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Axis-Based Research
UCLA’s world-class research hub promotes and sustains transdisciplinary studies of the periods from the 3rd to the 17th century CE across the globe. More than a half-century after its founding, the Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies (CMRS) is now known as CMRS Center for Early Global Studies (CMRS–CEGS).
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Publications at CMRS-CEGS
The volumes published under the CMRS-CEGS aegis include the highly-regarded journal Viator, the graduate student journal Comitatus, the Cursor Mundi book series, and the proceedings from many of our conferences.
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Student Support
CMRS-CEGS supports graduate students and postdoctoral scholars in their academic and research activities through fellowships, travel grants, research assistantships, research funds, publication projects, and classes.
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Mellon Foundation Grant
Congratulations to our director, Zrinka Stahuljak, as she and Professor Shannon Speed (Director of UCLA American Indian Studies Center) have received a $1 million grant from the Mellon Foundation to support their project called “Race in the Global Past through Native Lenses.”
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News at CMRS-CEGS
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Distinguished Research Professor Emeritus Teófilo F. Ruiz receives the 2023-24 UCLA Dickson Emeritus Professorship Award
Distinguished Research Professor Emeritus Teófilo “Teo” F. Ruiz has received the UCLA Dickson Emeritus Professorship Award, honoring outstanding research, teaching, scholarly work, and service performed by an...
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Nancy Alicia Martínez appointed as Assistant Professor of Comparative Literature
Nancy Alicia Martínez has been appointed Assistant Professor of Comparative Literature at UCLA. In September 2024, Martínez will receive her Ph.D. in Comparative Literature from Stanford University...
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Allison Kanner-Botan appointed as Assistant Professor of Comparative Literature
Allison Kanner-Botan has been appointed as an Assistant Professor of Comparative Literature. In August 2023, she earned her Ph.D. from the University of Chicago after defending her...
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Introducing Basil Arnould Price, John W. Baldwin Post-Doctoral Fellow at the CMRS Center for Early Global Studies
We are pleased to announce Basil Arnould Price as the John W. Baldwin Post-Doctoral Fellowship recipient for the academic years 2024-2026. This CMRS-CEGS fellowship is awarded to a...
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Roberta Morosini appointed as Professor of European languages and transcultural studies
Roberta Morosini, who held the visiting UCLA Charles Speroni Endowed Chair in the Department of Italian in Fall 2019, will return to UCLA as Professor of European...
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Welcoming Daniel P. Gámez, “Race in the Global Past through Native Lenses” University of California Presidential Postdoctoral Scholar
Daniel P. Gámez has been chosen as the incoming University of California Presidential Postdoctoral Scholar for the project “Race in the Global Past through Native Lenses.” This...
