Daily Archives: March 24, 2012

In a ceremony at the White House, on Monday 13 February 2012, President Barack Obama awarded the National Humanities Medal to nine honorees, including Professor Teófilo Ruiz, a scholar of medieval Spain, distinguished professor of history at UCLA, and the … Continue reading →

The January 2012 issue of Speculum (87.1) has now been published. The current issue includes five articles and 69 reviews. The articles cover a good range of geographical and disciplinary approaches and include Elizabeth A.R. (Peggy) Brown’s revised presidential address, … Continue reading →

The Fellows Elections for 2012 have added three new Fellows and three new Corresponding Fellows to the roster of scholars who have made notable contributions to the furthering of the stated purposes of the Academy, which are: “to conduct, encourage, … Continue reading →

The MAA elections closed on 31 January 2012. Almost 19 percent of the membership (706 members) participated in the election, with less than 1 percent opting to vote by paper ballot. This is a strong showing compared with other learned … Continue reading →