We believe that relationships – among individuals and institutions, globally and locally – can fuel knowledge and develop solutions to global challenges.
Northwestern University’s Roberta Buffett Institute for Global Affairs brings together the brightest minds from across Northwestern University and around the world to address critical global challenges that cannot be solved from a singular disciplinary or geographic perspective. Our mission is to foster meaningful engagement across borders of all kinds. We create opportunities for dialogue across academic disciplines—the humanities, social sciences, business, law, medicine, the arts and more—and catalyze connections between researchers and experts from government, industry, nonprofit and nongovernmental organizations worldwide.
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Northwestern Buffett’s Idea Incubation process offers Northwestern faculty unique opportunities to explore global problems and workshop their solutions alongside practitioners, community partners, and scholars from across disciplines.
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Northwestern Buffett’s working groups are interdisciplinary research teams dedicated to generating and disseminating new knowledge on the critical global challenges of our time.
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Our Global Impacts Graduate Fellowship Program provides Northwestern graduate students with dissertation research support, mentoring, and opportunities to explore career paths in international affairs, policy, and development.
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Northwestern Buffett supports faculty members who wish to host visiting scholars.
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Join Northwestern Buffett for a panel discussion on women paving the way in diplomacy on December 1st. This event is part of the Women’s Majlis Series, an initiative organized by Executive Women @ State.
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This COP27 side event organized by the U7+ Alliance of World Universities will convene a group of university network representatives to demonstrate the influence & impact of universities as accelerators of climate action.
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Northwestern Buffett continues to support Global Working Groups undertaking collaborative, interdisciplinary research that addresses complex global challenges related to one or more of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. In recent months, many of our Global Working Groups have forged ahead with developing and disseminating their work through an exciting range of initiatives.
February 21, 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
1914 Sheridan Road, 1914 Sheridan Road
What's Poppin? is a bimonthly programming series highlighting Black Northwestern staff, faculty, and graduate/profession...
February 22, 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Scott Hall, 601 University Place
Andrew Gordon is an award-winning social impact entrepreneur and CEO & Founder of Includifi, an inclusion management sof...
February 23, 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Kresge Hall, 1880 Campus Drive
Our panel of black travelers will discuss how identity and travel have intersected during their experiences exploring th...
