Academic Affairs sponsors a wide array of events, lectures, and symposia featuring Middlebury faculty.

Middlebury faculty are eager to share their research and creative works to further knowledge and foster conversation. Faculty, students, and staff are encouraged to attend signature events such as the Clifford Symposium, the Fall Faculty Forum, and the Carol Rifelj Faculty Lecture series, as well as additional academic events included in the calendar listings below. For faculty publication information, see individual faculty profiles.

See our faculty meeting calendar.

Upcoming Events

  • rectangular multicolor painted ceramic sculpture

    Hilary Harnischfeger Artist Lecture

    Hilary Harnischfeger (b. 1972, Melbourne, Australia) is known for her multimedia sculptures which she conceptualizes as “drawings” that extend into three-dimensional space. Her work often explores the organization of space and the perception of time through physical forms, challenging traditional distinctions between two and three-dimensional art.

    Johnson Atrium

    Open to the Public

  • the artist dancing, holding a globe

    Movement Matters: Grounded Up with Tomo Sone

    Mahaney Arts Center, Dance Theatre

    Slow down, stretch out, and enjoy a playful movement journey inspired by the peaceful rhythm of nature. No prior dance or movement experience is required. This workshop is open to everyone. Please wear comfortable clothing that allows for free movement and bring a pair of socks.

    Mahaney Arts Center

    Open to the Public

  • Professionalizing the Environment: Architecture and Regulation in the Age of Ecology

    This lecture considers the rise of the American environmental movement as a driver of changes in professional-managerial expertise. As federal, state, and local land-use controls proliferated, architects increasingly worked beyond the design of individual buildings, developing new design tools and techniques of persuasion in response to public pressure on development.

    Johnson Classroom 204

    Open to the Public

  • Hirschfield International Film Series: La Bola Negra

    Spanning 1932, 1937, and 2017, three men confront the ghosts of a Spain torn between desire and repression. Carlos fights for acceptance, Sebastián falls in love across the battle lines of the Civil War, and Alberto unearths a family secret buried for decades. Bound by forbidden passions, violence, and inherited wounds, their intertwined destinies expose a legacy of intolerance that refuses to die, echoing the tragic world of Federico García Lorca.

    Dana Auditorium (Sunderland Language Center)

    Open to the Public

  • Albertine Film Festival: L’étranger film screening

    In 1930s French Algeria, indifferent Frenchman Meursault faces upheaval after his mother’s death and a fatal beach encounter with an Arab man, leading to a trial that scrutinizes his detached character in this adaptation of Albert Camus’s existential novella. The story explores his emotional aloofness amid a violent intrigue involving his neighbor and the victim’s brothers.

    Twilight Auditorium 101

    Open to the Public

  • Climate Change and Political Alienation

    Meeting the demands of climate change requires significant political action. There are good moral reasons for taking such action, but there are also good reasons to govern people in ways that make sense to them, rather than simply exercising power over them. Climate action can pull these two things apart, alienating many people from their governments. This a genuine loss, even when the action is morally justified.

    Twilight 201

Event Planning Resources

  • Before planning an event, visit the Office of Event Management for information on all elements of event planning, including catering and crowd control.
  • Media Services can help with your event’s media and technology needs.
  • If you are inviting a foreign national to participate in your event, please contact the Tax Office well in advance.