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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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Race in the Global Past through Native Lenses
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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Apply now! John W. Baldwin Post-Doctoral Fellowship
Application Deadline: November 13, 2026 POSITION DESCRIPTION The UCLA CMRS Center for Early Global Studies is pleased to announce a John W. Baldwin Post-Doctoral Fellowship for a...
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Race in the Global Past Fellowship Supports Daniel P. Gámez’s Path to UC Davis
The CMRS Center for Early Global Studies (CMRS-CEGS) is delighted to announce that Daniel P. Gámez, former Race in the Global Past Through Native Lenses University of California Presidential Postdoctoral...
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Solsiré Cusicanqui Reappointed as Race in the Global Past Postdoctoral Fellow
CMRS-CEGS is pleased to announce the reappointment of Solsiré Cusicanqui as a Postdoctoral Fellow affiliated with the Center and UCLA’s Fowler Museum. A Peruvian archaeologist trained at Harvard...
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Call for Proposals: BRIDGE
BRIDGE (Building Regional Interdisciplinary Dialogue in Global Early Studies) The UCLA CMRS Center for Early Global Studies invites proposals for a new funding initiative to support small-scale,...
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Congratulations to CMRS-CEGS Faculty, Professor Javier Patiño Loira on Receiving the 2025-2026 UCLA Distinguished Teaching Award
Please join us in congratulating Professor Javier Patiño Loira on receiving the 2025–26 UCLA Distinguished Teaching Award. Professor Javier Patiño Loira has been selected by the UCLA...
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Call to Faculty for 2026–2027 Research Seminar Proposals
Fall 2026 or Winter 2027 CMRS-CEGS Seminar Proposals are being accepted from CMRS-CEGS faculty members for a CMRS-CEGS Research Seminar for Fall 2026 or Winter 2027. A...
