Sep
17
2025
Office of the Ombudsperson Tabling Event at Feinberg School of Medicine
9:30 AM Chicago
Join the Office of the Ombudsperson for an informal tabling event in the Method Atrium on Wednesday, September 17, from ...
Events Calendar
Find upcoming events hosted by the units that report to the Office of the Provost. For academic dates and deadlines, visit the Academic Calendar.
Sep
17
2025
Study Abroad 101
10:30 AM Online
Starting to think about study abroad? Not sure where to start or have questions about the process? This 30 minute genera...
Sep
17
2025
A Close Look: Igshaan Adams’s Klip Gooi, Stone Throw III
3:30 PM Evanston
Join Kathleen Bickford Berzock, Associate Director of Curatorial Affairs, in The Living Room for a discussion of the cur...
Sep
18
2025
Welcome Reception – Pouring, Spilling, Bleeding: Helen Frankenthaler and Artists’ Experiments on Paper
3:00 PM Evanston
Join us at The Block to celebrate the radiant beauty of Helen Frankenthaler’s artistic experiments.
This afternoon gath...
Sep
18
2025
Study Abroad 101
4:30 PM Online
Starting to think about study abroad? Not sure where to start or have questions about the process? This 30 minute genera...
Sep
22
2025
CoLAB Partnerships: Information Session
10:00 AM Online
The Office of Community Enrichment invites applications for CoLAB Partnerships — a new initiative supporting bold ideas ...
Sep
24
2025
Study Abroad 101
10:30 AM Online
Starting to think about study abroad? Not sure where to start or have questions about the process? This 30 minute genera...
Sep
25
2025
Native American & Indigenous Welcome Reception
12:00 PM Evanston
The Native American and Indigenous Welcome Reception, Thursday, September 25, 2025, from 12:00 – 2:00 PM at the Center f...
Sep
25
2025
Curator Talk - Frankenthaler’s World: Collaboration and Printmaking in Postwar America
12:30 PM Evanston
Join us in the gallery for a talk with Pouring, Spilling, Bleeding: Helen Frankenthaler and Artists’ Experiments on Pape...
Sep
25
2025
Study Abroad 101
4:30 PM Online
Starting to think about study abroad? Not sure where to start or have questions about the process? This 30 minute genera...
Sep
26
2025
Last day to request academic accommodations for religious observance in Fall Quarter
All day No Location
Last day to request academic accommodations for religious observance in Fall Quarter
Sep
30
2025
Faculty Communicating Your Research I: Distilling Your Research
1:00 PM Off-Campus
Communicating Your Research I: Distilling Your Message
How to communicate your research succinctly in an accurate and en...
Oct
1
2025
Study Abroad 101
10:30 AM Online
Starting to think about study abroad? Not sure where to start or have questions about the process? This 30 minute genera...
Oct
1
2025
Buffett Lecture | Global Security Challenges: A View From Down Under
12:30 PM Evanston
Professor John Blaxland of the Australian National University will explore how today’s strategic challenges, from great ...
Oct
2
2025
Study Abroad 101
4:30 PM Online
Starting to think about study abroad? Not sure where to start or have questions about the process? This 30 minute genera...
Oct
3
2025
Buffett First Friday Lunch | Long Term Decisions in Historical Perspective with Bruce Carruthers
12:30 PM Evanston
Long-Term Decisions in Historical Perspective: Seeds, Stone Arches, Trees, Wealth, & Hot Waste
Join the Roberta Buffett ...
Oct
5
2025
Art Talks! The Block Collects and the 2024-2025 Student Acquisition
2:00 PM Evanston
Join the Block Museum Student Associates in our galleries for a close look at one or two works on view in The Block Coll...
Oct
6
2025
Faculty Leaders Series - Effective Leadership
12:00 PM Evanston
Faculty Leaders Series: Effective Leadership During Challenging Times: Core principles, practices and behaviors that wil...
