Oct
7
2026
Study Abroad 101
2:00 PM Online
Starting to think about study abroad? Not sure where to start or have questions about the process? This 30 minute genera...
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.
Oct
7
2026
Northwestern University Press presents Micheal O'Siadhail: The Essential Poems
5:00 PM Evanston
Join us for a reading and conversation with Micheal O'Siadhail, the world's leading living Irish poet. For over 50 years...
Oct
8
2026
Ombuds Day Breakfast Open House
8:30 AM Evanston
Ombuds Day Breakfast Open House
October 8, 2026 from 8:30a.m. - noon
555 Clark, Suite 209
Join us in celebrating the 5t...
Oct
8
2026
Study Abroad 101
3:00 PM Online
Starting to think about study abroad? Not sure where to start or have questions about the process? This 30 minute genera...
Oct
8
2026
University of Pennsylvania Pre-Health Post-Baccalaureate Programs
5:00 PM Online
Pre-Health Programs Virtual Information Sessions
We invite you to join us for a Pre-Health Post-Baccalaureate Programs v...
Oct
8
2026
THE LONG DAY CLOSES in 35mm with guest Nick Davis
7:00 PM Evanston
With his second feature film THE LONG DAY CLOSES, ciné-memoirist Terence Davies reconjures the rainswept, working-class ...
Oct
9
2026
Our Changing City: The Obama Presidential Center
12:30 PM Evanston
To celebrate Northwestern University’s Homecoming and Reunion Weekend, and in conjunction with Picturing the Modern Metr...
Oct
9
2026
"We Shall Outlast Them: Putin's Global Campaign to Defeat the West" Buffett Book Talk with Hanna Notte
12:30 PM Evanston
Join us for a talk with Hanna Notte, director of the Eurasia Nonproliferation Program at the James Martin Center for Non...
Oct
9
2026
ELEVEN P.M. (1928) in 35mm with live score by Damon Locks
7:00 PM Evanston
A dark, dreamy tale about fate, betrayal, and avenging spirituality, ELEVEN P.M. is more than a historical curio – it’s ...
Oct
13
2026
Early Career Faculty Pathways Program -- Session 2: Thriving at Northwestern: Building Your Network and Finding Your Community
12:00 PM Evanston
The Early Career Faculty Pathways Program is a cohort-based professional development program designed to help new and ea...
Oct
13
2026
Tufts University M.S. in Animals & Public Policy Informational Webinar
12:00 PM Online
Join Program Director Dr. Allen Rutberg to discuss the program, outcomes, curriculum, admissions process, as well as res...
Oct
13
2026
University of Pennsylvania Pre-Health Programs Virtual Application Completion Session (Virtual)
12:30 PM Online
If you have started your PostbacCAS application for Penn’s Pre-Health Post-Baccalaureate Programs and have questions or ...
Oct
13
2026
University of Michigan Oral Health Sciences Master’s Program Info Session
2:00 PM Online
Interested in learning more about how this program can elevate your application? Please fill out our Info Session Sign-U...
Oct
14
2026
Study Abroad 101
2:00 PM Online
Starting to think about study abroad? Not sure where to start or have questions about the process? This 30 minute genera...
Oct
14
2026
Art and Women in Sports: Looking at Amber Morningstar
3:30 PM Evanston
Join Ava Earl ’25 (Political Science, Student-Athlete, Cross Country & Track, B1G Fellow, Northwestern Athletics & Recre...
Oct
14
2026
Graduate Student Open House Reception at the Roberta Buffett Institute
5:00 PM Evanston
Northwestern University graduate students are invited to an open house to learn about the Roberta Buffett Institute for ...
Oct
14
2026
LES VAMPIRES (1916) w/ live score by Whitney Johnson, Lia Kohl & Macie Stewart
7:00 PM Evanston
The celebrated Chicago string trio provides an improvisational score to “Hypnotic Eyes,” the iconic sixth episode of Lo...
Oct
15
2026
Grad Student Book Talk with KB Dennis Meade
12:00 PM Evanston
Join us for lunch and a book talk with KB Dennis Meade. Dr. Dennis Meade is scholar of Africana Religions and Caribbean ...
Oct
15
2026
Study Abroad 101
3:00 PM Online
Starting to think about study abroad? Not sure where to start or have questions about the process? This 30 minute genera...
Oct
15
2026
Faculty Open House Reception at the Roberta Buffett Institute
5:00 PM Evanston
Please note this event will take place in the first-floor event space at 2001 Sheridan, the building from which the Inst...
