Apr
14
2026
CFS Info Session Live on Zoom
9:30 AM Online
Find out more about the Chicago Field Studies Program and get all your questions answered by one of the CFS team members...
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.
Apr
14
2026
Online Roundtable "‘Race’, Whiteness, and Holocaust Refugees in the Colonial World"
11:00 AM Online
HEFNU Series: Holocaust Studies and Contemporary Issues
‘Race’, Whiteness, and Holocaust Refugees in the Colonial World
...
Apr
14
2026
Northwestern Chemistry Faculty Seminar: Joe Hupp (Faculty Only)
12:00 PM Evanston
Department of Chemistry Faculty Seminars
Apr
14
2026
Quantitative & Computational Methods Workshop (QCoM): Rui Pan, Northwestern University
2:00 PM Evanston
The Department of Sociology's Quantitative & Computational Methods Workshop:
PhD Candidate Rui Pan, Northwestern Univers...
Apr
14
2026
Dynamical Systems Seminar | Wooyean Kim (KIAS)
4:00 PM Evanston
Title: Escape of mass for higher rank actions and the inhomogeneous Littlewood conjecture
Abstract: We study escape of ...
Apr
14
2026
Geometry/Physics Seminar | Man-Wai Cheung
4:00 PM Evanston
Title : Cluster dualities and superpotentials for Grassmannian
Abstract: Marsh-Rietsch described a Landau-Ginzburg model...
Apr
14
2026
On Marx's CAPITAL for the 21st Century - with Translator Paul Reiter
5:00 PM Evanston
Translator Paul Reitter and editor Paul North will discuss the publication of the new English translation of Karl Marx's...
Apr
14
2026
We Call Each Other Film Screening featuring Dr. Joshua L. Crutchfield
5:00 PM Evanston
Join us at the Black House on April 14th from 5-7pm for a screening and discussion of the short film called “We Call Eac...
Apr
15
2026
CFS Info Session Live on Zoom
9:30 AM Online
Find out more about the Chicago Field Studies Program and get all your questions answered by one of the CFS team members...
Apr
15
2026
LLSP Study Lounge
11:30 AM Evanston
Are you looking for a space to study? Want to build community?
Join us every Wednesday in our seminar room, and meet mem...
Apr
15
2026
Book Talk: Boats In a Storm by Kalyani Ramnath
12:00 PM Evanston
Boats in a Storm is a history of postwar displacements across South and Southeast Asia. For more than a century before W...
Apr
15
2026
Statistical Computing Workshop: Sameer Deshpande (University of Wisconsin-Madison), Estimating heterogeneous causal effects with varying coefficient models and Bayesian Additive Regression Trees
12:30 PM Online
Please join the Statistical Computing Workshop as they host Sameer Deshpande is an Assistant Professor in Statistics at ...
Apr
15
2026
Undergraduate & Faculty Lunch
12:30 PM Evanston
Undergrads! Have lunch with your fellow History undergrads and faculty 12:30PM - 1:30PM on Wednesday, April 15th.
Apr
15
2026
Hindi-Urdu Language Table
2:00 PM Evanston
Wednesdays 4/15 through 5/27. 2pm-3pm. Kresge 4-354. Are you learning Hindi-Urdu and want to practice your language...
Apr
15
2026
Faces of Science Seminar: Katherine Lee (District I Director, ACS Board of Directors)
3:00 PM Evanston
Northwestern Chemistry welcomes Katherine Lee (District I Director, ACS Board of Directors), hosted by NUBonD.
Discovery...
Apr
15
2026
Nowruz Film Series
5:30 PM Evanston
This Spring, the Northwestern University Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures is hosting its third annual Nowr...
Apr
15
2026
Chicagoland Friends of Economic History Dinner Spring 2026
6:30 PM Evanston
Bob Gordon (Northwestern University): "The Economics of the Two World Wars: A Battle of Whys and Ifs"
Apr
16
2026
Conference on Gender and Household Economics
8:30 AM Evanston
Conference on Gender and Household Economics
Apr
16
2026
Department of Sociology Colloquium: Aven Peters, Northwestern University
12:30 PM Evanston
Aven Peters, Northwestern University, presents:
"(Dis)orderly Bodies: Gender Identification and Disability in Social Con...
Apr
16
2026
MBS Seminar Series - Laura Dassama
12:30 PM Evanston
Dr. Laura Dassama - Stanford
https://www.dassamalab.org/
Apr
16
2026
Join us to discuss Daisy Hernandez’s new book: Citizenship: Notes on an American Myth
2:00 PM Evanston
Daisy Hernández fiercely interrogates one of the most complicated subjects of contemporary life and politics: citizenshi...
Apr
16
2026
Faces of Science Seminar: Katherine Lee (District I Director, ACS Board of Directors)
3:00 PM Evanston
Northwestern Chemistry welcomes Katherine Lee (District I Director, ACS Board of Directors), hosted by NUBonD.
Lessons L...
Apr
16
2026
Brady Tea
3:30 PM Evanston
Brady Scholars gather weekly for refreshments and discussion about recent events and their implications for our society,...
