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.
Students, staff, alumni and the public are invited to attend this weekly nonpartisan discussion of recent political events, hosted by Professor Matthew Dickinson. Held in person and by zoom almost every Tuesday, 12:30-1:30 pm EST. Check the calendar for dates. No expertise assumed. All viewpoints welcome. To register for the zoom sessions, please contact Prof. Dickinson at his email: dickinso@middlebury.edu
Mahaney Center for the Arts, Dance Theatre
Please join Laurel Jenkins’ Technique and Composition DANCO260 for an informal sharing of student choreography. Musical Accompaniment by Ron Rost and Deborah Felmeth and lighting design by Bert Crosby.
Mahaney Arts Center
Open to the Public
Free
ENVS 0401 A Community Engaged Environmental Studies Practicum Presentations: Building for the Future While Navigating Uncertainty
Franklin Environmental Center, The Orchard-Hillcrest 103
Open to the Public
Tuesday-Beginner/Intermediate
Wednesday-Intermediate/Advanced
Ballet returns to the Dance Department this Fall. Classical Ballet technique in traditional ballet class structure. No pointe shoes, please.Each session is open to a maximum of 20 participants. PE credit is available for attendance at 8 classes. Previous dance experience in any form is recommended. Open to Middlebury students only.
Mahaney Arts Center Dance Studio
Closed to the Public
Mahaney Arts Center, Dance Theatre
This informal showing demonstrates the research of Improvisational Practiced DANC0261 led by Professor Lida Winfield and musicians Ron Rost and Deborah Felmeth. Lighting will be improvised by Bert Crosby.
Mahaney Arts Center
Open to the Public
Free
Middlebury’s own Sound Investment Jazz Ensemble performs a broad range of jazz and jazz-adjacent music, from the 1930s to the present day.
Run time 75 minutes, no intermission. This concert will also be streamed, with access to the performance stream available starting at showtime. https://www.youtube.com/@robisonhall
Mahaney Arts Center, Olin C. Robison Concert Hall
Open to the Public
Free
Have you ever heard the story of the Middlebury River? What about Lake Dunmore? In this informal session, students from BIOL 304: Aquatic Ecology will be sharing the work they’ve done this semester to tell the stories of various aquatic ecosystems in Vermont based on concepts we’ve learned in class over the semester.
McCardell Bicentennial Hall Tormondsen Great Hall
An Environmental Studies senior thesis presentation by Elliote Muir ‘2025.5 Environmental Writing major.
Warner 010
115 Franklin Street main floor, Humanities Center
Open to the Public
