2024-2025 Academic Calendar (Proposed)
| Updated 5/2022 | |
September 2024 | |
| Aug. 29-Sept. 1 Thurs.-Sun. | Alumni College |
| 2 Monday | Labor Day |
| 2 Monday | Orientation Begins |
| 7 Saturday | Residence Halls Open for Returning Students (9:00 a.m.) |
| 9 Monday | Fall Term Classes Begin (8:00 a.m.) |
| 19-21 Thurs.-Sat. | Clifford Symposium (tentative) |
| TBD | Fall Family Weekend |
October 2024 | |
| 2 Wednesday | Rosh Hashanah begins in the evening |
| 4 Friday | Rosh Hashanah ends in the evening |
| 11 Friday | Midterm Recess |
| 11 Friday | ***Yom Kippur begins in the evening |
| 12 Saturday | Yom Kippur ends in the evening |
| 14 Monday | Classes Resume (8:00 a.m.) |
| 23-26 Wed.-Sat. | Board Meetings |
| TBD | Homecoming |
November 2024 | |
| 3 Sunday | Daylight Saving Ends |
| 11 Monday | Veterans Day |
| 22 Friday | Thanksgiving Recess Begins (2:45 p.m.) |
| 28 Thursday | Thanksgiving |
December 2024 | |
| 2 Monday | Classes Resume (8:00 a.m.) |
| 9 Monday | *Fall Term Classes End (2:45 p.m.) |
| 10,13 Tues., Fri. | Reading Days |
| 11-16 Wed.-Mon. | Final Exams |
| 16 Monday | Recess Begins (10:00 p.m.) |
| 17 Tuesday | Residence Halls Close (noon) |
| 25 Monday | Christmas Day |
January 2025 | |
| 1 Wednesday | New Year’s Day |
| 5 Sunday | Residence Halls Open (9:00 a.m.) |
| 6 Monday | Winter Term Classes Begin (8:00 a.m.) |
| 20 Monday | Martin Luther King Day (no classes) |
| 24-25 Fri.-Sat. | Institute Board of Advisors Meetings (MIIS) |
| 31 Friday | Winter Term Classes End Recess Begins (4:00 p.m.) |
February 2025 | |
| 3 Saturday | Celebration for Mid-Year Graduates |
| 5 Wednesday | Spring Orientation Begins |
| 6-8 Thurs.-Sat. | Board Meetings (remote) |
| 10 Monday | Spring Term Classes Begin (8:00 a.m.) |
| 17 Monday | Presidents' Day |
| 21-22 Fri.-Sat. | Winter Carnival |
| 28 Friday | ***Ramadan begins in the evening |
March 2025 | |
| 5 Wednesday | Ash Wednesday |
| 7-8 Fri.-Sat. | College Board of Advisors Meetings |
| 9 Sunday | Daylight Savings Begins |
| 14 Friday | Spring Term Recess Begins (2:45 p.m.) |
| 24 Monday | Classes Resume (8:00 a.m.) |
| 27 Thursday | ***Lailat al-Qadr |
| 30 Sunday | ***Ramadan ends in the evening |
| 30 Sunday | ***Eid al-Fitr begins in the evening |
| 31 Monday | ***Eid al-Fitr ends in the evening |
April 2025 | |
| 11 Friday | Spring Student Symposium; Classes Do Not Meet |
| 12 Saturday | Passover begins in the evening |
| 18 Friday | Good Friday |
| 20 Sunday | Easter |
| 29 Monday | Passover ends in the evening |
May 2025 | |
| 8-10 Thurs.-Sat. | Board Meetings |
| 12 Monday | **Spring Term Classes End (2:45 p.m.); Friday class schedule observed |
| 13-14, 18 Tues.-Wed., Sun. | Reading Days |
| 15-20 Thurs.-Tues. | *Final Examinations |
| 21 Wednesday | Residence Halls Close for General Student Body (noon) |
| 24 Saturday | Baccalaureate |
| 25 Sunday | Commencement |
| 25 Sunday | Residence Halls Close for Graduates and Senior Febs (11:00 p.m.) |
| 26 Monday | Memorial Day |
June 2025 | |
| 5-8 Thurs.-Sun | Reunion (tentative) |
| 6 Friday | ***Eid al-Adha begins in the evening |
| 7 Saturday | ***Eid al-Adha |
| 20 Friday | Language Schools Eight-Week Session Begins |
| 24 Tuesday | Bread Loaf School of English in Vermont Begins |
| 27 Friday | Language Schools Seven-Week Session Begins |
July 2025 | |
| 1 Tuesday | Language Schools Six-Week Session Begins |
| 4 Friday | Independence Day |
| 7-8 Mon.-Tues. | Schools Board of Advisors Meetings |
August 2025 | |
| 9 Saturday | Commencement, Bread Loaf School in Vermont |
| 13-23 Wed.-Sat. | Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference |
| 15 Friday | VT Language Schools Commencement |
| 28-31 Thurs.-Sun. | Alumni College |
| *Fall exams scheduled Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday. | |
| *Spring exams scheduled Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Monday, and Tuesday. | |
| **Friday class schedule observed on Monday, December 9 and Monday, May 12. | |
| ***Dates are based on the lunar calendar and may vary. | |
The calendar is subject to change.