Jan
26
2026
The Call is Coming from Inside the House
9:00 AM Online
This workshop explores the internal tensions we all experience as we navigate the societal expectations tied to the iden...
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.
Jan
26
2026
NU in Paris Programs Information Session
11:00 AM Online
Interested in studying in Paris, France in fall 2026? Meet the faculty directors and learn all about our 3 Northwestern ...
Jan
26
2026
Building Trust and Community - Faculty Leaders Series
12:00 PM Evanston
Faculty Leaders Series on Building Trust and Community: How to build a positive culture in your department or unit, prom...
Jan
26
2026
Study Abroad 101
2:30 PM Online
Starting to think about study abroad? Not sure where to start or have questions about the process? This 30 minute genera...
Jan
27
2026
What We Cary
1:30 PM Evanston
A personal archive kit for reflection, memory, and community
“Our goal is to create a beloved community… and this will r...
Jan
27
2026
ASLA Peer Leader Info Session #2
4:30 PM No Location
Interesting in becoming a tutor around campus? Want to take a leadership position and help your fellow students succeed ...
Jan
28
2026
Buffett Graduate Student Colloquium with Sebastián Poblete Coddou
12:00 PM Evanston
The Roberta Buffett Institute for Global Affairs hosts running colloquia for graduate students to present their research...
Jan
28
2026
Global Learning Office: Drop In Study Abroad Advising
4:00 PM Evanston
Stop by and talk all things study abroad with a Global Learning Office (GLO) Adviser. Start planning your study abroad e...
Jan
29
2026
Documentary Screening: Hold Still (Dargeçit): Documenting Enforced Disappearance, Confronting the State
12:00 PM Evanston
Join the Keyman Modern Turkish Studies Program for a screening of the documentary Dargeçit (Hold Still) followed by a di...
Jan
29
2026
Info Session: Gilman Scholarship
12:00 PM Online
Join the Office of Fellowships, the Global Learning Office (GLO), and Undergraduate Financial Aid to learn more about th...
Jan
29
2026
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...
Jan
30
2026
Study Abroad 101
1:00 PM Online
Starting to think about study abroad? Not sure where to start or have questions about the process? This 30 minute genera...
Feb
2
2026
Study Abroad 101
2:30 PM Online
Starting to think about study abroad? Not sure where to start or have questions about the process? This 30 minute genera...
Feb
3
2026
Leading from Where You Are: A new program for emerging faculty leaders
12:00 PM Evanston
Leading from Where You Are: A new program for emerging faculty leaders
Tuesday, Feb. 3
Noon-1:30 p.m. Lunch will be prov...
Feb
3
2026
Reflections on COP30: Research Poster Presentation Session
12:30 PM Evanston
A delegation of Northwestern University undergraduate and graduate students attended the 30th United Nations Climate Ch...
Feb
3
2026
Info Session: the Middle East and North Africa
4:00 PM Online
Join the Global Learning Office to learn about study abroad programs in Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, Qatar and Turkey.
Whethe...
Feb
3
2026
Insider's Guide to Success in STEM & Quantitative Courses
5:00 PM Evanston
Hear from friendly faculty and experienced students about key practices for success in STEM and quantitatively oriented ...
Feb
4
2026
Global Learning Office: Drop In Study Abroad Advising
4:00 PM Evanston
Stop by and talk all things study abroad with a Global Learning Office (GLO) Adviser. Start planning your study abroad e...
Feb
4
2026
Info Session: Australia and New Zealand
4:00 PM Online
Join the Global Learning Office to learn about study abroad programs in Australia and New Zealand.
Designed for all unde...
Feb
5
2026
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...
Feb
6
2026
Buffett First Friday Lunch | Dialectics of Tyranny with Iza Ding
12:30 PM Evanston
Dialectics of Tyranny
Join the Roberta Buffett Institute for a faculty research lunchtime talk series on the first Frid...
Feb
6
2026
Study Abroad 101
1:00 PM Online
Starting to think about study abroad? Not sure where to start or have questions about the process? This 30 minute genera...
Feb
7
2026
Opening Keynote: Teresa Montoya’s Tó Łitso (Yellow Water)
2:00 PM Evanston
Celebrate the opening of Teresa Montoya’s Tó Łitso (Yellow Water): Ten Years after the Gold King Mine Spill. The exhibit...
