Faculty and Staff
Steering Committee Faculty
Jerry Philogene
Associate Professor of Black Studies
Program Director
- Email:
- jphilogene@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-4203
- Office:
- Carr Hall Room 201
- Office Hours:
- Tues 11am-1pm, Wed 1-3pm, and by appointment
Daniel F. Silva
Professor of Luso-Hispanic Studies
On Sabbatical Academic Year 2023-24
- Email:
- dfsilva@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-5854
- Office:
- Carr Hall 208
- Office Hours:
- Monday 10:00-11:00 AM in Carr Hall 208, Thursday 12:15-2:15 PM on Zoom (https://middlebury.zoom.us/j/6681637430?pwd=Y1RNSE9wMTlwaUIySW5QczRLdEMxdz09)
Khyree Davis
Assistant Professor of Black Studies
- Email:
- khyreed@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-2600
- Office:
- Carr Hall 209
- Office Hours:
- On Sabbatical AY 2025-26
Viola Huang
Assistant Professor of Black Studies
- Email:
- vhuang@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-5265
- Office:
- Carr Hall Room 204
- Office Hours:
- On Sabbatical AY 2025-26
Natasha Ngaiza
Assistant Professor of Film & Media Culture
- Email:
- nngaiza@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-5562
- Office:
- Axinn Center 207
- Office Hours:
- Fall 2025: Tuesday 2pm-4pm and by appointment
Damascus Kafumbe
Edward C. Knox Professor of International Studies & Professor of Music; Department Chair
- Email:
- dkafumbe@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-5578
- Office:
- Mahaney Arts Center
- Office Hours:
- Fall 2025: Tuesdays, 3:15 - 4:15 p.m. & Wednesdays, 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. or by appointment
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 2025–2026
Matthew Schrader
Assistant Professor of Studio Art
- Email:
- mschrader@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-2543
- Office:
- Johnson 114
- Office Hours:
- On-Leave-Academic Year 2025-2026
Jacob Tropp
John Spencer Professor of African Studies
- Email:
- jtropp@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-3250
- Office:
- Axinn Center 341
- Office Hours:
- Fall 2025: Tuesday and Thursday 11:30am-12:45pm, and by appointment
Dima Ayoub
Dept. Chair/Associate Professor of Arabic
- Email:
- dayoub@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-5653
- Office:
- Voter Hall 008
- Office Hours:
- FALL 2025: Tuesdays 3:30-4:30, Wednesdays 6:30-7:30, Fridays on Zoom 1:00-2:00PM. Please email to set up a meeting.
Olga Sanchez Saltveit
Assistant Professor of Theatre
- Tel:
- (802) 443-3031
- Office:
- Mahaney Arts Center 328
- Office Hours:
- Tuesday 12 pm – 3 pm and by appointment
Enrique Garcia
Professor of Luso-Hispanic Studies
- Email:
- egarcia@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-5272
- Office:
- Axinn 202
- Office Hours:
- Monday 10:00-11:00 AM, Wednesday 2:15-3:15 PM, Friday 11:00 AM-12:00 PM, or by appointment on Zoom.
William Nash
Professor of American Studies and English
- Email:
- nash@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-5337
- Office:
- Axinn Center 250
- Office Hours:
- Fall 2025: Tuesday 1:30-3:00, Thursday 10:30-12:00, and by appointment
Tara Affolter
Faculty Director, Equity, Justice & Inclusion; Associate Professor of Education Studies
- Email:
- taffolter@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-5944
- Office:
- Twilight Hall 108
- Office Hours:
- academic year 25-26: on leave
Jim Ralph
Rehnquist Professor of American History and Culture
- Email:
- ralph@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-5320
- Office:
- Axinn 331
- Office Hours:
- Fall 2025: On Leave