Category Archives: MAA Newsletter

Dear Academy Members, There is a lot of good work going on in our community, and graduate students are doing a lot of it. The Academy’s Graduate Student Committee, moreover, is leading the way in building community. A good example … Continue reading →

Dear Colleagues: The Council of the Medieval Academy of America has voted to establish an Advocacy Committee. This committee will consider and select matters on which the MAA will issue public statements and will craft those statements. The six-member Committee … Continue reading →

If you’re going to be at the Leeds International Medieval Congress this year, please join us on Tuesday, 5 July, 19.00-20.00 for the Annual Medieval Academy of America Lecture: Carol Symes (Dept. of History, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign): “Médiévistes sans … Continue reading →

Thirteen student members of the Medieval Academy have been awarded CARA Summer Scholarships to support their summer coursework, traveling to centers and programs across North America and overseas. We are thrilled to be able to support this supplemental coursework: Susan … Continue reading →

Former MAA President Thomas E. Dale (Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison) has been awarded the Chazen Distinguished Chair of Art History for 2022–2027. Several MAA members were awarded publication prizes at the 2022 International Congress on Medieval Studies: Dyan Elliott (Northwestern Univ.) … Continue reading →

Dear Academy Members, I hope Spring is bringing all of you the cheer of blossoms and of warmer days. I write hoping to encourage all of you—especially our female members—to consider submitting your work to Speculum. Before the pandemic, roughly … Continue reading →

As always, the Medieval Academy of America will have a strong presence at the International Congress on Medieval Studies, taking place online from May 9 – 14. 1) The 2022 Medieval Academy Plenary Lecture will be delivered by Geraldine Heng … Continue reading →

98th Annual Meeting of the Medieval Academy of America The Grand Hyatt, Washington, DC 23-26 February, 2023 The 98th Annual Meeting of the Medieval Academy of America will take place at the Grand Hyatt Washington in downtown Washington, DC. The … Continue reading →

If you’re going to be at the Leeds International Medieval Congress this year, please join us on Tuesday, 5 July, 19.00-20.00 for the Annual Medieval Academy of America Lecture: Carol Symes (Dept. of History, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign): “Médiévistes sans … Continue reading →

Esther Liberman Cuenca (University of Houston-Victoria) has received the Andrew W. Mellon Junior Faculty Fellowship at the Institute for Advanced Study for the 2022-23 academic year, as well as the Franklin Research Grant from the American Philosophical Society. Charlene M. … Continue reading →