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The University of Toronto's Centre for Medieval Studies hosts one of the largest interdisciplinary medieval studies programs in the world.
Congratulations to Reza Hadisi (Philosophy / CMS), who was awarded the Elahé Omidyar Mir-Djalali Faculty Scholar Award! 👏 philosophy.utoronto.ca/news/reza-ha...
Congratulations to Bard Swallow, who, this fall will begin a Postdoctoral Fellowship at the University of British Columbia with Siân Echard. 👏 www.medieval.utoronto.ca/news/bard-sw...
Congratulations to CMS Alumna, Deanna Brook's, who was recently appointed Assistant Professor at Brandon University. 👏 www.medieval.utoronto.ca/news/deanna-...
👏 The Dictionary of Old English was recently awarded two major SSHRC awards, allowing for two postdoctoral fellows to assist in the Dictionary's ongoing work of drafting entries and data engineering. www.medieval.utoronto.ca/news/new-ssh...
📣 We're hiring! Assistant Professor of Medieval Philosophy University of Toronto's Department of Philosophy and Centre for Medieval Studies invite applications for a full-time tenure-stream position in Medieval Philosophy. Deadline: November 3, 2026. www.medieval.utoronto.ca/news/were-hi...
With sadness, we must share the news of the passing of Alumnus, Christopher Lakey, who remains fondly remembered by his fellow graduate students, faculty, and staff during his time at CMS. www.medieval.utoronto.ca/news/memoria...
CMS' Riccardo Macchioro has received the Connaught New Researcher Award for “The Intercultural Middle Ages. Re-discovering medieval exchanges with the diverse”. www.medieval.utoronto.ca/news/riccard...
Records of Early English Drama has published the tenth digital edition in the REED series. The dramatic records for the Swan Playhouse, edited by Sally-Beth MacLean, are now available on REED Online. medieval.utoronto.ca/news/reed-publishes-swan-playhouse-dramatic-records-edited-sally-beth-maclean
Congratulations to CMS PhD Candidate, Graham Johnson, whose article won Early Medieval Europe's First Publication Prize! medieval.utoronto.ca/news/graham-johnson-wins-eme-first-publication-prize
Read "The Deeds of King Arthur of Britain According to the Latin World Chronicle of Guillaume de Nangis" translated by CMS Alumni, Christopher Berard and Morris Tichenor. digitalcommons.providence.edu/humanities_f...
Congratulations to three of our CMS PhD Students, Adam Lalonde, Jack McCart, and Kristin Simpson, who have been awarded Ontario Graduate Scholarships! www.medieval.utoronto.ca/news/cms-stu...
Read "'Whych in Aragon was doon': Re-evaluating the Setting of the 'Croxton Play of the Sacrament'" by recent CMS graduate, Alexandra Atiya in Early Theatre, Volume 29, Number 1. muse.jhu.edu/pub/286/arti...
Congratulations to CMS Alum, Jason Aaron Brown, who's publication with Roisin Cossar, "Telling Tales. Clerics, Concubines, and an Inquisitor in Late Medieval Ferrara: A Primary Source Study" has won the 2026 Margaret Wade Labarge Prize. 👏 www.canadianmedievalists.org/Margaret-Wad...
"Why Dante still matters: Professor Elisa Brilli joins the leadership of the Dante Society of America" www.italianstudies.utoronto.ca/news/why-dan...
New Publication: "On the Minting of Money Nicolaus Copernicus" translated from the original Latin by CMS Alum, Gerald Malsbary www.amazon.com/Minting-Mone...
Congratulations to PhD Student, Samuel MacPhee, who was awarded the Graduate Student Scholarship for Studies in the History of Ideas from the Robert and Moira Sansom Ideas Foundation! 🎉🎉 medieval.utoronto.ca/news/samuel-macphee-awarded-scholarship-studies-history-ideas
Fantastic news: Lisa Cruikshank successfully defended her dissertation, “'…coronas regni susceperunt': Image-Making and Co-Rule in Late Medieval Queenship, c.1250–c.1370" in May 2026. Congratulations, Dr. Cruikshank! 🎉 www.medieval.utoronto.ca/news/lisa-cr...
Congratulations to CMS PhD Candidate, Ariana Sider Mésenge, who was awarded this year's Lilly Offenbach Strauss Graduate Fellowship from the Centre for Renaissance and Reformation Studies - CRRS. Read more about the award, and Ariana's research: uoft.me/LOS-2026
Congratulations to Professor James Ginther, who has officially been appointed Director of the Centre for Medieval Studies, University of Toronto, effective July 1. We are thrilled to have Professor Ginther at the helm of CMS, guiding us into our next term and beyond! uoft.me/JG-2026
Congratulations to Professor Steven Bednarski (St. Jerome's University / CMS Faculty), who has been elected as Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London! uwaterloo.ca/st-jeromes/n...
"Learning from the Middle Ages. A roundtable with Suzanne Conklin Akbari, Lloyd De Beer, Beate Fricke, and Clovis Maillet, Moderated by Eva Schlotheuber" appears in "Mittelalter", Issue 142 of "Texte zur Kunst". www.textezurkunst.de/en/142/round...
Professor Elisa Brilli (ISPLAS / CMS) was recently elected as a Councilor to the Dante Society of America. To celebrate this nomination, Professor Brilli spoke to ISPLAS about the honour: www.medieval.utoronto.ca/people/honou...
Congratulations to CMS Alum Helen Marshall (@manuscriptgal.bsky.social), whose "The Lady, the Tiger and the Girl Who Loved Death" (Titan Books) has been longlisted for Sunburst Award for Excellence in Canadian Literature of the Fantastic! www.sunburstaward.org/node/147
Congratulations to Mairi Cowan, who has been awarded the President's Teaching Award! www.utm.utoronto.ca/historical-s...
🏅 UC Principal, Markus Stock, Professor at the Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures and the Centre for Medieval Studies, has been awarded the Hermann Boeschenstein Medal by German Studies Canada. www.medieval.utoronto.ca/news/markus-...
Kristina Sessa has been appointed Professor of Late Antiquity at U of T's Classics / CMS, with the additional appointment of Jackman Chair. We look forward to welcoming Tina in January 2027! www.medieval.utoronto.ca/news/kristin...
Congratulations to Professor Sebastian Sobecki (CMS / Department of English, University of Toronto), who has been appointed a Fellow of Victoria College in the University of Toronto! www.medieval.utoronto.ca/news/sebasti...
Postdoc opportunity! The Dictionary of Old English invites applications for two grant-funded postdoctoral fellowships. 1. Postdoctoral Fellow, Editorial, DOE - deadline June 12. 2. Postdoctoral Fellow, DEfOE / Ansund project - deadline June 19. www.medieval.utoronto.ca/news/postdoc...
Congratulations to CMS PhD Candidate, Claire Davis, who has been awarded the American Association of University Women's American Doctoral Fellowship! The prize allows Claire to continue her research on Old English poetry and material culture. uoft.me/AAUW2026
The countdown to the deadline begins! Submit your papers and proposals by JUNE 1 for the 102nd Annual Meeting of the Medieval Academy of America @medievalacademy.bsky.social, held at the University of Toronto, April 15-17, 2027. uoft.me/MAA2027