This page is devoted to news about the Institute, its fellows and programs, as well as items of interest to the wider medieval community.
PIMS
The PIMS Library will be holding a book sale on the 4th Floor of the Kelly Library. September 23–24 (10:00–5:00) will be reserved for students, faculty, staff and friends. The sale will continue September 25–27 for the general public.
PIMS
Starting today, 3 September, the PIMS Library has returned to regular hours: 10 AM to 5 PM on Monday and Friday, and 10 AM to 7 PM on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.
Prizes & Awards
Congratulations to James P. Carley, Fellow of the Pontifical Institute, who has been awarded the degree of Honorary Doctor of Letters from his Alma Mater, the University of Victoria.
PIMS
The Institute is looking for a new Institute Secretary / Executive Assistant to the Praeses; please click here to view the job description document. The closing date is 14 June 2024; please send your application to Fr. Augustine Thompson, as directed in the job description document, before that date.
PIMS, Publications
We will be displaying our new medieval publications in person at the 59th International Congress on Medieval Studies in Kalamazoo. If you are attending Congress in person, we hope to see you there!
PIMS, Publications
The PIMS Publications Mailing List sends email announcements with information on new publications and special offers.
PIMS
Starting on Wednesday 1 May, the PIMS Library will switch to summer hours: 10 AM to 4:30 PM, Monday through Friday. During the summer, there will no longer be extended hours on Tuesday or Thursday.
PIMS
As of March 2024, the PIMS Library will be open for extended hours on Tuesdays and Thursdays, from 10:00 am to 7:00 pm.
In memoriam
It is with sadness that we report the loss of Fr. James McConica, CSB.
Courses
Applications are now open for the 2024 Manuscript Studies Programme, which will convene in Toronto from 3 June to 12 July 2024.
PIMS
Applications are open for post-doctoral Mellon Fellowships at PIMS for the academic year 2024–2025.
PIMS
The PIMS Library will be holding a book sale from Wednesday 27 September to Saturday 30 September 2023.
PIMS
Starting today, 5 September, the PIMS Library has returned to regular hours: 10 AM to 5 PM, Monday through Friday.
Prizes & Awards
The Praeses and Fellows of the Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies heartily congratulate Professors Ann Hutchison and James Carley on their imminent award of an honorary degree from the University of St. Michael’s College.
PIMS
We are happy to announce that the Pontifical Institute has hired a new Institute Secretary/Executive Assistant to the Praeses. Jonathan Clemens will become Secretary officially on September 1.
PIMS
The Institute is looking for a new Institute Secretary / Executive Assistant to the Praeses; please click here to view the job description. The closing date is 2 August 2023; please send your application to Barbara North, at the email address listed on the job description, before that date.
PIMS
The PIMS Library will be closed on Friday 30 June 2023, since the University of Toronto will be closed for a "Presidential Day". The PIMS Library will also be closed on Monday 3 July for Canada Day.
PIMS, Publications
We will be displaying the past four years worth of our new publications in person at the 58th International Congress on Medieval Studies in Kalamazoo. We hope to see you there!
PIMS
Starting Monday 1 May, summer hours at the PIMS Library will be 10 AM to 4:30 PM, Monday through Friday.
Publications
A recent PIMS publication, Women’s History in the Age of Reformation, translated by Claire Taylor Jones, will be honoured by the Society for Medieval Germanic Studies at the 58th International Congress on Medieval Studies at Kalamazoo.
