Oct
1
2025
Buffett Lecture | Global Security Challenges: A View From Down Under
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM, Evanston
Professor John Blaxland of the Australian National University will explore how today’s strategic challenges, from great ...
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3
2025
Buffett First Friday Lunch | Long Term Decisions in Historical Perspective with Bruce Carruthers
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM, Evanston
Long-Term Decisions in Historical Perspective: Seeds, Stone Arches, Trees, Wealth, & Hot Waste Join the Roberta Buffett ...
Oct
14
2025
Information Session: Elliott Scholars Program
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM, Evanston
Are you an undergraduate student passionate about international or community development? Interested in gaining hands-on...
Oct
14
2025
Roberta Buffett Institute Open House for Graduate Students
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM, Evanston
Please join us for an open house to learn more about new opportunities for graduate students at Buffett. We offer fundin...
Oct
16
2025
Indigenous Knowledge and Ecological Conservation: A Student Conversation with Hector Ortiz
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM, Evanston
Northwestern University undergraduate and graduate students are invited to join us for a lunchtime conversation with Hec...
Oct
22
2025
Buffett Institute Open House for Undergraduate Students
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM, Evanston
Join us for an open house to learn about our opportunities and programming for undergraduate students. We'll have cuisin...
Oct
23
2025
Buffett Graduate Student Colloquium with Ely Orrego-Torres
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM, Evanston
The Roberta Buffett Institute for Global Affairs hosts running colloquia for graduate students to present their research...
Oct
23
2025
Press Freedom Under Fire: Threats to Journalism and Democracy
5:30 PM - 8:30 PM, Evanston
Join Northwestern Medill and the Roberta Buffett Institute for Global Affairs for “Press Freedom Under Fire: Threats to ...
Oct
24
2025
Press Freedom Under Fire: Threats to Journalism and Democracy-Day 2
8:30 AM - 3:30 PM, Evanston
Join Northwestern Medill and the Roberta Buffett Institute for Global Affairs for “Press Freedom Under Fire: Threats to ...
Oct
29
2025
Michael Grunwald on “We Are Eating the Earth”
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM, No Location
Join Northwestern University's Center for Synthetic Biology for a talk with Michael Grunwald from 4:00–5:00 p.m. followe...
Nov
5
2025
Buffett Graduate Student Colloquium with Micol Bez
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM, Evanston
The Roberta Buffett Institute for Global Affairs hosts running colloquia for graduate students to present their research...
Nov
7
2025
The Peace We Make: A Youth-Led Buffett Symposium
All day, Evanston
Young people are leading global efforts to end conflict, defend human rights, and advocate for sustainable peace. Hosted...
Nov
12
2025
Buffett Book Talk | "Selective Solidarity: Children and Middle-Class Moralities in Transnational Senegal" with Chelsie Yount
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM, Evanston
More information to come. This event is co-sponsored by the Program of African Studies, part of the Office for Research ...
Nov
14
2025
Buffett First Friday Lunch | Inside Haiti with Roberson Alphonse and Nathalie Cardichon
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM, Evanston
Inside Haiti Join the Roberta Buffett Institute for a faculty research lunchtime talk series on the first Friday of ever...
Nov
20
2025
Buffett Graduate Student Colloquium with Maggie O'Connell
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM, Evanston
The Roberta Buffett Institute for Global Affairs hosts running colloquia for graduate students to present their research...
Dec
2
2025
EDGS Talk: Andrew Mertha
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM, Evanston
Details are forthcoming. Join the Roberta Buffett Institute and its Equality Development & Globalization Studies (EDGS)...
Dec
5
2025
Buffett First Friday Lunch | AI and the Global Future of Work: Power, Resistance, and Adaptation with Hatim Rahman
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM, Evanston
AI and the Global Future of Work: Power, Resistance, and Adaptation Join the Roberta Buffett Institute for a faculty res...
Dec
9
2025
Buffett Graduate Student Colloquium with Tim Seida
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM, Evanston
The Roberta Buffett Institute for Global Affairs hosts running colloquia for graduate students to present their research...
Dec
10
2025
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...
Dec
11
2025
Conference on AI & National Security
All day, No Location
Gain insights from leading experts in AI, cybersecurity and national security at the annual Conference on AI & National ...
Jan
8
2026
Buffett Institute Faculty Open House
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM, Evanston
Northwestern faculty are invited to an open house reception in the Buffett Reading Room on the second floor of 720 Unive...
Jan
9
2026
Buffett First Friday Lunch | Syria After Assad with Wendy Pearlman
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM, Evanston
Syria After Assad Join the Roberta Buffett Institute for a faculty research lunchtime talk series on the first Friday o...
Jan
22
2026
Buffett Symposium: Global Disinformation in a Post-Moderation World
5:15 PM - 6:45 PM, Chicago
The global information environment is undergoing a significant transformation, as major social media platforms and gover...
Jan
23
2026
Buffett Symposium: Global Disinformation in a Post-Moderation World
8:30 AM - 6:00 PM, Evanston
The global information environment is undergoing a significant transformation, as major social media platforms and gover...
Feb
6
2026
Buffett First Friday Lunch with Iza Ding
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM, Evanston
Join the Roberta Buffett Institute for a faculty research lunchtime talk series on the first Friday of every month. Facu...
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
Roberta Buffett Visiting Professor Maria Lipman (Northwestern University) and Alan Charles Kors Professor of History Ben...
Feb
17
2026
Elliott Speaker Series | Thea Riofrancos on "Extraction: The Frontiers of Green Capitalism"
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM, Evanston
More information to come. About the Elliott Speaker Series As part of our Elliott Scholars Program, the Roberta Buffett ...
Feb
17
2026
Elliott Speaker Series | Thea Riofrancos on "Extraction: The Frontiers of Green Capitalism"
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM, Evanston
More information to come. About the Elliott Speaker Series As part of our Elliott Scholars Program, the Roberta Buffett ...
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...
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
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...
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 ...