Graduate Student Committee

Purpose: To act on behalf of the graduate student members of the Academy in voicing their concerns about medieval studies and promoting their participation within both the Academy and the broader academic community. In addition to fostering international and interdisciplinary exchange, the committee is especially dedicated to providing guidance on research, teaching, publishing, professionalization, funding, and employment in conformity with the purposes for which the Academy was formed, as set forth in Article 3 of the Academy's By-Laws.

Composition: Five appointed members, including a chair, who has a nonvoting seat on Council. All members must be graduate students and members of the Medieval Academy.

Term: Two years, rotating. The date in parentheses is the final year of the incumbent's current term in office. The administrative year for committees runs from annual meeting to annual meeting.

Members:
Sebastian J. Langdell (2013), Oxford Univ.
Sarah C. Parker (2012), Univ. of Texas-Austin
Elizaveta Strakhov (2013), Univ. of Pennsyvlania
Michelle Urberg (2012), Univ. of Chicago, Chair
Ethan Zadoff (2013), CUNY Graduate Center

Become a Member of the Graduate Student Committee
All graduate student members of the Academy are invited and encouraged to apply to serve as members of the Graduate Student Committee (April 2012 through April 2014). This opportunity is open to all graduate students worldwide who are members of the Medieval Academy and have at least two years remaining in their programs of study. If you are interested, please fill out the nomination form found here. Send a brief CV and the completed form including your statement of intent (300 words max.) to the Executive Director (info@themedievalacademy.org) by 15 February 2012. The new committee members will be selected by the Committee on Committees and confirmed by the Council at the Annual Meeting in Saint Louis in March.