The Standing Committee on Medieval Studies is pleased to announce its forthcoming Undergraduate Symposium in Premodern Studies, which will take place on Friday, 19 April in the Barker Center's Thompson Room. This event is co-sponsored by the Committee on Degrees in History & Literature, the Department of Classics, Early Modern World at Harvard, and the Ancient Studies Program. Contributions are welcome from Harvard College students of papers (fifteen to twenty minutes in length) in any discipline, dealing with any topic in ancient, medieval, and early modern studies. We particularly... Read more about Undergraduate Symposium: Call for Submissions

Daniel Lord Smail, Frank B. Baird Professor of Medieval History, has been awarded the degree of Doctor in Arts honoris causa by the University of Antwerp, in recognition of his outstanding work in the fields of medieval urban history and material cultural studies. Professor Smail is the author of numerous books, including The Consumption of Justice: Emotions, Publicity, and Legal Culture in Marseille, 1264-1423 (Cornell University Press, 2003), ... Read more about Harvard medievalist honored by University of Antwerp

Four members of Harvard's Medieval Studies Committee have been honored at Harvard and beyond for excellence in teaching and scholarship. Suzanne Preston Blier,... Read more about Harvard medievalists honored

Panagiotis Roilos, George Seferis Professor of Modern Greek Studies and Comparative Literature as well as a member of the Standing Committee on Medieval Studies and the Steering Committee of Harvard's Special Graduate Program in Byzantine Studies, has been elected as... Read more about Harvard medievalist named President of Delphi Center