Sep
16
2026
L. Carroll King Lectures
10:30 AM Evanston
Northwestern Chemistry welcomes Professor Carlos Baiz from UT Austin, hosted by Professor James Gaynor.
Can AI Teach Che...
Weinberg College Events
ConvocationConvocation is the formal graduation ceremony for Weinberg College, celebrating the culmination of students’ coursework. Each graduate is individually recognized as they cross the stage and their name is read aloud. |
Leopold LectureThe Leopold Lecture series has brought a variety of distinguished speakers to the Northwestern campus, focusing on diplomacy and international affairs. The Richard W. Leopold Lectureship was established in 1990 to honor the late eminent diplomatic historian and dedicated educator. |
James LectureThe Jeremiah S. and Helen James Lectureship on Assyrian Civilization and Culture was established in 1999 by the late Helen James Schwarten, a prominent and active member of the Assyrian community. The Lectureship was conceived to promote understanding and scholarship of both ancient and modern Assyrian culture. |
Upcoming events in Weinberg College, its departments, programs and affiliated centers are listed below.
Sep
17
2026
Shelby Blythe, Northwestern University, Molecular Biosciences Seminar Series
12:30 PM Evanston
Shelby Blythe, Northwestern University
Molecular Biosciences Seminar Series
Sep
17
2026
Academic Directions Fair
2:00 PM Evanston
Join us at the Academic Directions Fair!
MEET OUR FACULTY!
MEET CURRENT STUDENTS!
ASK QUESTIONS!
September 17, 2026
2 PM...
Sep
17
2026
Weinberg College Academic Directions Fair - Religious Studies
2:00 PM Evanston
Welcome Class of 2030! Come, Explore the More!
Join us at the Weinberg College Undergraduate Academic Direction Fair, m...
Sep
17
2026
Northwestern Chemistry Special Seminar: Hong Geun Lee (Seoul National University)
3:00 PM Evanston
Northwestern Chemistry welcomes Hong Geun Lee from Seoul National University, hosted by Karl Scheidt.
Sep
18
2026
17th Annual Biophysics Symposium
9:00 AM Evanston
Xin Zhou, Harvard University
Charles Bou-Nader, Emory University
Hassane McHaourab, Vanderbilt University
Patricia Clark...
Sep
18
2026
Northwestern Chemistry Special Seminar: Jeremy Baskin (Cornell)
11:00 AM Evanston
Northwestern Chemistry welcomes Jeremy Baskin from Cornell University, hosted by Xiaoyu Zhang.
Decoding and Engineering ...
Sep
22
2026
Northwestern Chemistry Faculty Seminar: George Schatz (Faculty Only)
12:00 PM Evanston
Department of Chemistry Faculty Seminars
Sep
22
2026
Sep
23
2026
Northwestern Chemistry Colloquium: Song Lin (Stanford)
3:00 PM Evanston
Northwestern Chemistry welcomes Song Lin from Stanford University, hosted by Christian Malapit.
Sep
23
2026
Colloquium | Lionel Levine (Cornell University)
4:00 PM Evanston
Title: Math for AI Safety
Abstract: Aligning AI with human values is a pressing unsolved problem. How can mathematicians...
Sep
24
2026
CFS Info Session Live on Zoom
10:00 AM Online
Find out more about the Chicago Field Studies Program and get all your questions answered by one of the CFS team members...
Sep
24
2026
Keara Lane, Northwestern University, Molecular Biosciences Seminar Series
12:30 PM Evanston
Keara Lane, Northwestern University
Molecular Biosciences Seminar Series
Sep
24
2026
Sep
24
2026
Fall 2026 Religious Studies Department Welcome Gathering
4:30 PM Off-Campus
Join us as we celebrate the start of the academic year and meet our new faculty and students!
Sep
25
2026
Sep
25
2026
Political Science Department Open House
2:30 PM Evanston
Undergraduates in Political Science, as well as students from across the College and University are invited to join the ...
Sep
25
2026
Graduate Student Seminar | Andreas Mountakis (Northwestern University)
4:00 PM Evanston
Title and abstract TBA
Note: The talk will start at 4:10 pm
Sep
26
2026
Sep
27
2026
We Want More History! With Prof. Daniel Immerwahr and Evanston Public Library
3:00 PM No Location
Sunday, Sept. 27 at the Evanston Public Library: Daniel presents "This Too Shall Burn: History for a Warming Climate," p...
