Category Archives: MAA Newsletter

Last week, I had the great pleasure of attending the Annual Meeting of the American Council of Learned Societies. Many of you may know ACLS as a grant-making organization, but for me, it is a critical resource of information and … Continue reading →

Every month, we’ll be spotlighting two MAA Centennial Grant Projects. These twenty-one projects span the continent and reflect some of the best that Medieval Studies has to offer. We are so pleased to be able to support these symposia, performances, … Continue reading →

2026 Medieval Academy of America Annual Meeting: Consortiums and Confluences Call for Papers The 101st annual Meeting of the Medieval Academy of America will take place on March 19–21, 2026 on the campuses of the University of Massachusetts Amherst and Amherst … Continue reading →

As ever, the Medieval Academy will have a strong presence at the International Congress on Medieval Studies at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo. We hope you will join us for these sessions and special events: 1) The Friday morning plenary, sponsored … Continue reading →

If you’re going to be at the Leeds International Medieval Congress this year, please join us on Tuesday, 8 July, 19.00-20.00 (Session 901) for the annual Medieval Academy Lecture, to be delivered by Xiaofei Tian (Department of East Asian Languages & … Continue reading →

What Makes Great Medieval Associations? CARA on Zoom, Tuesday May 13th, 1pm-2pm EST The MAA’s Committee on Centers and Regional Associations invites you to join us for a panel discussion by leaders of groups across the US and Canada on … Continue reading →

As part of the celebrations for the MAA’s Centennial Year, the Digital Humanities and Multimedia Studies Committee and the Graduate Student Committee have partnered to organize a year-long series of webinars showcasing exciting DH projects. These will ordinarily take place … Continue reading →

I am very pleased to announce the new MAA committee members, recently appointed by the Council in accordance with our policies and procedures: Conferences: American Historical Association Program Committee: Peter Sposato (Indiana Univ. Kokomo) Kalamazoo Program Committee: Tory Schendel-Vyvoda (Evansville African American Museum) … Continue reading →

Don’t forget to renew your MAA Membership for 2025! You must renew by June 30 to avoid an interruption of benefits. Your MAA membership provides you with numerous exclusive benefits, including: • A subscription to Speculum – the premier journal … Continue reading →

2025 Guggenheim Fellowships have been awarded to several MAA members: Thomas Burman (Univ. of Notre Dame), Cecilia Gaposchkin (Dartmouth College), Katherine Jansen (Catholic Univ. of America, and Editor of Speculum). John Mulhall (Purdue Univ.) has been awarded the 2025-2026 Paul Mellon … Continue reading →