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Northwestern Roberta Buffett Institute for Global Affairs

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The Roberta Buffett Institute for Global Affairs advances research and teaching about the world beyond the borders of the United States.

We are a beacon for cutting-edge international scholarship and global engagement across Northwestern’s twelve undergraduate, graduate and professional schools.

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Heather Jaber, Assistant Professor of Digital Culture across the Communication and Liberal Arts programs at Northwestern University in Qatar. Jaber teaches courses around digital culture and emotion.

Buffett Q&A: Shame as Digital Currency in the Global South with Professor Heather Jaber, ‘24–25 Faculty Fellow

Our latest Buffett Q&A highlights the research that Heather Jaber, Assistant Professor in Residence at Northwestern University in Qatar, pursued during her 2024–25 fellowship year, supported jointl...
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From Colombia to China: Graduate Student Photo Story Contest Winners

View the winning entries to the Roberta Buffett Institute’s inaugural photo story contest for graduate student fellows and grant recipients. Our Research and Dissertation Fellows and International ...
The Elliott Scholars Program’s inaugural cohort brought together 13 students from six schools and 17 majors ranging from environmental science to radio/television/film.

Buffett Q&A: Reflections from Our Inaugural Elliott Scholars

Launched in 2024, our Elliott Scholars Program brings a cohort of students from across the University together for a two-quarter course sequence followed by a summer internship abroad. Hear from fo...

Upcoming Events

Buffett First Friday Lunch | Dialectics of Tyranny with Iza Ding

February 6, 2026, 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM
720 University Place

Dialectics of Tyranny  Join the Roberta Buffett Institute for a faculty research lunchtime talk series on the first F...

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

February 9, 2026, 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM
720 University Place

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

Buffett Conversation: Maria Lipman and Benjamin Nathans on the Many Lives of the Soviet Dissident Movement

February 11, 2026, 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM
720 University Place

Join us for a discussion with Roberta Buffett Visiting Professor of International Studies Maria Lipman (Northwestern ...

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