Oct
8
2025
Study Abroad 101
10:30 AM Online
Starting to think about study abroad? Not sure where to start or have questions about the process? This 30 minute genera...
Oct
8
2025
A Close Look: Ken Fandell’s The Sky Above My Home
3:30 PM Evanston
Join Corinne Granof, Academic Curator, in The Living Room for a discussion of the current work on view, a monumental dig...
Oct
9
2025
Ombuds Day Breakfast Open House
8:30 AM Evanston
Office of the Ombudsperson invites the Northwestern University community to celebrate their annual Ombuds Day Breakfast ...
Oct
9
2025
Study Abroad 101
4:30 PM Online
Starting to think about study abroad? Not sure where to start or have questions about the process? This 30 minute genera...
Oct
10
2025
Advancing Mentoring Excellence Session #1: Aligning Expectations and Effective Communication
1:00 PM Off-Campus
Advancing Mentoring Excellence at Northwestern is a series of five core sessions plus elective sessions, offered by the ...
Oct
14
2025
Information Session: Elliott Scholars Program
12:30 PM Evanston
Are you an undergraduate student passionate about international or community development? Interested in gaining hands-on...
Oct
14
2025
Communicating Your Research for Faculty II: Removing Jargon
1:00 PM Evanston
Communicating Your Research for Faculty II: Removing Jargon
How to communicate your research to family, friends, and the...
Oct
14
2025
Roberta Buffett Institute Open House for Graduate Students
5:00 PM Evanston
Please join us for an open house to learn more about new opportunities for graduate students at Buffett.
We offer fundin...
Oct
15
2025
Study Abroad 101
10:30 AM Online
Starting to think about study abroad? Not sure where to start or have questions about the process? This 30 minute genera...
Oct
16
2025
Indigenous Knowledge and Ecological Conservation: A Student Conversation with Hector Ortiz
12:00 PM Evanston
Northwestern University undergraduate and graduate students are invited to join us for a lunchtime conversation with Hec...
Oct
16
2025
Study Abroad 101
4:30 PM Online
Starting to think about study abroad? Not sure where to start or have questions about the process? This 30 minute genera...
Oct
17
2025
Exhibition Keynote: Alexander Nemerov on Helen Frankenthaler’s Diversions
6:00 PM Evanston
What is the relationship between an artwork and its maker? Can we confidently link the two, or do they diverge in meanin...
Oct
19
2025
Art Talks! The Living Room
2:00 PM Evanston
Join the Block Museum Student Associates in The Living Room for a close look at Ken Fandell's The Sky Above My Home (10/...
Oct
22
2025
Study Abroad 101
10:30 AM Online
Starting to think about study abroad? Not sure where to start or have questions about the process? This 30 minute genera...
Oct
22
2025
Gallery Talk: Each Medium Affects the Other
3:30 PM Evanston
How did Helen Frankenthaler’s work in painting and printmaking inform one another? In this gallery talk, Cora Chalaby (U...
Oct
22
2025
Buffett Institute Open House for Undergraduate Students
5:00 PM Evanston
Join us for an open house to learn about our opportunities and programming for undergraduate students.
We'll have cuisin...
Oct
23
2025
Buffett Graduate Student Colloquium with Ely Orrego-Torres
3:00 PM Evanston
The Roberta Buffett Institute for Global Affairs hosts running colloquia for graduate students to present their research...
Oct
23
2025
Oct
23
2025
Study Abroad 101
4:30 PM Online
Starting to think about study abroad? Not sure where to start or have questions about the process? This 30 minute genera...
Oct
24
2025
Oct
24
2025
Advancing Mentoring Excellence Session #1: Aligning Expectations and Effective Communication
11:30 AM Evanston
Advancing Mentoring Excellence at Northwestern is a series of five core sessions plus elective sessions, offered by the ...
Oct
27
2025
Faculty Leaders Series - Navigating Leadership during Disruption
12:00 PM Evanston
Navigating Leadership during Disruption: Faculty Leaders on How They Lead through Change and Uncertainty
A panel of lead...