Apr
16
2026
Probability Seminar | Anna Brandenberger (MIT)
4:00 PM Evanston
Title: The largest common subtree of two random trees
Abstract: Given two large random graphs, what is the size and stru...
Apr
16
2026
Third Thursday at Kaplan Institute - April
4:00 PM Evanston
Sips, snacks, and conversation—the Kaplan Humanities Institute invites faculty to join us for informal get-togethers on ...
Apr
16
2026
Antony Eastmond (The Courtauld Institute of Art, University of London): "Byzantium, the Caucasus, and Artistic Borders in the Medieval World"
5:00 PM Evanston
The Northwestern Medieval Colloquium and the Department of Art History are pleased to invite you to a talk by Professor ...
Apr
16
2026
Clean Living: Lessons from a Chemical War: A talk by Dr. Thuy Tu
5:00 PM Evanston
For decades, the multi-billion dollar health and wellness industry has touted the virtues of clean living. This lecture ...
Apr
16
2026
Junior Workshop
6:30 PM Evanston
Juniors begin preliminary planning for project work that they will take on in their senior year.
Apr
17
2026
Conference on Gender and Household Economics
8:00 AM Evanston
Conference on Gender and Household Economics
Apr
17
2026
Friday Morning Faculty Writing Session - Kaplan Humanities Institute
9:00 AM Evanston
Ease into the weekend feeling productive! Drop in to the Kaplan Seminar Room on Friday mornings from 9am-12pm, to work q...
Apr
17
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...
Apr
17
2026
DEEPS Seminar: C. Renee Sparks
10:00 AM Evanston
Talk title: What Lies Beneath: The story of MORBs and OIBs.
Apr
17
2026
Comparative Politics Workshop: Bogdan Popescu (John Cabot University), Erasing Empires: Why Some Imperial Legacies Fade While Others Endure
12:30 PM Evanston
Please join the Comparative Politics Workshop as they host Bogdan Popescu, Professor of Political Science and Internatio...
Apr
17
2026
Race, Ethnicity, and Politics Workshop: Hakeem Jefferson (Stanford), Collective Costs and the Politics of Ingroup Punishment
12:30 PM Evanston
Please join the Race, Ethnicity, and Politics Workshop as they host Hakeem Jefferson, Assistant Professor of Political S...
Apr
17
2026
Gender and Family Workshop: Amanda Buechele (Northwestern)
1:30 PM Evanston
The Department of Sociology's Gender and Family Workshop:
PhD Candidate Amanda Buechele, Northwestern University:
"Do We...
Apr
17
2026
International Relations Speaker Series: Andrés Schelp (Northwestern), Eagle Eyes on the South: American Foreign Policy Preferences toward the Diplomatic and Economic Rise of Emerging Powers
2:00 PM Evanston
Please join the International Relations Speaker Series as they host Ph.D Candidate Andrés Schelp, Northwestern Universit...
Apr
17
2026
Careers After Classics Alumni Panel
4:00 PM Evanston
Are you interested in learning about career options after studying classics at Northwestern? Join us for our Careers Aft...
Apr
17
2026
Geometry/Physics Seminar | Mark Haskins (Duke)
4:00 PM Evanston
Title: 50 years of special holonomy.
Abstract: 50 years ago S.T. Yau proved Calabi’s conjecture and thereby establishe...
Apr
17
2026
Graduate Student Seminar | TBA (Northwestern University)
4:00 PM Evanston
Title:
Abstract:
Note: The talk will start at 4:10 pm
Apr
17
2026
A Conversation with Thomas Meinecke
5:00 PM Evanston
Since 2008, the DJ, writer, and musician Meinecke hosts a series of conversations under the title Plattenspieler (record...
Apr
18
2026
Teaching Antiquity Symposium
8:00 AM Evanston
Northwestern University’s Global Antiquities group is hosting a one-day symposium on the topic of “Teaching Antiquity.” ...
Apr
20
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...
Apr
20
2026
The Graduate Commune: Qualifying Exams Q&A
12:30 PM Evanston
Join us for a Qualifying Exams Q&A with upper-year students. This informal session is a chance to hear candid advice abo...
Apr
20
2026
Anthropology Colloquium - Delaney Glass, University of Toronto
3:00 PM Evanston
Early-Life Adversity and Women’s Reproductive Outcomes: Evidence from Armed Conflict in Vietnam
Apr
20
2026
Moroccan Aspirations for Change: Revolt, Nostalgia, and the Souffles Generation
4:00 PM Evanston
Description: Mohammed Khaïr-Eddine (1941–1995), Abdelkébir Khatibi (1938–2009), and Abdellatif Laâbi (1942–) are three o...
Apr
20
2026
Apr
20
2026
¡Té con Té!
5:00 PM Evanston
Practice speaking Spanish... Refreshments provided!ALL LEVELS WELCOME
Casual environment & student run!5 - 6 PM Every Mo...