Oct
15
2026
I’M YOUR VENUS (2024) with filmmaker Kimberly Reed
7:00 PM Evanston
This moving and timely documentary sets the stage for the investigation of the unsolved murder of Venus Xtravaganza, one...
Oct
16
2026
Cities in a World of Disruption: Democracy, Resilience and the New Role of Urban Leadership
12:30 PM Evanston
The Roberta Buffett Institute for Global Affairs and Consulate General of the Republic of Poland in Chicago invite you t...
Oct
16
2026
Northwestern Global Health Studies - Measuring Energy Metabolism Across the Epidemiologic Transition: Methods, Strengths, and Challenges (In-Person)
12:30 PM Evanston
Dr. Amy Luke will be giving a lecture regarding the relationships between energy metabolism and non-communicable disease...
Oct
16
2026
DARK MONEY (2018) and SEAT 31: ZOOEY ZEPHYR (2024) with filmmaker Kimberly Reed
7:00 PM Evanston
“Activist in tone, and paced like a thriller, Reed’s movie painstakingly details how an election can be brusquely seized...
Oct
16
2026
EDGS Screening: "The Finance Curse" Documentary
7:30 PM Evanston
From Director Leo David Hyde (Call Me Intern) and producers Daniel Bertossa and John Christensen (The Spider’s Web: Brit...
Oct
17
2026
Evasive Riches & the Fight against Extreme Inequality | Equality Development & Globalization Studies (EDGS) Conference
8:15 AM Evanston
As income and wealth inequality continue to increase globally, billionaires around the world continue to consolidate wea...
Oct
19
2026
From Overwhelmed to Strategic: A Time Management Monthly Series for Faculty
12:00 PM Online
From Overwhelmed to Strategic is a new monthly virtual time management group focused on goal setting, calendar planning,...
Oct
20
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...
Oct
20
2026
Global Horizons Program Info Session
12:00 PM Online
Join us to learn about the exciting new Global Horizons study abroad program! Open to first-generation, first year under...
Oct
20
2026
Georgetown University MS in Physiology
1:00 PM Online
Tuesday, October 20, 2026 at 1:00 PM until 2:00 PMEastern Daylight Time UTC -04:00
The Master’s in Physiology (“regular”...
Oct
21
2026
Speaking for the People: Populist Messaging and the Politics of Democratic Backsliding in Indonesia with Salvatore Simarmata in Indonesia
12:30 PM Evanston
Join us for a conversation with Salvatore Simarmata to interrogate populist messaging by Indonesian political leaders. T...
Oct
21
2026
Study Abroad 101
2:00 PM Online
Starting to think about study abroad? Not sure where to start or have questions about the process? This 30 minute genera...
Oct
21
2026
Art History & ATP Faculty Open House & Reception at The Block
4:00 PM Evanston
An opportunity to gather as an arts community at Northwestern, converse and exchange ideas. New acquisitions will be on...
Oct
22
2026
2026 NSAIL Conference on AI & National Security
8:15 AM Evanston
Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly integral to national and global security strategies. How are researchers le...
Oct
22
2026
Xiao-Li Meng — NNCI Distinguished Speaker Series
12:00 PM Evanston
Join us for an in-person Distinguished Speaker event featuring Xiao-Li Meng, an internationally renowned statistician, d...
Oct
22
2026
Communicating Your Research for Faculty: Distilling Your Message
1:00 PM Evanston
Faculty are invited to learn communication theory, practice in real time, and gain immediate feedback in this interactiv...
Oct
22
2026
Study Abroad 101
3:00 PM Online
Starting to think about study abroad? Not sure where to start or have questions about the process? This 30 minute genera...
Oct
22
2026
Curator’s Talk: Modernity in the Making
3:30 PM Evanston
Join us in the gallery for a talk with Eduardo Bello, 2025–26 Block Museum Interdisciplinary Graduate Fellow and co-cura...
Oct
22
2026
From Student to Stateswoman: Undergraduate Conversation with Lilith Verstrynge
5:00 PM Evanston
Join us for a students-only conversation with Lilith Verstrynge, former member of Spain’s Congress of Deputies and Spain...
Oct
22
2026
PORTRAIT OF JASON (1967) in 35mm
7:00 PM Evanston
After nearly 60 years, Shirley Clarke’s documentary provocation PORTRAIT OF JASON (1967) remains irreconcilable. An arch...
Oct
23
2026
Advancing Mentoring Excellence: Session #1 Aligning Expectations and Effective Communication
10:00 AM Chicago
Advancing Mentoring Excellence at Northwestern is a series of five core sessions plus elective sessions, offered by the ...
