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Through MAPS, the MLA organizes professional development events, conducts management training, provides evaluation and consultancy services, and produces a wide array of resources to help administrators lead and manage their academic programs or departments. </p><p>Managed by the office of MLA academic program services and professional development, MAPS includes benefits provided by the <a href="https://www.maps.mla.org/About-MAPS/ADE">Association of Departments of English</a> (ADE) and the <a href="https://www.maps.mla.org/About-MAPS/ALD">Association of Language Departments</a> (ALD).</p> </div> </div> </div>  </div>   <div class="sidebar col-sm-4 col-sm-pull-8 col-md-3 col-md-pull-9 "> <div class="panel panel-default"> <nav class="sidemenu"> <div class="panel-heading">  <h3 class="panel-title">In This Section</h3> </div> <div class="panel-body collapse-menu collapse in"> <ul class="menu nav nav-pills nav-stacked vertical"> <li class="location-id-2519 current"> <a href="/About-Us/About-the-MLA">About the MLA</a> <ul class="menu-vertical"> <li class="location-id-240312"> <a href="/About-Us/About-the-MLA/Annual-Report">Annual Report</a> </li> <li class="location-id-59701"> <a href="/About-Us/About-the-MLA/MLA-Archives">MLA Archives</a> </li> <li class="location-id-59727"> <a href="/About-Us/About-the-MLA/MLA-News-Digest-Archive">MLA News Digest Archive</a> </li> <li class="location-id-25454"> <a href="/About-Us/About-the-MLA/Mission-and-Strategic-Priorities">Mission and Strategic Priorities</a> </li> <li class="location-id-123"> <a href="/About-Us/About-the-MLA/Privacy-Policy">Privacy Policy</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="location-id-25674"> <a href="/About-Us/Calendar">Calendar</a> </li> <li class="location-id-122"> <a href="/About-Us/Contact">Contact</a> </li> <li class="location-id-51681"> <a href="/About-Us/Employment">Employment</a> </li> <li class="location-id-2526"> <a href="/About-Us/Governance">Governance</a> </li> <li class="location-id-30856"> <a href="/About-Us/Related-Organizations">Related Organizations</a> </li> <li class="location-id-31067"> <a href="/About-Us/Support">Support</a> </li> </ul> </div> </nav> </div> <div> </div> </div> </div>  </div> </div> <footer> <div class="container"> <div> <ul class="nav nav-pills horizontal"> <li class="location-id-2519 item-1" data-location-id=""> <a href="/About-Us/About-the-MLA"><span></span>About the MLA</a> </li> <li class="location-id-122 item-2" data-location-id=""> <a href="/About-Us/Contact"><span></span>Contact</a> </li> <li class="location-id-2661 item-3" data-location-id=""> <a href="/About-Us/Support/Donate-to-the-MLA"><span></span>Donate to the MLA</a> </li> <li class="location-id-123 break item-4" data-location-id=""> <a href="/About-Us/About-the-MLA/Privacy-Policy"><span></span>Privacy Policy</a> </li> <li class="location-id-208213 item-5" data-location-id=""> <a href="/About-Us/About-the-MLA/Terms-of-Use-for-MLA-Network"><span></span>Terms of Use for MLA Network</a> </li> </ul> </div> <div> <ul class="horizontal nav nav-social"> <li class="item-1"><a class="social-pill-facebook" href="https://www.facebook.com/modernlanguageassociation/">Facebook</a></li> <li class="item-2"><a class="social-pill-linkedin" href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/modern-language-association">LinkedIn</a></li> <li class="item-3"><a class="social-pill-twitter" href="https://twitter.com/mlanews">Twitter</a></li> </ul> </div> <p>© 2024 Modern Language Association of America</p> </div> </footer> </div> <script src="/assets/build/js/scripts.min.js"></script>  <div id="om-gxza9it4iwy92rwi-holder"></div><script>var gxza9it4iwy92rwi,gxza9it4iwy92rwi_poll=function(){var r=0;return function(n,l){clearInterval(r),r=setInterval(n,l)}}();!function(e,t,n){if(e.getElementById(n)){gxza9it4iwy92rwi_poll(function(){if(window['om_loaded']){if(!gxza9it4iwy92rwi){gxza9it4iwy92rwi=new OptinMonsterApp();return gxza9it4iwy92rwi.init({"u":"19240.343704","staging":0,"dev":0,"beta":0});}}},25);return;}var d=false,o=e.createElement(t);o.id=n,o.src="//a.optnmnstr.com/app/js/api.min.js",o.onload=o.onreadystatechange=function(){if(!d){if(!this.readyState||this.readyState==="loaded"||this.readyState==="complete"){try{d=om_loaded=true;gxza9it4iwy92rwi=new OptinMonsterApp();gxza9it4iwy92rwi.init({"u":"19240.343704","staging":0,"dev":0,"beta":0});o.onload=o.onreadystatechange=null;}catch(t){}}}};(document.getElementsByTagName("head")[0]||document.documentElement).appendChild(o)}(document,"script","omapi-script");</script> <script> jQuery(document).ready(function($){ $(document).on('OptinMonsterBeforeShow', function(event, data, object){ if(window.location.href == "https://www.mla.org/"){ $('#om-gxza9it4iwy92rwi').remove(); 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