Steering Committee Faculty

Jerry Philogene

Associate Professor of Black Studies

Program Director

Office:
Carr Hall Room 201

Daniel Silva

Associate Professor of Luso-Hispanic Studies

On Sabbatical Academic Year 2023-24

Office:
Carr Hall 208
Office Hours:
By appointment

Damascus Kafumbe

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

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

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

Office:
Carr Hall 204
Office Hours:
Fall 2023: Tuesday 2:00-3:00pm, Thursday 2:00-3:00pm and by appointment.

Natasha Ngaiza

Assistant Professor of Film & Media Culture

Office:
Axinn Center 207
Office Hours:
On leave 2023-2024

Darién J. Davis

Professor of History

Office:
Axinn Center 335
Office Hours:
Fall 2023: Monday and Wednesday 4:00 PM to 5:15 PM, and by appointment.

Academic Coordinator

Victoria Luksch

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

Office:
Chellis House 205
Office Hours:
Mon-Thurs 9am-5pm

Contributing Faculty

William Hart

Professor Emeritus of History and Black Studies

Elsa Mendoza

Assistant Professor of History

Office:
Axinn Center 328
Office Hours:
Fall 2023: Mon-Wed 3:45PM to 5PM (AXN328), Friday 1:30PM to 2:30PM (Zoom appointment only) and by Calendly appointment at https://calendly.com/emendoza-midd

Matthew Schrader

Assistant Professor of Studio Art

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

Office:
Axinn Center 341
Office Hours:
Fall 2023: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 11:15 AM - 12:30 PM, or by appointment.

Dima Ayoub

Associate Professor of Arabic

Office:
Voter Hall 008
Office Hours:
FALL 2023: Tuesdays 3:30-5:30, Wednesdays 3:30-4:30, and by appointment.

Olga Sanchez Saltveit

Assistant Professor of Theatre

Office:
Mahaney Arts Center 328
Office Hours:
Fall semester: Mon 11am-12:30pm, Thurs 2:30-4pm

Enrique Garcia

Professor of Luso-Hispanic Studies

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

Office:
Axinn Center 250
Office Hours:
Fall 2023: Tues 1:30-3:00; Thurs 10:30-12:00

Tara Affolter

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

Office:
Twilight Hall 108
Office Hours:
F23 T: 11:30-1:00 p.m. Twilight 108 & via Zoom by appointment

Jim Ralph

Dean of the Faculty; Dean for Faculty Development and Research; Rehnquist Professor of American History and Culture

Office:
Old Chapel 207
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