Feb
6
2026
Buffett First Friday Lunch | Dialectics of Tyranny with Iza Ding
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM, Evanston
Dialectics of Tyranny Join the Roberta Buffett Institute for a faculty research lunchtime talk series on the first Frid...
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9
2026
What Comes After Crisis: Rebuilding Home & Homeland for Post-War Syria
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM, Evanston
More than a decade of conflict has left Syria facing one of the world’s most urgent and complex humanitarian crises. Tod...
Feb
11
2026
Buffett Conversation: Maria Lipman and Benjamin Nathans on the Many Lives of the Soviet Dissident Movement
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM, Evanston
Join us for a discussion with Roberta Buffett Visiting Professor of International Studies Maria Lipman (Northwestern Uni...
Feb
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...
Feb
17
2026
Elliott Speaker Series | Thea Riofrancos on "Extraction: The Frontiers of Green Capitalism"
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM, Evanston
What are the environmental and social costs of the global race to expand the growing industry of green technologies? Joi...
Feb
18
2026
EDGS Talk: The Making of an Extremist with Haula Noor, PhD
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM, Evanston
Join the Roberta Buffett Institute's Equality Development and Globalization Studies (EDGS) Program for a discussion on t...
Feb
19
2026
Buffett Graduate Student Colloquium with Mariana Gutierrez-Lowe
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, Evanston
The Roberta Buffett Institute for Global Affairs hosts running colloquia for graduate students to present their research...
Feb
23
2026
Info Session: Buffett Post-Baccalaureate Fellowship
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM, Online
Are you interested in working internationally after graduation? Join us for a virtual session to learn more about the Bu...
Feb
25
2026
Buffett Book Talk: Pan-African Futurism with Reginold Royston
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM, Evanston
From Pan-African independence movements to contemporary tech innovation, Ghana has long been a crucible for imagining Af...
Feb
26
2026
Graduate Book Talk | "The Global Meme Project: From Ideation to Dissertation Publication" with Sulafa Zidani
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM, Evanston
Northwestern University graduate students are invited to join us for a lunchtime conversation with Sulafa Zidani, a scho...
Mar
3
2026
Ask Him Anything: Undergraduate Q&A with Joel Mokyr
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM, Evanston
The Roberta Buffett Institute for Global Affairs, Department of Economics, and Department of History invite Northwestern...
Mar
4
2026
Buffett Book Talk | "America’s Middle East: The Ruination of a Region" with Marc Lynch
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM, Evanston
Marc Lynch, Professor of Political Science and International Affairs and Director of the Project on Middle East Politica...
Mar
5
2026
EDGS Talk: Lisandro Claudio
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM, Evanston
Join the Roberta Buffett Institute and its Equality Development & Globalization Studies (EDGS) program for a public talk...
Mar
6
2026
Buffett First Friday Lunch | The Global Urban Underground: A Mine of Heat with Alessandro F. Rotta Loria
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM, Evanston
The Global Urban Underground: A Mine of Heat Join the Roberta Buffett Institute for a faculty research lunchtime talk se...
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
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 - 4:00 PM, Evanston
Are you a Northwestern student interested in climate change or global environmental governance? Would you like to attend...
Apr
9
2026
Buffett Symposium: Brave New Futures
All day, No Location
Our spring Buffett Symposium will feature intergenerational discussions on millennial visions of the future. More detai...
Apr
9
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
9
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
10
2026
Buffett Symposium: Brave New Futures
All day, No Location
Our spring Buffett Symposium will feature intergenerational discussions on millennial visions of the future. More detai...
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
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
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
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
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
1:30 PM - 2:30 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...