Giles Constable

Suzanne Conklin Akbari, Professor in the School of Historical Studies, has been elected to the Medieval Academy of America’s Fellows Class of 2022. The highest honor granted by the academy, it is bestowed upon scholars “who have made notable lifelong contributions to Medieval Studies through their scholarship, teaching, and service.”

Renowned historian Giles Constable has passed away at the age of 91. One of the leading medievalists of the last 60 years, Constable focused his research on the eleventh and twelfth centuries, covering topics such as monasticism, crusading, and...