Sep
28
2026
CFS Info Session Live on Zoom
10:00 AM Online
Find out more about the Chicago Field Studies Program and get all your questions answered by one of the CFS team members...
Sep
29
2026
CCHS Annual ICE CREAM LECTURE
12:00 PM Evanston
Michael ALLEN (Northwestern University), author of Until the Last Man Comes Home: POWs, MIAs, and the Unending Vietnam W...
Sep
29
2026
English Dept Welcome Lunch
12:00 PM Evanston
Join us on Tuesday, September 29th from 12-2 in University Hall 201 for food and drinks!
There is no agenda. Just stop ...
Sep
29
2026
Northwestern Chemistry Faculty Seminar: Monica Olvera de la Cruz (Faculty Only)
12:00 PM Evanston
Department of Chemistry Faculty Seminars
Sep
29
2026
American Politics Workshop: Professor G. Agustin Markarian (Loyola University Chicago), Boundaries of Protection: Race, Guns, and Who the State Protects
12:30 PM Evanston
Please join the American Politics Workshop as they host G. Agustin Markarian, Assistant Professor of Political Science a...
Sep
29
2026
Sep
29
2026
Sep
30
2026
"Colonial Constructs: Stone, Cement, Labor, and Race in Modern Palestine/Israel," with Nimrod Ben Zeev, Tel Aviv University
12:30 PM Evanston
The first talk of the series titled "New Book Series: Israel/Palestine Studies:"
"Colonial Constructs: Stone, Cement, La...
Oct
1
2026
James Zhijian Chen, University of Texas, Molecular Biosciences Seminar Series
12:30 PM Evanston
LAMB Lecture: James Zhijian Chen, University of Texas
Molecular Biosciences Seminar Series
Oct
1
2026
Liba Taub (University of Cambridge/ Deutsches Museum Forschungsinstitut)
5:30 PM Evanston
Science at the Symposium
Ancient historians have devoted a great deal of work to studying the drinking and dinner partie...
Oct
2
2026
Graduate Student Seminar | Christos Konidas (Northwestern University)
4:00 PM Evanston
Title and abstract TBA
Note: The talk will start at 4:10 pm
Oct
5
2026
"The Joy We Forgot: Rethinking Polish Jewish Life," with Emma Zohar, Tel Aviv University
12:30 PM Evanston
"The Joy We Forgot: Rethinking Polish Jewish Life," with Emma Zohar, Tel Aviv University and Yohanan Petrovsky-Shtern, N...
Oct
6
2026
Northwestern Chemistry Faculty Seminar: Roel Tempelaar (Faculty Only)
12:00 PM Evanston
Department of Chemistry Faculty Seminars
Oct
6
2026
PS 490: Statistical Computing Workshop - Professor Qin Huang (Uni of Rhode Island), "Computational Typology: Classifying Regional Economies in China"
12:30 PM Online
Please join the Statistical Computing Workshop as they host Qin Huang, Assistant Professor and Assistant Director of the...
Oct
6
2026
Oct
6
2026
Allison Davis Lecture
4:00 PM Evanston
Professor Charisse Burden-Stelly (Wayne State University), author of Black Scare/Red Scare: Theorizing Capitalist Racism...
Oct
6
2026
Oct
7
2026
Algebraic Geometry Seminar | Philip Engel (UIC)
3:00 PM Evanston
Title: Complex structures on S^6
Abstract: A recent manuscript written by Claude under the direction of Levent Alpöge co...
Oct
7
2026
Northwestern Chemistry Colloquium: David Masiello (University of Washington)
3:00 PM No Location
Northwestern Chemistry welcomes David Masiello from the University of Washington, hosted by George Schatz.
Oct
7
2026
Oct
8
2026
CCHS Lunch Lecture with Danielle Beaujon
12:00 PM Evanston
Danielle BEAUJON (UIC), author of Criminalizing the Casbahs: Policing North Africans in Marseille and Algiers, 1918–1954...
Oct
8
2026
Richard W. Leopold Lecture | Admiral (ret) Lisa M. Franchetti '85
4:30 PM Evanston
The 37th Annual Richard W. Leopold Lecture will be delivered by Admiral (ret) Lisa M. Franchetti on October 8, 2026, at ...
Oct
8
2026
Christina Rivera Garza Reading: Litowitz Reading Series
5:00 PM Evanston
Please join the English Department for a reading with Pulitzer Prizewinner Christina Rivera Garza. Tickets are FREE, but...
