Category Archives: MAA Newsletter

The deadline for Nomination by Petition has passed, and the slate of candidates for election to office in 2015 is set. The list of candidates with their photos and brief biographies is online on the MAA website at: https://medievalacademy.site-ym.com/general/custom.asp?page=2015Ballot Electronic … Continue reading →

The end of the year is now quickly approaching, and we encourage you to renew your membership in the Medieval Academy for 2015 as soon as possible. If you have not already paid your 2015 membership dues, please do so … Continue reading →

Deadlines are approaching for several Medieval Academy awards: Graduate students: MAA/GSC Grant (Deadline 15 February) Independent Scholars/Unaffiliated Faculty: Travel Grants (Deadline 1 November 2014 for meetings to be held between 1 March and 31 August 2015) Post-doctorate and/or Pre-tenure Scholars: … Continue reading →

We invite members to submit nominations for the prizes offered by the Academy and its Committee on Centers and Regional Associations (CARA) for excellence in teaching and superior commitment to medieval studies through service: The CARA Award for Excellence in … Continue reading →

Everyone knows that the Medieval Academy, under the direction of editor Sarah Spence, is responsible for bringing out Speculum four times a year. Many members may not realize that the Academy also has a long history of monograph publication, with … Continue reading →

We are pleased to announce the names of the MAA members who have generously agreed to stand for election to office in 2015: President: Barbara Newman (English, Religious Studies, & Classics, Northwestern Univ.) 1st Vice-President: Carmela Vircillo Franklin (Classics, Columbia … Continue reading →

The end of the year is now quickly approaching, and we encourage you to renew your membership in the Medieval Academy for 2015 as soon as possible. If you have not already paid your 2015 membership dues, please do so … Continue reading →

The Medieval Academy of America is delighted to announce an impressive collection of awards garnered by our members during the past fellowship season. ACLS Collaborative Research Fellowships: George Edmondson (Dartmouth College): A Politics of Melancholia Lisi Oliver (Louisiana State University) … Continue reading →

You should have received Speculum 89:3 by now (July 2014). Please let us know if your issue has not arrived! As always, you can find Speculum online by logging into your account on the Medieval Academy’s website and following the … Continue reading →

Speculum editor Sarah Spence submitted this report following her attendance at the annual meeting of CARMEN: On September 12-13, just a week before the independence vote in Scotland, this year’s meeting of CARMEN: the Worldwide Medieval Network, took place at … Continue reading →