Steering Committee Faculty

Jerry Philogene

Associate Professor of Black Studies

Program Director

Office:
Carr Hall Room 201
Office Hours:
Tues 11am-1pm, Wed 1-3pm, and by appointment

Daniel Silva

Associate Professor of Luso-Hispanic Studies

On Sabbatical Academic Year 2023-24

Office:
Carr Hall 208
Office Hours:
By appointment

Damascus Kafumbe

Edward C. Knox Professor of International Studies; Professor of Music; Director, Middlebury African Music and Dance Ensemble; Director, Middlebury Afropop Band

Office:
Mahaney Arts Center
Office Hours:
On Leave 2024-2025 Academic Year

Khyree Davis

Assistant Professor of Black Studies

Office:
Carr Hall 209
Office Hours:
Tues & Thurs 11:30 am -12:30 pm in office and Wed 9-10 am on Zoom

Viola Huang

Assistant Professor of Black Studies

Office:
Carr Hall Room 204
Office Hours:
Tues & Thurs 1:30-2:30 pm and by appointment. Please book your appointment here to make sure you are not waiting: https://calendly.com/profhuang/office-hourse?month=2024-02

Natasha Ngaiza

Assistant Professor of Film & Media Culture

Office:
Axinn Center 207
Office Hours:
Fall 2024: Monday and Wednesday 11am-12pm, and by appointment

Darién J. Davis

Professor of History

Office:
Axinn Center 335
Office Hours:
On Leave Academic Year 2024 - 2025

Academic Coordinator

Victoria Fischer Luksch

Academic Coordinator: Black Studies, Comparative Literature, and Gender, Sexuality & Feminist Studies

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

Office:
Hesselgrave House 221

Elsa Mendoza

Assistant Professor of History

Office:
Axinn Center 328
Office Hours:
Spring 2025: MW 10:45 am-12:00 (AXN328) & Tuesdays via Zoom. Make appointments via Calendly at https://calendly.com/emendoza–midd

Matthew Schrader

Assistant Professor of Studio Art

Office:
Johnson 114
Office Hours:
Spring Term 2025-Monday's and Wednesday's, 4:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m., and by appointment

Jacob Tropp

John Spencer Professor of African Studies

Office:
Axinn Center 341
Office Hours:
Spring 2025: Mon and Thur 11:30am-1:00pm, or by appointment.

Dima Ayoub

Dept. Chair/Associate Professor of Arabic

Office:
Voter Hall 008
Office Hours:
WINTER 2025: Please email to make an appointment ahead of time, zoom office hours only. Tuesdays: 5:30-6:30, Wednesdays: 5:30-7:30.

Olga Sanchez Saltveit

Assistant Professor of Theatre

Office:
Mahaney Arts Center 328
Office Hours:
On leave for the 24/25 academic year

Enrique Garcia

Professor of Luso-Hispanic Studies

Office:
G. Painter Hall 208
Office Hours:
On leave (AY 2024/2025)

William Nash

Professor of American Studies and English

Office:
Axinn Center 250
Office Hours:
Fall 2024: Monday & Wednesday 2:00-2:45 pm, Thursday 9:00-10:30 am; and by appointment

Tara Affolter

Faculty Director, Equity, Justice & Inclusion; Associate Professor of Education Studies

Office:
Twilight Hall 108
Office Hours:
S25: on leave

Jim Ralph

Dean of the Faculty; Rehnquist Professor of American History and Culture

Office:
Old Chapel 204
Office Hours:
Spring 2025: Old Chapel 204--Tuesdays, 8 to 9 a.m. to 10 a.m.; Thursdays, 8 to 9 a.m., Fridays, 11 a.m. to noon; and by appointment.