Category Archives: MAA Newsletter

The Medieval Academy of America has long provided a variety of benefits of membership, including numerous fellowships, prizes and grants for travel, research and publications. Please see the list below with their deadlines, then follow the links for complete descriptions … Continue reading →

The 2012 Phyllis Goodhart Gordan Book Prize of the Renaissance Society of America was awarded to MAA member Elizabeth Eva Leach for Guillaume de Machaut: Secretary, Poet, Musician (Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 2011).

During the summer the MAA conducted a survey of members for suggestions of out-of-print books that might be added to the Medieval Academy Reprints For Teaching series. MART now includes more than forty books essential for teaching the medieval period. … Continue reading →

Dear MAA Member: We’re very happy to inform you that the Medieval Academy has launched its new website: http://www.medievalacademy.org. As you can see, the URL remains the same but the website has some major changes and improvements. The first of … Continue reading →

Maryanne Kowaleski Medieval Studies and Digital Humanities Dear MAA members, During my presidential year, which began in April at the annual meeting, the Academy has set a variety of priorities and new initiatives. I would like to take this opportunity … Continue reading →

The MAA’s new AMS (Association Management System) and its associated website has completed in-house testing. It is now being tested by members of the MAA Council before being released in early September for the entire membership. The new website not … Continue reading →

We are very pleased to announce that the fund established in honor of Jacqueline Brown’s many years of distinguished service to the Medieval Academy, through the generous contributions of President Emerita Caroline Bynum and many other members and friends, has … Continue reading →

Dr. Alan Stahl (Curator of Numismatics, Princeton University) presented the annual Medieval Academy of America Lecture at Leeds, speaking on “The Mediterranean Melting Pot: Crosscurrents in Medieval Coinage.” An animated question-and-answer period reflected the lively interest of the audience. A … Continue reading →

The 2012 Annual Meeting of the Medieval Academy’s Committee on Centers and Regional Associations (CARA) will be hosted by the University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, on 5-6 October. Registration is open at: https://ocs.usask.ca/conf/index.php/cara/cara2012 You will also find information there on the … Continue reading →

We encourage nominations to the Fellows and Corresponding Fellows of the Medieval Academy. Nominations for the 2013 elections must be received by 15 October 2012. The 2013 election operates under new and revised by-laws and procedures. Under the established rules, … Continue reading →