Events

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

  • Living with Genji: The "World's First Novel" in 21st Century Japan

    Davis Family Library, Upper Level Display Cases

    The students in JAPN 290 (“Reading the Tale of Genji” in English”) and Prof. Otilia Milutin (Japanese Studies) are cordially inviting you and your students to view their exhibit, “Living with Genji: The World’s First Novel in 21st Century Japan.” The exhibit features a selection of objects, artwork, movies, and manga inspired by the 11th century classic The Tale of Genji by Murasaki Shikibu.  Our exhibit aims to showcase a few selected items that speak both of the tale’s enduring legacy in traditional Japanese arts, and, equally important, of its contemporary reiterations, be they manga and movies adaptations or commercial, consumer-oriented products such as mascots, stationary, fabrics, and other everyday objects.  Through our exhibit, we hope to demonstrate how a millennium old classic lives and thrives today in contemporary Japan. 

    Middlebury College

    Open to the Public

  • Black Studies Spring Semester Welcome Back Reception

    Black Studies faculty would like to invite any interested students to swing by Coltrane Lounge to visit, have some refreshments, and learn more about the Black Studies department and the courses being offered this semester as well as next year. 

    Adirondack Coltrane Lounge

  • West African Dance and Drum Class

    A rich taste of African culture
    through powerful, vigorous,
    high-energy movement

    Let the beat of the drum move
    your body. Participants will
    learn songs, rhythms, dances,
    and culture as we embark
    on a journey of dances
    from the African diaspora.

    Class is accompanied by live
    musicians to help participants
    understand the communication
    between the music and the
    dance.

    Wilson Hall, McCullough Student Center

    Open to the Public

  • Living with Genji: The "World's First Novel" in 21st Century Japan

    Davis Family Library, Upper Level Display Cases

    The students in JAPN 290 (“Reading the Tale of Genji” in English”) and Prof. Otilia Milutin (Japanese Studies) are cordially inviting you and your students to view their exhibit, “Living with Genji: The World’s First Novel in 21st Century Japan.” The exhibit features a selection of objects, artwork, movies, and manga inspired by the 11th century classic The Tale of Genji by Murasaki Shikibu.  Our exhibit aims to showcase a few selected items that speak both of the tale’s enduring legacy in traditional Japanese arts, and, equally important, of its contemporary reiterations, be they manga and movies adaptations or commercial, consumer-oriented products such as mascots, stationary, fabrics, and other everyday objects.  Through our exhibit, we hope to demonstrate how a millennium old classic lives and thrives today in contemporary Japan. 

    Middlebury College

    Open to the Public

  • Howard E. Woodin Environmental Studies Colloquium Series: Community-Engaged and Collective Action Learning Panel

    Environmental Studies Conversations: Community-Engaged and Collective Action Learning Panel
    Lindsey Berk, Executive Director, ACORN
    Johanna Miller,Energy and Climate Program Director and VECAN Coordinator, Vermont Natural Resources Council
    Amy L. Redman, Environmental Justice and Health Equity Advisor, Vermont Department of Health

    Franklin Environmental Center, The Orchard-Hillcrest 103

    Open to the Public

  • Middlebury Carnival (Nordic) -- EISA Regionals

    The Rikert Outdoor Center is thrilled to host the Middlebury Carnival and EISA Regionals.

    The final races in the East for determining the NCAA Championship Teams and celebrating another awesome season of EISA ski racing.

    More information will be available shortly.

    7.5km Classic Friday the 20th
    20km Freestyle Saturday the 21st

    Bread Loaf Barn

  • Come See Me in the Good Light Screening and Discussion

    Join the Feminist Resource Center for a screening of the film Come See Me in the Good Life, which follows poet Andrea Gibson as they navigate a terminal cancer diagnosis, exploring love, mortality, and the power of art alongside their partner, poet Megan Falley. Discussion to follow and Taste of India will be served!

    Chellis Living Room/Seminar Room

  • Hirschfield International Film Series: Timestamp

    In this 2025 Ukrainian documentary directed by Kateryna Gornostai, it has been three years since Russia’s invasion. Despite the war, school life continues in Ukraine, with students and teachers striving to continue learning even under constant threat.

    Arrive early at 6:30pm for free pizza, popcorn, and snacks!

    “A profound meditation on the resilience of the human spirit within a fractured reality…A haunting, luminous record of a generation being forged in the dark.” - Gazettely

    Dana Auditorium (Sunderland Language Center)

    Open to the Public

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.