Category Archives: MAA Newsletter

Dear fellow medievalists, In times of crisis we must all work together, and this is especially true in a time of multiple crises. This is why we are asking you to renew your membership in the Medieval Academy of America for 2021. … Continue reading →

To the Members of the Medieval Academy of America: After taking into account the projections of how the pandemic is likely to play out in the coming months, the 2021 MAA Annual Meeting Program Committee, in consultation with the Executive … Continue reading →

Kindrick-CARA Award for Outstanding Service to Medieval Studies The Robert L. Kindrick-CARA Award for Outstanding Service to Medieval Studies recognizes Medieval Academy members who have provided leadership in developing, organizing, promoting, and sponsoring medieval studies through the extensive administrative work … Continue reading →

Deadline: 31 December 2020: Inclusivity and Diversity Research Grant. This research grant of up to $3,000 will be awarded annually to a scholar who seeks to pursue innovative research that will broaden the scope of medieval studies. Applications for the … Continue reading →

Dear Colleagues, During the COVID-19 shutdown, the Medieval Academy of America staff, governance, and volunteers have been hard at work. We have kept the business of the Academy moving forward. We have supplemented our regular programming with online webinars, all … Continue reading →

The latest issue of Speculum is now available on the University of Chicago Press Journals website. To access your members-only journal subscription, log in to the MAA website using your username and password associated with your membership (contact us at … Continue reading →

We are very pleased to announce the awardees of the MAA/GSC New Horizons Grants, supporting graduate student research projects that uniquely engage with the current research environment created by the COVID-19 pandemic: Carly B. Boxer (University of Chicago) will use … Continue reading →

Kindrick-CARA Award for Outstanding Service to Medieval Studies The Robert L. Kindrick-CARA Award for Outstanding Service to Medieval Studies recognizes Medieval Academy members who have provided leadership in developing, organizing, promoting, and sponsoring medieval studies through the extensive administrative work … Continue reading →

The Medieval Academy of America invites submissions for the following prizes to be awarded at the 2021 MAA Annual Meeting (Indiana University, Bloomington, 15-18 April). Submission instructions vary, but all dossiers must complete by 15 October 2020. PLEASE NOTE: because … Continue reading →

Dear fellow medievalists, Six months into the pandemic – from which other countries seem to be slowly emerging — nerves are getting frayed in the United States. Professors who normally, around the middle of August, have their syllabuses ready; students … Continue reading →