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2022–2023 Academic Calendar

September 2022  
1–4 Thurs.–Sun. Alumni College
5 Monday Labor Day
5 Monday Orientation Begins
10 Saturday Residence Halls Open for Returning Students (9:00 a.m.)
12 Monday Fall Term Classes Begin (8:00 a.m.)
22–24 Thurs.–Sat. Clifford Symposium
25 Sunday Rosh Hashanah begins in the evening
27 Tuesday Rosh Hashanah
October 2022  
4 Tuesday **Yom Kippur begins in the evening
5 Wednesday Yom Kippur
7–9 Fri.–Sun. Fall Family Weekend
14 Friday Midterm Recess
17 Monday Classes Resume (8:00 a.m.)
19–22 Wed.–Sat. Board Meetings
28–29 Fri.-Sun. Homecoming
November 2022  
6 Sunday Daylight Saving Ends
11 Friday Veterans Day
18 Friday Thanksgiving Recess Begins (2:45 p.m.)
24 Thursday Thanksgiving
28 Monday Classes Resume (8:00 a.m.)
December 2022  
12 Monday Fall Term Classes End (2:45 p.m.); Friday class schedule observed
13 Tuesday Reading Day
14–19 Wed.–Mon. *Final Examinations
16 Friday Reading Day
19 Monday Recess Begins (10:00 p.m.)
20 Tuesday Residence Halls Close (noon)
25 Sunday Christmas Day
January 2023  
1 Sunday New Year’s Day
3 Tuesday Residence Halls Open (9:00 a.m.)
5 Thursday Winter Term Classes Begin (8:00 a.m.)
16 Monday Martin Luther King Day (no classes)
26 Thursday Institute Board of Advisors Meetings (MIIS)
26–28 Thurs.–Sat. Board Meetings (MIIS)
February 2023  
2 Thursday Winter Term Classes End Recess Begins (4:00 p.m.)
4 Saturday Celebration for Mid-Year Graduates
8 Wednesday Spring Orientation Begins
13 Monday Spring Term Classes Begin (8:00 a.m.)
17–18 Fri.–Sat. Winter Carnival
20 Monday Presidents’ Day
22 Wednesday Ash Wednesday
March 2023  
3–4 Fri.–Sat. College Board of Advisors Meetings
12 Sunday Daylight Savings Begins 
17 Friday Spring Term Recess Begins (2:45 p.m.)
22 Wednesday **Ramadan begins in the evening
27 Monday Classes Resume (8:00 a.m.)
April 2023  
5 Wednesday Passover begins in the evening
7 Friday Good Friday
9 Sunday Easter
14 Friday Spring Student Symposium; Classes Do Not Meet
18 Tuesday **Lailat al-Qadr
21 Friday **Eid al-Fitr begins in the evening
22 Saturday **Eid al-Fitr
May 2023  
11–13 Thurs.–Sat. Board Meetings
15 Monday Spring Term Classes End (2:45 p.m.); Friday class schedule observed
16-17 Tues.–Wed. Reading Days
18-23 Thurs.–Tues. *Final Examinations
21 Sunday Reading Day
24 Wednesday Residence Halls Close for General Student Body (noon)
27 Saturday Baccalaureate
28 Sunday Commencement
28 Sunday Residence Halls Close for Graduates and Senior Febs (11:00 p.m.)
29 Monday Memorial Day 
June 2023  
8-11 Thurs.–Sun Reunion
23 Friday Language Schools Eight-Week Session Begins
27 Tuesday Bread Loaf School of English in Vermont Begins
28 Wednesday **Eid al-Adha begins in the evening
29 Thursday **Eid al-Adha
30 Friday Language Schools Seven-Week Session Begins
July 2023  
4 Tuesday Independence Day
4 Tuesday Language Schools Six-Week Session Begins
10–11 Mon.–Tues. Schools Board of Advisors Meetings
August 2023  
12 Saturday Commencement, Bread Loaf School in Vermont
16–26 Wed.–Sat. Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference  
18 Friday VT Language Schools Commencement
31–Sept.3 Thurs.–Sun. Alumni College
   
*Fall exams scheduled Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday.
*Spring exams scheduled Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Monday, and Tuesday.
   
**Dates are based on the lunar calendar and may vary.

2023–2024 Academic Calendar (Tentative)

