CfP: 2027 Cornell Medieval Studies Student Colloquium: Ruptures
The Cornell Medieval Studies Program is pleased to announce the 37th annual Medieval Student Colloquium (MSSC) in person at Cornell University's A.D. White House on Saturday, March 13, 2027.
Fall 2026 Medieval Studies Graduate Student Roundtable
The Roundtable, organized by the Medieval Studies Graduate Association (MSGA), is a place for graduate students to workshop their projects and a community space where everyone's voice and presence are valued whether or not they have expertise on the topic being presented.
Lecture Announcement: Robert Pasnau, University of Colorado, “Why Can’t Mary Sin?”
Monday, August 24, 12:00-2:00pm
Ryan Randle awarded the 2025-2026 Deanne Gebell Gitner '66 and Family Annual Prize for Teaching Assistants
The Deanne Gebell Gitner '66 and Family Annual Prize for Teaching Assistants is named for Deanne Gebell Gitner, a 1966 graduate of the College of Arts & Sciences and a dedicated Cornell volunteer.
Faculty excellence in teaching and advising honored with 2026 awards
Cornell’s College of Arts & Sciences honors the winners of its 2026 teaching and advising awards. Faculty members Nicole Giannella, Karola Mészáros and Landon Schnabel stand out this year, earning major awards for excellence; many instructors and teaching assistants received recognition, as well.
Jordan Chauncy wins Tom Hill Prize
Jordan Chuancy, a PhD candidate in Medieval Studies, has been awarded the 2026 Tom Hill Prize for "Reason and the Egg: A Trans Feminine Roman de Silence." Jordan's essay offers a new approach to the thirteenth-century French romance Le Roman de Silence, (re)reading the complex gender play of the titular Silence -- who is born…
Esther Grace Brenner wins Carol Kaske Prize
Esther Grace Brenner, a senior Classics major with Art History and Fine Arts minors, has been awarded the 2026 Carol Kaske Prize for "Juridical Authority and Visual Exegesis in the Rossano Gospels: Anatomizing Folio 16." Esther's essay, which focuses on a miniature depicting the judgement of Pontius Pilate, reveals how early Christian art incorporated the…
Admitted Class of 2030 seeks real-world impact
Cornell admits the Class of 2030 emphasizing real-world impact, enrolling 5,776 students from 102 countries. At Cornell University, the diverse cohort reflects the land-grant mission and applied learning goals across multiple colleges.
Your March 2026 reads
This month’s featured titles by A&S alumni and faculty include an evolutionary look at dating, a Christian work on inner peace and a queer love story.
MSSC 2026: Mirror Worlds
We hope that you can join us for the 36th annual Medieval Studies Student Colloquium: Mirror Worlds on Saturday, February 21, 2026. It will be held all day in the A.D. White House.
Spring 2026 Medieval Studies Graduate Student Roundtable
The Roundtable, organized by the Medieval Studies Graduate Association (MSGA), is a place for graduate students to workshop their projects and a community space where everyone's voice and presence are valued whether or not they have expertise on the topic being presented. It is both a space for graduate students to receive feedback on their…
New digital collections preserve, examine Cornell history
Newly published digital collections at Cornell University Library explore areas of Cornell history. Freely accessible online, the three new collections were digitized from materials held in Cornell University Library’s Rare and Manuscript Collections.
Zachary Thomas publishes translated edition in the Brepols Library of Christian Sources series
Thomas' translated edition of Radulph of Rivo's 'On the Observance of Canons' (with his collaborator Gerhard Eger) has been published by Brepols as part of their Library of Christian Sources series.
Alice Wolff, PhD '25, publishes article in Weed Technology
Alice Wolff (Ph.D. 2025, Cornell Medieval Studies) and Antonio DiTommaso (Professor, Cornell University) published their article, "To know diverse manner of weeds: the development of weed identification manuals in early modern England and their influence on North American guides" in Weed Technology, 2025
CfP: 2026 Cornell Medieval Studies Student Colloquium: Mirror Worlds
The Cornell Medieval Studies Program is pleased to announce the 36th annual Medieval Student Colloquium (MSSC) in person at Cornell University's A.D. White House on Saturday, February 21, 2026.
Fall 2025 Medieval Studies Graduate Student Roundtable
The Roundtable, organized by the Medieval Studies Graduate Association (MSGA), is a place for graduate students to workshop their projects and a community space where everyone's voice and presence are valued whether or not they have expertise on the topic being presented. It is both a space for graduate students to receive feedback on their…
New book introduces Maimonides, ‘one of civilization’s greatest minds’
Maimonides, one of the most significant intellectual figures of the medieval period,worked as a physician, thought like a scientist, and served as a leader of the Jewish community in Cairo.
Zachary Thomas publishes translated edition in the Os Justi Studies in Liturgical History and Reform series
Thomas' translated edition of Jean-Baptiste le Brun des Marette's 'Liturgical Travels Through France' (with his collaborator Gerhard Eger) has been published by Os Justi Press as part of their series in Liturgical History and Reform.
From posters to precedent, humanities scholars showcase their research
Projects spanned topics from Confederate cemeteries to Korean textiles.
S. Gottfried wins inaugural Carol Kaske Prize
S. Gottfried, an interdisciplinary College Scholar (with concentrations in philosophy, literature, and medieval studies) has been awarded the inaugural Carol Kaske Prize for "We’re Off to the Wild Woods: A Phenomenological Investigation of the First Branch of the Mabinogi," which offers a phenomenological reading of the Welsh Annwn (the Otherworld) to explore another way of…
Willow Groundwater-Schuldt wins inaugural Tom Hill Graduate Essay Award
Willow Groundwater-Schuldt, a PhD student in German Studies, has been awarded the inaugural Tom Hill Graduate Essay Award for "The Hysteric Kriemhild," which offers a Lacanian reading of the Nibelungenlied, in dialogue with Hegel, to recalibrate modern approaches to the genres of epic and tragedy beyond the Greek tradition. The prize was announced at the…
Sarah LaVoy-Brunette awarded a Henry Roe Cloud Fellowship, Yale
Medieval Studies PhD candidate Sarah LaVoy-Brunette has been named the 2025/26 Henry Roe Cloud Dissertation Writing Fellow in American Indian and Indigenous Studies at Yale University. The Henry Roe Cloud Fellowship honors the legacy of Henry Roe Cloud (Ho-Chunk), a member of the Ho-Chunk Nation of Nebraska and graduate of Yale College, 1910. Since 2010,…
Alice Wolff earns honorable mention for Knight Institute Slevin Award
Medieval Studies PhD candidate Alice Wolff has earned a Knight Institute James F. Slevin Assignment Sequence honorable mention for "History of an Ingredient: Introduction to Primary Source Analysis," an assignment in her First Year Writing Seminar, "Aspects of Medieval Culture: Food in the Medieval World." The Slevin Award is given for excellence in assignment sequences…
Giving Day 2025
Please help the Cornell Medieval Studies Program do even more by supporting us on Giving Day, Thursday March 13, 2025 – it’s quick and easy. Gifts in previous years have funded student research trips, brought scholars to campus for lectures and workshops, and otherwise supported us in keeping the Cornell Medieval Studies Program a world-class…