Feb
8
2026
Art Talks! Teresa Montoya's Tó Łitso (Yellow Water)
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 Teresa Montoya...
Feb
9
2026
Buffett Conversation with Lina Sergie Attar on the Syrian Humanitarian Crisis
12:30 PM Evanston
Join us for a Buffett Conversation with Lina Sergie Attar moderated by Northwestern Political Science Professor Wendy Pe...
Feb
9
2026
Study Abroad 101
2:30 PM Online
Starting to think about study abroad? Not sure where to start or have questions about the process? This 30 minute genera...
Feb
10
2026
NAIS Book Club Winter Meeting
5:30 PM Evanston
Come join us for the Native American and Indigenous Studies book club! At our Winter Quarter meeting, we will be discuss...
Feb
10
2026
Study Abroad 101: Resources & Support for Black Students
6:00 PM Evanston
The Global Learning Office will be hosting a Study Abroad 101: Resources & Support for Black Students on Tuesday, Februa...
Feb
11
2026
Buffett Conversation: Maria Lipman and Benjamin Nathans on the Many Lives of the Soviet Dissident Movement
12:30 PM Evanston
Join us for a discussion with Roberta Buffett Visiting Professor of International Studies Maria Lipman (Northwestern Uni...
Feb
11
2026
Global Learning Office: Drop In Study Abroad Advising
4:00 PM Evanston
Stop by and talk all things study abroad with a Global Learning Office (GLO) Adviser. Start planning your study abroad e...
Feb
11
2026
Traveling While Black: Black NU Student Experiences Abroad Student Panel
5:30 PM Evanston
Join us for a conversation moderated by South Area Faculty-in-Residence, Dr. Ava Thompson Greenwell. Our panel of black ...
Feb
12
2026
Curator Talk: Hamdia Traoré’s “Des marabouts de Djenné” and Muslim Portraiture in Mali
12:30 PM Evanston
Kathleen Bickford Berzock, Associate Director of Curatorial Affairs, will give an exhibition overview of Hamdia Traoré’s...
Feb
12
2026
ASLA Peer Leader Info Session #3
2:30 PM No Location
Interesting in becoming a tutor around campus? Want to take a leadership position and help your fellow students succeed ...
Feb
12
2026
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...
Feb
13
2026
Advancing Mentoring Excellence Session #4 Mentoring Across Differences
11:30 AM Evanston
Advancing Mentoring Excellence at Northwestern is a series of five core sessions plus elective sessions, offered by the ...
Feb
13
2026
Study Abroad 101
1:00 PM Online
Starting to think about study abroad? Not sure where to start or have questions about the process? This 30 minute genera...
Feb
15
2026
Art Talks! The Living Room
2:00 PM Evanston
Join the Block Museum Student Associates in The Living Room for a close look at 10 photographs from the series Immigrant...
Feb
16
2026
Study Abroad 101
2:30 PM Online
Starting to think about study abroad? Not sure where to start or have questions about the process? This 30 minute genera...
Feb
17
2026
Coffee Hour with Roberta Buffett International Spouse and Family Program
10:00 AM Evanston
Spouses and partners of international scholars, students, or faculty at Northwestern University are invited to join us f...
Feb
17
2026
Elliott Speaker Series | Thea Riofrancos on "Extraction: The Frontiers of Green Capitalism"
4:00 PM Evanston
What are the environmental and social costs of the global race to expand the growing industry of green technologies?
Joi...
Feb
18
2026
EDGS Talk: Haula Noor
12:30 PM Evanston
More information coming soon!
Haula Noor is ia Buffett-EDGS Visiting Scholar in residence from January 19 through Februa...
Feb
18
2026
Global Learning Office: Drop In Study Abroad Advising
4:00 PM Evanston
Stop by and talk all things study abroad with a Global Learning Office (GLO) Adviser. Start planning your study abroad e...
Feb
19
2026
Buffett Graduate Student Colloquium with Mariana Gutierrez-Lowe
12:00 PM Evanston
The Roberta Buffett Institute for Global Affairs hosts running colloquia for graduate students to present their research...
