Category Archives: MAA Newsletter

Dear Colleagues, During the COVID-19 shutdown, the Medieval Academy of America staff, governance, and volunteers have been hard at work. We have kept the business of the Academy moving forward. We have supplemented our regular programming with online webinars, all … Continue reading →

The latest issue of Speculum is now available on the University of Chicago Press Journals website. To access your members-only journal subscription, log in to the MAA website using your username and password associated with your membership (contact us at … Continue reading →

We are very pleased to announce the awardees of the MAA/GSC New Horizons Grants, supporting graduate student research projects that uniquely engage with the current research environment created by the COVID-19 pandemic: Carly B. Boxer (University of Chicago) will use … Continue reading →

Kindrick-CARA Award for Outstanding Service to Medieval Studies The Robert L. Kindrick-CARA Award for Outstanding Service to Medieval Studies recognizes Medieval Academy members who have provided leadership in developing, organizing, promoting, and sponsoring medieval studies through the extensive administrative work … Continue reading →

The Medieval Academy of America invites submissions for the following prizes to be awarded at the 2021 MAA Annual Meeting (Indiana University, Bloomington, 15-18 April). Submission instructions vary, but all dossiers must complete by 15 October 2020. PLEASE NOTE: because … Continue reading →

Dear fellow medievalists, Six months into the pandemic – from which other countries seem to be slowly emerging — nerves are getting frayed in the United States. Professors who normally, around the middle of August, have their syllabuses ready; students … Continue reading →

The Medieval Academy of America is committed to being an organization where BIPOC scholars feel welcome, respected, heard, and safe. This commitment requires us to look both inward – at our governance, policies, and committees – and outward – at … Continue reading →

Race, Racism, and our Institutions and Disciplines September 18, 3-5 PM EDT Medieval Freelancing 101 Session 1: Para-academic Work, September 8, 1-2:30 PM EDT Session 2: Working Beyond Academia, September 22, 1-2:30 PM EDT Race, Racism, and our Institutions and … Continue reading →

The Medieval Academy of America invites applications for the following grants. Please note that applicants must be members in good standing as of September 15 in order to be eligible for Medieval Academy awards. Schallek Fellowship The Schallek Fellowship provides … Continue reading →

The Medieval Academy of America invites submissions for the following prizes to be awarded at the 2021 MAA Annual Meeting (University of Indiana at Bloomington, 15-18 April). Submission instructions vary, but all dossiers must complete by 15 October 2020. PLEASE … Continue reading →