Harvard University medievalist Panagiotis Roilos, George Seferis Professor of Modern Greek Studies and Professor of Comparative Literature, has been awarded an honorary doctorate by the Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences in Athens. Professor Roilos, a scholar of Byzantine Greek literature and literary theory, is one of the youngest honorees in the century-old history of Panteion University, a leading center for the study of social and political sciences in Europe. Read more about Roilos honored by Panteion University

The Harvard Gazette reports on Harvard medievalist Stephen Mitchell and his Summer School program on medieval Scandinavian archeology. Read more here ... Read more about Harvard Digs the Vikings

The Committee on Medieval Studies welcomes submissions for the Class of 1955/Robert T. Coolidge Undergraduate Thesis Prize (due Friday, 7 April 2017) and the Committee on Medieval Studies Undergraduate Essay Prize (due Friday, 28 April 2017). Complete information on these prizes, including past winners and the application process, can be found on the Medieval Studies Committee website here.

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Coins and seals offer priceless insight into the historical geography, prosopography, paleography, art history, theology, and economic, institutional, and administrative history of the Byzantine world. Dumbarton Oaks’ collections of twelve thousand coins and seventeen thousand lead seals form the finest, largest, and most comprehensive specialized assemblages in the world. For nearly two decades, the Byzantine Coins and Seals Summer Program has provided opportunities for students to have access to these unparalleled collections. Dumbarton Oaks will offer the summer program again this...

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