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Committee on Academic Freedom and Professional Rights and Responsibilities

Function: Addresses the general conditions of the professional lives of teachers and scholars, including the conditions of their employment and their rights and responsibilities; reviews concerns of MLA members but cannot investigate or intervene in individual grievances; initiates relevant projects and publications; advises on the MLA Job Information Service.

Staff liaisons: Nelly Furman and David Goldberg (cafprr@mla.org)

Michael Bérubé, 2007–10; 2009–10 (Ch.)
Miriam Cooke, 2007–10
Stacey Lee Donohue, 2008–11
June Howard, 2009–12
Reinhard Mayer, 2008–11
John Mowitt, 2009–12
Elliott Visconsi, 2009–12

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