Faculty and Staff
Department Chair
Rebecca Bennette
Professor of History
- Email:
- rbennett@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-5853
- Office:
- Axinn Center 333
- Office Hours:
- Fall 2025 Office Hours: Wednesday 7:15-8:45 PM, Thursday 4:30-6:00 PM, and by appointment
Academic Coordinator
Sheerya Berg
Academic Coordinator: Departments of History and Film & Media Culture
- Email:
- shberg@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-3190
- Office:
- Axinn Center 210
- Office Hours:
- Monday-Friday 10:00am-2:00pm and by appointment. Remote: Monday-Friday 8:15am-10am and 3:15pm-5:15pm
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 2025: Thursdays 12:00-3:00 PM (by advance sign up; contact professor) and by appointment
Ian Barrow
A. Barton Hepburn Professor of History
- Email:
- ibarrow@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-2554
- Office:
- 115 Franklin, Office 201
- Office Hours:
- Fall 2025: Monday and Wednesday 9:00-10:30, 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:
- Fall 2025: Wednesday 11:30-1:30 , and by appointment.
Joyce Mao
Professor of History
- Email:
- jmao@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-5359
- Office:
- Axinn Center 238
- Office Hours:
- Fall 2025: On Leave
Elsa Mendoza
Assistant Professor of History
- Email:
- emendoza@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-4011
- Office:
- Axinn Center 328
- Office Hours:
- On Leave Academic Year 2025–2026
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:
- On leave
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:
- Fall 2025: Tuesday, 8:30am-10:30am; Wednesday, 10am-11am; or by appointment. (In CTLR Suite, Lib 225A).
Lana Povitz
Associate 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
Rehnquist Professor of American History and Culture
- Email:
- ralph@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-5320
- Office:
- Axinn 331
- Office Hours:
- Fall 2025: On Leave
Jennifer Strtak
Visiting Assistant Professor of History
- Email:
- jstrtak@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-6272
- Office:
- Axinn 335
- Office Hours:
- Fall 2025 Office Hours: Tuesday 12:00-4:00 PM, 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 2025: Tuesday and Thursday 11:30am-12:45pm, and by appointment
Max Ward
Associate Professor of History
- Email:
- maxw@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-5682
- Office:
- Axinn Center 342
- Office Hours:
- Fall 2025: Tuesday 11:30-12:30; Online Wednesday 3:00-5:00 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