Oct
23
2026
The World Without Institutions: Democratic Disillusionment | Buffett Conversation with Lilith Verstrynge
12:30 PM Evanston
Join us for a conversation with Lilith Verstrynge, former member of Spain’s Congress of Deputies and Spain’s former Secr...
Oct
23
2026
JASON AND SHIRLEY REVISITED (2015/2025) with director Stephen Winter
7:00 PM Evanston
In 2015, director Stephen Winter followed up his legendary 1996 debut CHOCOLATE BABIES with another provocative, ahead-o...
Oct
24
2026
Defusing Disasters | Photovoice Photo Gallery & StoryMap Launch
10:00 AM Off-Campus
The Defusing Disasters working group invites you to join us for a photovoice exhibition that showcases how Chicago resid...
Oct
25
2026
Eyeworks Showcase of Experimental Animation - Program I
12:00 PM Evanston
The Eyeworks Experimental Animation Screening Series is an annual festival focusing on experimental animation, with scre...
Oct
25
2026
Eyeworks Showcase of Experimental Animation - Program II
2:30 PM Evanston
The Eyeworks Experimental Animation Screening Series is an annual festival focusing on experimental animation, with scre...
Oct
27
2026
AAMC Virtual Medical School Fair
11:00 AM Online
Join us for the AAMC Virtual Medical School Fair, on October 27-28 and connect with medical school admissions representa...
Oct
27
2026
Where’s George Clooney Now? Sudan’s Invisible War | Roberta Buffett Visiting Professor Lecture by Sheldon Yett
12:30 PM Evanston
Join the Roberta Buffett Institute for Global Affairs and the Roberta Buffett International Studies Program for a lectur...
Oct
27
2026
ASPPH This is Public Health Graduate School Fair (Virtual)
1:00 PM Online
Each fall, ASPPH hosts a variety of both in-person and virtual graduate school fairs for prospective public health stude...
Oct
27
2026
Local News, Globally: Conversation with World Press Institute Fellows
4:00 PM Evanston
The Medill School’s Local News Initiative and the Roberta Buffett Institute for Global Affairs invite Northwestern Unive...
Oct
28
2026
Study Abroad 101
2:00 PM Online
Starting to think about study abroad? Not sure where to start or have questions about the process? This 30 minute genera...
Oct
28
2026
An Evening with Dennis Chookaszian — NNCI Distinguished Speaker Series
3:30 PM Evanston
Join us on October 29 for an in-person Distinguished Speaker event featuring Dennis Chookaszian, former Chairman and CEO...
Oct
29
2026
Harm Reduction Halloween
1:00 PM Evanston
Come for tarot readings, snacks, trick or treat, games, more games, harm reduction (safer partying & safer sex) supplies...
Oct
29
2026
Study Abroad 101
3:00 PM Online
Starting to think about study abroad? Not sure where to start or have questions about the process? This 30 minute genera...
Oct
29
2026
Art, Athletics, and Masculinity: Demetrius Fields and Maria Sanchez in Conversation
3:30 PM Evanston
How do friendship, ease, and rest shape expressions of masculinity? Join Northwestern Athletics staff Demetrius Fields (...
Oct
29
2026
Feinberg School of Medicine MD Program (Virtual)
5:00 PM Online
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine is hosting an Open Virtual Information Session on October 29, 2026 a...
Oct
29
2026
“Bridge to an Unseen Shore:” New Age Audiovision with Prof. Jacob Smith
7:00 PM Evanston
In his new book, Bridge to an Unseen Shore: New Age Music as Visionary Art (UC Press 2026), Jacob Smith offers the first...
Oct
30
2026
Advancing Mentoring Excellence for faculty: Session #2 Fostering Independence and Promoting Professional Development
12:00 PM Evanston
Advancing Mentoring Excellence at Northwestern is a series of five core sessions plus elective sessions, offered by the ...
Oct
30
2026
Northwestern Global Health Studies - Sex, Bodies, Bioculture, and Health: Where Are We? (In-Person)
12:00 PM Evanston
Agustín Fuentes of Princeton University will be giving a talk about bridging sex, bodies, and health.
The range of varia...
Oct
30
2026
Breathing Oxygen into a Failing World Order: Behind the Scenes in Global AI Diplomacy | Roberta Buffett Visiting Professor Lecture by Denise Garcia
12:30 PM Evanston
Join the Roberta Buffett International Studies Program and Roberta Buffett Institute for Global Affairs for a lecture by...
Oct
30
2026
The Enigma of William Girdler’s ABBY (1974)
7:00 PM Evanston
“Ripping off an audience is much more serious than ripping off a story…but I don’t consider myself a ripoff artist. I co...
