A collection of news stories about the Modern Language Association's annual meeting in Seattle and American Historical Association's annual meeting in Chicago.

New Report Shows More Jobs for History PhD Holders

The Fight for Public Higher Education A Twitter round-up of this panel on 'taking back higher education'

Writing History in a Digital Age - Ideas Market - WSJ

Government Secrecy Is Discussed at the American Historical Association’s Annual Meeting - NYTimes.com

MLA Sessions Give Job Seekers Practical Advice and Hope - Faculty - The Chronicle of Higher Education

Amanda Krauss: My Post-Academic Year

MLA considers radical changes in the dissertation | Inside Higher Ed

Anguish Trumps Activism at the MLA - Labor & Work-Life Issues - The Chronicle of Higher Education

Highlights from the 2012 Annual Meeting of the American Historical Association in Chicago | History News Network

Highlights from the 2012 Annual Meeting of the American Historical Association in Chicago | History News Network

Times Higher Education - Inside Higher Ed: Kill peer review or reform it?

Four Tips for a Non-Teaching Academic Job Search - ProfHacker - The Chronicle of Higher Education

OK, Let's Teach Graduate Students Differently. But How? - Do Your Job Better - The Chronicle of Higher Education

Historians Reflect on Forces Reshaping Their Profession - Research - The Chronicle of Higher Education

Pannapacker at MLA: Alt-Ac Is the Future of the Academy - Brainstorm - The Chronicle of Higher Education

MLA rejects proposal to urge members to talk in class about budget cuts | Inside Higher Ed

A new Occupy movement focuses on the MLA | Inside Higher Ed

MLA suggests questions departments should ask about adjuncts | Inside Higher Ed

Historians ponder state of the job market | Inside Higher Ed

Essay on new approach to defend the value of the humanities | Inside Higher Ed