Category Archives: MAA Newsletter

If you haven’t already renewed your Medieval Academy membership, please do so by 31 December. You can renew online here or by printing and returning this form.

Voting in the annual MAA governance election ends at 11:59 PM on 2 January. This one of the most important means that members have to impact both the MAA and the future of medieval studies in North America. The list … Continue reading →

MAA Dissertation Grants (deadline 15 February): The nine annual Medieval Academy Dissertation Grants support advanced graduate students who are writing Ph.D. dissertations on medieval topics. The $2,000 grants help defray research expenses. Click here for more information. Schallek Awards (deadline … Continue reading →

Thomas Barton’s book, Contested Treasure: Jews and Authority in the Crown of Aragon (Penn State, 2015), has won the Jordan Schnitzer Book Award for the best book on medieval or early modern history and culture published in 2015 or 2016. … Continue reading →

To the Members of the Medieval Academy: Voting in the annual MAA governance election is now open! Please check your emails for your ballots. This is one of the most important means that members have to impact both the MAA … Continue reading →

Medieval Academy memberships run from January – December, and so it is nearly time to renew your membership. Watch your mailbox for a renewal form in the coming weeks. You can also renew online after signing into our website with … Continue reading →

The latest issue of Speculum, together with a special digital supplement, The Digital Middle Ages, 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 … Continue reading →

Birgit Baldwin Fellowship The Birgit Baldwin Fellowship provides a grant of $20,000 to support a graduate student in a North American university who is researching and writing a dissertation for the Ph.D. on any subject in French medieval history that … 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 →

To the Members of the Medieval Academy, I am pleased to announce the names of the Medieval Academy members who have generously agreed to stand for election to office in 2018: President: David J. Wallace (English and Comparative Literature, Univ. … Continue reading →