Global Working Groups
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Global Working Groups
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 Work and Impact
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.
Building Sustainable Futures Webinar Series
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Building Sustainable Futures Webinar Series
Northwestern Buffett’s “Building Sustainable Futures: Global Challenges and Possibilities” webinar series spotlights current events and efforts to reach United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
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Meridian 180
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Meridian 180
Northwestern Buffett’s Meridian 180 community brings scholars and experts together for multilingual dialogue across cultural and geographic borders. Meridian 180 members are scholars, lawyers, policymakers and activists committed to surfacing new approaches to addressing critical global challenges.
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Global Impacts Graduate Fellowships
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Global Impacts Graduate Fellowships
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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Global Engagement Studies Institute
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Global Engagement Studies Institute
Amid COVID-19, Northwestern Buffett’s Global Learning Office is offering a virtual version of its award-winning Global Engagement Studies Institute. The program offers Northwestern students opportunities to put international development theory into practice through remote internships with NGOs worldwide.
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Global Campus Collaborative Program
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Global Campus Collaborative Program
Northwestern Buffett is supporting Northwestern faculty members’ efforts to foster innovative international learning experiences using digital technologies.
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News
Narcotrafficking, Statemaking and Inequality: Experiences from Mexico and Colombia
In this Northwestern Buffett "Building Sustainable Futures: Global Challenges and Possibilities" webinar, Northwestern University associate professor of History Lina Britto was joined by journalist and author of Drug War Capitalism Dawn Marie Paley to break down dominant myths around narcotrafficking and the war on drugs in Mexico and Colombia.
Events
Why 'smart' sanctions are just as inhumane as comprehensive ones:...
May 18, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
This presentation tracks the relationship between the weaponization of the US dollar and the nuclearization of the Irani...
Why 'smart' sanctions are just as inhumane as comprehensive ones:...
May 18, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Emrah Yıldız is Crown Junior Chair in Middle East Studies and Assistant Professor of Anthropology and Middle East & Nort...
Virtual International Classroom Partnering Grant Showcase
May 24, 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
The Buffett Institute for Global Affairs and the Office of the Vice President for International Relations are excited to...