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:
- Fall 2023: Tuesday 8:30-10:00 AM; Thursday 1:00 - 2:30 PM and by appointment
Academic Coordinator
Judy Mayer
Academic Coordinator: History, Axinn Center for the Humanities, First Year Seminar
- Email:
- jmmayer@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-5124
- Office:
- Axinn Center 338
- Office Hours:
- Fall 2023: In Office Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 7:30 AM-12:00PM, 12:30-3:45 PM, Remote Wednesday and Fridays
History Faculty
Febe Armanios
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
Professor of History
- Email:
- ibarrow@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-2554
- Office:
- Axinn Center 339
- Office Hours:
- Fall 2023: Mondays 10:30-12:30PM, Tuesdays 9:30-10:30AM, 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:
- Fall 2023: On Leave
Darién J. Davis
Professor of History
- Email:
- davis@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-3167
- Office:
- Axinn Center 335
- Office Hours:
- Fall 2023: Monday and Wednesday 4:00 PM to 5:15 PM, and by appointment.
Joyce Mao
Professor of History
- Email:
- jmao@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-5359
- Office:
- Axinn Center 238
- Office Hours:
- Fall 2023: On Zoom, Mondays 3:00-4:30 PM, Thursdays 1:30-2:30 PM, and by appointment. Enrolled students should sign up via Canvas Calendar; all others can email for an appointment.
Elsa Mendoza
Assistant Professor of History
- Email:
- emendoza@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-4011
- 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
Rebecca Mitchell
Associate Professor of History
- Email:
- rmitchell@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-3292
- Office:
- Axinn Center 239
- Office Hours:
- Spring 2023: Wednesdays 12:00 - 2:00 PM, 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:
- Fall 2023: 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:
- Axinn Center at Starr Library 331
- Office Hours:
- Fall 2023: In Davis Family Library 360: Tues. 8:30 to 10:00 AM; Thurs. 1:30 to 3:00 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:
- Fall 2023: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 11:15 AM - 12:30 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 2023: On Leave
Don Wyatt
John M. McCardell, Jr. Distinguished Professor of History
- Email:
- wyatt@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-5548
- Office:
- Axinn Center 343
- Office Hours:
- Fall 2023: 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