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

  • Weekly Feminist Stitch & Bitch

    Join Chellis House for our weekly Stitch & Bitch! Gather in feminist community to scheme, make art, meet new people, use your hands, and take a break from screens and school. All materials will be provided, but feel free to bring any projects you’re currently working on. Together we can build a better world, but first we must imagine it!

    Chellis House Library

  • Hirschfield International Film Series: Memory of Princess Mumbi

    Join us for pizza & popcorn at 6:30 PM.

    “Memory of Princess Mumbi” directed by Damien Hauser, 2025.

    In 2093, filmmaker Kuve visits Umata to document life after a war banned modern tech. Local filmmaker Mumbi challenges him to create without AI, leading him to discover beauty in life’s simple moments.

    Dana Auditorium (Sunderland Language Center)

    Open to the Public

  • Spike Heels

    A volatile young woman, a smooth-talking lawyer, a neurotic writer, and his elusive fiancée… What could go wrong? Andrew has grown close to his upstairs neighbor, Georgie, whose heels click on his ceiling when she returns from work every day. All seems well and good until Georgie confides a terrible secret about Andrew’s good friend, Edward. Tensions soar, passions spark, and hidden feelings unravel… And it only gets worse when Andrew’s soon-to-be wife, Lydia, confronts him about the truth of their relationship.

    Hepburn Zoo

    Open to the Public

    $5

  • The Journey of the Saint By César De María

    A rollicking adventure filled with deception and mystery, told by a traveling theatre troupe, of two artists fleeing the Spanish Inquisition while traversing the Atlantic and through the southern cone of Latin America in 1796 to deliver a holy relic to the revolutionaries for liberation! Directed by Olga Sanchez Saltveit.

    Please join us for a talk-back with the director and cast of the show after the Friday performance.

    Performances are December 4, 5, 6 at 7:30 pm.

    Wright Theatre

    Open to the Public

    $15/10/5

  • Fall Dance Concert "with the energy of spring"

    Fall Dance Concert showcasing original student choreography by Gabrielle Anchondo, Odette Castillo-Pinto, Evelyn Rodriguez, and Liefe Temple, with a new piece by Artist-in-Residence Daniel Miramontes.

    Mahaney Arts Center Dance Theatre

    Open to the Public

    $15/10/8/5

  • Biology Seminar Series - Lisa Lundgren

     Level Up! Measuring Science Interest XP Gain at Comic Cons

    A common requirement of granting agencies is showing that the work reaches wide audiences and has an impact upon them. However, showing that reach and impact can be difficult. In this seminar Dr. Lundgren will discuss her work with Cosplay for Science, where STEM professionals share their “nerdy” interests and expertise with people in the unconventional learning space of comic conventions.

    McCardell Bicentennial Hall 220

    Open to the Public

  • Workshop the Piano in Jazz with Jazz Artist Tom Cleary (UVM)

    UVM artist and teacher, jazz pianist Tom Cleary will offer a workshop on the piano in jazz and jazz piano. This workshop is offered in cooperation with the Public Humanities Labs initiative and is organized as part of this term’s First Year Seminar 1099, “The Cultural History of the Piano” (Prof. B. Matthias). Open to the public, but please reach out to Prof. Matthias beforehand (bmatthia@middlebury.edu).

    Mahaney Arts Center 221

    Open to the Public

  • Johnson Student Holiday Showcase

    Support the Fall 2025 Studio Art & Architecture students.  Come and enjoy refreshments and lite bites while you view student artwork and architecture student projects.

    Johnson Classroom 204

    Open to the Public

  • Spike Heels

    A volatile young woman, a smooth-talking lawyer, a neurotic writer, and his elusive fiancée… What could go wrong? Andrew has grown close to his upstairs neighbor, Georgie, whose heels click on his ceiling when she returns from work every day. All seems well and good until Georgie confides a terrible secret about Andrew’s good friend, Edward. Tensions soar, passions spark, and hidden feelings unravel… And it only gets worse when Andrew’s soon-to-be wife, Lydia, confronts him about the truth of their relationship.

    Hepburn Zoo

    Open to the Public

    $5

  • Studio Art Thesis Show, Where Absurdity Meets the Mundane: Memories Uncovered

    The Fall 2025 ART700 class presents their capstone thesis exhibition of art works, including painting, photography, illustration, design, sculpture, installation and more! The exhibition will run from December, 5th 2025 to December, 12th 2025. Open daily Monday through Friday 9AM to 5PM. Johnson Exhibition Gallery, Johnson Memorial Building 78 Chateau Rd.    

    Johnson Gallery/Crit (208)

    Closed 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.