Category Archives: MAA Newsletter

Birgit Baldwin Fellowship (Deadline 15 November 2015) 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 significant dissertation for the Ph.D. on any subject … Continue reading →

The October issue Speculum is on its way to your mailbox and, in addition to several dozen book reviews, includes the following articles: Sebastian Sobecki, “Ecce patet tensus: The Trentham Manuscript, In Praise of Peace, and John Gower’s Autograph Hand” … Continue reading →

The 91st Annual Meeting of the Medieval Academy of America will take place on February 25-27 in Boston. The program will feature three plenary speakers: Barbara Newman (President of the Medieval Academy of America, John Evans Professor of Latin and … Continue reading →

The Medieval Academy of America invites proposals for panels at the 2017 meeting of the American Historical Association in Denver, Colorado, January 5-8, 2017. The theme of the 2017 Meeting is “Historical Scale: Linking Levels of Experience.” Each year the … Continue reading →

Deadline: 15 December 2015 The Medieval Academy of America is currently accepting self-nominations for vacancies opening up on the Graduate Student Committee (GSC) for the 2016-2018 term. The GSC comprises five members appointed for a two- year term on a … Continue reading →

From the ED: The populist obsession with the Middle Ages seems to demand that professional medievalists engage in discussions of Medieval Studies in the public sphere, be it through monographs and articles (in print or online), media interviews, online forums, … Continue reading →

We are pleased to announce the slate of candidates for the 2016 Medieval Academy election: President: Carmela Vircillo Franklin (Classics, Columbia Univ.) 1st Vice-President: Margot E. Fassler (Music History and Liturgy, Univ. of Notre Dame) 2nd Vice-President: David Wallace (English … Continue reading →

Fellows and Corresponding Fellows of the Medieval Academy are scholars who have made notable contributions to the field of medieval studies. Elections are held each year and new Fellows and Corresponding Fellows are inducted during the Annual Meeting. Members are … Continue reading →

The Medieval Academy of America has long provided a variety of benefits of membership, including numerous fellowships, prizes and grants for travel, research and publications. Please see the list below for prizes and fellowships with looming deadlines, then follow the … Continue reading →

Please note that as of August 2015 the submission instructions for these prizes have changed. Please see the appropriate webpage for details. Haskins Medal The Haskins Medal is awarded annually by the Medieval Academy of America for a distinguished book … Continue reading →