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  • Axinn Center Commencement 2026 Departmental Reception

    Please join the departments of American Studies, Classics and Classical Studies, Comparative Literature, English, Film and Media Culture, History, Literary Studies, and Religion for a reception celebrating graduates in these disciplines.

    The following departments invite grads and their guests to join them in the locations listed below.

    English | AXN 232 | 3:30-4:15 pm

    Religion | AXN 220 | 3:30-4:15 pm

    History | Abernethy Room (AXN 221) | 3:30-5:00 pm

    Film and Media Culture | AXN 229 | 3:30-5:30 pm

    American Studies | American Studies Conference Room | 4:45-5:30 pm

    Classics and Classical Studies, Comparative Literature, Literary Studies | AXN 232 | 4:45-5:30 pm

    Axinn Center

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Faculty and students posing at the Humanities House.

Gatherings

To celebrate the achievements of our students (both majors and nonmajors) and the vibrant classics community on campus, the Classics Department sponsors several gatherings each year. Each year includes a Saturnalia, an end-of-school-year BBQ on the lawn behind Twilight Hall, and a Commencement reception (together with the Philosophy Department) for our graduating majors and their families. Please contact Trish Dougherty at pdougher@middlebury.edu for more information.

Student during the Classics department marathon reading each spring.

Marathon Readings

Our annual marathon readings take place outside the Davis Family Library each October during Fall Family Weekend. Baklava is provided for everyone, but you must register beforehand if you wish to wear the laurel wreath and read. (Togas absolutely not required.)

Please contact Trish Dougherty at pdougher@middlebury.edu if you would like to be on the mailing list for our annual marathon reading.

Winners of the 2020 Greek History Simulation

Any excuse for a laurel wreath.

Eve Adler Department of Classics

Twilight Hall
Middlebury, VT 05753

Trish Dougherty, Coordinator

Twilight Hall 202

(802) 443-5013

pdougher@middlebury.edu

Pavlos Sfyroeras, Chair

Twilight Hall 210

(802) 443-2530

psfyroer@middlebury.edu