Faculty and Staff
Department Chair
Rebecca Bennette
Department Chair, Professor of History
- Email:
- rbennett@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-5853
- Office:
- Axinn Center 333
- Office Hours:
- Spring 2024: Tuesday 2:15 - 4:00 PM; Thursday 8:15 - 9:30 AM and by appointment
Academic Coordinator
Judy Mayer
Academic Coordinator: History, Axinn Center for the Humanities
- Email:
- jmmayer@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-5124
- Office:
- Axinn Center 338
- Office Hours:
- Spring 2024: On campus Monday through Thursday 7:30 - 3:45 PM, Remote Fridays
History Faculty
Febe Armanios
Philip Battell and Sarah Frances Cowles Stewart Professor of History
- Email:
- farmanios@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-5212
- Office:
- Axinn Center 340
- Office Hours:
- Fall 2023: Thursdays 10:00AM to 12:30 PM, and by appointment.
Ian Barrow
Director of the Axinn Center for the Humanities, Professor of History
- Email:
- ibarrow@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-2554
- Office:
- Axinn Center 339
- Office Hours:
- Spring 2024: Mondays 10:15-12:15 PM, Tuesdays 10:00-11:00 AM, and by appointment.
Louisa Burnham
Professor of History
- Email:
- lburnham@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-3412
- Office:
- Axinn Center 332
- Office Hours:
- Fall 2023: Wednesday 4-5:00 PM, Thursday 12:30-1:30 PM, Friday 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM, and by appointment
Maggie Clinton
Associate Professor of History
- Email:
- mclinton@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-5648
- Office:
- Axinn Center 237
- Office Hours:
- Spring 2024: On Zoom: Tuesday 11-1:00 PM, Friday 1-2:00 PM, and by appointment
Darién J. Davis
Professor of History
- Email:
- davis@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-3167
- Office:
- Axinn Center 335
- Office Hours:
- Spring 2024: On Leave
Joyce Mao
Professor of History
- Email:
- jmao@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-5359
- Office:
- Axinn Center 238
- Office Hours:
- Spring 2024: Monday 2-4PM (on Zoom), Thursday 1:30 - 2:30 PM (Axinn 238), and by appointment
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
Rebecca Mitchell
Associate Professor of History
- Email:
- rmitchell@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-3292
- Office:
- Axinn Center 239
- Office Hours:
- Spring 2024: Mondays 1:00-2:00PM, Wednesdays 11:00-12:00PM, and by appointment.
Paul Monod
Hepburn Professor of History
- Email:
- monod@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-5041
- Office:
- Axinn Center 330
- Office Hours:
- AY 2023-2024: On Leave
Kathryn Morse
John C Elder Prof of Environmental Studies; Prof of History
- Email:
- kmorse@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-2436
- Office:
- Axinn Center 240
- Office Hours:
- Spring 2024: Please schedule appointments at https://calendly.com/kathrynmorse
Amy Morsman
Professor of History; Interim Director, Ctr. for Teaching, Learning and Research, First-Year Seminar Director
- Email:
- amorsman@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-3223
- Office:
- Davis Family Library 215
- Office Hours:
- Spring 2024: In Davis Family Library 215: Monday 2-3:30 PM, Thursday 2-3:30 PM, and by appointment
Lana Povitz
Assistant Professor of History
- Email:
- lpovitz@middlebury.edu
- Office:
- Axinn Center 329
- Office Hours:
- Spring 2023: Tuesdays 12:30-1:30PM and Wednesdays 4-6PM, and by appointment.
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
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.
Max Ward
Associate Professor of History
- Email:
- maxw@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-5682
- Office:
- Axinn Center 342
- Office Hours:
- Spring 2024: Online, by appointment
Don Wyatt
John M. McCardell, Jr. Distinguished Professor of History
- Email:
- wyatt@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-5548
- Office:
- Axinn Center 343
- Office Hours:
- Spring 2024: Wednesdays 10:30-12:00 pm, Thursdays 4:00-5:00 pm, and by appointment.
Emeriti
William Hart
Professor Emeritus of History
- Email:
- hart@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-5867
- Office:
- Hesselgrave House 221
Travis Jacobs
Fletcher D. Proctor Professor Emeritus of American History
- Email:
- tjacobs@middlebury.edu
- Office:
- Davis Family Library 353
Marjorie Lamberti
Charles A. Dana Professor Emerita of History
- Email:
- lamberti@middlebury.edu
- Office:
- Davis Family Library 354
- Office Hours:
- Office hours by appointment
John McCardell
President Emeritus; College Professor Emeritus
Neil Waters
Kawashima Emeritus Professor of History and Japanese Studies
- Email:
- nwaters@middlebury.edu