Category Archives: MAA Newsletter

The end of the year is fast approaching, and it is time to renew your membership in the Medieval Academy of America. You must be a member in good standing to apply for grants and fellowships given out by the … Continue reading →

To the Members of the Medieval Academy, Voting in the Medieval Academy governance election is one of the most important means that members have to impact both the Academy and the future of medieval studies in North America. I am very … 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  info@themedievalacademy.org if you have forgotten either), … Continue reading →

Applications are now being accepted for the inaugural Belle Da Costa Greene Award supporting research by medievalists of color. The Belle Da Costa Greene Award of $2,000 will be granted annually to a medievalist of color for research and travel. The award … Continue reading →

The Medieval Academy of America invites submissions for the following prizes to be awarded at the 2019 MAA Annual Meeting (University of Pennsylvania, 7-9 March). Submission instructions vary, but all dossiers must complete by 15 October 2018. Haskins Medal  Awarded … Continue reading →

The Medieval Academy of America invites applications for the following grants. Please note that applicants must be members in good standing in order to be eligible for Medieval Academy awards. Schallek Fellowship  The Schallek Fellowship provides a one-year grant of … 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 →

To all Members of the Medieval Academy of America: Members are hereby invited to submit nominations for the election of Fellows and Corresponding Fellows of the Medieval Academy of America for 2019. The title of Fellow was created in 1926 … Continue reading →

Katie Bugyis has been selected to be a Joy Foundation Fellow at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University for 2018-19. The Fellowship will support research for her current book project, Liturgy Matters: Benedictine Women’s Communities in Medieval … Continue reading →

August 23 was the 533rd anniversary of the death of King Richard III, a fact that was blogged and Tweeted that day by a medievalist website with the confident conclusion, “The death of Richard III is considered the end of … Continue reading →