Caroline Emmelius Finds Community, Manuscripts, and New Perspectives at Notre Dame August 10, 2026 Caroline Emmelius, the Max Kade Visiting Professor in the University of Notre Dame’s Department of...
Egypt uncovers lost Byzantine-era city in the western desert July 27, 2026 Photo from the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities via AP. Seven tombs…
New Medieval Manuscript Discoveries: Lost Writings of St. Augustine and a Lost Copy of Cædmon's Hymn July 06, 2026 Saul and the Witch of Endor, miniature…
2026 Senior Thesis Projects in Medieval Studies June 29, 2026 Congratulations to our Medieval Studies graduates who…
Arts & Letters appoints new leaders in departments, programs, centers, and institutes June 22, 2026 The College of Arts & Letters Office of the Dean has appointed several new leaders...
Congratulations to our newly-promoted faculty fellows! June 15, 2026 We offer our happy congratulations to this year's newly-promoted…
New from our Research Blog: “Discovering Universal Salvation" June 01, 2026 Virgil shows Dante the suffering of the simoniacs…
New from the Podcast: "Zoroastrian Priests under Islam: Remapping Religious Landscapes with Dr. Kayla Dang" May 25, 2026 Listen Now What happens…
New from our Research Blog: “Connecting with the Public through Medieval Animals" May 18, 2026 As medievalists and scholars who spend our days reading, researching, and teaching the Middle Ages,...
Seven new Research Innovation Collaboratives to begin in 2026-2027 May 11, 2026 Fourteen scholars will participate in the third round of the Franco Institute’s Research Innovation Collaboratives....
New from our Research Blog: “Song and Sustenance: The Fable of the Ant and the Cicada" May 06, 2026 In the well-known fable of The…
Terza Rima in Early Print: Notre Dame Graduates at Chicago’s Newberry Library May 04, 2026 While Notre Dame’s Hesburgh Library contains a truly handsome collection of rare Italian books, the...
New from Our Research Blog: "Aries Across the Ages: Bighorn Sheep, Medieval Rams, and Springtime Symbolism" April 29, 2026 Since relocating from England and returning to my hometown in Colorado somewhat unexpectedly, I’ve been...
Ph.D. Candidate Francisco J. Cintrón Mattei awarded Millicent Mercer Johnsen Rome Prize April 27, 2026 The Medieval Institute is delighted to announce that Ph.D. Candidate…
Stepping Into the Viking Age on a Winter Weekend in Massachusetts April 22, 2026 Did you know our the managing editor of our blog, Richard Fahey (Ph.D. English '20),...
Marking the margins: How medieval women claimed space in religious communities April 20, 2026 Editor’s note: During the spring 2026 semester, Rare Books & Special Collections (RBSC) will highlight...
New from our Research Blog & Podcast: "Making Waves in the Medieval Mediterranean Sea with Dr. Thomas Burman" April 15, 2026 A few years ago, Ben and Will sat down with Dr. Thomas E. Burman, Professor...
On Beauty and Beowulf: Third workshop of Franco Humanities Fellows wraps up a successful first year April 13, 2026 The phrase of the day was “thought experiment.” What kind of objectification might be considered...
Nineteen scholars research “Attention” through the Franco Institute’s 2025-2026 Annual Research Theme Grants April 08, 2026 At the beginning of the current academic year, the Franco Institute launched its sixth annual...
