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...
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.
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 Book Talk: The Profligate Colonial with Lisandro Claudio
12:30 PM Evanston
Join us for a book talk with Lisandro Claudio on his book, "The Profligate Colonial: How the US Exported Austerity to th...
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
UW-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health Information Session
4:00 PM No Location
Join the Health Professions Advising Office for an information session featuring UW-Madison School of Medicine and Publi...
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
5
2026
SEEDS (2025) with filmmaker Brittany Shyne in-person
7:00 PM Evanston
SEEDS (2025) with Brittany Shyne in-person
Returning alumna of the Documentary Media MFA presents an award-winning new d...
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
EDGS Talk: Indonesia’s Inequality Profile with Muhammad Hanri
12:30 PM Evanston
Join us for a discussion on the dimensions of income inequality, regional disparities, and labor market inequality in In...
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
11
2026
"In the Shadow of War and Empire: Industrialisation, Nation-Building, and Working-Class Politics in Turkey" with Görkem Akgöz
12:30 PM Online
Join the Keyman Modern Turkish Studies Program for "In the Shadow of War and Empire: Industrialisation, Nation-Building,...
Mar
11
2026
Operation Epic Fury & Its Aftermath: What’s Next for Iran, the Middle East, & US Foreign Policy
12:30 PM Evanston
In the wake of coordinated US and Israeli strikes inside Iran that killed the nation’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Kham...
Mar
11
2026
A Close Look: Water Security & Flint Is Family
3:00 PM Evanston
Explore selections from artist LaToya Ruby Frazier’s Flint is Family series from a multi-disciplinary perspective. Essi...
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
12
2026
HANDS ON A HARDBODY: THE DOCUMENTARY (1997) - Exhausted America Film Series
7:00 PM Evanston
HANDS ON A HARDBODY: THE DOCUMENTARY (S.R. Bindler, 1997, 98 min)
Two dozen contestants gather around a hardbody picku...
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
1
2026
Midweek Co-Working with OCE
1:00 PM Evanston
Grab your laptop and spend the afternoon co-working in community with OCE. Enjoy good company, light conversation, and a...
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
6
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
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
8
2026
Recently Tenured Mid-Career Faculty Institute and Celebratory Lunch
9:00 AM Evanston
Mid-Career Faculty Institute and Celebratory Lunch
Mid-Career faculty are invited to a special half day program to consi...
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
Neo-Hakawati Nights with Rapper & Poet Omar Offendum Ft. Multi-Instrumentalist Zafer Tawil
7:30 PM Evanston
Join us for the opening of the Roberta Buffett Institute for Global Affairs’ spring Buffett Symposium on Brave New Futur...
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
Buffett Symposium: Brave New Futures
8:30 AM Evanston
We are all too familiar with the crises of our time: global warming, uncontrolled technological change, disrupted labor ...
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
14
2026
AACP Spring Virtual Pharmacy School Fair
1:00 PM No Location
Join the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy for a FREE virtual event held as part of the Pharmacy Is Right For...
Apr
15
2026
Recently Promoted Teaching/Clinical/NTE track Mid-Career Faculty Institute and Celebratory Lunch
9:00 AM Evanston
Mid-Career Faculty Institute and Celebratory Lunch
Mid-Career faculty are invited to a special half day program to consi...
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
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
Communicating Your Research I: Engaging New Audiences for Faculty
2:00 PM Chicago
Faculty are invited to attend:
Session 1: Engaging New Audiences
We all use jargon to communicate, sometimes without eve...
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...
Apr
22
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
27
2026
Buffett Conversation: Violence, Politics, & the Press in Mexico
12:30 PM Evanston
Join us for a Buffett Conversation on violence, politics, and the press in Mexico with Paul Gillingham, Professor of His...
Apr
28
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
29
2026
Graduate Student Colloquium with Micol Bez
12:00 PM Evanston
The Roberta Buffett Institute for Global Affairs hosts running colloquia for graduate students to present their research...
Apr
29
2026
Grad Fair
2:00 PM Evanston
Anticipated graduates are invited to join us for this first event of Graduation season and meet with representatives fro...
Apr
30
2026
Advancing Mentoring Excellence Elective: Managing Conflict in Mentoring Relationships
9:00 AM Off-Campus
Advancing Mentoring Excellence at Northwestern is a series of five core sessions plus elective sessions, offered by the ...
Apr
30
2026
Grad Fair
10:00 AM Evanston
Anticipated graduates are invited to join us for this first event of Graduation season and meet with representatives fro...
May
1
2026
Buffett First Friday Lunch | Indian Painting at the End of Empire with Yuthika Sharma
12:30 PM Evanston
Indian Painting at the End of Empire
Join the Roberta Buffett Institute for a faculty research lunchtime talk series on ...
May
5
2026
Looking 101 with the Block Museum of Art
11:30 AM Evanston
Faculty are invited to Looking 101 with the Block Museum of Art.
Tuesday, May 5, 2026
11 a.m.-1 p.m. Lunch will be prov...
May
5
2026
Buffett Graduate Student Colloquium with José Madrid
12:00 PM Evanston
The Roberta Buffett Institute for Global Affairs hosts running colloquia for graduate students to present their research...
May
6
2026
Midweek Co-Working with OCE
1:00 PM Evanston
Grab your laptop and spend the afternoon co-working in community with OCE. Enjoy good company, light conversation, and a...
May
6
2026
Communicating Your Research II: Distilling Your Message for Faculty
2:00 PM Chicago
Faculty are invited to: Distilling Your Message
How to talk about research in ways that will resonate with the public as...
May
7
2026
Elliot Speaker Series | Conversation with Josh Lerner
4:00 PM Evanston
As part of our Elliott Scholars Program, the Roberta Buffett Institute invites scholars and practitioners working in are...
May
11
2026
Buffett Conversation with Practitioner in Residence Thomas O. Melia
12:30 PM Evanston
Thomas O. Melia is a senior fellow at Georgetown University’s Center for Democracy & Civil Society, after serving (2021–...
May
13
2026
Roberta Buffett Visiting Professor Lecture by Maria Lipman
12:30 PM Evanston
2026 Roberta Buffett Visiting Professor of International Studies Maria Lipman will give a lunch lecture at the Roberta B...
May
15
2026
The Blind Spot: How Oligarchs Dominate Our Democracies | Buffett Book Talk with Jeffrey Winters
12:30 PM Evanston
From ancient empires to modern nation-states, extreme concentrations of wealth have shaped political power—but never qui...
May
18
2026
EDGS Book Talk: Beth Drexler
12:30 PM Evanston
Join the Roberta Buffett Institute and its Equality Development & Globalization Studies (EDGS) program for a public talk...
May
19
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...
May
19
2026
Spring Quarter CNAIR Brown Bag
12:00 PM No Location
Join us for our spring quarter brown bag where we will build on our exploration of Indigenous Feminisms! Stay tuned for ...
May
22
2026
Buffett Conversation with Laura K. Cooper, Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Russia, Ukraine, and Eurasia
12:30 PM Evanston
Join us for a Buffett Conversation with Laura K. Cooper—Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Russia, Ukraine...
May
25
2026
No classes - Memorial Day - University offices are closed
All day No Location
No classes - Memorial Day - University offices are closed
Jun
3
2026
Midweek Co-Working with OCE
1:00 PM Evanston
Grab your laptop and spend the afternoon co-working in community with OCE. Enjoy good company, light conversation, and a...