Mar
9
2026
EDGS Talk: Indonesia’s Inequality Profile with Muhammad Hanri
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM, Evanston
Join us for a discussion on the dimensions of income inequality, regional disparities, and labor market inequality in In...
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11
2026
"In the Shadow of War and Empire: Industrialisation, Nation-Building, and Working-Class Politics in Turkey" with Görkem Akgöz
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM, Online
Join the Keyman Modern Turkish Studies Program for "In the Shadow of War and Empire: Industrialisation, Nation-Building,...
Mar
11
2026
Operation Epic Fury & Its Aftermath: What’s Next for Iran, the Middle East, & US Foreign Policy
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM, Evanston
In the wake of coordinated US and Israeli strikes inside Iran that killed the nation’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Kham...
Mar
13
2026
Buffett Graduate Student Colloquium with Sofía Sanchez
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, Evanston
The Roberta Buffett Institute for Global Affairs hosts running colloquia for graduate students to present their research...
Mar
17
2026
Coffee Hour with Roberta Buffett International Spouse and Family Program
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM, Evanston
Spouses and partners of international scholars, students, or faculty at Northwestern University are invited to join us f...
Mar
18
2026
Graduate Student Career Talk | Digital Humanities
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM, Evanston
Northwestern University graduate students are invited to join us for a lunchtime conversation with Dieyun Song, a digita...
Apr
1
2026
EDGS Book Talk: "Bad Lieutenants" with Andrew Mertha
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM, Evanston
Join the Roberta Buffett Institute and its Equality Development & Globalization Studies (EDGS) program for a public talk...
Apr
3
2026
Buffett First Friday Lunch | Why the Global Health Revolution Should Start with Primary Care with Lisa Hirschhorn
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM, Evanston
Why the Global Health Revolution Should Start with Primary Care Join the Roberta Buffett Institute for a faculty researc...
Apr
6
2026
EDGS Talk: Rianne Subijanto
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM, Evanston
Join the Roberta Buffett Institute and its Equality Development & Globalization Studies (EDGS) program for a public talk...
Apr
7
2026
Buffett Graduate Student Colloquium with Connie Kang
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, Evanston
The Roberta Buffett Institute for Global Affairs hosts running colloquia for graduate students to present their research...
Apr
7
2026
Information Session: Student Research Opportunity at UN Climate Change Conference (COP)
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM, Evanston
Are you a Northwestern student interested in climate change or global environmental governance? Would you like to attend...
Apr
9
2026
Neo-Hakawati Nights with Rapper & Poet Omar Offendum Ft. Multi-Instrumentalist Zafer Tawil
7:30 PM - 8:30 PM, Evanston
Join us for the opening of the Roberta Buffett Institute for Global Affairs’ spring Buffett Symposium on Brave New Futur...
Apr
10
2026
Buffett Symposium: Brave New Futures
8:30 AM - 6:00 PM, Evanston
We are all too familiar with the crises of our time: global warming, uncontrolled technological change, disrupted labor ...
Apr
14
2026
"Standard Man of a Nuclear Family" with Eunice Sang Eun Lee
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM, Evanston
Professor Lee's talk, "Standard Man of a Nuclear Family," examines how Cold War radiation dosimetry constructed the "Sta...
Apr
20
2026
Fulbright Week Keynote & Reception with Branden Jacobs-Jenkins
4:30 PM - 5:45 PM, Evanston
The Roberta Buffett Institute invites the students, faculty and staff to a keynote address and reception celebrating Nor...
Apr
21
2026
Buffett Graduate Student Colloquium with Anastasiya Novatorskaya
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, Evanston
The Roberta Buffett Institute for Global Affairs hosts running colloquia for graduate students to present their research...
Apr
22
2026
EDGS Talk: Salvatore Simarmata
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM, Evanston
Join the Roberta Buffett Institute and its Equality Development & Globalization Studies (EDGS) program for a public talk...
Apr
27
2026
Buffett Conversation: Violence, Politics, & the Press in Mexico
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM, Evanston
Join us for a Buffett Conversation on violence, politics, and the press in Mexico with Paul Gillingham, Professor of His...
Apr
28
2026
Coffee Hour with Roberta Buffett International Spouse and Family Program
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM, Evanston
Spouses and partners of international scholars, students, or faculty at Northwestern University are invited to join us f...
Apr
29
2026
Graduate Student Colloquium with Micol Bez
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, Evanston
The Roberta Buffett Institute for Global Affairs hosts running colloquia for graduate students to present their research...
May
1
2026
Buffett First Friday Lunch | Indian Painting at the End of Empire with Yuthika Sharma
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM, Evanston
Indian Painting at the End of Empire Join the Roberta Buffett Institute for a faculty research lunchtime talk series on ...
May
5
2026
Buffett Graduate Student Colloquium with José Madrid
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, Evanston
The Roberta Buffett Institute for Global Affairs hosts running colloquia for graduate students to present their research...
May
7
2026
Elliot Speaker Series | Conversation with Josh Lerner
4:00 PM - 5:15 PM, Evanston
As part of our Elliott Scholars Program, the Roberta Buffett Institute invites scholars and practitioners working in are...
May
11
2026
Buffett Conversation with Practitioner in Residence Thomas O. Melia
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM, Evanston
Thomas O. Melia is a senior fellow at Georgetown University’s Center for Democracy & Civil Society, after serving (2021–...
May
13
2026
Roberta Buffett Visiting Professor Lecture by Maria Lipman
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM, Evanston
2026 Roberta Buffett Visiting Professor of International Studies Maria Lipman will give a lunch lecture at the Roberta B...
May
15
2026
The Blind Spot: How Oligarchs Dominate Our Democracies | Buffett Book Talk with Jeffrey Winters
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM, Evanston
From ancient empires to modern nation-states, extreme concentrations of wealth have shaped political power—but never qui...
May
18
2026
EDGS Book Talk: Beth Drexler
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM, Evanston
Join the Roberta Buffett Institute and its Equality Development & Globalization Studies (EDGS) program for a public talk...
May
19
2026
Coffee Hour with Roberta Buffett International Spouse and Family Program
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM, Evanston
Spouses and partners of international scholars, students, or faculty at Northwestern University are invited to join us f...
May
22
2026
Buffett Conversation with Laura K. Cooper, Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Russia, Ukraine, and Eurasia
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM, Evanston
Join us for a Buffett Conversation with Laura K. Cooper—Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Russia, Ukraine...
Jun
12
2026
Senior Celebration at the Roberta Buffett Institute
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM, Evanston
The Roberta Buffett Institute invites graduating seniors who have participated in the Institute’s undergraduate programs...
Feb
4
2027
Winter 2027 Buffett Symposium on Space
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM, Evanston
Opening plenary around 5 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 4, followed by a daylong program (9 a.m. to 5 p.m., tentatively) on Frid...
Feb
5
2027
Winter 2027 Buffett Symposium on Space
8:15 AM - 6:00 PM, Evanston
Fri. Feb. 5: 8:15 a.m. – 6 p.m., including registration and reception. Program will include panel discussions, and poten...