Academic Calendars

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If you would like an ics version of the 2025-2026 calendar, please email Lisa LaRose.

 

2025–2026 Academic Calendar

September 2025  
1 Monday Labor Day
1 Monday Orientation Begins
6 Saturday Residence Halls Open for Returning Students (9:00 a.m.)
8 Monday Fall Term Classes Begin (8:15 a.m.)
18–20 Thurs.–Sat. Clifford Symposium 
22 Monday Rosh Hashanah begins at sunset
24 Wednesday Rosh Hashanah ends at sunset
October 2025  
1 Wednesday Yom Kippur begins at sunset
2 Thursday Yom Kippur ends at sunset
3–5 Fri.–Sun. Fall Family Weekend
10 Friday Midterm Recess (no classes)
13 Monday Classes Resume (8:15 a.m.)
15–18 Wed.–Sat.  Board of Trustees Meetings
24–26 Fri.–Sun. Homecoming
November 2025  
2 Sunday Daylight Saving Ends
11 Tuesday Veterans Day
21 Friday Thanksgiving Recess Begins (2:00 p.m.)
27 Thursday Thanksgiving
December 2025  
1 Monday Classes resume (8:15 a.m.)
8 Monday Fall Term Classes End (2:00 p.m.); Friday class schedule observed
9,10,14 Tues., Wed., Sun. Reading Days
11–16 Thurs.–Tues. Final Examinations*
16 Tuesday Recess Begins (10:00 p.m.)
17 Wednesday Residence Halls Close (12:00 noon)
25 Thursday Christmas Day
January 2026  
1 Thursday New Year’s Day
3 Saturday Residence Halls Open (9:00 a.m.)
5 Monday Winter Term Classes Begin (8:15 a.m.)
19 Monday Martin Luther King Day (no classes)
23–24 Fri.–Sat. Institute Board of Advisors Meeting (at MIIS)
30 Friday Winter Term Classes End, Recess Begins (4:00 p.m.)
31 Saturday Celebration for Mid-Year Graduates
February 2026  
4 Wednesday Spring Orientation Begins
5–7 Thurs.–Sat. Board of Trustees Meetings (remote)
9 Monday Spring Term Classes Begin (8:15 a.m.)
16 Monday Presidents’ Day
17 Tuesday Ramadan begins at sunset
18 Wednesday Ash Wednesday 
20–21 Fri.–Sat. Winter Carnival; classes meet as scheduled
March 2026  
5–6 Thurs.–Fri. College Board of Advisors Meetings 
8 Sunday Daylight Savings Begins 
18 Wednesday Ramadan ends at sunset
19 Thursday Eid al-Fitr begins at sunset
20 Friday Eid al-Fitr ends at sunset
20 Friday Spring Term Recess Begins (2:00 p.m.)
30 Monday Classes Resume (8:15 a.m.)
April 2026  
1 Wednesday Passover begins at sunset
3 Friday Good Friday
5 Sunday Easter
9 Thursday Passover ends at sunset
15 Wednesday Lailat al-Qadr
17 Friday Spring Student Symposium (no classes)
May 2026  
7–9 Thurs.–Sat. Board of Trustees Meetings
11 Monday Spring Term Classes End (2:00 p.m.); Friday class schedule observed
12–13, 17 Tues.–Wed., Sun. Reading Days
14–19 Thurs.–Tues. Final Examinations*
20 Wednesday Residence Halls Close for General Student Body (12:00 noon)
23 Saturday Baccalaureate
24 Sunday Commencement
24 Sunday Residence Halls Close for Graduates and Senior Febs (6:00 p.m.)
25 Monday Memorial Day 
26 Tuesday Eid al-Adha begins at sunset
27 Wednesday Eid al-Ahda ends at sunset
June 2026  
4–7 Thurs.–Sun Reunion Weekend
14–20 Sun.–Sat. Bread Loaf Writers Conferences-Translators’ and Environmental
19 Friday Language School Eight-Week Session Begins
26 Friday Language Schools Seven-Week Session Begins
26 Friday Language Schools Six-Week Session Begins 
26 Friday Bread Loaf School of English in Vermont
July 2026  
4 Saturday Independence Day
13–14 Mon.–Tues. Schools Board of Advisors Meetings 
August 2026  
7 Friday Language Schools Commencement (Final Day of Classes – Six-Week Session)
8 Saturday Commencement, Bread Loaf School in Vermont
12–22 Wed.–Sat. Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference  
14 Friday Language Schools Final Day of Classes (Seven and Eight-Week Sessions)
27–30 Thurs.–Sun. Alumni College
   
*Fall examinations scheduled Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Monday, and Tuesday.   
*Spring examinations scheduled Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Monday, and Tuesday.  
   
