Oct
3
2026
Defusing Disasters | Photovoice Photo Gallery & StoryMap Launch
11:00 AM - 2:00 PM, Off-Campus
The Defusing Disasters working group invites you to join us for a photovoice exhibition that showcases how Chicago resid...
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5
2026
The Deportation Stories They Tried to Silence | Conversation with Laurent Richard and Raney Aronson-Rath
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM, Evanston
Join the Medill School and Roberta Buffett Institute for a discussion on the highly anticipated reporting collaboration ...
Oct
6
2026
EDGS Book Talk: "The First Right: Self-Determination and the Transformation of International Order, 1941-2000" with Prof. Brad Simpson
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM, Evanston
Join the Roberta Buffett Institute for Global Affairs' Equality Development and Globalization Studies (EDGS) program for...
Oct
6
2026
Undergraduate Open House Reception at the Roberta Buffett Institute
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM, Evanston
Northwestern University undergraduates are invited to an open house to learn about the Roberta Buffett Institute for Glo...
Oct
9
2026
"We Shall Outlast Them: Putin's Global Campaign to Defeat the West" Buffett Book Talk with Hanna Notte
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM, Evanston
Join us for a talk with Hanna Notte, director of the Eurasia Nonproliferation Program at the James Martin Center for Non...
Oct
14
2026
Graduate Student Open House Reception at the Roberta Buffett Institute
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM, Evanston
Northwestern University graduate students are invited to an open house to learn about the Roberta Buffett Institute for ...
Oct
15
2026
Grad Student Book Talk with KB Dennis Meade
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM, Evanston
Join us for lunch and a book talk with KB Dennis Meade. Dr. Dennis Meade is scholar of Africana Religions and Caribbean ...
Oct
15
2026
Faculty Open House Reception at the Roberta Buffett Institute
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM, Evanston
Please note this event will take place in the first-floor event space at 2001 Sheridan, the building from which the Inst...
Oct
16
2026
EDGS Screening: "The Finance Curse" Documentary
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM, Evanston
From Director Leo David Hyde (Call Me Intern) and producers Daniel Bertossa and John Christensen (The Spider’s Web: Brit...
Oct
17
2026
Evasive Riches & the Fight against Extreme Inequality | Equality Development & Globalization Studies (EDGS) Conference
8:15 AM - 5:00 PM, Evanston
As income and wealth inequality continue to increase globally, billionaires around the world continue to consolidate wea...
Oct
20
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...
Oct
21
2026
EDGS Talk: Salvatore Simarmata on Political Communication in Indonesia
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM, Evanston
Additional details are forthcoming.
Oct
22
2026
2026 NSAIL Conference on AI & National Security
8:15 AM - 5:30 PM, Evanston
Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly integral to national and global security strategies. How are researchers le...
Oct
22
2026
From Student to Stateswoman: Undergraduate Conversation with Lilith Verstrynge
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM, Evanston
Join us for a students-only conversation with Lilith Verstrynge, former member of Spain’s Congress of Deputies and Spain...
Oct
23
2026
The World Without Institutions: Democratic Disillusionment | Buffett Conversation with Lilith Verstrynge
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM, Evanston
Join us for a conversation with Lilith Verstrynge, former member of Spain’s Congress of Deputies and Spain’s former Secr...
Oct
24
2026
Defusing Disasters | Photovoice Photo Gallery & StoryMap Launch
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM, Off-Campus
The Defusing Disasters working group invites you to join us for a photovoice exhibition that showcases how Chicago resid...
Oct
27
2026
Where’s George Clooney Now? Sudan’s Invisible War | Roberta Buffett Visiting Professor Lecture by Sheldon Yett
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM, Evanston
Join the Roberta Buffett Institute for Global Affairs and the Roberta Buffett International Studies Program for a lectur...
Oct
27
2026
Local News, Globally: Conversation with World Press Institute Fellows
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM, Evanston
The Medill School’s Local News Initiative and the Roberta Buffett Institute for Global Affairs invite Northwestern Unive...
Oct
30
2026
Breathing Oxygen into a Failing World Order: Behind the Scenes in Global AI Diplomacy | Roberta Buffett Visiting Professor Lecture by Denise Garcia
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM, Evanston
Join the Roberta Buffett International Studies Program and Roberta Buffett Institute for Global Affairs for a lecture by...
Nov
5
2026
Grad Student Colloquium with José Madrid
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, Evanston
Join us for lunch and a discussion with José Madrid. José, a PhD candidate in Black Studies, will present his work "Enfo...
Nov
6
2026
"Who Cares?" 2026 Interdisciplinary Graduate Conference
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM, Evanston
Our Interdisciplinary Graduate Conference seeks to encourage critical dialogue on the Politics of Care, examining it bot...
Nov
6
2026
The Yemeni Women Fighting to Preserve Their Heritage | Buffett First Friday Lunch with Brent Huffman
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM, Evanston
The Roberta Buffett Institute hosts a faculty research lunchtime talk series on the first Friday of every month. Faculty...
