Faculty and Staff
Black Studies Program Faculty
Daniel F. Silva
Professor of Luso-Hispanic Studies
Acting Director of the Black Studies Program 2026-27
- Email:
- dfsilva@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-5854
- Office:
- Voter 114
- Office Hours:
- Monday (10-11 and 1-2), Wednesday (1-2), or by appointment
Jerry Philogene
Associate Professor of Black Studies
Program Director, on Sabbatical 2026-27
- Email:
- jphilogene@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-4203
- Office:
- Carr Hall Room 201
- Office Hours:
- On leave for the academic year 2026-27
Khyree Davis
Assistant Professor of Black Studies
- Email:
- khyreed@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-2600
- Office:
- Carr Hall 209
- Office Hours:
- Fall 2026: Tues 1:00-2:15 pm, Wed 9:00-10:00 am (on Zoom), Thurs 12:45-1:30 pm
Viola Huang
Assistant Professor of Black Studies
- Email:
- vhuang@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-5265
- Office:
- Carr Hall Room 204
- Office Hours:
- On leave academic year 2026-27
Natasha Ngaiza
Assistant Professor of Film & Media Culture
- Email:
- nngaiza@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-5562
- Office:
- Axinn Center 207
- Office Hours:
- Fall 2026: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 10:00am-12:00pm and by appointment
Damascus Kafumbe
Edward C. Knox Professor of International Studies & Professor of Music
- Email:
- dkafumbe@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-5578
- Office:
- Mahaney Arts Center
- Office Hours:
- Fall 2026: Tuesdays, 3:00-4:00 p.m. and Wednesdays, 2:00-3:00 p.m., or by appointment
Eric Cheuk
Visiting Assistant Professor of Black Studies
- Email:
- echeuk@middlebury.edu
- Office:
- Carr Hall 206
- Office Hours:
- Fall 2026: Tuesday 10:00-11:30 am and Wednesday 2:30-4:00 pm
Academic Coordinator
Victoria Fischer Luksch
Academic Coordinator: Black Studies, Comparative Literature, and Gender, Sexuality & Feminist Studies
- Email:
- vluksch@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-3112
- Office:
- Chellis House 205
- Office Hours:
- Mon-Thurs, 9-5
Contributing Faculty
William Hart
Professor Emeritus of History
Professor Emeritus of History and Black Studies
- Email:
- hart@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-5867
- Office:
- Hesselgrave House 221
Elsa Mendoza
Assistant Professor of History
- Email:
- emendoza@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-4011
- Office:
- Axinn Center 328
- Office Hours:
- On Leave Academic Year 2026-2027
Matthew Schrader
Assistant Professor of Studio Art
- Email:
- mschrader@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-2543
- Office:
- Johnson 114
- Office Hours:
- Fall 2026: Mondays from 3:30-5:30 or by appointment
Jacob Tropp
John Spencer Professor of African Studies
- Email:
- jtropp@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-3250
- Office:
- Axinn Center 341
- Office Hours:
- Fall 2026: Tuesday and Thursday 3:45pm-5:00pm and by appointment
Dima Ayoub
Chair of the Arabic Department and Associate Professor of Arabic
- Email:
- dayoub@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-5653
- Office:
- Voter Hall 008
- Office Hours:
- SPRING 2026: Tuesdays 3:30-454:00, Wednesdays 6:30-7:30, and by appointment.
Olga Sanchez Saltveit
Assistant Professor of Theatre
- Tel:
- (802) 443-3031
- Office:
- Mahaney Arts Center 328
- Office Hours:
- Fall "26: Tue 11:30 - 1:30pm & Wed 2:15 - 3:15pm and by appointment
Enrique Garcia
Professor of Luso-Hispanic Studies
- Email:
- egarcia@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-5272
- Office:
- Voter 110
- Office Hours:
- Wednesday (9-11), Friday (1-2), or by appointment
William Nash
Professor of American Studies and English
- Email:
- nash@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-5337
- Office:
- Axinn Center 250
- Office Hours:
- On Leave 2026-2027 Academic Year
Jim Ralph
Rehnquist Professor of American History and Culture
- Email:
- ralph@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-5320
- Office:
- Axinn 331
- Office Hours:
- Fall 2026: Tuesday 10:00am-11:30am, Wednesday 11:00am-11:30am, Friday 10:45am-11:45am, and by appointment