For those religious traditions following a lunar calendar, dates can vary slightly depending on moon sightings.   
The Calendar is subject to change.   
 

2026–2027 Academic Calendar (Tentative)

September 2026  
7 Monday Labor Day
9 Wednesday Orientation Begins
11 Friday Rosh Hashanah begins at sunset
12 Saturday Residence Halls Open for Returning Students (9:00 a.m.)
13 Sunday Rosh Hashanah ends at sunset
14 Monday Fall Term Classes Begin (8:15 a.m.)
20 Sunday Yom Kippur begins at sunset
21 Monday Yom Kippur ends at sunset
24–26 Thurs.–Sat. Clifford Symposium 
October 2026  
2–4 Fri.–Sun. Homecoming 
16 Friday Midterm Recess (no classes)
19 Monday Classes Resume (8:15 a.m.)
21–24 Wed.–Sat.  Board of Trustees Meetings
30–Nov. 1 Fri.–Sun. Fall Family Weekend
November 2026  
8 Sunday Daylight Saving Ends
11 Wednesday Veterans Day
20 Friday Thanksgiving Recess Begins (2:00 p.m.)
26 Thursday Thanksgiving
30 Monday Classes resume (8:15 a.m.)
December 2026  
14 Monday Fall Term Classes End (2:00 p.m.); Friday class schedule observed
15,16 Tues., Wed. Reading Days
17–21 Thurs.–Mon. Final Examinations*
21 Monday Recess Begins (10:00 p.m.)
22 Tuesday Residence Halls Close (12:00 noon)
25 Friday Christmas Day
January 2027  
1 Friday New Year’s Day
2 Saturday Residence Halls Open (9:00 a.m.)
4 Monday Winter Term Classes Begin (8:15 a.m.)
18 Monday Martin Luther King Day (no classes)
22–23 Fri.–Sat. Institute Board of Advisors Meeting (at MIIS)
29 Friday Winter Term Classes End, Recess Begins (4:00 p.m.)
30 Saturday Celebration for Mid-Year Graduates
February 2027  
3 Wednesday Spring Orientation Begins
4–6 Thurs.-Sat. Board of Trustees Meetings (remote)
8 Monday Spring Term Classes Begin (8:15 a.m.)
15 Monday Presidents’ Day
16 Tuesday Ramadan begins at sunset
17 Wednesday Ash Wednesday 
26–27 Fri.–Sat. Winter Carnival; classes meet as scheduled
March 2027  
6 Saturday Lailat al-Qadr
11-12 Thurs.-Fri. College Board of Advisors Meetings 
14 Sunday Daylight Savings Begins 
17 Wednesday Ramadan ends at sunset
18 Thursday Eid al-Fitr begins at sunset
19 Friday Eid al-Fitr ends at sunset
19 Friday Spring Term Recess Begins (2:00 p.m.) 
26 Friday Good Friday
28 Sunday Easter
29 Monday Classes Resume (8:15 a.m.)
April 2027  
16 Friday Spring Student Symposium (no classes)
21 Wednesday Passover begins at sunset
29 Thursday Passover ends at sunset
May 2027  
6–8 Thurs.–Sat. Board of Trustees Meetings
10 Monday Spring Term Classes End (2:00 p.m.); Friday class schedule observed
11–12, 16 Tues.–Wed., Sun. Reading Days
13–18 Thurs.–Tues. Final Examinations*
16 Sunday Eid al-Adha begins at sunset
17 Monday Eid al-Adha ends at sunset
19 Wednesday Residence Halls Close for General Student Body (12:00 noon)
22 Saturday Baccalaureate
23 Sunday Commencement
23 Sunday Residence Halls Close for Graduates and Senior Febs (6:00 p.m.)
31 Monday Memorial Day 
June 2027  
3–6 Thurs.–Sun. Reunion Weekend
13–19 Sun.–Sat. Bread Loaf Writers Conferences-Translators’ and Environmental
18 Friday Language School Eight-Week Session Begins
25 Friday Language Schools Seven-Week Session Begins
25 Friday Language Schools Six-Week Session Begins 
28 Monday Bread Loaf School of English in Vermont
July 2027  
4 Sunday Independence Day
12–13 Mon.–Tues. Schools Board of Advisors Meetings 
August 2027  
6 Friday Language Schools Commencement (Final Day of Classes – Six-Week Session)
7 Saturday Commencement, Bread Loaf School in Vermont
11–21 Wed.–Sat. Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference  
13 Friday Language Schools Final Day of Classes (Seven and Eight-Week Sessions)
26–29 Thurs.–Sun. Alumni College
   
*Fall examinations scheduled Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday.   
*Spring examinations scheduled Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Monday, and Tuesday.  
   
For those religious traditions following a lunar calendar, dates can vary slightly depending on moon sightings.   
The Calendar is subject to change.