Academic Affairs sponsors a wide array of events, lectures, and symposia featuring Middlebury faculty.
Middlebury faculty are eager to share their research and creative works to further knowledge and foster conversation. Faculty, students, and staff are encouraged to attend signature events such as the Clifford Symposium, the , and the Carol Rifelj Faculty Lecture series, as well as additional academic events included in the calendar listings below. For faculty publication information, see individual faculty profiles.
See our faculty meeting calendar.
Join guest artists Lacina Coulibaly (Yale) and Shani Collins (Connecticut College) and Christal Brown, DCM Artistic Director for a deep physical exploration of contemporary African Dance. Mandatory for DCM ensemble. Open to all students.
Please email Tiffany @ twilbur@middlebury.edu to sign up by May 26th
Mahaney Arts Center
Closed to the Public
“Sensory systems to self-driving cars: science at the intersection of mechanism, theory, and opportunity.”
“Bioinspiration” can be defined as the development of novel materials, devices, and strategies inspired by examples found in biological systems. In this presentation, Dr. Schweikert will tell stories about the little-known sensory capabilities of marine animals, how different senses permit survival in the marine world, and what we might stand to gain from their study.
McCardell Bicentennial Hall 220
Open to the Public
McCardell Bicentennial Hall 220
Open to the Public
The Jazz Workshop provides a weekly opportunity for jazz students to study jazz history, repertoire development, jazz conventions, jazz idiom and theory, and a chance to practice strategies and tools, improvisation, and playing in small groups.
Mahaney Arts Center 221
The Middlebury Dance Department’s Spring Dance Concert showcases original solos choreographed by students in DANC360, guided by Visiting Assistant Professor Meshi Chavez. Performers include Gabrielle Anchondo ‘27, Odette Castillo ‘27, Josie Cochran ‘25, Meghasha Dangal ‘27, Emma Dobson ‘27, Laura McGinnis ‘28, and Evelyn Rodriguez ‘24.5, with lighting designed by Bert Crosby.
Mahaney Arts Center Dance Theatre
Open to the Public
$15/10/8/5
Students of MUSC 240 – a lively Chamber Music course - will perform works from their semester of study.
Watch the livestream of the performance
Mahaney Arts Center, Olin C. Robison Concert Hall
Open to the Public
Free
Join guest artists Lacina Coulibaly (Yale) and Shani Collins (Connecticut College) and Christal Brown, DCM Artistic Director for a deep physical exploration of contemporary African Dance. Mandatory for DCM ensemble. Open to all students.
Please email Tiffany @ twilbur@middlebury.edu to sign up by May 26th
Mahaney Arts Center
Closed to the Public
Join Angie Como-Mosconi ’25, Graydon Hanson ’25, and George Matthew Jr., College Carillonneur as they play a beautiful concert from Middlebury Chapel’s bell tower. The melodic sounds of the carillon bells will ring out across the campus. This concert will feature works that span the globe and the centuries. Free and open to the public.
Middlebury Chapel
Open to the Public
Celebrate the great outdoors with us at Nature Fest! Enjoy a day of guided nature walks, interactive booths, gardening activities, nature crafts, food, and other family activities. Connect with local ecology and discover new way to view the world around us!
The Knoll
