Events

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

    • Gathering and Uncoupling An Exhibit of Historic Clothing and Contemporary Photography

      The Johnson Exhibition Gallery, located in the newly renovated Johnson Memorial Building, presents Gathering and Uncoupling; An exhibition of Historic Clothing and Contemporary Photography. The exhibit includes objects from the Middlebury College Antique Clothing Collection and Photographic works by artist Rob O’Neil.

      Open Monday, November 13th through Friday, December 15th
      Gallery Hours Daily 1-7PM, closed on Saturdays

      Middlebury College

      Open to the Public

    • Has Climate Science Become Distorted by Politics?

      Has climate science become inappropriately constrained by political ideology? Patrick T. Brown, author of recent articles in Nature and The Free Press that address this question, will speak on this timely and important matter.

      McCardell Bicentennial Hall 220

      Open to the Public
    • Polaroid photos of the actors taped on a poster

      Polaroid Stories

      Naomi Iizuka describes her play Polaroid Stories as “a visceral blend of classical mythology and real life stories told by street kids.” 10 actors play characters ranging from Echo, Eurydice, Orpheus and Narcissus to Skinhead, Kaos, Melody and Disappear. “Iizuka journeys into a dangerous world where myth-making fulfills a fierce need for transcendence, where storytelling has the power to transform a reality in which character’s lives are continually threatened, devalued and erased. Like their mythic counterparts, these modern-day mortals are engulfed by needs that burn and consume.

      Mahaney Arts Center Seeler Studio Theatre

      Open to the Public

    • Gathering and Uncoupling An Exhibit of Historic Clothing and Contemporary Photography

      The Johnson Exhibition Gallery, located in the newly renovated Johnson Memorial Building, presents Gathering and Uncoupling; An exhibition of Historic Clothing and Contemporary Photography. The exhibit includes objects from the Middlebury College Antique Clothing Collection and Photographic works by artist Rob O’Neil.

      Open Monday, November 13th through Friday, December 15th
      Gallery Hours Daily 1-7PM, closed on Saturdays

      Middlebury College

      Open to the Public

    • Jazz Workshop

      A workshop devoted to learning and playing jazz. It’s more than a jam session but less than a class. Instrument proficiency is required but jazz experience is not.

      Open to Middlebury College students only.

      Mahaney Arts Center 221

      Closed to the Public

    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.