Oct
8
2026
"The Wandering Jew: Between Myth and Reality," with Yair Mintzker, Princeton University
7:00 PM Evanston
The Annual Manfred H. Vogel Lecture in Judaic Studies:
"The Wandering Jew: Between Myth and Reality," with Yair Mintzker...
Oct
9
2026
DEEPS Seminar Series - Dr. Drew Steen
10:00 AM Evanston
Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences Weekly Seminar Series - Dr. Drew Steen discusses, Exploring Aeoniphiles: Ult...
Oct
9
2026
Graduate Student Seminar | Yiyang Xu (Northwestern University)
4:00 PM Evanston
Title and abstract TBA
Note: The talk will start at 4:10 pm
Oct
12
2026
Oct
13
2026
Oct
13
2026
Cognitive Science Speaker Series - Anna Papafragou
4:00 PM Evanston
Cognitive Science Speaker Series
Anna Papafragou, Professor of Linguistics, University of Pennsylvania
Title: Dynamic ev...
Oct
13
2026
Dynamical Systems Seminar | Camilo Arosemena Serrato (U. Michigan)
4:00 PM Evanston
Title: TBA
Abstract: TBA
Oct
14
2026
REStud North America Tour 2026
8:00 AM Evanston
The REStud North American Tour recognizes the most promising graduating doctoral students in economics and finance from ...
Oct
14
2026
Fall Undergraduate-Faculty Lunch #1
12:00 PM Evanston
Enjoy free lunch while chatting with History faculty! All majors are welcome.
Oct
14
2026
Oct
15
2026
Erin Barnhart, Columbia University, Molecular Biosciences Seminar Series
12:30 PM Evanston
Erin Barnhart, Columbia University
Molecular Biosciences Seminar Series
Oct
15
2026
Oct
15
2026
Oct
16
2026
Hegel Society of America’s Bi-Annual Meeting
All day No Location
Hegel and Time
The 28th biennial meeting of the Hegel Society of America will take place on October 16-18, 2026, at No...
Oct
16
2026
Oct
16
2026
DEEPS Seminar Series - Dr. Malte von Szombathely & Anastasia Vogelbacher
10:00 AM Evanston
Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences Weekly Seminar Series -Dr. Malte von Szombathely & Dr. Anastasia Vogelbacher...
Oct
16
2026
Oct
16
2026
Graduate Student Seminar | Larry Gu (Northwestern University)
4:00 PM Evanston
Title and abstract TBA
Note: The talk will start at 4:10 pm
Oct
16
2026
Oct
17
2026
Hegel Society of America’s Bi-Annual Meeting
All day No Location
Hegel and Time
The 28th biennial meeting of the Hegel Society of America will take place on October 16-18, 2026, at No...
Oct
17
2026
Oct
17
2026
47th Midwest Probability Colloquium | Amol Aggarwal (Stanford University)
9:00 AM No Location
TBA (Part 1)
Oct
17
2026
47th Midwest Probability Colloquium | Amol Aggarwal (Stanford University)
10:30 AM Evanston
TBA (Part 2)
Oct
17
2026
Oct
18
2026
Hegel Society of America’s Bi-Annual Meeting
All day No Location
Hegel and Time
The 28th biennial meeting of the Hegel Society of America will take place on October 16-18, 2026, at No...
Oct
19
2026
Anthropology Colloquium: Rhea Rahman, Brooklyn College
3:00 PM Evanston
Racializing the Ummah
An ethnography of Islamic Relief (IR), the largest Islamic NGO based in the West, Racializing the ...
Oct
19
2026
Oct
20
2026
Northwestern Chemistry Faculty Seminar: Mercouri Kanatzidis (Faculty Only)
12:00 PM Evanston
Department of Chemistry Faculty Seminars
Oct
20
2026
"Inventories of Ruin: The Demise of the Mexican Jesuits, in Three Acts", a book panel with Prof. Michelle Molina
12:30 PM No Location
Faculty Book Panel for Professor Michele Molina's's new book, "Inventories of Ruin: The Demise of the Mexican Jesuits, i...
Oct
20
2026
Oct
20
2026
PS 490: Statistical Computing Workshop - Professor Ali Sanaei (UChicago), Simulating Realistic Focus Group Discussions Using Large Language Models
12:30 PM Online
Please join the Statistical Computing Workshop as they host Ali Sanaei, Associate Instructional Professor of Computation...
