Faculty and Staff
Program Director
Sunder Ramaswamy
Distinguished College Professor of International Economics, Director of International and Global Studies
- Tel:
- (802) 443-5442
- Office:
- Robert A. Jones House 113
- Office Hours:
- Tuesdays and Fridays 11:00 AM-12:00 PM Fridays; or by appointment.
Track Directors
The Program in International and Global Studies draws faculty from departments and programs across the College. Below you will find the current track director of each of the 11 areas of specialization that make the international and global studies major.
Kemi George
Associate Professor of Political Science
Global Environmental Change, Global Gender & Sexuality Studies
- Email:
- kgeorge@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-5574
- Office:
- Robert A. Jones B03A
- Office Hours:
- Monday 1:40 – 3:00 RAJ B03A, Friday 9:00 – 10:15 RAJ B03A, Monday and Wednesday 12:40 – 1:40 Atwater Dining Room (by appt.), Tuesday and Friday 12:15 – 1:15 Proctor Dining Room (by appt.)
Mario Higa
Professor of Luso-Hispanic Studies
Latin American Studies
- Email:
- mhiga@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-5877
- Office:
- Voter Hall 203
- Office Hours:
- Mon/Wed/Fri: 10:45-11:45 AM
Rebecca Mitchell
Associate Professor of History
European Studies, Russian & East European Studies
- Email:
- rmitchell@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-3292
- Office:
- Axinn Center 239
- Office Hours:
- Fall 2024: Overseas on research leave. To arrange office hours (via Zoom), please email me - expect brief delays in my responses.
Elizabeth Morrison
Professor of Religion
East Asian Studies
- Email:
- emorriso@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-3438
- Office:
- Munroe Hall 210
- Office Hours:
- Spring Term: Tuesdays 10-11:30am (schedule with www.calendly.com/emorriso), Fridays 1:30-3pm (drop-in), and by appointment.
Cynthia Packert
Christian A. Johnson Professor of History of Art
South Asian Studies
- Email:
- cpackert@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-5232
- Office:
- Mahaney Arts Center 123
- Office Hours:
- Spring Term 2024- Tuesday & Thursday 2:15 p.m.- 4:15 p.m., and by appointment
Sunder Ramaswamy
Distinguished College Professor of International Economics, Director of International and Global Studies
Interim, Global Migration and Diaspora Studies
- Tel:
- (802) 443-5442
- Office:
- Robert A. Jones House 113
- Office Hours:
- Tuesdays and Fridays 11:00 AM-12:00 PM Fridays; or by appointment.
Michael Sheridan
Professor of Anthropology
African Studies, Middle East & North African Studies
- Email:
- msherida@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-5582
- Office:
- Munroe Hall 105
- Office Hours:
- Spring Term: Mondays and Wednesdays 9:30-11am
Steve Viner
Associate Professor of Philosophy
Global Security Studies
- Email:
- sviner@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-5708
- Office:
- Twilight Hall 303B
- Office Hours:
- S24: Tuesdays & Thursdays 12:30-2:00 or by appointment.
Faculty
Guntram Herb
Professor of Geography & International and Global Studies
- Email:
- herb@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-5714
- Office:
- McCardell Bicen Hall 633
- Office Hours:
- Spring '24: Wed. 12:15-2:15pm & Fri. 12:15-1:15pm, and by appointment
Nadia Horning
Professor of International and Global Studies
- Email:
- nhorning@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-3428
- Office:
- Robert A. Jones '59 House, 118
- Office Hours:
- Tuesday 12:45 - 2:15, Friday 10:30 - 2:00 in RAJ 118 or via zoom by appt.
Shinkyu (James) Lee
Visiting Asst. Prof. Of Intern.&Global Studies
- Email:
- jl19@middlebury.edu
- Office:
- MNR
Amit Prakash
Vis. Assistant Professor of Global Studies; Dir. of RGF Program
- Email:
- amitprakash@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-5066
- Office Hours:
- Mondays, 9:30am – 12:30pm
Faculty Advisors
There are numerous courses that count toward the IGST major. Beyond the track directors, many faculty are willing to serve as advisors for IGST students or support our majors in other ways.
Program Coordinator
Heidi Sullivan
Academic Coordinator: IGS, IP&E, Food Studies
- Email:
- hsullivan@middlebury.edu
- Tel:
- (802) 443-2603
- Office:
- Monroe Hall 118
- Office Hours:
- 7:30 - 3:45, remote Wednesdays and Fridays