Category Archives: MAA

Giving Tuesday: Medieval Academy of America Annual Fund

Posted on December 1, 2020 by Chris

Medieval Academy of America 2020 Annual Fund Dear colleagues, We have all faced difficult challenges in 2020. Many of us are dealing with health issues, financial precarity, a shallow job market, or loss of travel and research funds. The move … Continue reading →

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Continuing Blog Post Series: Medievalists Beyond the Tenure Track

Posted on October 13, 2020 by Chris

Danielle Griego received her PhD in History from the University of Missouri-Columbia in 2018. She is currently an Independent Scholar, editing her manuscript and working on an essay in a forthcoming edited volume on medieval childhood. Her work focuses on … Continue reading →

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Continuing Blog Post Series: Medievalists Beyond the Tenure Track

Posted on September 1, 2020 by Chris

How many ways are there to be a medievalist? How do medievalists choose different career paths? Have changes in graduate programs and graduate advising expanded PhD students’ choices and created an awareness of professional opportunities beyond the tenure track? Following … Continue reading →

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MAA Council update

Posted on July 16, 2020 by Chris

To the Members of the Medieval Academy of America, I am writing to inform you that third-year Councilor Kathryn A. Smith has stepped down from the Council for personal reasons. In accordance with our bylaws (paragraphs 7 and 11), the … Continue reading →

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2019 Annual Fund

Posted on December 20, 2019 by Chris

Medieval Academy of America 2019 Annual Fund The landscape of Medieval Studies is more dynamic than ever, rich with the voices of scholars of all identities, disciplines, and areas of specialty. And though the field of Medieval Studies has faced … Continue reading →

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2020 MAA Election: Voting is Open!

Posted on October 16, 2019 by Chris

To the Members of the Medieval Academy: Voting in the annual MAA governance election is now open. This one of the most important means that members have to impact both the MAA and the future of medieval studies in North … Continue reading →

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Renew Your MAA Membership for 2020!

Posted on October 1, 2019 by Chris

Dear colleague, It is time to renew your membership in the Medieval Academy of America for 2020. You must be a member in good standing to apply for grants and fellowships given out by the Academy, to speak at the … Continue reading →

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Blog Post Series: Medievalists Beyond the Tenure Track

Posted on September 11, 2019 by Chris

The following post by Russell Stone, Assistant Vice Provost for Assessment and Accreditation at the University of Nevada, Reno, is the first of a series profiling a community of colleagues who are using their medievalist skills and training in a … Continue reading →

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Important Changes to MAA Election Procedures and Governance

Posted on April 9, 2019 by Chris

To the Members of the Medieval Academy of America: I am very pleased to announce the following important changes to the Medieval Academy of America By-Laws, as recommended by the Centennial Committee and recently approved by the Council: Article 23. … Continue reading →

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An Open Letter from the Medieval Academy of America to the College Board

Posted on June 25, 2018 by Chris

Trevor Packer Senior Vice President, AP and Instruction The College Board 250 Vesey Street New York, NY 10281 TPacker@collegeboard.org Dear Mr. Packer, The Medieval Academy of America (MAA) and especially its K-12 Committee urges the College Board to reconsider its … Continue reading →

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