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Find upcoming events hosted by the units that report to the Office of the Provost. For academic dates and deadlines, visit the Academic Calendar.

Feb

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

2026

What Comes After Crisis: Rebuilding Home & Homeland for Post-War Syria

12:30 PM Evanston

More than a decade of conflict has left Syria facing one of the world’s most urgent and complex humanitarian crises. Tod...

Feb

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

2026

EDGS Talk: The Making of an Extremist with Dr. Haula Noor

12:30 PM Evanston

Previewing a forthcoming book by speaker and author, Dr. Haula Noor will explore the socialization and moral formation o...

Feb

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

2026

Info Session: Buffett Post-Baccalaureate Fellowship

5:00 PM Online

Are you interested in working internationally after graduation? Join us for a virtual session to learn more about the Bu...

Feb

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 ...

May

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 ...