May
18
2026
Regalia Pick-Up available in the bookstore
All day Evanston
This is the earliest students can pick up their shipped to bookstore regalia if they were not able to pick up at Grad Fa...
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.
May
18
2026
EDGS Book Talk: "Infrastructures of Impunity" with Elizabeth Drexler
12:30 PM Evanston
Join the Roberta Buffett Institute's Equality Development and Globalization Studies (EDGS) Program for a book talk with ...
May
18
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...
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
Buffett Graduate Student Colloquium with Tim Seida
12:00 PM Evanston
The Roberta Buffett Institute for Global Affairs hosts running colloquia for graduate students to present their research...
May
19
2026
"Towards Virtual Patient: AI for Accelerating Medical Discovery" - Hoifung Poon
12:00 PM Chicago
Join us for an in-person Distinguished Speaker event featuring Hoifung Poon, a leading figure in biomedical AI and preci...
May
19
2026
Georgetown University: A Comprehensive Breakdown of the MCAT
3:45 PM No Location
A free program designed to provide aspiring medical students with essential knowledge, guidance, and resources to naviga...
May
19
2026
Buffett Lecture: Global Trade and Peacebuilding with DJ Nordquist, Deputy Director-General of the World Trade Organization
4:00 PM Evanston
At a time of rapid technological transformation and growing geopolitical tension, the multilateral trading system stands...
May
20
2026
Happy Birthday Marsha! Film Screening and Collage Workshop
12:00 PM Chicago
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MARSHA! - 2018 | 15 min - A film by Tourmaline and Sasha Wortzel
Happy Birthday, Marsha! imagines tran...
May
20
2026
Beyond the Cold War: Understanding Today’s Global Conflict | Mikhail Zygar
4:00 PM Evanston
Please join the Russian, Eurasian, and East European Studies Research Program and the Roberta Buffett Institute for Glob...
May
20
2026
Certified for Success: The Role of Board Certification in Pharmacy
6:00 PM No Location
Join us for an exciting FREE virtual panel on May 20th at 6pm EST, exploring the world of specialty pharmacy-where passi...
May
20
2026
COMET Fall Cohort 26-27 Info Session
6:00 PM No Location
Monthly online info sessions via Zoom will be available to prospective fellows who want to learn more about the program....
May
21
2026
Understanding AI Threats to the Chem-Bio-Nuclear World
9:30 AM Evanston
Join us for a morning of presentations and discussion highlighting the work of the Northwestern Security & AI Lab (NSAIL...
May
21
2026
Sol LeWitt Wall Drawings (Online)
12:30 PM Online
This webinar will provide an introduction to wall drawings conceived by Sol LeWitt (American, 1928-2007), with attention...
May
21
2026
Study Abroad 101
4:00 PM Online
Starting to think about study abroad? Not sure where to start or have questions about the process? This 30 minute genera...
May
21
2026
Undergraduates: Meet a Key Architect of US Defense Policy for Ukraine, Russia, & Eurasia
5:00 PM Evanston
How are U.S. policy decisions about Ukraine and Russia actually made? What does a career path to these policy decision-m...
May
21
2026
Barbara Loden’s WANDA (1970) in 16mm with scholar Elena Gorfinkel
7:00 PM Evanston
Special 16mm Kodachrome original print with UK-based film scholar Elena Gorfinkel in person!
WANDA (Barbara Loden, 1970...
May
22
2026
Keyman MTS 2026 Annual Conference: "Freedom and Unfreedom in James Baldwin's Istanbul"
All day Evanston
More info to come.
May
22
2026
Buffett Conversation | Russia's War in Ukraine: Past, Present, & Future with Laura K. Cooper, Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Russia, Ukraine, & 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
22
2026
Pioneer Women: The Educational Films of Barbara Loden & Joan Micklin Silver in 16mm with Elena Gorfinkel
7:00 PM Evanston
Short films on 16mm by two icons of American independent filmmaking with an introduction by UK-based film scholar Elena ...
May
23
2026
Keyman MTS 2026 Annual Conference: "Freedom and Unfreedom in James Baldwin's Istanbul"
All day Evanston
More info to come.
May
23
2026
Senior Social
8:00 PM Evanston
This event is open for all undergraduates in the Class of 2026. Please check the Senior Year Experience newsletter for m...
May
25
2026
No classes - Memorial Day - University offices are closed
All day No Location
No classes - Memorial Day - University offices are closed
May
25
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...
May
26
2026
Atypical Anthropologist: Mini-Doc Screening & Discussion with Craig Stevens, Buffett Dissertation Fellow
4:00 PM Evanston
Northwestern graduate students and faculty are invited to join us for the final installment of our 2025–26 graduate prog...
May
27
2026
We can make any two stories touch: readings and discussion with the artists
6:00 PM Evanston
The 2026 Master of Fine Arts thesis exhibition We can make any two stories touch will be on view at the Block Museum fro...
