The MLA was pleased to present Ramón Saldívar with the MLA Award for Lifetime Scholarly Achievement at the 2026 convention. A transcript of Saldívar's acceptance speech has been published by the Stanford Humanities Center. Read his remarks:
At the January 2026 Modern Language Association (MLA) Awards Ceremony, MLA President Tina Lu presented Ramón Saldívar with the MLA Award for Lifetime Scholarly Achievement.
