Sep
11
2026
New Chairs Welcome Program
9:00 AM Evanston
The Office of the Provost holds an annual New Chairs Welcome Program for incoming new department chairs.
New chairs are...
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
2026
Early Career Faculty Pathways Program -- Session 1: Getting Started: Pathways to Success at Northwestern
12:00 PM Evanston
The Early Career Faculty Pathways Program is a cohort-based professional development program designed to help new and ea...
Sep
17
2026
Columbia University Doctor of Physical Therapy Info Session
8:00 PM No Location
Columbia University Doctor of Physical Therapy Program (DPT) invites prospective students who are interested in pursuing...
Sep
22
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...
Sep
22
2026
FORGE Summer Poster Session
3:00 PM No Location
Join us for the FORGE Summer Poster Session, where students and project teams will showcase the innovative work they hav...
Sep
23
2026
Sep
24
2026
“Vigil:” Campus Reading Program Online Collection Talk
12:30 PM Online
Join Block Museum staff for an online talk considering artwork from the Block’s collection that reflects on the complexi...
Sep
24
2026
Block Cinema at 25: IRMA VEP (1996) in 35mm
7:00 PM Evanston
A century of cinema history runs through Olivier Assayas’ IRMA VEP, a defining work of modern arthouse cinema whose ecst...
Sep
29
2026
Inside Contemporary Asia: Politics, Power, & Information | Buffett Conversation with James Griffiths
12:30 PM Evanston
Join us for a conversation with James Griffiths, journalist and author of the critically acclaimed books The Great Firew...
Sep
29
2026
Learning Cellular Organization and Function Across Scales – Jian Ma
1:00 PM Chicago
Join us for an in-person Distinguished Speaker event featuring Jian Ma, a pioneering leader in computational biology and...
Sep
30
2026
Affinity Groups Fair (Evanston)
12:00 PM Evanston
The Affinity Groups Fair is an opportunity for our campus to learn about the groups and initiatives that are available t...
Sep
30
2026
Exhibition Keynote: "The Modern Metropolis" and Images of the City
6:00 PM Evanston
Urban historian Lewis Mumford noted “the city creates the theater and is the theater”. Picturing the Modern Metropolis:...
Oct
1
2026
Affinity Groups Fair (Chicago)
12:00 PM Chicago
The Affinity Groups Fair is an opportunity for our campus to learn about the groups and initiatives that are available t...
Oct
2
2026
Advancing Mentoring Excellence: Session #1 Aligning Expectations and Effective Communication
12:00 PM Evanston
Advancing Mentoring Excellence at Northwestern is a series of five core sessions plus elective sessions, offered by the ...
Oct
2
2026
Governing Diversity in Economic History | Buffett First Friday Lunch with Nancy Qian
12:30 PM Evanston
The Roberta Buffett Institute hosts a faculty research lunchtime talk series on the first Friday of every month. Faculty...
Oct
5
2026
Practical Tools for Holding Difficult Conversations: 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...
Oct
5
2026
Kathy Im Talk with Laurent Richard, Founder of Forbidden Stories
4:00 PM No Location
Note the time and location are tentative. Additional details are forthcoming.
Laurent Richard, Founder of Forbidden Stor...
Oct
6
2026
EDGS Book Talk: "The First Right: Self-Determination and the Transformation of International Order, 1941-2000" with Prof. Brad Simpson
12:30 PM Evanston
The idea of self-determination is one of the most significant in modern international politics. For more than a century ...
Oct
6
2026
Undergraduate Open House Reception at the Roberta Buffett Institute
4:30 PM Evanston
Northwestern University undergraduates are invited to an open house to learn about the Roberta Buffett Institute for Glo...
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
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
14
2026
A Close Look: Ava Earl and Michelle Manno on Amber Morningstar
3:30 PM Evanston
In Fall 2026, The Living Room highlights a multi-year campus partnership with the Northwestern Department of Athletics a...
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
15
2026
Faculty Open House Reception at the Roberta Buffett Institute
5:00 PM Evanston
Northwestern University faculty are invited to an open house reception to learn about new and continuing funding opportu...
Oct
17
2026
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
21
2026
EDGS Talk: Salvatore Simarmata on Political Communication in Indonesia
12:30 PM Evanston
Additional details are forthcoming.
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
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
Oct
27
2026
Roberta Buffett Visiting Professor Lecture with Sheldon Yett
12:30 PM Evanston
Additional details forthcoming.
Oct
29
2026
A Close Look: Demetrius Fields and Maria Sanchez on Old People Drink At The Bar, Young People Drink in The Streets
3:30 PM Evanston
In Fall 2026, The Living Room highlights a multi-year campus partnership with the Northwestern Department of Athletics a...
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
Roberta Buffett Visiting Professor Lecture with Denise Garcia
12:30 PM Evanston
Additional details forthcoming.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...