American Constitutional Law: The First Amendment This course focuses on the Supreme Court’s interpretation of the first amendment freedoms of speech, press, and religion. After starting with the ...

Who runs the world? Microbes! I’m a molecular microbial ecologist, meaning I use molecular biological techniques to ask questions and gain insight into microbial ecology. The lab’s current research ...

Sarah Stroup has taught at Middlebury since 2008 and is the incoming director of the Center for Teaching, Learning, and Research. During her 2025-26 sabbatical year, she was a senior visiting fellow ...

James L. Fitzsimmons received his Ph.D. from Harvard University in 2002. He taught at several institutions before coming to Middlebury and has held writing fellowships at Dumbarton Oaks Research ...

My research focuses on using geochronology, remote sensing, and modeling to understand the timing and rates of surface processes. Much of my work involves cosmogenic dating and optically stimulated ...

Professor Morrison began teaching at Middlebury College in 2003, just before completing her Ph.D. in religious studies from Stanford University. She teaches classes on the Buddhist tradition and ...

Therese Banks is Assistant Professor of French and Francophone Studies. She holds a Ph.D. in French from Harvard University, and is excited to join Middlebury College in Fall 2023. Her research ...

The 13th annual Bread Loaf Environmental Writers’ Conference is a week-long session designed to hone the skills of people interested in producing literary writing about the environment and the natural ...

Students can pursue full degree programs for a Master of Arts or Masters of Letters in English at the Bread Loaf School of English. The degrees are conferred by Middlebury College, and Bread Loaf ...

Stephen Snyder joined the Japanese Studies department at Middlebury in 2005 and became Dean of Language Schools in 2014.