Dec
5
2025
New and Early Career Faculty Institute
9:00 AM Evanston
Date: Dec. 5, 2025
Time: 9 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Lunch provided
Location: Louis Room, Norris Center, Evanston
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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.
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
8
2025
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...
Dec
9
2025
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
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
11
2025
Conference on AI & National Security
8:45 AM Evanston
Artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming increasingly integral to national and global security strategies. What does AI-...
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...
Dec
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...
Dec
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...
Dec
24
2025
Winter Recess Starts - University Closed Through January 1st, 2026
All day No Location
Winter Recess Starts - University Closed Through January 1st, 2026
Jan
5
2026
Jan
8
2026
Buffett Institute Faculty Open House
4:30 PM Evanston
Northwestern faculty are invited to an open house reception in the Buffett Reading Room on the second floor of 720 Unive...
Jan
9
2026
Buffett First Friday Lunch | Syria After Assad with Wendy Pearlman
12:30 PM Evanston
Syria After Assad
Join the Roberta Buffett Institute for a faculty research lunchtime talk series on the first Friday o...
Jan
13
2026
Advancing Mentoring Excellence Session #3 Assessing, Understanding and Cultivating Ethical Behavior
9:00 AM Off-Campus
Advancing Mentoring Excellence at Northwestern is a series of five core sessions plus elective sessions, offered by the ...
Jan
13
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...
Jan
13
2026
Buffett Graduate Student Colloquium with Kai Chase
12:00 PM Evanston
The Roberta Buffett Institute for Global Affairs hosts running colloquia for graduate students to present their research...
Jan
14
2026
Info session: Study Abroad in Italy
4:00 PM Evanston
Join the Global Learning Office and the Department of Italian to learn more about study abroad programs in Italy.
Jan
14
2026
ASLA Peer Leader Info Session #1
5:30 PM No Location
Interesting in becoming a tutor around campus? Want to take a leadership position and help your fellow students succeed ...
Jan
16
2026
Last day to request academic accommodations for religious observance in Winter Quarter
All day No Location
Last day to request academic accommodations for religious observance in Winter Quarter
Jan
19
2026
Jan
20
2026
Advancing Mentoring Excellence Session #3 Assessing, Understanding and Cultivating Ethical Behavior
12:00 PM Evanston
Advancing Mentoring Excellence at Northwestern is a series of five core sessions plus elective sessions, offered by the ...
Jan
20
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...
Jan
22
2026
Buffett Symposium: Global Disinformation in a Post-Moderation World
5:15 PM Off-Campus
The global information environment is undergoing a significant transformation, as major social media platforms and gover...
Jan
23
2026
Buffett Symposium: Global Disinformation in a Post-Moderation World
8:30 AM Evanston
Northwestern University's Roberta Buffett Institute for Global Affairs and Center for Communication & Public Policy invi...
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
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...
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
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
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
11
2026
Buffett Conversation: Maria Lipman and Benjamin Nathans on the Many Lives of the Soviet Dissident Movement
12:30 PM Evanston
Roberta Buffett Visiting Professor Maria Lipman (Northwestern University) and Alan Charles Kors Professor of History Ben...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Buffett Graduate Student Colloquium with Sofía Sanchez
3:00 PM Evanston
The Roberta Buffett Institute for Global Affairs hosts running colloquia for graduate students to present their research...
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
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
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 ...