The Arizona Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies (ACMRS) was established in 1981 for the purpose of promoting and coordinating all aspects of Medieval and Renaissance Studies at Arizona State University through the support of research, lectures, symposia, conferences, visiting professorships, and publications. It also cooperates with the Medieval and Renaissance programs at Northern Arizona University and the University of Arizona to promote similar scholarly activity at ASU's sister universities. The ACMRS publication program includes prestigious series of translations, studies, reference works, and editions.