Nov
2
2026
Aligning Expectations, Communication, and Boundaries across Generations: Faculty Leaders Series
12:00 PM Evanston
The Faculty Leaders Series, is a series of monthly lunch programs for department chairs, division chiefs, center and ins...
Nov
2
2026
Info Session: Study Abroad in Japan
5:00 PM Evanston
This is the annual Study Abroad in JAPAN Info Session hosted by the Japanese Language Program, Department of Asian Langu...
Nov
3
2026
The Implementation Problem in AI: Perspectives from Implementation Science — Guillaume Fontaine
10:00 AM Chicago
Join us for an in-person Distinguished Speaker event featuring Guillaume Fontaine, Director of the McGill RISE³ Implemen...
Nov
4
2026
Mindfulness at the Museum: Drop-in Guided Meditation
12:15 PM Evanston
Mindfulness is the practice of paying attention to the present moment with curiosity and without judgment. It involves t...
Nov
4
2026
Study Abroad 101
2:00 PM Online
Starting to think about study abroad? Not sure where to start or have questions about the process? This 30 minute genera...
Nov
4
2026
Three Views of London with filmmaker John Smith in person
7:00 PM Evanston
Only a filmmaker as deft, as deliberate, and as devilishly clever as John Smith could keep pace with the last five decad...
Nov
5
2026
Discover Nursing School Virtual Fair
10:00 AM Online
Register to attend the free Discover Nursing School Virtual Fair on Thursday, November 5 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. ET.
Thi...
Nov
5
2026
Grad Student Colloquium with José Madrid
12:00 PM Evanston
Join us for lunch and a discussion with José Madrid. José, a PhD candidate in Black Studies, will present his work "Enfo...
Nov
5
2026
Study Abroad 101
3:00 PM Online
Starting to think about study abroad? Not sure where to start or have questions about the process? This 30 minute genera...
Nov
5
2026
Curator’s Talk: All the Noise and the Hurry
3:30 PM Evanston
This talk will focus on highlights from Picturing the Modern Metropolis and consider how artists gave visual expression ...
Nov
5
2026
Listening to Chicago: Denis Mitchell and Studs Terkel
7:00 PM Evanston
“The impact of America, on somebody who had never been there before is enormous. It’s like a slap in the face. And perha...
Nov
6
2026
"Who Cares?" 2026 Interdisciplinary Graduate Conference
9:00 AM Evanston
Our Interdisciplinary Graduate Conference seeks to encourage critical dialogue on the Politics of Care, examining it bot...
Nov
6
2026
The Yemeni Women Fighting to Preserve Their Heritage | Buffett First Friday Lunch with Brent Huffman
12:30 PM Evanston
The Roberta Buffett Institute hosts a faculty research lunchtime talk series on the first Friday of every month. Faculty...
Nov
9
2026
"The Israeli Career of Hummus," with Dafna Hirsch, The Open University of Israel
12:30 PM Evanston
The second talk of the series titled "New Book Series: Israel/Palestine Studies:"
"The Israeli Career of Hummus," with D...
Nov
10
2026
Early Career Faculty Pathways Program -- Session 3: Research, Scholarship and Creative Practice
12:00 PM Evanston
The Early Career Faculty Pathways Program is a cohort-based professional development program designed to help new and ea...
Nov
11
2026
Nov
11
2026
Study Abroad 101
2:00 PM Online
Starting to think about study abroad? Not sure where to start or have questions about the process? This 30 minute genera...
Nov
11
2026
Vacant Stares: Adrienne Brown on Rethinking Urban Emptiness
6:00 PM Evanston
Vacancy has been a key framework for picturing the modern metropolis. From the more recent romanticization of Detroit "r...
Nov
12
2026
Beyond Screentime: Rethinking Digital Media and Family Wellbeing for Faculty
12:00 PM Online
Screens are all around us. From traditional ones like television and video to newer ones like tablets and smartphones, s...
Nov
12
2026
Study Abroad Fair
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
2026
Study Abroad 101
3:00 PM Online
Starting to think about study abroad? Not sure where to start or have questions about the process? This 30 minute genera...
Nov
12
2026
L.A. CONFIDENTIAL (1997) in 35mm with guest Eric Hoyt
7:00 PM Evanston
An epic neo-noir in the tradition of CHINATOWN and HEAT, Curtis Hanson’s L.A. CONFIDENTIAL brought old-school detective ...
Nov
13
2026
Chicago Film Society Presents: DREAMS THAT MONEY CAN BUY with Karina Longworth
7:00 PM Evanston
Block Cinema welcomes Chicago Film Society for this special presentation of Hans Richter’s surrealist landmark, featurin...
