Academic Calendars
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If you would like an ics version of the 2023-2024 calendar, please email Lisa LaRose.
2023–2024 Academic Calendar
| 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 |
| 17 Sunday | 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 of Trustees 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 Tues., 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 of TrusteesMeetings (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 of Trustees 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 |
| August 2024 | |
| 10 Saturday | Commencement, Bread Loaf School in Vermont |
| 14-15 Wed.-Thurs. | Schools Board of Advisors Meetings |
| 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. | |
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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 of Trustees 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 (12:00 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 of Trustees 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 of Trustees 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 (12:00 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. |
2025–2026 Academic Calendar (Tentative)
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