Faculty and Staff

Dima Ayoub

Dept. Chair/Associate Professor of Arabic

Email:

dayoub@middlebury.edu

Tel:

(802) 443-5653

Office:

Voter Hall 008

Office Hours:

SPRING 2026: Tuesdays 3:30-454:00, Wednesdays 6:30-7:30, and by appointment.

Samuel Liebhaber

Professor of Arabic

Email:

slieb@middlebury.edu

Tel:

(802) 443-5598

Office:

Voter Hall 002

Office Hours:

WINTER 2026: Wednesday, 8:15-10:15am., and by appointment.

Usama Soltan

Surdna Professor of Linguistics and Arabic

Email:

usoltan@middlebury.edu

Tel:

(802) 443-5869

Office:

Voter Hall 016

Office Hours:

SPRING 2026: On academic leave.

Maryait Khader

Visiting Instructor in Arabic

Email:

mkhader@middlebury.edu

Office:

Voter Hall 011

Office Hours:

SPRING 2026: Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, 1:00–2:00 PM. For maximum accessibility, office hours will be held both in person and on Zoom. Please email me to arrange an appointment time and to receive the Zoom link.

Karima Bouchafra

Teaching Assistant, Arabic

Email:

kbouchafra@middlebury.edu

Office:

Voter 001

Nicole Amerio Patterson

Academic Coordinator: Chinese, Italian, and Arabic

Email:

npatters@middlebury.edu

Tel:

(802) 443-5784

Office:

Voter Hall 109

Office Hours:

Mon, Tue & Thur (in office) - Wed & Fri (remote)