Nov
16
2026
From Overwhelmed to Strategic: A Time Management Monthly Series for Faculty
12:00 PM Online
From Overwhelmed to Strategic is a new monthly virtual time management group focused on goal setting, calendar planning,...
Nov
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...
Nov
17
2026
University of Michigan Oral Health Sciences Master’s Program Info Session
2:00 PM Online
The Oral Health Sciences Master’s (OHS MS) Program at the University of Michigan School of Dentistry is a 10-month, 30-c...
Nov
17
2026
Info Session: Study Abroad in South Korea
5:00 PM Evanston
Learn about study abroad options in South Korea during the academic year or summer. Representatives from the Korean Lang...
Nov
18
2026
UIW Rosenberg School of Optometry Info Session
12:00 PM Online
UIW Rosenberg School of Optometry Information Session
*This presentation is designed for pre-optometry students, undergr...
Nov
18
2026
Study Abroad 101
2:00 PM Online
Starting to think about study abroad? Not sure where to start or have questions about the process? This 30 minute genera...
Nov
18
2026
A Close Look: Block Student Alumni on the Making of Perennial Blossom (2022)
3:30 PM Evanston
Join Solome Bezuneh ‘24 and Karan Gowda ‘22, former Block Museum Student Associates, and Isabella Ko, Engagement Coordin...
Nov
18
2026
University of Michigan Building a Strong Medical School Application
5:30 PM Online
Beginning in November, Michigan Medicine will host monthly virtual seminars featuring University of Michigan Medical Sch...
Nov
18
2026
WE ARE THE SHAGGS (2026) with guest filmmaker Ken Kwapis
7:00 PM Evanston
In 1965, the small central New Hampshire town of Fremont gave birth to one of the most original perplexing acts in the h...
Nov
19
2026
Study Abroad 101
3:00 PM Online
Starting to think about study abroad? Not sure where to start or have questions about the process? This 30 minute genera...
Nov
19
2026
Campus Reading Program Keynote: "Vigil" Author George Saunders
4:30 PM Evanston
George Saunders, author of Vigil, the 2026-27 Campus Reading Program selection, will participate in a keynote event.
Spo...
Nov
19
2026
You (Probably) Haven't Seen This Before - films from Indiana University’s Moving Image Archive
7:00 PM Evanston
You (Probably) Haven't Seen This Before is a screening series of shorts from Indiana University Libraries Moving Image A...
Nov
20
2026
GOODBYE, DRAGON INN in 35mm
7:00 PM Evanston
In his 2004 review of Tsai Ming-liang’s film GOODBYE, DRAGON INN (2003), the NY Sun’s Nathan Lee cautioned against procl...
Nov
25
2026
Thanksgiving Vacation begins at 6:00 PM (No classes, University offices closed)
All day No Location
Thanksgiving Vacation begins at 6:00 PM (No classes, University offices closed)
Nov
30
2026
Leadership in the Age of AI: What Does Leadership Require of Us Now?: Faculty Leaders Series
12:00 PM Evanston
The Faculty Leaders Series, is a series of monthly lunch programs for department chairs, division chiefs, center and ins...
Dec
1
2026
Advancing Mentoring Excellence faculty training Session #2: Fostering Independence and Promoting Professional Development
3:00 PM Chicago
Advancing Mentoring Excellence at Northwestern is a series of five core sessions plus elective sessions, offered by the ...
Dec
2
2026
Study Abroad 101
2:00 PM Online
Starting to think about study abroad? Not sure where to start or have questions about the process? This 30 minute genera...
Dec
2
2026
Antonius-Tín Bui in Conversation: Students Shape the Collection
6:00 PM Evanston
LIGHT REFRESHMENTS: 5:00 PM-6:00 PM
PUBLIC PROGRAM: 6:00 PM-7:30 PM
Join us to celebrate the 2025-26 Student Acquisition...
Dec
3
2026
Study Abroad 101
3:00 PM Online
Starting to think about study abroad? Not sure where to start or have questions about the process? This 30 minute genera...
Dec
8
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...
Dec
9
2026
Study Abroad 101
2:00 PM Online
Starting to think about study abroad? Not sure where to start or have questions about the process? This 30 minute genera...
Dec
10
2026
Grad Student Colloquium with Viola Bao
12:00 PM Evanston
Join us for lunch and a discussion with Viola Bao. Viola, a doctoral candidate in Comparative Literary Studies, will pre...
Dec
10
2026
Study Abroad 101
3:00 PM Online
Starting to think about study abroad? Not sure where to start or have questions about the process? This 30 minute genera...
Jan
4
2027