Apr
16
2025
Coffee Hour with 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...
All Upcoming Events
Explore upcoming events hosted by the Buffett Institute as well as our offices and affiliated programs, centers and initiatives.Apr
16
2025
"An Environmental History of the Late Ottoman Frontier"
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM, Evanston
Join KMTS, MENA, SHC and speaker Dr. Chris Gratien, University of Virginia, for a talk titled "An Environmental History ...
Apr
16
2025
Buffett Conversation: Dean Karlan on USAID Now & Ideas for the Future
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM, Evanston
Join us for a lunchtime conversation with Dean Karlan, who recently resigned from his position as Chief Economist of the...
Apr
16
2025
Graduate Student Colloquium with Angad Singh
3:00 PM - 4:15 PM, Evanston
PhD Candidate Angad Singh (English) will present his research on “Obliterated Desires: Interfaith Relationships around I...
Apr
17
2025
Buffett Conversation: AI, Law & Society with Liane Huttner
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM, Evanston
Join the Buffett Institute for an discussion on the intersection of artificial intelligence (AI), law and society with L...
Apr
21
2025
Buffett Conversation: Responding to Hostage Taking & Wrongful Detention
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM, Evanston
Join us for an in-depth discussion on U.S. hostage recovery policy with Jon Alterman and Jason Rezaian, the co-directors...
Apr
24
2025
Graduate Student Seminar with Diego Arispe-Bazán
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM, Evanston
Northwestern University’s Buffett Institute for Global Affairs invites graduate students to a seminar with Diego Aripse-...
Apr
25
2025
The Government Against the University: Reports from Colombia, Hungary, Poland & Turkey
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, Online
What happens when governments view universities as adversaries? How have universities successfully defended academic fre...
Apr
30
2025
“How to Write a Democratic History of the Ottoman Empire?”
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM, Evanston
Join KMTS and Ali Yaycioglu on April 30 from 12:30- 2:00PM in the Buffett Reading Room (720 University Place, 2nd Floor,...
May
1
2025
Graduate Student Seminar with Heather Jaber
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM, Evanston
Northwestern University’s Buffett Institute for Global Affairs invites graduate students to a seminar with Heather Jaber...
May
1
2025
Elliott Speaker Series: Vijayendra Rao
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM, Evanston
Information to come. About the Elliott Speaker Series As part of the Elliott Scholars Program, the Buffett Institute in...
May
2
2025
Buffett First Friday Lunch: Computationally Accessible Law: On Bringing the French & U.S. Tax Systems Out of the Past & Into the Future
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM, Evanston
Join the Buffett Institute for a faculty research lunchtime talk series on the first Friday of every month. Faculty memb...
May
8
2025
Graduate Student Colloquium with Gautam Bisht
4:00 PM - 5:15 PM, Evanston
PhD Candidate Gautam Bisht (Learning Sciences) will present his research on indigenous education, migration storytelling...
May
9
2025
Peace Conference Simulation
2:00 PM - 6:00 PM, Evanston
The Buffett Institute for Global Affairs has launched a yearlong initiative focused on international diplomacy in turbul...
May
13
2025
Ron Deibert Visiting Scholar Talk
5:00 PM - 7:30 PM, Evanston
More information to come. Please note that 720 University Place is not an ADA-accessible space. Increasing physical acce...
May
21
2025
Buffett Book Talk: Heaven Has a Wall
4:00 PM - 5:15 PM, Evanston
Join us for a book talk with Beth Hurd, author of Heaven Has a Wall. Through an analysis of the many ways the United Sta...
May
22
2025
America’s Soft Power & Reputational Security in Crisis? Nicholas J. Cull in Conversation with Erik C. Nisbet
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM, Evanston
Join us for a lunchtime conversation with esteemed historian and academic Nicholas J. Cull from the University of Southe...
May
28
2025
Coffee Hour with 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...
Jun
8
2025
Conversation with Jacinda Ardern, Former Prime Minister of New Zealand
1:00 PM - 2:15 PM, Chicago
In partnership with the Chicago Humanities Festival, the Buffett Institute will welcome Jacinda Ardern, former Prime Min...