Category Archives: MAA Newsletter

MAA/CARA Summer Scholarships support students completing interterm coursework in paleography, languages, or manuscript studies. The 2017 MAA/CARA Summer Scholarships have been awarded to: Michelle Al-Ferzly (Univ. of Michigan),  studying Classical Arabic at the Qasid Institute (Amman, Jordan). Deanna Elizabeth Brook’s, … Continue reading →

We are pleased to announce several new initiatives approved by the Council of the Medieval Academy of America at its recent meeting in Toronto: 1) The Karen Gould Prize in Art History: The Gould Prize will be awarded annually for … Continue reading →

The 93rd Annual Meeting of the Medieval Academy of America will be held at Emory University (Atlanta, Georgia), 1 – 3 March 2018. The Program Committee invites proposals for papers on all topics and in all disciplines and periods of … Continue reading →

Like many of you, we’ve just returned from another splendid Congress in Kalamazoo. Sarah Spence and Lisa Fagin Davis very much enjoyed chatting with current and potential members at our table in the exhibit hall. We are particularly pleased to … Continue reading →

We are thrilled to announce the winners of the 2017 Dissertation Grants, Constable Awards, and Schallek Awards. Dissertation Grants:  The nine endowed and named Medieval Academy Dissertation Grants support advanced graduate students in medieval studies. Carol Anderson (The Catholic University … Continue reading →

As many of you know, in the past the Medieval Academy has published a semi-annual CARA (Committee on Centers and Regional Associations) Newsletter as an online PDF. We want to try something new this year that will increase the scope … Continue reading →

The 2017 meeting was a great success, with 468 attendees, three plenaries, fifty-one concurrent sessions, receptions in art-filled venues, and, after several days of rain and snow, two final days in the sun. The opening plenary, “The Cairo Geniza and … Continue reading →

The 93rd Annual Meeting of the Medieval Academy of America will be held at Emory University (Atlanta, Georgia), 1 – 3 March 2018. The Program Committee invites proposals for papers on all topics and in all disciplines and periods of … Continue reading →

MAA/CARA Summer Scholarships The MAA/CARA Summer Scholarships support graduate students and especially promising undergraduate students participating in summer courses in medieval languages or manuscript studies. Applicants must be members of the Medieval Academy in good standing with at least one … Continue reading →

As always, the Medieval Academy of America will have a strong presence at the 2017 International Congress on Medieval Studies  (May 11-14). 1) The Friday morning plenary, sponsored by the Academy, will be delivered by Leor Halevi (Vanderbilt Univ.). His … Continue reading →