News and Announcements
This page is devoted to news about the Institute, its fellows and programs, as well as items of interest to the wider medieval community.
St Michael’s and PIMS Condemn Invasion of Ukraine in Joint Statement Posted 1 March 2022
PIMS
The University of St Michael’s College and the Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies strongly condemn the invasion of Ukraine. The ongoing attacks by Russia are unwarranted, unprovoked, and unacceptable. To read more, please click here.
Massimiliano Vitiello Named Curators’ Distinguished Professor
Prizes & Awards
Massimiliano Vitiello (Licentiate in Mediaeval Studies, PIMS, 2009) has been awarded the highest academic rank in the University of Missouri system.
Registration Open for Ritual Life in the Medieval Dominican Order - Liturgical Expressions
PIMS
The Institute is sponsoring an international academic conference focused on medieval Dominican liturgy; the conference will take place from 6 to 7 March 2023. Registration is free, and is open to everyone, but is required to attend sessions; to register please contact Institute Secretary Cynthia Watson at cynthia.watson@utoronto.ca.
The Diagram as Paradigm
Publications
We are happy to announce that this new publication, co-edited by Linda Safran, Associate Fellow at PIMS, has just been published by Dumbarton Oaks.
New Mellon Fellows Announced for 2022–2023
Appointments
The President and Fellows of the Institute are pleased to announce the election of new Mellon Fellows for the academic year 2022–2023.
Visiting Scholar for Fall Term 2022
Appointments, PIMS
The Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies welcomes Professor Daniel Wakelin as the W. John Bennett Distinguished Visiting Scholar in the fall term of 2022.
Christopher Bonura at the Institute for Advanced Study
Appointments
We are pleased to announce that Christopher Bonura (Mellon Fellow, 2021–22) will be a member of the Institute for Advanced Study in the School of Historical Studies (Fall 2022–Spring 2023).
Michael Hahn at Sarum College
Appointments
Congratulations to Michael Hahn (Mellon Fellow, 2021–22) on his appointment as Programme Leader for Christian Spirituality at Sarum College (Salisbury, England).
Krisztina Ilko at Villa I Tatti and Queens’ College, Cambridge
Appointments
We are happy to announce that Krisztina Ilko (Mellon Fellow, 2021–22) has been awarded a Year Fellowship at Villa I Tatti – The Harvard University Center for Italian Renaissance Studies, and, following that, she has also accepted a three-year Junior Research Fellowship at Queens’ College, Cambridge.
PIMS at the International Congress of Medieval Studies
PIMS, Publications
We are happy to be attending and displaying our recent publications at the Exhibits Hall of the 57th International Congress on Medieval Studies, virtual though it may be!
PIMS Library Open to External Readers
PIMS
The PIMS Library is now open to external readers who do not have an UTORID. Masks are still required until further notice.
Illuminating Metalwork
Publications
Congratulations to Shannon Wearing, Mellon Fellow in 2020–2021 and current Visiting Scholar at PIMS, who has co-edited a volume that has just been published by De Gruyter.
Diploma Programme in Manuscript Studies Cancelled for 2022
Courses
The difficult decision has been taken to suspend the Institute’s Manuscript Studies programme for another year.
Medieval Women Workshop IV in March
PIMS
The Medieval Women Workshop IV, rescheduled for the end of January 2022, has been tentatively rescheduled again to 4–5 March 2022.
Mellon Fellowships 2022–2023
PIMS
The 1 February applications deadline for post-doctoral Mellon Fellowships for the academic year 2022–2023 is approaching quickly.
PIMS Library Closed
PIMS
In light of the present COVID situation, the PIMS Library will remain closed for now. We plan to re-open on Tuesday 1 February 2022 if the situation has improved.
Institute Mellon Fellows and Visitors: Changes and Opportunities
PIMS
The Academic Council of the Institute would like to announce a new deadline and application form for scholars who are applying to become Institute Visitors, as well as a new teaching opportunity for the Institute’s Mellon Fellows.
Kenneth Duggan at Vancouver Island University
Appointments
Congratulations to Kenneth Duggan, a Mellon Fellow at PIMS in 2019-2020, who will start a permanent job in the department of history at Vancouver Island University on 1 January 2022.