Oct
29
2025
Study Abroad 101
10:30 AM Online
Starting to think about study abroad? Not sure where to start or have questions about the process? This 30 minute genera...
Oct
29
2025
Michael Grunwald on “We Are Eating the Earth”
4:00 PM No Location
Join the Center for Synthetic Biology for a talk with Michael Grunwald from 4:00–5:00 p.m. followed by a reception from ...
Oct
29
2025
Study Abroad Information Session - University of Oxford
7:00 PM Online
Interested in studying abroad at the University of Oxford? Attend this online information session to learn all about the...
Oct
30
2025
Curator Talk: Frankenthaler’s Circle
3:00 PM Evanston
Join us in the gallery for a talk with exhibition co-curator Corinne Granof, Block Museum Academic Curator.
Presented ...
Oct
30
2025
Study Abroad 101
4:30 PM Online
Starting to think about study abroad? Not sure where to start or have questions about the process? This 30 minute genera...
Nov
1
2025
Art Talks! Pouring, Spilling, Bleeding: Helen Frankenthaler and Artists’ Experiments on Paper
12:30 PM Evanston
Join the Block Museum Student Associates in our galleries for a close look at one or two works on view in Pouring, Spill...
Nov
5
2025
Study Abroad 101
10:30 AM Online
Starting to think about study abroad? Not sure where to start or have questions about the process? This 30 minute genera...
Nov
5
2025
Communicating Your Research for Faculty III: The Science of Story-Telling
1:00 PM Evanston
Communicating Your Research III: The Science of Story-Telling
The science of storytelling demonstrates that telling a st...
Nov
5
2025
Buffett Graduate Student Colloquium with Micol Bez
3:00 PM Evanston
The Roberta Buffett Institute for Global Affairs hosts running colloquia for graduate students to present their research...
Nov
5
2025
Chitra Ganesh in Conversation: Students Shape the Collection
6:00 PM Evanston
Join us to celebrate the 2024–25 Student Acquisition: two works from She the Question, a series of prints by artist Chit...
Nov
6
2025
Study Abroad 101
4:30 PM Online
Starting to think about study abroad? Not sure where to start or have questions about the process? This 30 minute genera...
Nov
7
2025
The Peace We Make: A Youth-Led Buffett Symposium
All day Evanston
Young people are leading global efforts to end conflict, defend human rights, and advocate for sustainable peace. Hosted...
Nov
10
2025
Global Learning Office Study Abroad Application Deadline: Spring
All day No Location
Study abroad with GLO! Application deadline for Spring programs.
Nov
11
2025
Study Abroad Fair 2025
12:00 PM Evanston
The Study Abroad Fair is an opportunity to learn more about the different credit-bearing study abroad programs offered a...
Nov
12
2025
Study Abroad 101
10:30 AM Online
Starting to think about study abroad? Not sure where to start or have questions about the process? This 30 minute genera...
Nov
12
2025
Buffett Book Talk | "Selective Solidarity: Children and Middle-Class Moralities in Transnational Senegal" with Chelsie Yount
12:30 PM Evanston
More information to come.
This event is co-sponsored by the Program of African Studies, part of the Office for Research ...
Nov
12
2025
Printmaking in Process: Anna Kunz, Soo Shin, and Lane Relyea
6:00 PM Evanston
Pouring, Spilling, Bleeding: Helen Frankenthaler and Artists’ Experiments on Paper highlights artists who have challenge...
Nov
13
2025
Advancing Mentoring Excellence Session #2: Fostering Independence and Promoting Professional Development
3:00 PM Evanston
Advancing Mentoring Excellence at Northwestern is a series of five core sessions plus elective sessions, offered by the ...
Nov
13
2025
Study Abroad 101
4:30 PM Online
Starting to think about study abroad? Not sure where to start or have questions about the process? This 30 minute genera...
