The Alliance for Civic Engagement (ACE) integrates community-connected learning, service, and action into the undergraduate experience, linking Middlebury’s liberal arts tradition to 21st-century challenges and opportunities. Students, faculty, and staff working through our office participate in poverty initiatives, community service, activism and advocacy, democracy and citizenship, and international initiatives. A number of our volunteer programs engage students and populations from diverse backgrounds, e.g., Special Olympics, Butch’s Team, MAlt (Middlebury Alternative Break Trips program), Community Friends, and much more.
The Americans with Disabilities Act Office (ADA) works with students who have special needs related to their learning, vision, hearing, speech, mobility, and physical and psychological health. We provide reasonable academic and residential accommodations for qualified students with disabilities, and assistive technology is available on campus as well. The services we provide are confidential.
The Center for the Comparative Study of Race and Ethnicity is an interdisciplinary academic center dedicated to understanding how race and ethnicity affect human relations. The center focuses on the study of race and ethnicity and how these intersect with such aspects of human life as class, gender, sexuality, religion, and migration. The center develops academic programming for the entire community and supports scholarship and research related to these areas of study.
Charles P. Scott Center for Spiritual and Religious Life seeks to promote fruitful interfaith dialogue and foster respect for the religious beliefs and practices of the people who make up the Middlebury community. We offer our support to many different student religious organizations and connect people to a variety of nearby faith communities.
The Center for Teaching, Learning, and Research (CTLR) aims to design, develop, and integrate resources that enrich learning and teaching at Middlebury and to provide a locus for conversations, both within the Middlebury community and with other institutions, about excellence and innovation in a residential liberal arts education.
Institutional Research, Assessment, and Planning We gather and analyze data from all sectors of the College to support institutional planning and decision making. We coordinate the submission of data to external groups (IPEDS, HEDS, etc.), analyze data received from those organizations, and present the implications of these comparative findings to the College administration and the Board of Trustees. In addition, we serve as an informational/statistical resource for the College community and for the administration.
International Student and Scholar Services (ISSS) assist our international students, staff, and faculty by offering advising, programs, and other services. We manage the College's involvement in the U.S. government's Student and Exchange Visitor System (SEVIS) and Middlebury's compliance with related immigration regulations. We offer a variety of programs to support members of our international community with their initial transitions to the College and with accomplishing their goals. We also coordinate with the Friends of International Students host program.
May Belle Chellis Women's Resource Center is named after the first woman to graduate from Middlebury, in 1886. It provides a welcoming space where women and men can discuss, research, and address gender issues. The center provides academic resources and general information on current events, job and internship opportunities, academic opportunities, and health issues.
Rohatyn Center for International Affairs is an internationally oriented resource and research center. It seeks to advance global understanding based in linguistic and cultural competency. The center offers cocurricular programming that enhances opportunities for students and supports faculty in their teaching and professional development.
Academic Interest Houses
After their first year at Middlebury, students who share a particular interest may choose to live together in academic-interest houses, designed for students with a demonstrated interest in specific fields.
The academic-interest houses include: Language Houses (Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish) where students may practice their language skills; PALANA Intercultural Academic Interest House , for students with demonstrated leadership and academic interest in diversity and intercultural issues; Queer Studies House , for students of any sexual orientation and/or gender identity who have demonstrated an academic interest in queer studies; and Weybridge House , the environmental house, based on environmentally responsible, "mindful" living.
Programming
Our programming aims to expand our collective thinking and to create opportunities for open dialogue and reflection. Special programs, discussions, lectures, panels, performances, and cultural events bring new voices to campus to challenge and stimulate us. For a list of programs and events supported by the Office for Institutional Planning and Diversity, please visit Programming and Events.
Cafecito Hour Lecture Series is an informal series of conversations and discussions around special interest topics from various academic areas presented by Middlebury faculty, staff, and students. The series is intended to provide an innovative and dynamic venue for individuals to present challenging topics that engage critical dialogue. Cafecito Hour began in 2005 and was inspired by the book A Cafecito Story from renowned author and Middlebury Writer-in-Residence Julia Alvarez '71. We are proud to serve Café Alta Gracia, organic fair-trade coffee, from Finca Alta Gracia in Dominican Republic.
The Twilight Scholars Program began in 1994 in honor of Alexander Twilight, who was the first African American graduate of Middlebury College. The program is intended to enhance diversity programming by inviting professors from other academic institutions, guest speakers, and artists to Middlebury for a two- to three-day residency. During the residency Twilight Scholars present public lectures, visit classes, and interact with faculty, staff, and students in and outside of the classroom.
Human Relations Officer
The human relations officer is the official designated by the president of the College to receive and process complaints of harassment brought by Middlebury College faculty, staff, and students under the College's Anti-Harassment Policy . Any Middlebury College student, faculty, or staff member or who has reasonable cause to believe that harassment, including sexual harassment, as defined by the College's Anti-Harassment Policy, has occurred or is occurring, or who believes that she or he has been subjected to retaliation for having brought or supported a complaint of harassment, is encouraged to bring that information to the immediate attention of:
Susan Parsons Ritter
Human Relations Officer
Middlebury College
McKinley House
422 Main Street
Middlebury,VT 05753
Phone: 802.443.2246
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If the human relations officer is unavailable or has a conflict of interest that would preclude her from processing the harassment complaint, the matter shall be brought to the immediate attention of:
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Laura Carotenuto
Alternate Human Relations Officer
Human Resources
Service Building
Middlebury, VT 05753
Phone: 802.443.2012
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