Feb
19
2026
Alumni Fireside Chat with Forrest Bruce
12:30 PM No Location
Join CNAIR, the program in Environmental Policy and Culture, and the Waldron Student-Alumni Connections Program for a fi...
Feb
19
2026
Gallery Talk: Marisa Cruz Branco on Teresa Montoya's Tó Łitso (Yellow Water)
12:30 PM Evanston
Teresa Montoya's Tó Łitso (Yellow Water): Ten Years after the Gold King Mine Spill explores the enduring consequences of...
Feb
19
2026
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...
Feb
20
2026
Advancing Mentoring Excellence Session #4 Mentoring Across Differences
1:00 PM Off-Campus
Advancing Mentoring Excellence at Northwestern is a series of five core sessions plus elective sessions, offered by the ...
Feb
20
2026
Study Abroad 101
1:00 PM Online
Starting to think about study abroad? Not sure where to start or have questions about the process? This 30 minute genera...
Feb
21
2026
Celebrating Emerging Indigenous Research and Knowledge at Northwestern University
9:00 AM Evanston
This event will bring together emerging scholars to engage with the breadth of Indigenous research being conducted at No...
Feb
21
2026
Rush Medical College Before You Apply: Application Prep Done Right
10:00 AM No Location
This virtual workshop will provide an in-depth review of the AAMC competencies, personal statements, and secondary appli...
Feb
21
2026
Exhibition Keynote: "Des Marabouts de Djenné," West African Portraiture and the Archive
2:00 PM Evanston
The thirty portraits in Hamdia Traoré’s series Des marabouts de Djenné (Marabouts of Jenne) reflect his intimate connect...
Feb
22
2026
Art Talks! Teresa Montoya's Tó Łitso (Yellow Water)
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 Teresa Montoya...
Feb
23
2026
Study Abroad 101
2:30 PM Online
Starting to think about study abroad? Not sure where to start or have questions about the process? This 30 minute genera...
Feb
24
2026
Winter Quarter CNAIR Brown Bag: Walk This Way and Do It Like This, by Dr Mere Taito
12:00 PM Evanston
Dr Mere Taito, inaugural 2025-27 Postdoctoral Scholar, CNAIR
Born in Fiji, Mere is from the island of Rotuma and has str...
Feb
25
2026
Buffett Book Talk: Pan-African Futurism with Reginold Royston
12:30 PM Evanston
From Pan-African independence movements to contemporary tech innovation, Ghana has long been a crucible for imagining Af...
Feb
25
2026
Advancing Mentoring Excellence Elective: How Coaching Can Help You Become a Better Mentor
2:00 PM Off-Campus
Advancing Mentoring Excellence at Northwestern is a series of five core sessions plus elective sessions, offered by the ...
Feb
25
2026
Global Learning Office: Drop In Study Abroad Advising
4:00 PM Evanston
Stop by and talk all things study abroad with a Global Learning Office (GLO) Adviser. Start planning your study abroad e...
Feb
25
2026
Immigrant Owned: Photographer Jonathan Castillo in Conversation
6:00 PM Evanston
Immigrant Owned is an ongoing photography project that honors the cultural and economic contributions of immigrants to C...
Feb
26
2026
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...
Feb
26
2026
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...
Feb
27
2026
Study Abroad 101
1:00 PM Online
Starting to think about study abroad? Not sure where to start or have questions about the process? This 30 minute genera...
Feb
28
2026
Art Talks! Hamdia Traoré’s “Des marabouts de Djenné”
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 Hamdia Traoré’...
Mar
2
2026
Effective Feedback - Faculty Leader Series
12:00 PM Evanston
Faculty Leaders Series on Effective Feedback: How to provide effective developmental feedback (and ensure it is well-rec...
Mar
2
2026
Study Abroad 101
2:30 PM Online
Starting to think about study abroad? Not sure where to start or have questions about the process? This 30 minute genera...
Mar
3
2026
Composer-In-Residence: Raven Chacon
All day No Location
Raven Chacon is a composer, performer and installation artist from Fort Defiance, Navajo Nation. As a solo artist, Chaco...
Mar
3
2026
Ask Him Anything: Undergraduate Tea with Nobel Laureate Prof. Joel Mokyr
5:00 PM Evanston
The Roberta Buffett Institute for Global Affairs invites Northwestern University undergraduate students to high tea with...