Nov
14
2025
Buffett First Friday Lunch | Inside Haiti with Roberson Alphonse and Nathalie Cardichon
12:30 PM Evanston
Inside Haiti
Join the Roberta Buffett Institute for a faculty research lunchtime talk series on the first Friday of ever...
Nov
15
2025
Art Talks! The Block Collects and the 2024-2025 Student Acquisition
12:30 PM Evanston
Join the Block Museum Student Associates in our galleries for a close look at one or two works on view in The Block Coll...
Nov
18
2025
Advancing Mentoring Excellence Session #2: Fostering Independence and Promoting Professional Development
3:00 PM Off-Campus
Advancing Mentoring Excellence at Northwestern is a series of five core sessions plus elective sessions, offered by the ...
Nov
19
2025
Study Abroad 101
10:30 AM Online
Starting to think about study abroad? Not sure where to start or have questions about the process? This 30 minute genera...
Nov
19
2025
Dyani White Hawk and Caroline Kent in Conversation
6:00 PM Evanston
Join artists Dyani White Hawk and Caroline Kent for a conversation on abstraction, feminism, and their overlapping artis...
Nov
20
2025
Buffett Graduate Student Colloquium with Maggie O'Connell
3:00 PM Evanston
The Roberta Buffett Institute for Global Affairs hosts running colloquia for graduate students to present their research...
Nov
20
2025
Study Abroad 101
4:30 PM Online
Starting to think about study abroad? Not sure where to start or have questions about the process? This 30 minute genera...
Nov
24
2025
Thanksgiving Vacation begins at for students 6:00 PM. A calendar anomaly permits a longer Thanksgiving Break this year only. This is not a permanent change to all Fall quarters.
All day No Location
Thanksgiving Vacation begins at for students 6:00 PM. A calendar anomaly permits a longer Thanksgiving Break this year o...
Nov
26
2025
Study Abroad 101
10:30 AM Online
Starting to think about study abroad? Not sure where to start or have questions about the process? This 30 minute genera...
Nov
27
2025
Study Abroad 101
4:30 PM Online
Starting to think about study abroad? Not sure where to start or have questions about the process? This 30 minute genera...
Dec
3
2025
Study Abroad 101
10:30 AM Online
Starting to think about study abroad? Not sure where to start or have questions about the process? This 30 minute genera...
Dec
4
2025
Study Abroad 101
4:30 PM Online
Starting to think about study abroad? Not sure where to start or have questions about the process? This 30 minute genera...
Dec
5
2025
Buffett First Friday Lunch | AI and the Global Future of Work: Power, Resistance, and Adaptation with Hatim Rahman
12:30 PM Evanston
AI and the Global Future of Work: Power, Resistance, and Adaptation
Join the Roberta Buffett Institute for a faculty res...
Dec
6
2025
Art Talks! Pouring, Spilling, Bleeding: Helen Frankenthaler and Artists’ Experiments on Paper
12:30 PM Evanston
Join the Block Museum Student Associates in our galleries for a close look at one or two works on view in Pouring, Spill...
Dec
9
2025
Buffett Graduate Student Colloquium with Tim Seida
3:00 PM Evanston
The Roberta Buffett Institute for Global Affairs hosts running colloquia for graduate students to present their research...
Dec
10
2025
Study Abroad 101
10:30 AM Online
Starting to think about study abroad? Not sure where to start or have questions about the process? This 30 minute genera...
Dec
10
2025
Graduate Book Talk | "The Global Meme Project: From Ideation to Dissertation Publication" with Sulafa Zidani
12:00 PM Evanston
Northwestern University graduate students are invited to join us for a lunchtime conversation with Sulafa Zidani, a scho...
Dec
11
2025
Conference on AI & National Security
All day No Location
Gain insights from leading experts in AI, cybersecurity and national security at the annual Conference on AI & National ...
Dec
11
2025
Study Abroad 101
4:30 PM Online
Starting to think about study abroad? Not sure where to start or have questions about the process? This 30 minute genera...