We believe that relationships – among individuals and institutions, globally and locally – can fuel knowledge and develop solutions to global challenges.
Northwestern Buffett provides the institutional support needed to bring together and catalyze new ideas.
Buffett's multi-stage research trajectory starts with dialogue. Faculty from across the University explore real-world problems from interdisciplinary perspectives. To continue work on the topic, discussion groups can participate in our Idea Incubation Workshop, a three-day event to plan for ongoing collaboration as funded Buffett Working Groups. Watch the video to see our process in action.
Together with faculty, university leadership, and partner institutions, Northwestern Buffett is creating a global alliance. More than a simple partnership, the “alliance” of universities focuses on stimulating and sharing in research, teaching, and global engagement to collaboratively respond to social challenges. It will create a network that will benefit faculty, students, scholars, and participating institutions, as well as local communities.
Assistant Professor of Political Science and member of Northwestern Buffett’s Disproportionate Impacts of Environmental Challenges Working Group.
Director of the Center for Native American and Indigenous Research and member of Northwestern Buffett’s Disproportionate Impacts of Environmental Challenges Working Group.
Northwestern Buffett is an integrated organization with offices that facilitate global learning and research and serve international students, scholars, and faculty. It also plays a key role in developing and implementing Northwestern's global strategic plan, which will be available in Spring 2020.
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Why do racial injustices, racial inequalities and racial disparities in democracies persist over time without redress? Why has police violence against Black citizens persisted in the post-civil rights era? Northwestern University Associate Professor of African American Studies Dr. Barnor Hesse discussed these questions and more this week in a Northwestern Roberta Buffett Institute for Global Affairs webinar on “White Sovereignty and The Law of Racial Rule.” Hesse highlighted some of the reasons why liberal democracies are the sites and sources of continuous racial injustices, inequalities, and disparities, despite claims to liberty and equality as universal ideas and practices.
October 20, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
The year 2020 has brought about global insecurity in unprecedented and inexplicable ways. This panel will take the Arab ...
October 28, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
EDGS Graduate Lecture Series Jayson Maurice Porter, PhD candidate in History, Northwestern University Overview: Based o...
November 3, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Topic: Elections, the Rule of Law, and the State of Democracy Speakers: Paul Gowder joined the Northwestern Law faculty...
