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
Daniel Silva
Associate 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:
- By appointment
Damascus Kafumbe
Edward C. Knox Professor of International Studies; Professor of Music; Chair, Department of Music; Director, Middlebury African Music and Dance Ensemble; Director, Middlebury Afropop Band
- Email:
- dkafumbe@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-5578
- Office:
- Mahaney Arts Center 308
- Office Hours:
- Fall 2023: Mon., 12:30-1:30 p.m.; Tue., 3:00-4:00 p.m.; or by appointment
Khyree Davis
Assistant Professor of Black Studies
- Email:
- khyreed@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-2600
- Office:
- Carr Hall 209
- Office Hours:
- Fall 2023: Tues & Thurs 1:30-2:30 pm in office or Wed 9:00-10:00 am on Zoom (link on Canvas)
Viola Huang
Assistant Professor of Black Studies
- Email:
- vhuang@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-5265
- Office:
- Carr Hall 204
- Office Hours:
- Spring 2024: Tues 3-4pm and Wed 2-3pm and by appointment. Please book your appointment here to make sure you are not waiting: https://calendly.com/profhuang/office-hourse?month=2024-02. Please email me at vhuang@middlebury.edu to request an appointment
Natasha Ngaiza
Assistant Professor of Film & Media Culture
- Email:
- nngaiza@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-5562
- Office:
- Axinn Center 207
- Office Hours:
- On leave 2023-2024
Darién J. Davis
Professor of History
- Email:
- davis@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-3167
- Office:
- Axinn Center 335
- Office Hours:
- Spring 2024: On Leave
Academic Coordinator
Victoria 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 9am-5pm
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:
- Spring 2024: Mondays and Wednesdays 3:45PM to 5PM (AXN328), Fridays (Zoom appointments only) 1:30-2:30 PM. Please schedule in-person or virtual appointments via Calendly at https://calendly.com/emendoza-midd
Matthew Schrader
Assistant Professor of Studio Art
- Email:
- mschrader@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-2543
- Office:
- Johnson 114
- Office Hours:
- Fall Term 2023-Tuesday 10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m., and by appointment
Jacob Tropp
John Spencer Professor of African Studies
- Email:
- jtropp@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-3250
- Office:
- Axinn Center 341
- Office Hours:
- Spring 2024: Monday and Thursday, 11:30 AM - 12:45 PM, or by appointment.
Dima Ayoub
Associate Professor of Arabic
- Email:
- dayoub@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-5653
- Office:
- Voter Hall 008
- Office Hours:
- on-leave spring 2024
Olga Sanchez Saltveit
Assistant Professor of Theatre
- Tel:
- (802) 443-3031
- Office:
- Mahaney Arts Center 328
- Office Hours:
- Spring '24: Mon 11am-12:00pm & Thu 2:30-4:30pm
Enrique Garcia
Professor of Luso-Hispanic Studies
- Email:
- egarcia@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-5272
- Office:
- Voter Hall 213
- Office Hours:
- Mon 2:30-4:30 PM; Fri 9:45-10:45 AM; and by appointment
William Nash
Professor of American Studies and English
- Email:
- nash@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-5337
- Office:
- Axinn Center 250
- Office Hours:
- Spring 2024: Tuesdays 1:30-3:00, Thursdays 10:00-11:30, 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:
- S24: by appointment. Please e-mail Professor Affolter to arrange a time.
Jim Ralph
Dean of the Faculty; Rehnquist Professor of American History and Culture
- Email:
- ralph@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-5320
- Office:
- Old Chapel 204
- Office Hours:
- Fall 2023: Old Chapel 204--Mondays, 9 to 10 a.m. (by appointment); Fridays, 9:30 to 11 a.m., and by appointment