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
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:
- Wednesdays 3:40pm-4:40pm (in office); Thursdays 12:30pm-2:30pm (via Zoom):https://middlebury.zoom.us/j/6681637430?pwd=Y1RNSE9wMTlwaUIySW5QczRLdEMxdz09
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:
- On Leave 2024-2025 Academic Year
Khyree Davis
Assistant Professor of Black Studies
- Email:
- khyreed@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-2600
- 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
- Email:
- vhuang@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-5265
- 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
- Email:
- nngaiza@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-5562
- Office:
- Axinn Center 207
- Office Hours:
- Fall 2024: Monday and Wednesday 11am-12pm, and 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:
- 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
- Email:
- mschrader@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-2543
- 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
- Email:
- jtropp@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-3250
- 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
- Email:
- dayoub@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-5653
- 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
- Tel:
- (802) 443-3031
- Office:
- Mahaney Arts Center 328
- Office Hours:
- On leave for the 24/25 academic year
Enrique Garcia
Professor of Luso-Hispanic Studies
- Email:
- egarcia@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-5272
- Office:
- G. Painter Hall 208
- Office Hours:
- On leave (AY 2024/2025)
William Nash
Professor of American Studies and English
- Email:
- nash@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-5337
- Office:
- Axinn Center 250
- Office Hours:
- Spring 2025: Tuesdays 1:30-3:00 pm, Thursdays 10:00-11:30 am, 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:
- S25: on leave
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:
- Spring 2025: Old Chapel 204--Tuesdays and Thursdays, 8 to 9 a.m., Fridays, 11 a.m. to noon; and by appointment.