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Winter Symposium on Global Disinformation: January 22–23

Our winter symposium, Global Disinformation in a Post-Moderation World, will take place on Thursday, January 22 and Friday, January 23 in person in Evanston, IL and online via Zoom. Learn more and register >>

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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 Graduate Student Colloquium with Sebastián Poblete Coddou

January 28, 2026, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
720 University Place

The Roberta Buffett Institute for Global Affairs hosts running colloquia for graduate students to present their resea...

Documentary Screening: Hold Still (Dargeçit): Documenting Enforced Disappearance, Confronting the State

January 29, 2026, 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Kresge Hall, 1880 Campus Drive

Join the Keyman Modern Turkish Studies Program for a screening of the documentary Dargeçit (Hold Still) followed by a...

Reflections on COP30: Research Poster Presentation Session

February 3, 2026, 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM
720 University Place

A delegation of Northwestern University undergraduate and graduate students  attended the 30th United Nations Climate...

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