September 2023  
Aug. 31–Sept. 3 Thurs.–Sun. Alumni College
4 Monday Labor Day
4 Monday Orientation Begins
9 Saturday Residence Halls Open for Returning Students (9:00 a.m.)
11 Monday Fall Term Classes Begin (8:15 a.m.)
15 Friday Rosh Hashanah begins at sunset
16–17 Sat.–Sun. Rosh Hashanah ends at sunset
21–23 Thurs.–Sat. Clifford Symposium
24 Sunday Yom Kippur begins at sunset
25 Monday Yom Kippur ends at sunset
29–Oct 1 Fri.–Sun. Fall Family Weekend
October 2023  
13 Friday Midterm Recess
16 Monday Classes Resume (8:15 a.m.)
20–22 Fri.–Sun. Homecoming
25–28 Wed.–Sat. Board Meetings
November 2023  
5 Sunday Daylight Saving Ends
11 Saturday Veterans Day
17 Friday Thanksgiving Recess Begins (2:00 p.m.)
23 Thursday Thanksgiving
27 Monday Classes Resume (8:15 a.m.)
December 2023  
11 Monday Fall Term Classes End; Friday class schedule observed (2:00 p.m.)
12, 15 Mon., Fri. Reading Days
13–18 Wed.–Mon. Final Examinations*
18 Monday Recess Begins (10:00 p.m.)
19 Tuesday Residence Halls Close (noon)
25 Monday Christmas Day
January 2024  
1 Monday New Year’s Day
2 Tuesday Residence Halls Open (9:00 a.m.)
4 Thursday Winter Term Classes Begin (8:15 a.m.)
15 Monday Martin Luther King Day (no classes)
26–27 Fri.–Sat. Institute Board of Advisors Meeting (MIIS)
February 2024  
1 Thursday Winter Term Classes End Recess Begins (10:25 p.m.)
3 Saturday Celebration for Mid-Year Graduates
7 Wednesday Spring Orientation Begins
8–10 Thurs.–Sat. Board Meetings (remote)
12 Monday Spring Term Classes Begin (8:15 a.m.)
14 Wednesday Ash Wednesday
19 Monday Presidents’ Day
23–24 Fri.–Sat. Winter Carnival; classes meet as scheduled
March 2024  
1–2 Fri.–Sat. College Board of Advisors Meetings
10 Sunday Daylight Savings Begins 
10 Sunday Ramadan begins at sunset
15 Friday Spring Term Recess Begins (2:00 p.m.)
25 Monday Classes Resume (8:15 a.m.)
29 Friday Good Friday
31 Sunday Easter
April 2024  
6 Saturday Lailat al-Qadr
8 Monday Ramadan ends at sunset
9 Tuesday Eid al-Fitr begins at sunset
10 Wednesday Eid al-Fitr ends at sunset
19 Friday Spring Student Symposium; classes do not meet
22 Monday Passover begins at sunset
29 Monday Passover ends at sunset
May 2024  
9–11 Thurs.–Sat. Board Meetings
13 Monday Spring Term Classes End (2:00 p.m.); Friday class schedule observed
14–15 Tues.–Wed. Reading Days
16–21 Thurs.–Tues. Final Examinations*
19 Sunday Reading Day
22 Wednesday Residence Halls Close for General Student Body (noon)
25 Saturday Baccalaureate
26 Sunday Commencement
26 Sunday Residence Halls Close for Graduates and Senior Febs (11:00 p.m.)
27 Monday Memorial Day 
June 2024  
6–9 Thurs.–Sun Reunion
16 Sunday Eid al-Adha begins at sunset
17 Monday Eid al-Adha ends at sunset
21 Friday Language Schools Eight-Week Session Begins
25 Tuesday Bread Loaf School of English in Vermont Begins
28 Friday Language Schools Seven-Week Session Begins
July 2024  
2 Tuesday Language Schools Six-Week Session Begins
4 Thursday Independence Day
8–9 Mon.–Tues. Schools Board of Advisors Meetings
August 2024  
10 Saturday Commencement, Bread Loaf School in Vermont
14–24 Wed.–Sat. Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference  
16 Friday Language Schools Commencement
29–Sept.1 Thurs.–Sun. Alumni College
   
*Fall examinations scheduled Wednesday, Thursday, 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.


2024–2025 Academic Calendar (Proposed)

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 (8:15 a.m.)
19–21 Thurs.–Sat. Clifford Symposium 
27-29 Fall Family Weekend
October 2024  
2 Wednesday Rosh Hashanah begins at sunset
4 Friday Rosh Hashanah ends at sunset
11 Friday Midterm Recess
11 Friday Yom Kippur begins at sunset
12 Saturday Yom Kippur ends at sunset
14 Monday Classes Resume (8:15 a.m.)
18-20 Fri.-Sun. Homecoming
23–26 Wed.–Sat. Board Meetings
November 2024  
3 Sunday Daylight Saving Ends
11 Monday Veterans Day
22 Friday Thanksgiving Recess Begins (2:00 p.m.)
28 Thursday Thanksgiving
December 2024  
2 Monday Classes resume (8:15 a.m.)
9 Monday Fall Term Classes End (2:00 p.m.) Friday schedule observed
10, 13 Tues., Fri. Reading Days
11–16 Wed.–Mon. Final Examinations*
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
4 Saturday Residence Halls Open (9:00 a.m.)
6 Monday Winter Term Classes Begin (8:15 a.m.)
20 Monday Martin Luther King Day (no classes)
24–25 Fri.–Sat. Institute Board of Advisors Meeting (at MIIS)
31 Friday Winter Term Classes End, Recess Begins (4:00 p.m.)
February 2025  
1 Saturday Celebration for Mid-Year Graduates
5 Wednesday Spring Orientation Begins
6–8 Thurs.–Sat. Board Meetings (remote)
10 Monday Spring Term Classes Begin (8:15 a.m.)
17 Monday Presidents’ Day
21–22 Fri.–Sat. Winter Carnival; classes meet as scheduled
28 Friday Ramadan begins at sunset
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 (2:00 p.m.)
24 Monday Classes Resume (8:15 a.m.)
27 Thursday Lailat al-Qadr
29 Saturday Ramadan ends at sunset
30 Sunday Eid al-Fitr begins at sunset
31 Monday Eid al-Fitr ends at sunset
April 2025  
11 Friday Spring Student Symposium; Classes Do Not Meet (tentative)
12 Saturday Passover begins at sunset
18 Friday Good Friday
20 Sunday Easter
20 Monday Passover ends at sunset
May 2025  
8–10 Thurs.–Sat. Board Meetings
12 Monday Spring Term Classes End (2:00 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 Weekend
6 Friday Eid al-Adha begins at sunset
7 Saturday Eid al-Adha ends at sunset
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
14-15 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 examinations scheduled Wednesday, Thursday, 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.