Mar
4
2026
Composer-In-Residence: Raven Chacon
All day No Location
Raven Chacon is a composer, performer and installation artist from Fort Defiance, Navajo Nation. As a solo artist, Chaco...
Mar
4
2026
Buffett Book Talk | "America’s Middle East: The Ruination of a Region" with Marc Lynch
12:30 PM Evanston
Marc Lynch, Professor of Political Science and International Affairs and Director of the Project on Middle East Politica...
Mar
5
2026
Composer-In-Residence: Raven Chacon
All day No Location
Raven Chacon is a composer, performer and installation artist from Fort Defiance, Navajo Nation. As a solo artist, Chaco...
Mar
5
2026
From Lagos to Bamako: Biennales and Global Conversations in African Photography (Online)
12:00 PM Online
This webinar will examine the Rencontres de Bamako (Bamako Encounters), Africa’s premier photography biennale, as a crit...
Mar
5
2026
EDGS Talk: Lisandro Claudio
12:30 PM Evanston
Join the Roberta Buffett Institute and its Equality Development & Globalization Studies (EDGS) program for a public talk...
Mar
5
2026
Advancing Mentoring Excellence Session #5 Defining and Articulating Your Mentoring Philosophy and Plan
1:00 PM Off-Campus
Advancing Mentoring Excellence at Northwestern is a series of five core sessions plus elective sessions, offered by the ...
Mar
5
2026
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...
Mar
6
2026
Composer-In-Residence: Raven Chacon
All day No Location
Raven Chacon is a composer, performer and installation artist from Fort Defiance, Navajo Nation. As a solo artist, Chaco...
Mar
6
2026
Buffett First Friday Lunch | The Global Urban Underground: A Mine of Heat with Alessandro F. Rotta Loria
12:30 PM Evanston
The Global Urban Underground: A Mine of Heat
Join the Roberta Buffett Institute for a faculty research lunchtime talk se...
Mar
6
2026
Study Abroad 101
1:00 PM Online
Starting to think about study abroad? Not sure where to start or have questions about the process? This 30 minute genera...
Mar
7
2026
Composer-In-Residence: Raven Chacon
All day No Location
Raven Chacon is a composer, performer and installation artist from Fort Defiance, Navajo Nation. As a solo artist, Chaco...
Mar
7
2026
Art Talks! Hamdia Traoré’s “Des marabouts de Djenné”
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 Hamdia Traoré’...
Mar
9
2026
Study Abroad 101
2:30 PM Online
Starting to think about study abroad? Not sure where to start or have questions about the process? This 30 minute genera...
Mar
12
2026
Advancing Mentoring Excellence Session #5 Defining and Articulating Your Mentoring Philosophy and Plan
3:00 PM Evanston
Advancing Mentoring Excellence at Northwestern is a series of five core sessions plus elective sessions, offered by the ...
Mar
12
2026
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...
Mar
12
2026
Winter Quarter CNAIR Keynote Conversation
5:00 PM No Location
Join us for our second keynote conversation where we will welcome Caitlin Keliiaa to discuss her research and her book, ...
Mar
13
2026
Buffett Graduate Student Colloquium with Sofía Sanchez
12:00 PM Evanston
The Roberta Buffett Institute for Global Affairs hosts running colloquia for graduate students to present their research...
Mar
13
2026
Study Abroad 101
1:00 PM Online
Starting to think about study abroad? Not sure where to start or have questions about the process? This 30 minute genera...
Mar
16
2026
Study Abroad 101
2:30 PM Online
Starting to think about study abroad? Not sure where to start or have questions about the process? This 30 minute genera...
Mar
17
2026
Coffee Hour with Roberta Buffett International Spouse and Family Program
10:00 AM Evanston
Spouses and partners of international scholars, students, or faculty at Northwestern University are invited to join us f...
Mar
18
2026
Graduate Student Career Talk | Digital Humanities
12:00 PM Evanston
Northwestern University graduate students are invited to join us for a lunchtime conversation with Dieyun Song, a digita...
Mar
19
2026
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...
Mar
20
2026
Study Abroad 101
1:00 PM Online
Starting to think about study abroad? Not sure where to start or have questions about the process? This 30 minute genera...
