R EC E N T M L A S E M I N A RS MLA M A S T E R O F L I B E R A L A R T S The path to an MLA degree begins with a sequence of foundation courses, continues with seven MLA seminars, and culminates in a master’s thesis. Along the way students will: • cultivate their ability to find connections among different areas of human thought; • develop the intellectual methodology they need to engage in contemporary debates; • acquire the tools to conduct original research, write, and present their findings; • and, most of all, develop the skills and appetite to pursue a life of ideas. M L A P R O G R A M S T A F F Linda Paulson Associate Dean & Director Michelle Bennett Associate Director Peter Kline Writing Program Coordinator Madeline Elles-Hill Marketing & Program Coordinator “As an engineer, I was looking for an opportunity to take an exhilarating intellectual journey in the humanities and social sciences—the MLA program gave me that.” Siddhartha Shome M L A . S T A N F O R D. E D U L E A R N M O R E Join us at our next information session: Thursday, August 17, 2023 at 6:00 pm (Additional sessions to be held in October) RSVP at mla.stanford.edu or 650-725-0061. A P P L Y Stanford MLA applications are accepted September through January. If you have been out of school for a while, we encourage you to take a few Stanford Continuing Studies courses prior to applying. For recommended courses, please visit mla.stanford.edu. mla.stanford.edu [email protected] 650-725-0061 Science and Law in History j e SSiC a r i Sk i n Professor of History, Stanford Mapping Poverty, Colonialism, and Nation Building in Latin America a l be rto di a z- C ay e roS Senior Fellow, Center on Democracy, Development and Rule of Law and Director, Center for Latin American Studies, Stanford The Fourth R: Religion, Education, and Schooling in America a r i k e l m a n Associate Professor of Education, and, by courtesy, of Religious Studies Social and Environmental Sustainability: The Costa Rican Case W i ll i a m du r h a m Bing Professor in Human Biology, Stanford Coffee, Sugar, and Chocolate: Commodities and Consumption in World History, 1200–1800 pau l a f i n dl e n Ubaldo Pierotti Professor of Italian History and Director of the Patrick Suppes Center for History and Philosophy of Science, Stanford Dante and the Romantics de n iSe giga n t e Professor of English, Stanford 93