Oct
21
2026
Chapter Review from "History of Laughter," with author Yohanan Petrovsky-Shtern, Northwestern University
12:30 PM Evanston
Faculty seminar to review chapter 3 of History of Laughter, with author Yohanan Petrovsky-Shtern, Crown Family Professor...
Oct
21
2026
Northwestern Chemistry Colloquium: Richard Liu (Harvard)
3:00 PM No Location
Northwestern Chemistry welcomes Richard Liu from Harvard University, hosted by Christian Malapit.
Oct
21
2026
Oct
21
2026
Sianne Ngai - "Scenes of Error" - Kaplan Critical Conversations in the Humanities
5:00 PM No Location
Scenes of Error — Sianne Ngai
(The location for this event to be announced.)
Through meditations on Hegel, "dramatism," ...
Oct
22
2026
Kassie Ori-McKenney, UC Davis, Molecular Biosciences Seminar Series
12:30 PM Evanston
Kassie Ori-McKenney, UC Davis
Molecular Biosciences Seminar Series
Oct
23
2026
DEEPS Seminar Series - Dr. Eric Anderson
10:00 AM Evanston
Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences Weekly Seminar Series - Dr. Eric Anderson discusses, Hidden Frequencies: Met...
Oct
23
2026
Graduate Student Seminar | Santiago Velazquez Iannuzzelli (Northwestern University)
4:00 PM Evanston
Title and abstract TBA
Note: The talk will start at 4:10 pm
Oct
26
2026
Oct
27
2026
Northwestern Chemistry Faculty Seminar: Veronica Berns (Faculty Only)
12:00 PM Evanston
Department of Chemistry Faculty Seminars
Oct
27
2026
"Befriending the Jew in Post-Holocaust Europe: 1945 to October 7, 2023," with G. Daniel Cohen, Rice University
12:30 PM Evanston
"Befriending the Jew in Post-Holocaust Europe: 1945 to October 7, 2023," with G. Daniel Cohen, Rice University
The talk ...
Oct
27
2026
Oct
27
2026
Where’s George Clooney Now? Sudan’s Invisible War | Roberta Buffett Visiting Professor Lecture by Sheldon Yett
12:30 PM Evanston
Join the Roberta Buffett Institute for Global Affairs and the Roberta Buffett International Studies Program for a lectur...
Oct
27
2026
Oct
28
2026
Pizza and Politics: Midterms Edition
12:30 PM Evanston
Please join the Political Science Department for Pizza & Politics: Midterms Edition! Professor Stephen Nelson and other ...
Oct
28
2026
Charles D. Hurd Lectures
3:00 PM Evanston
Ben Hernandez, Numat Chief Executive Officer & co-founder
Hosted by Prof. Omar Farha
From Bench to Business: Founding,...
Oct
29
2026
Naima Sharaf, Stanford University, Molecular Biosciences Seminar Series
12:30 PM Evanston
Naima Sharaf, Stanford University
Molecular Biosciences Seminar Series
Oct
30
2026
DEEPS Seminar Series - Dr. Bryan Hunter
10:00 AM Evanston
Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences Weekly Seminar Series - Dr. Bryan Hunter discusses, TBD
These seminars are m...
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 Evanston
Join the Roberta Buffett International Studies Program and Roberta Buffett Institute for Global Affairs for a lecture by...
Oct
30
2026
Oct
30
2026
Graduate Student Seminar | Ryan Chatterjee (Northwestern University)
4:00 PM Evanston
Title and abstract TBA
Note: The talk will start at 4:10 pm
Nov
2
2026
Info Session: Study Abroad in Japan
5:00 PM Evanston
This is the annual Study Abroad in JAPAN Info Session hosted by the Japanese Language Program, Department of Asian Langu...
Nov
4
2026
PS 490: Statistical Computing Workshop - Professor Jake Bowers (UIUC), "Two fully specified Bayes factors for hypothesis testing and sensitivity analysis in process tracing"
12:30 PM Evanston
Please join the Statistical Computing Workshop as they host Jake Bowers, Professor in the Departments of Political Scien...
Nov
4
2026
Northwestern Chemistry Colloquium: Peter Maurer (University of Chicago)
3:00 PM No Location
Northwestern Chemistry welcomes Peter Maurer from University of Chicago, hosted by Michael Wasielewski.
