Workshops

Each year, the Board plans several interactive professionalization workshops with people in relevant fields (such as acquisitions editors of university presses, journal editors, and grant-writing officers) on issues such as

• book and article publication
• promotion and tenure
• writing grant proposals
• negotiating the job market

• The Job Clinic is sponsored by the Graduate Student Caucus, and graduate students, contingent and early-career faculty seeking employment meet one-on-one with a senior scholar to discuss CV and job application strategies.
  
• the Women's and Gender Studies Mentorship Program is run by the Women’s and Gender Studies Caucus and is an interdisciplinary mentoring program which pairs senior faculty mentors with junior faculty and doctoral students.

5. Publishing Opportunities and Free Subscriptions

Members of the association can submit essays and book reviews to NeMLA's 3 peer-reviewed journals:

• Modern Language Studies: NeMLA Essay Award winners receive automatic consideration for publication by MLS, subject to the journal’s double-blind review
  
• The Journal of Media Art Study and Theory (MAST)
• NeMLA's Italian Studies (NIS)
  

Book Award winners receive assistance from NeMLA with contacting presses about publication of their manuscripts, at the winner’s discretion.

6. Networking

With attendees from all over the world, NeMLA has a large group of long-time members who like to return again and again to the friendliest regional conference we know. Attend one of our many receptions to mingle and meet new people. Or join a caucus:

• CAITY Caucus
• Graduate Student Caucus
• Women's and Gender Studies Caucus
• The Diversity Caucus

7. Advertising Opportunities and Promotion

Promote your book!

Take advantage of MLS’s broad readership and NeMLA’s large annual convention membership to announce your new book:

• MLS offers a special advertising rate to members with books completed during the last year or about to appear
•  At NeMLA, we are proud of our members’ accomplishments, and we would like to list your book on our website
  
• If you are an author, please bring flyers promoting your recent book to the Annual Convention to display in our Exhibit Hall. Please make sure your flyer lists the time and place of your session so attendees can meet you in person!

8. Discount Hotel and Travel Rates

Individuals attending the annual convention can take advantage of the special rates we negotiate

• hotel rate at a special NeMLA rate
• special airline fare rates
• ride and share forum
• Travel Awards
  

9. Social Engagement

• The Women's and Gender Studies Caucus hosts the Women's and Gender Studies Mentorship Program breakfast for its mentors, mentees, and caucus members.
  
• We host a free Sunday Membership Brunch, which allows all members to converse and network.
  

10. NeMLA's Undergraduate Forum

Meet our aspiring young scholars and find out about their latest interests and research.

11. Become a Leader

NeMLA members may volunteer to serve on the Board of the organization and become part of the decision-making process while adding to your administrative experience. Nominations for most open positions are due August 15, with elections completed by February.

12. Explore the Northeast

NeMLA is a regional convention that attracts scholars from around the world. This convention allows members to see new cities throughout the northeastern United States, with previous conventions held in Baltimore, Boston, Montreal, and Toronto.