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Deadline: 15 December 2016

The Medieval Academy of America is currently accepting self-nominations for vacancies opening up on the Graduate Student Committee (GSC) for the 2017-2019 term. The GSC comprises six members appointed for a two- year term on a rotating basis. There are three openings to be filled. Self-nominations are open to all graduate students, worldwide, who are members of the MAA and have at least two years remaining in their program of study.

The GSC represents and promotes the participation of graduate student medievalists within the MAA and the broader academic community. In addition to fostering international and interdisciplinary exchange, the GSC is dedicated to providing guidance on research, teaching, publishing, professionalization, funding, and employment, as well as offering a forum for the expression of the concerns and interests of our colleagues. Our responsibilities, thus, include organizing pre-professionalizing panels and social events annually at ICMS Kalamazoo, the MAA Annual Meeting, IMC Leeds, and biennially at ANZAMEMS. We also run a successful and popular Mentorship Program that pairs graduate students with faculty to discuss any aspect of our profession such as teaching, publishing, finding a successful work/life balance, maneuvering the job market, and more. In addition, we seek to bring together graduate students through virtual communities such as the growing Graduate Student Group on the MAA website, Facebook, Twitter, the med-grad listserv, and a regular newsletter.

GSC members are asked to attend the Committee’s annual business meeting at Kalamazoo for the duration of their term and to communicate regularly with the group via email and Skype. Ideal applicants are expected to work well both independently and as part of a team in a collaborative environment. Previous experience with organizing conference panels and social events, as well as facility with social and digital media are not required, but may be a benefit.

Interested applicants should submit the following by December 15, 2016:

– The Nomination Form

– A brief CV (2 pages maximum) uploaded as part of the Nomination Form;

– A recommendation letter from your faculty advisor, sent to the Executive Director of the Medieval Academy by mail or as a PDF attachment (on letterhead with signature, to LFD@TheMedievalAcademy.org).

New members will be selected by the Committee on Committees and confirmed by the Council of the Medieval Academy at the 2017 Annual Meeting in Toronto, 6-8 April 2017. If you have any questions, please contact us at gsc@themedievalacademy.org.

To the Members of the Medieval Academy:

Members are hereby invited to submit nominations for Fellows and Corresponding Fellows of the Medieval Academy of America. Fellows and Corresponding Fellows are senior scholars who have made notable contributions to the field of Medieval Studies.

Fellows will cast ballots in December and January for the 2017 election, which will operate under by-laws and procedures adopted in 2013 and revised in 2015. Under the established rules, four slots are currently available, for which there must be at least eight nominations. There is no established minimum number of nominations for Corresponding Fellows.

Nominations for the 2017 elections must be received by 5 December 2016.

Instructions for nominations are available here:

http://www.medievalacademy.org/?page=Election_Procedure

Lists of Fellows, Corresponding Fellows and Emeriti/ae Fellows are available here:

http://www.medievalacademy.org/?page=Fellows

Nominations should be submitted to the Executive Director at LFD@TheMedievalAcademy.org or mailed to:

Lisa Fagin Davis, Executive Director
Medieval Academy of America
17 Dunster St., Suite 202
Cambridge, Mass., 02138

Please note that nominations are to be kept in strictest confidence, from the nominee as well as from others.

– Mary Carruthers, President of the Fellows

Piero Boitani, corresponding fellow of the MAA, has been awarded the 2016 Balzan Prize for Comparative Literature:
http://www.balzan.org/en/prizewinners/piero-boitani

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 that is so crucial to the health of medieval studies but that often goes unrecognized by the profession at large. This award of $1000 is presented at the Annual Meeting of the Medieval Academy.

CARA Award for Excellence in Teaching

The CARA Award for Excellence in Teaching Medieval Studies recognizes Medieval Academy members who are outstanding teachers who have contributed to the profession by inspiring students at the undergraduate or graduate levels or by creating innovative and influential textbooks or other materials for teaching medieval subjects.

Nominations and supporting materials must be received by Nov. 15. Please see the MAA website for other grants and prizes offered by the Academy.