Faculty and Staff
Department Chair
Rebecca Bennette
Professor of History
- Email:
- rbennett@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-5853
- Office:
- Axinn Center 333
- Office Hours:
- Spring 2025: Tuesday 9:50-10:50 AM; Thursday 3:30-5:30 PM, 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 2025: On campus Monday through Thursday 7:30 - 1:30 PM and remote 3:00PM to 4:45 PM, Remote Fridays 7:30 AM to 3:45 PM
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:
- Spring 2025: MW 2:30-3:45pm (sign-up via Google doc requested from Prof.); and by appointment
Ian Barrow
Director of the Axinn Center for the Humanities, A. Barton Hepburn Professor of History
- Email:
- ibarrow@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-2554
- Office:
- Axinn Center 339
- Office Hours:
- Spring 2025: Monday 10:00-12:00; Tuesday 11:00-12:00, and by appointment.
Louisa Burnham
Professor of History
- Email:
- lburnham@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-3412
- Office:
- Axinn Center 332
- Office Hours:
- On Leave Academic Year 2024 - 2025
Maggie Clinton
Associate Professor of History
- Email:
- mclinton@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-5648
- Office:
- Axinn Center 237
- Office Hours:
- Spring 2025: Thursdays 1:30 - 3:00 PM, and by appointment.
Joyce Mao
Professor of History
- Email:
- jmao@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-5359
- Office:
- Axinn Center 238
- Office Hours:
- Fall 2024: Tuesdays 1:30-2:30 PM (Zoom): sign up via Canvas Calendar; Thursdays 1:00-2:30 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 2025: MW 10:45 am-12:00 (AXN328) & Tuesdays via Zoom. Make 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:
- Fall 2024: Available by appointment.
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 2025: Please schedule appointments at https://calendly.com/kathrynmorse, or email if those times do not work.
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 2025—in CTLR (LIB 225A): Monday, 11:15am–12:15pm; Thursday, 10:15am–12:15pm; and by appointment.
Lana Povitz
Assistant Professor of History
- Email:
- lpovitz@middlebury.edu
- Office:
- Axinn Center 329
- Office Hours:
- Fall 2024: Wednesdays 3:30 - 6:30 PM, and by appointment (zoom or in person) Please email to make an appointment ahead of 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:
- Spring 2025: Old Chapel 204--Tuesdays, 8 to 9 a.m. to 10 a.m.; Thursdays, 8 to 9 a.m., Fridays, 11 a.m. to noon; 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.
Max Ward
Associate Professor of History
- Email:
- maxw@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-5682
- Office:
- Axinn Center 342
- Office Hours:
- Fall 2024: Online Tuesday afternoons, and 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 2025: Wednesdays 10:00-11:30 am, 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
Paul Monod
A. Barton Hepburn Prof. Emeritus of History
- Email:
- monod@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-5041
- Office:
- Davis Library 356
- Office Hours:
- Available by appointment; Davis Family Library - 356 Faculty Study
Neil Waters
Kawashima Emeritus Professor of History and Japanese Studies
- Email:
- nwaters@middlebury.edu