Nov
9
2026
"The Israeli Career of Hummus," with Dafna Hirsch, The Open University of Israel
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM, Evanston
The second talk of the series titled "New Book Series: Israel/Palestine Studies:" "The Israeli Career of Hummus," with D...
Nov
11
2026
Nov
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...
Dec
8
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...
Dec
10
2026
Grad Student Colloquium with Viola Bao
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, Evanston
Join us for lunch and a discussion with Viola Bao. Viola, a doctoral candidate in Comparative Literary Studies, will pre...
Jan
6
2027
"Hebrew Orientalism: Jewish Engagement with Arabo-Islamic Culture in Late Ottoman and British Palestine," with Mostafa Hussein, University of Michigan
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM, Evanston
The third talk of the series titled "New Book Series: Israel/Palestine Studies:" "Hebrew Orientalism: Jewish Engagement ...
Jan
8
2027
Buffett First Friday Lunch | Partnering to Tackle Public Health Crises: Viral Hepatitis Case Study with Claudia Hawkins
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM, Evanston
The Roberta Buffett Institute hosts a faculty research lunchtime talk series on the first Friday of every month. Faculty...
Jan
15
2027
"Reinventing Caste: Islam and Hierarchy in Late Colonial India" Buffett Book Talk with Ashish Koul
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM, Evanston
For centuries, caste has been understood as a peculiarity of Hindu society. However, caste hierarchies have, for long, a...
Jan
19
2027
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
5
2027
Buffett First Friday Lunch | Art, Archives, & African Sovereignty with Sally Nuamah
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM, Evanston
The Roberta Buffett Institute hosts a faculty research lunchtime talk series on the first Friday of every month. Faculty...
Feb
10
2027
One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This | Buffett Book Talk with Omar El Akkad
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM, Evanston
Join us for a Buffett Book Talk with Omar El Akkad, author of One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This, desc...
Feb
18
2027
Buffett Symposium: The Geopolitics of Outer Space
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM, Evanston
Opening plenary around 5 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 18, followed by a daylong program (9 a.m. to 5 p.m., tentatively) on Fri...
Feb
19
2027
Buffett Symposium: The Geopolitics of Outer Space
8:15 AM - 6:00 PM, Evanston
Fri. Feb. 19: 8:15 a.m. – 6 p.m., including registration and reception. Join the Roberta Buffett Institute for Global Af...
Feb
23
2027
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
5
2027
Above the Law: The US and the International Criminal Court | Buffett First Friday Lunch with Daniel Krcmaric
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM, Evanston
The Roberta Buffett Institute hosts a faculty research lunchtime talk series on the first Friday of every month. Faculty...
Mar
16
2027
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
31
2027
Conversation with the Honorable Rachel Jacobson, Former Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations, Energy, & Environment
12:15 PM - 1:15 PM, Chicago
Join the Roberta Buffett Institute and the Pritzker School of Law’s Energy Innovation Lab (EIL) for a conversation with ...
Apr
2
2027
The Global Energy Transition | Buffett First Friday Lunch with Sossina Haile
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM, Evanston
The Roberta Buffett Institute hosts a faculty research lunchtime talk series on the first Friday of every month. Faculty...
Apr
6
2027
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
9
2027
Global Economics in the Age of Disruption: A Student-Led Buffett Symposium
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM, Evanston
We have entered an age of profound disruption driven by geopolitical, environmental, and social forces. But beneath all ...
Apr
21
2027
A New Era of Security Cooperation and Great Power Competition | Buffett Conversation with Alexandra Chinchilla and William Reno
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM, Evanston
Join us for a conversation with Alexandra Chinchilla, Assistant Professor of International Affairs at Texas A&M Universi...
Apr
28
2027
Buffett Conversation with Aïda Muluneh
12:00 PM - 1:45 PM, Evanston
Description forthcoming. The Roberta Buffett Institute and the Block Museum will co-host a conversation with Aïda Mulune...
Apr
29
2027
The Future of Work with Maya Huber, Ravin Jesuthasan, Hatim Rahman, and Cheryll Soriano
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM, Evanston
Additional details as well as the registration link are forthcoming. Doors will open at 12:00 p.m., and lunch will begin...
May
7
2027
The Secret Lives of Nigerian Oil Drums | Buffett First Friday Lunch with Dotun Ayobade
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM, Evanston
The Roberta Buffett Institute hosts a faculty research lunchtime talk series on the first Friday of every month. Faculty...
May
10
2027
"Palestinian Doctors: Medical Practice and the Transformation of Palestine, 1900–1948" with Yoni Furas, University of Haifa
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM, Evanston
The fourth talk of the series titled "New Book Series: Israel/Palestine Studies:" "Palestinian Doctors: Medical Practice...
May
11
2027
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...