May
28
2026
"AI & Biosecurity" Featuring Doni Bloomfield, Daniel Eisenman, and Nicole Kikendall, Moderated by Mohammad Hosseini
12:00 PM Chicago
Join us for an in-person Distinguished Panel event featuring biosafety experts Doni Bloomfield (Fordham NYC), Nicole Kik...
May
28
2026
Study Abroad 101
4:00 PM Online
Starting to think about study abroad? Not sure where to start or have questions about the process? This 30 minute genera...
Jun
1
2026
Grad Weekend ticketing closes for all ceremonies
All day Online
Tickets can only be ordered by the graduating student.
Jun
1
2026
"From Entitlement to Deservingness: Queer Migration through Turkey to the EU and North America" with Mert Koçak
12:30 PM Evanston
Join the Keyman Modern Turkish Studies Program for “From Entitlement to Deservingness: Queer Migration through Turkey to...
Jun
1
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...
Jun
2
2026
Feminist Campus Tour
10:00 AM No Location
Meet us at the Arch
Take a literal walk through some of Northwestern’s rich feminist history with Hannah, who will als...
Jun
2
2026
Georgetown University: Medical School Application Guidelines
3:45 PM No Location
A free program designed to provide aspiring medical students with essential knowledge, guidance, and resources to naviga...
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...
Jun
3
2026
Exhibit Talk: Records of the Women's Center
4:00 PM Evanston
Undergraduate research assistant Chloe Wang has put together two exhibits of original archival materials highlighting th...
Jun
4
2026
40th Anniversary Garden Party Celebration
12:30 PM Evanston
The Garden Party is back. In honor of 40 years of feminist education, community building, and leading the campus in gend...
Jun
4
2026
Study Abroad 101
4:00 PM Online
Starting to think about study abroad? Not sure where to start or have questions about the process? This 30 minute genera...
Jun
8
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...
Jun
12
2026
SOC: Communication Sciences and Disorders Hooding Ceremony
11:00 AM Evanston
This ceremony is for MS-SLL, AUD, and SLPD programs only.
Jun
12
2026
Senior Celebration at the Roberta Buffett Institute
2:00 PM Evanston
The Roberta Buffett Institute invites graduating seniors who have participated in the Institute’s undergraduate programs...
Jun
12
2026
The Graduate School PhD and MFA Hooding Ceremony
2:00 PM Evanston
This ceremony is for select programs only. This is a ticketed event, with ticket ordering at the discretion of the gradu...
Jun
12
2026
March Back Through the Arch
4:00 PM Evanston
Join us for this undergraduate tradition to kick off Graduation Weekend! We'll celebrate the Class of 2026 by Marching B...
Jun
13
2026
School of Communication Undergraduate Convocation
9:00 AM Evanston
This is a ticketed event, with ticket ordering at the discretion of the graduating student.
Jun
13
2026
The Family Institute Convocation
9:30 AM Evanston
This is a ticketed event, with ticket ordering at the discretion of the graduating student.
Jun
13
2026
Bienen School of Music Convocation
12:00 PM Evanston
This is a ticketed event, with ticket ordering at the discretion of the graduating student.
Jun
13
2026
Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences Convocation
3:00 PM Evanston
This is a ticketed event, with ticket ordering at the discretion of the graduating student.
Jun
13
2026
School of Professional Studies Convocation
3:30 PM Evanston
This is a ticketed event, with ticket ordering at the discretion of the graduating student.
Jun
14
2026
Jun
14
2026
Kellogg School of Management Convocation
3:00 PM Evanston
This is a ticketed event, with ticket ordering at the discretion of the graduating student.
Jun
14
2026
Graduating Students' Reception
4:00 PM Evanston
Join us for a celebration for all of our graduating students! Stop by this reception on the new Cohen Lawn for snacks an...
Jun
14
2026
Fireworks Display
9:00 PM Off-Campus
Our fireworks display will be launched over Lake Michigan, just west of the lakefill.
Jun
15
2026
McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science Graduate Convocation & Hooding Ceremony
9:00 AM Evanston
This is a ticketed event, with ticket ordering at the discretion of the graduating student.
Jun
15
2026
Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications Convocation
9:30 AM Evanston
This is a ticketed event, with ticket ordering at the discretion of the graduating student.
Jun
15
2026
McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science Undergraduate Convocation
2:00 PM Evanston
This is a ticketed event, with ticket ordering at the discretion of the graduating student.
Jun
15
2026
School of Education and Social Policy Convocation
2:30 PM Evanston
This is a ticketed event, with ticket ordering at the discretion of the graduating student.
Jun
17
2026
COMET Fall Cohort 26-27 Info Session
6:00 PM No Location
Monthly online info sessions via Zoom will be available to prospective fellows who want to learn more about the program....
Jun
18
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...
Jun
19
2026
Jul
3
2026
Independence Day (observed) - University Closed
All day No Location
Independence Day (observed) - University Closed
Jul
16
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...