Category Archives: MAA Newsletter

On behalf of the staff, members and leadership of the Medieval Academy, I want to offer my thanks to Jacqueline Brown for her thirty-three years of service to Speculum and the Academy. Since 1981, she has edited hundreds of articles … Continue reading →

To the Members of the Medieval Academy: The Council, on the recommendation of a search committee chaired by Richard Unger, is pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Sarah Spence as the new editor of Speculum. Sarah Spence has just taken … Continue reading →

The 22 November deadline for Nomination by Petition has passed, and so the slate of candidates for election to office in 2014 is set. The list of candidates with their photos and brief biographies appears online on the MAA website … Continue reading →

The Medieval Academy has received a generous bequest from longtime member Theodore M. Norton (d. Feb. 7, 2013). For many years a professor of political science at San Jose State University, Prof. Norton had been a member of the Medieval … Continue reading →

As membership renewal season is upon us, we want to remind members to visit our website where you will find: information about the Academy’s governance, policies and procedures; a list of publications, many of which are available digitally; a link … Continue reading →

All members should have received by now the following message from the Academy with information about membership renewal for 2014: To the Members of the Medieval Academy, The end of the year is now quickly approaching, and we encourage you … Continue reading →

The Medieval Academy office will be closed on the following dates: November 28 – 29 December 23 – 27 New Year’s Day

In the days of too few university positions and an increased appreciation for quality-of-life concerns, this series aims to pass on members’ experiences as non-tenure track medievalists to students currently in graduate school or to those who are just turning … Continue reading →

Each year, the Medieval Academy maintains a list of medievalists who are visiting North America from other countries. The purpose of the list is to provide a resource for those who would like to invite foreign scholars to deliver lectures … Continue reading →

The annual meeting of the Medieval Academy’s Committee on Centers and Regional Associations took place on Friday, 4 October at the Newberry Library in Chicago. Twenty delegates representing Medieval Studies programs, centers, departments and regional associations from around North America … Continue reading →