Nov
5
2026
Kim Davis, Johns Hopkins, Molecular Biosciences Seminar Series
12:30 PM Evanston
Kim Davis, Johns Hopkins
Molecular Biosciences Seminar Series
Nov
5
2026
Nov
5
2026
Nov
5
2026
"Solomon Ibn Gabirol on the Worship of Non-Jews (and of Animals)," with Jonathan Decter, Brandeis University
5:00 PM Evanston
The first talk of the series titled "Intertwined Worlds: Judaism and Islam in Historical Perspectives:"
"Solomon Ibn Gab...
Nov
6
2026
DEEPS Seminar Series - Dr. Rose Cory
10:00 AM Evanston
Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences Weekly Seminar Series - Dr. Rose Cory discusses, TBD
These seminars are made...
Nov
6
2026
Racial and Ethnic Politics Workshop: Professor Mo Torres (Michigan), TBD
12:30 PM Evanston
Please join the Racial and Ethnic Politics Workshop as they host Dr. Mo Torres, , Assistant Professor of Sociology and P...
Nov
6
2026
International Relations Speaker Series: Professor Sebastian Rosato (Notre Dame), TBD
2:00 PM Evanston
Please join the International Relations Speaker Series as they host Sebastian Rosato, Professor of Political Science at ...
Nov
6
2026
Nov
6
2026
Psychology Colloquium Series : Rich Lee, University of Minnesota
3:15 PM Evanston
Title: Understanding culture, race, ethnicity, and migration through the study of intercountry adoption
Abstract: Interc...
Nov
6
2026
Graduate Student Seminar | Cormac Grindall (Northwestern University)
4:00 PM Evanston
Title and abstract TBA
Note: The talk will start at 4:10 pm
Nov
6
2026
2026 Fred Basolo Medal for Outstanding Research in Inorganic Chemistry
4:30 PM No Location
Hosted by Chad Mirkin
Lecture: Location TBD
Dinner by RSVP only
Nov
9
2026
Neurobiology Seminar Series | Reza Shadmehr, Ph.D. | Johns Hopkins University
All day Evanston
Title, Time, and Location TBA
Nov
9
2026
"The Israeli Career of Hummus," with Dafna Hirsch, The Open University of Israel
12:30 PM Evanston
The second talk of the series titled "New Book Series: Israel/Palestine Studies:"
"The Israeli Career of Hummus," with D...
Nov
9
2026
Anthropology Colloquium: Helina Woldekiros, Washington University
3:00 PM Evanston
Cloud Forests and Deep Time: What Ancient Food Webs Reveal About Agricultural Resilience in Highland Ethiopia
Kaffa, Eth...
Nov
9
2026
Cakes and Classes
4:00 PM Evanston
Get to know our History faculty, learn about classes, and eat cake -- lots of it!
Nov
10
2026
HEFNU/CCHS Lunch Lecture with Robert Sommer
12:00 PM Evanston
In collaboration with the Holocaust Educational Foundation of Northwestern (HEFNU)
Robert SOMMER (independent scholar), ...
Nov
10
2026
Hot Takes on Homer! — Northwestern faculty panel
12:00 PM Evanston
Undergrads, grads, faculty, and staff all welcome!
Come enjoy lunch and join in the fun as Northwestern humanities facul...
Nov
10
2026
Northwestern Chemistry Faculty Seminar: Shana Kelley (Faculty Only)
12:00 PM Evanston
Department of Chemistry Faculty Seminars
Nov
10
2026
Nov
10
2026
Cognitive Science Speaker Series - Karen Emmorey
4:00 PM Evanston
Cognitive Science Speaker Series
Karen Emmorey, San Diego State University
Title: Linguistic and neural consequences of ...
Nov
11
2026
Neurobiology Seminar Series | Yaniv Zev, Ph.D. | Weizmann Institute of Science
All day Evanston
Title, Time, and Location TBA
Nov
12
2026
Nov
12
2026
Christine Jacobs-Wagner, Stanford University, Molecular Biosciences Seminar Series
12:30 PM Evanston
Christine Jacobs-Wagner, Stanford University
Molecular Biosciences Seminar Series
Nov
13
2026
DEEPS Seminar Series - Dr. Ankur Desai
10:00 AM Evanston
Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences Weekly Seminar Series - Dr. Ankur Desai discusses, The Surface Energy Imbala...
Nov
13
2026
Graduate Student Seminar | Abbigael Arseneau (Northwestern University)
4:00 PM Evanston
Title and abstract TBA
Note: The talk will start at 4:10 pm