Glory be. The Modern Language Association seems to be having misgivings about its often flagrant political radicalism.

According to Inside Higher Ed – and in votes that incensed the MLA’s Radical Caucus – the association’s Delegate Assembly acknowledged tensions over the Middle East on campuses but did not single out pro-Israel groups for criticism; it also took no clear stand against the firing of University of Colorado’s Ward Churchill.

Anthony Paletta comments further at Minding the Campus.

IHE calls the MLA’s five-hour meeting on this “surreal.” Sounds like progess to me.