Category Archives: MAA Newsletter

Greetings from the Editor’s desk at Speculum: A Journal of Medieval Studies. I write this column fresh from the Medieval Academy of America’s largest ever annual meeting at Harvard, in celebration of the centennial anniversary, where hundreds of medievalists from around … Continue reading →

What a joy it was to see so many of you at Harvard a few weeks ago for the 100th Annual Meeting of the Medieval Academy of America! With more than 850 attendees, this was our largest and most expansive … Continue reading →

We are thrilled to officially launch our online MAA Archive! As part of our Centennial celebrations, and in preparation for our move to smaller office space this coming summer, former Special Projects Assistant Diana Myers has scanned and catalogued our … 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 →

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 →

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 →

In celebration of our 2025 Centennial and to serve a growing need among our constituents, the MAA is offering three online intensive Summer Skills Workshops this year: Old French, Latin Paleography, and Medieval Latin. These workshops are intended to help … Continue reading →

The Medieval Academy Book Subvention Program provides two subventions of up to $2,500 each to university or other non-profit scholarly presses to support the publication of first books by Medieval Academy members. Click here for more information. The Medieval Academy Inclusivity and … Continue reading →

The 2025 Belle da Costa Greene Award is being presented to Kartik Maini. Kartik is a PhD Candidate in the Department of South Asian Languages and Civilizations at The University of Chicago. Maini’s dissertation project—On Learning to Love the World— … Continue reading →