News

December 27, 2024
Edward Peters, recipient of Yale’s first PhD in Medieval Studies in 1967, passed away at his home in Guilford on November 6, 2024. A scholar of Europe’s political...
August 9, 2024
The Atlantic recently profiled Medieval Studies alumna Lisa Fagin Davis and her longtime frenemy, the Voynich Manuscript: you can find the essay here!
April 22, 2024
The distinguished medieval intellectual historian Marcia Colish, a Yale GSAS alumna and longtime member of the Medieval Studies community, passed away on April 9. A full...
February 27, 2024
Vexillum, the Undergraduate Journal for Medieval Studies, invites students from any discipline to submit papers related to medieval studies! We accept papers engaging with...
Isaidy Medina '25 discusses the revived journal Vexillum
December 7, 2023
Medieval Studies certificate student Isaidy Medina (Silliman ‘25) is leading the revival of Vexillum, an undergraduate journal for medieval and classical studies. The project...
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December 7, 2023
A featured conversation with Medieval Studies core faculty member Tarren Andrews, assistant professor in Ethnicity, Race and Migration studies!
May 19, 2023
Yale’s Travis Zadeh discusses his new book, “Wonders and Rarities,” which examines a seminal 13th-century work of natural history and cosmology. For centuries, “The Wonders...