The following policies were recommended by the Delegate Assembly in December 1999 and approved by the MLA Executive Council in February 2000.
It is MLA policy that:
Departments that require that job applicants send their application materials by express courier reimburse those applicants for the cost of such shipment; and
Departments that require multiple copies of writing samples and other application materials from job applicants reimburse applicants for the cost of duplicating their writing samples and other materials; and
Departments that require books will return them to the applicant; and
Departments that invite job applicants for on-campus interviews reimburse those applicants who accept such invitations for the costs of travel and accommodations incurred when visiting the campus for interviews.