Mar
23
2026
Study Abroad 101
2:30 PM Online
Starting to think about study abroad? Not sure where to start or have questions about the process? This 30 minute genera...
Mar
26
2026
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...
Mar
27
2026
Study Abroad 101
1:00 PM Online
Starting to think about study abroad? Not sure where to start or have questions about the process? This 30 minute genera...
Mar
31
2026
Spring Classes Begin - Northwestern Monday: Classes scheduled to meet on Mondays meet on this day.
All day No Location
Spring Classes Begin - Northwestern Monday: Classes scheduled to meet on Mondays meet on this day.
Apr
1
2026
EDGS Book Talk: "Bad Lieutenants" with Andrew Mertha
12:30 PM Evanston
Join the Roberta Buffett Institute and its Equality Development & Globalization Studies (EDGS) program for a public talk...
Apr
3
2026
Buffett First Friday Lunch | Why the Global Health Revolution Should Start with Primary Care with Lisa Hirschhorn
12:30 PM Evanston
Why the Global Health Revolution Should Start with Primary Care
Join the Roberta Buffett Institute for a faculty researc...
Apr
7
2026
Buffett Graduate Student Colloquium with Connie Kang
12:00 PM Evanston
The Roberta Buffett Institute for Global Affairs hosts running colloquia for graduate students to present their research...
Apr
7
2026
Information Session: Student Research Opportunity at UN Climate Change Conference (COP)
2:30 PM Evanston
Are you a Northwestern student interested in climate change or global environmental governance? Would you like to attend...
Apr
9
2026
Buffett Symposium: Brave New Futures
All day No Location
Our spring Buffett Symposium will feature intergenerational discussions on millennial visions of the future.
More detai...
Apr
9
2026
8th Annual CNAIR Research Symposium
9:00 AM Off-Campus
Don't miss out on attending the 8th Annual CNAIR Research Symposium! This two-day symposium will bring together multiple...
Apr
9
2026
Advancing Mentoring Excellence Elective: Communicating Feedback Effectively
9:00 AM Evanston
Advancing Mentoring Excellence at Northwestern is a series of five core sessions plus elective sessions, offered by the ...
Apr
9
2026
EDGS Talk: Rianne Subijanto
12:30 PM Evanston
Join the Roberta Buffett Institute and its Equality Development & Globalization Studies (EDGS) program for a public talk...
Apr
9
2026
EDGS Talk: Salvatore Simarmata
12:30 PM Evanston
Join the Roberta Buffett Institute and its Equality Development & Globalization Studies (EDGS) program for a public talk...
Apr
10
2026
Buffett Symposium: Brave New Futures
All day No Location
Our spring Buffett Symposium will feature intergenerational discussions on millennial visions of the future.
More detai...
Apr
10
2026
Last day to request academic accommodations for religious observance in Spring Quarter
All day No Location
Last day to request academic accommodations for religious observance in Spring Quarter
Apr
10
2026
8th Annual CNAIR Research Symposium
9:00 AM Off-Campus
Don't miss out on attending the 8th Annual CNAIR Research Symposium! This two-day symposium will bring together multiple...
Apr
13
2026
Managing Up - Faculty Leader Series
12:00 PM Evanston
Faculty Leaders Series on Managing Up: Pragmatic ways to effectively manage up with your leaders.
Adam Goodman, Director...
Apr
20
2026
Fulbright Week Keynote & Reception with Branden Jacobs-Jenkins
4:30 PM Evanston
The Roberta Buffett Institute invites the students, faculty and staff to a keynote address and reception celebrating Nor...
Apr
21
2026
Coffee Hour with Roberta Buffett International Spouse and Family Program
10:00 AM Evanston
Spouses and partners of international scholars, students, or faculty at Northwestern University are invited to join us f...
Apr
21
2026
Buffett Graduate Student Colloquium with Anastasiya Novatorskaya
12:00 PM Evanston
The Roberta Buffett Institute for Global Affairs hosts running colloquia for graduate students to present their research...
Apr
21
2026
NAIS Book Club Spring Meeting
5:30 PM Evanston
Join us for the Native American and Indigenous Studies book club! At our Spring Quarter meeting, we will be discussing M...