Daily Archives: January 8, 2025

I am thrilled to welcome you, at last, to the Centennial of the Medieval Academy of America! Years of planning have led us to this moment, and we have much to celebrate. In the 1926 publication Progress of Medieval Studies in … Continue reading →

Happy New Year from the Editor’s Desk at Speculum: A Journal of Medieval Studies. Founded in 1925, the Medieval Academy of America marks its centennial anniversary this year. As you will have seen from other columns in this newsletter, many events … Continue reading →

The Centennial Meeting of the Medieval Academy of America will take place on the campus of Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts on 20-22 March 2025, hosted by Harvard University in collaboration with Boston College, Boston University, Brandeis University, Fitchburg State … Continue reading →

The two-year Matching Campaign officially concluded on 31 December. The Campaign was an enormous success, thanks to you! The Match was fulfilled on June 21, at which point we crossed the $150,000 mark and allocated the $150,000 Match among the various … Continue reading →

To the members of the Medieval Academy of America: I am very pleased to announce the results of the 2025 governance election: President: Peggy McCracken (Univ. of Michigan, French and Comparative Literature) 1st Vice-President: Haruko Momma (New York Univ., English) 2nd Vice-President: … Continue reading →

We are sorry to inform you that Mary-Jo Arn, a long-time staff member at the Medieval Academy office in Boston, passed away on December 14 from injuries sustained after she was struck by a car. No one who knew her … Continue reading →

The 2025 Election of Fellows and Corresponding Fellows of the Medieval Academy of America closed on Sunday, 5 January. The results have been certified by the President of the Fellows and the Fellows Nominating Committee, and the new Fellows have been informed of their … Continue reading →

We are thrilled to announce that the 2025-2026 Schallek Fellowship has been awarded to Jack McCart (University of Toronto). In his words: The present study, “The Material Cultures of Memory: Death, Patronage, and Self-Presentation in Later-Medieval London,” explores the types … Continue reading →

We are very pleased to announce that Travel Grants have been awarded to the following scholars to facilitate their travel to upcoming conferences to present their work: Jonathan Dell Isola, “Creating a Vision of the Past in Carolingian Charters,” Leeds … Continue reading →

We are very pleased to announce the winners of the 2025 CARA Prizes: The 2025 CARA Awards for Excellence in Teaching have been awarded to Sara Ann Knutson (Univ. of British Columbia) and Christopher W. Platts (Univ. of Cincinnati). The 2025 Robert L. Kindrick–CARA Award … Continue reading →