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

  • Ballet with Barbara Doyle-Wilch

    Tuesday-Beginner/Intermediate

    Wednesday-Intermediate/Advanced

    Ballet returns to the Dance Department this Fall. Classical Ballet technique in traditional ballet class structure. No pointe shoes, please.Each session is open to a maximum of 20 participants. PE credit is available for attendance at 8 classes. Previous dance experience in any form is recommended. Open to Middlebury students only. 

    Mahaney Arts Center Dance Studio

    Closed to the Public

  • Howard E. Woodin Environmental Studies Colloquium Series

    “Regional Trash, Urban Harm: Environmental Justice Dialogue in Greater Hartford, CT” a Howard E. Woodin Environmental Studies Colloquium Series talk by Abigail Fisher Williamson, Associate Professor of Political Science and Public Policy and Law at Trinity College.

    Franklin Environmental Center, The Orchard-Hillcrest 103

    Open to the Public

  • 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

  • “Between Tongues: The Art of Arabic-English Translation"

    “Between Tongues: The Art of Arabic-English Translation”

    Between Tongues: The Art of Arabic–English Translation – a conversation with acclaimed translator maia tabet, whose career has helped shape the reception of modern Arabic literature in English. She has translated celebrated authors such as Elias Khoury and Sinan Antoon and her work reflects a lifelong engagement with language, politics, and literary form. In this talk, she reflects on the art and labor of translation—its challenges, its pleasures, and its power to mediate between cultures while resisting simplification. The event offers a rare opportunity to hear from one of the foremost voices in contemporary Arabic–English translation.

    Axinn Center 232

  • Middlebury in Taiwan Pre-Departure Orientation

    This will be a mandatory pre-departure orientation for students planning to study in Taiwan during the spring of 2026. (Students admitted to the program will receive a Zoom invitation via email.)

    Virtual Middlebury

  • Books as Friends

    Stephanie Frampton, MIT Literature

    The trope of “books as friends” has a long history. Pinpointing the earliest appearance of the metaphor in the letters of the Roman orator, politician, and philosopher Cicero, this paper asks what it means to read books as friends, how we make connections with others by sharing texts in common, and what we can learn about the past and the future from reading ancient literature today.

    Axinn Center 229

    Open to the Public

  • Auditions for the Spring '26 Theatre Department Productions

    Interested in acting in a faculty- or student-directed production? Then you’re in luck! 
    ALL STUDENTS are invited to audition for Our Town by Thornton Wilder directed by guest artist Melissa Lourie, The Maids by Jean Genet directed by Cláudio Medeiros as well as senior student projects.
    For more information on the shows, callback dates, and the audition process, go to:
    https://www.middlebury.edu/college/academics/theatre/resources/auditions

    Mahaney Arts Center Upper Lobby

    Closed to the Public

  • Hirschfield International Film Series: Frankenstein

    “One of del Toro’s finest, this is epic-scale storytelling of uncommon beauty, feeling and artistry.” - The Hollywood Reporter.

    Oscar-winning director Guillermo del Toro adapts Mary Shelley’s classic tale of Victor Frankenstein, a brilliant but egotistical scientist who brings a creature to life in a monstrous experiment that ultimately leads to the undoing of both the creator and his tragic creation.

    Join us outside Dana to celebrate with pizza and popcorn at 6:30 PM

    Dana Auditorium (Sunderland Language Center)

    Open to the Public

  • These Shining Lives by Melanie Marnich

    These Shining Lives is based on the true story of four women who worked for the Radium Dial Company - a watch factory based in Ottawa, Illinois. This poetic and beautiful little play is a story of survival in its most transcendent sense, and a reminiscence on love, family and time. The play focuses on the women who refuse to allow the company that stole their health to kill their spirits – and highlights their work to protect the lives of the generations who come after them. Directed by Michole Biancosino.

    Mahaney Arts Center Seeler Studio Theatre

    Open to the Public

    $15/10/5

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.