College Language Association

The College Language Association CLA is organized exclusively for the literary educational and charitable purposes of advancement of education and eliminating prejudice and discrimination CLA promotes and cultivates the study of languages and literatures to improve higher education experiences for students and teachers at colleges and universities across the world Our annual Convention and peer-reviewed academic journal CLAJ support our commitments to literary excellence inclusivity and advocacy for the historically marginalized

We will be seeking reorganization as a 501 c 3 because our exempt purpose has been and will always be educational advancement and eliminating inequity relating to educational access Per our constitution the College Language Association an organization of college teachers of English and world languages that serves the academic scholarly and professional interests of its members and the collegiate communities they represent Its goals are as follows 1 improving the study and teaching of language and literature 2 cultivating the appreciation of language and literature 3 sharing with each other work of interest to the group and 4 encouraging scholarly research in and the teaching of Black literatures and cultures as necessary aspects of higher education Members also come together for an annual convention and the organization also publishes a journal