Apr
20
2026
Junior Workshop [copy]
6:30 PM Evanston
Juniors begin preliminary planning for project work that they will take on in their senior year.
Apr
21
2026
CCHS lecture by Erika Pani
12:00 PM Evanston
Erika PANI (College of Mexico), author of Torn Asunder: Republican Crises and Civil Wars in the United States and Mexico...
Apr
21
2026
Northwestern Chemistry Faculty Seminar: Neil Kelleher (Faculty Only)
12:00 PM Evanston
Department of Chemistry Faculty Seminars
Apr
21
2026
Neurobiology Seminar Series | Daniel Dombeck, Ph.D. | Northwestern University
12:30 PM Evanston
Hippocampal Spatial Representations in Complex Environments
Apr
21
2026
Apr
22
2026
Fulbright Study/Research/Arts Awards Information meeting
9:00 AM Evanston
Interested in Fulbright Study/Research & Arts Awards? Attend this meeting to learn how Fulbright can transform your lif...
Apr
22
2026
CFS Info Session Live on Zoom
9:30 AM Online
Find out more about the Chicago Field Studies Program and get all your questions answered by one of the CFS team members...
Apr
22
2026
LLSP Study Lounge
11:30 AM Evanston
Are you looking for a space to study? Want to build community?
Join us every Wednesday in our seminar room, and meet mem...
Apr
22
2026
Statistical Computing Workshop: Andrés Cruz (UT Austin), Leveraging Python and JAX in R workflows
12:30 PM Evanston
Please join the Statistical Computing Workshop as they host Andrés Cruz is a PhD candidate in Government at UT Austin.
A...
Apr
22
2026
Hindi-Urdu Language Table
2:00 PM Evanston
Wednesdays 4/15 through 5/27. 2pm-3pm. Kresge 4-354. Are you learning Hindi-Urdu and want to practice your language...
Apr
22
2026
Algebraic Geometry Seminar | Dori Bejleri (University of Maryland)
3:00 PM Evanston
Title: TBA
Abstract: TBA
Apr
22
2026
Northwestern Chemistry Colloquium: Christopher Cummins (MIT)
3:00 PM Evanston
Northwestern Chemistry welcomes Christopher Cummins from MIT, hosted by Bryan Hunter.
Sustainable Production of Reduced ...
Apr
22
2026
Algebraic Geometry Seminar | Qianyu Chen (University of Michigan)
4:00 PM Evanston
Title: TBA
Abstract: TBA
Apr
22
2026
Unruly Labor: A History of Oil and Migration in the Arabian Sea
4:00 PM Evanston
Abstract
Today, workers on the Arabian Peninsula are barred from striking or forming unions, and most labor at oil proje...
Apr
22
2026
Apr
22
2026
Public Lecture on Queer Women in Nazi Germany, featuring Sam Huneke (George Mason University)
5:00 PM Evanston
Book Talk:
"I Will Not Abandon You: Queer Women in Nazi Germany," featuring Sam Huneke (George Mason University)
I Will ...
Apr
23
2026
Thesis Defense | Curtis Grant (Northwestern University)
11:00 AM Evanston
Title: From Maximum Likelihood Estimation to Metastability. How Spin Glasses give a Unifying Picture
Abstract: TBA
Apr
23
2026
ISITA | The Chronicles of Two West African Kingdoms - Zachary Wright, Ali Diakite, Mauro Nobili
12:00 PM Evanston
Join the Institute for the Study of Islamic Thought in Africa (ISITA) for a talk in our Islam in Africa - New Books in t...
Apr
23
2026
Department of Sociology Colloquium: Brian Uzzi, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University
12:30 PM Evanston
Brian Uzzi, Kellogg School of Management, presents:
"Conditions Favoring the Recognition of Innovation in Science"
Hybri...
Apr
23
2026
FRIT - Taking Sides with the Neutral Conference (Day 1)
12:30 PM Evanston
Nearly fifty years after Barthes’s Cours sur le Neutre at the Collège de France (1978), is the Neutral still a useful ca...
Apr
23
2026
MBS Seminar Series - Michael Baym
12:30 PM Evanston
Dr. Michael Baym - Harvard
https://baymlab.hms.harvard.edu/
Apr
23
2026
Brady Tea
3:30 PM Evanston
Brady Scholars gather weekly for refreshments and discussion about recent events and their implications for our society,...
Apr
23
2026
Sandra Boehringer (University of Strasbourg)
3:30 PM Evanston
Classics Cluster Visiting Lecture
Is “Queer” a Useful Category of Historical Analysis? Sappho, Winkler, and the Rest of ...
Apr
23
2026
Writing Brown Crafts: A Creative Praxis for Our Present | A talk by Dr. Christopher Patterson
3:30 PM Evanston
This talk reflects on acts of writing in times of grief, disillusionment, and emerging fascism. Christopher B. Patterson...
Apr
23
2026
Probability Seminar | Kyprianos-Iason Prodromidis (Princeton)
4:00 PM Evanston
Title: Distribution of the magnetization of the critical Ising model on sparse random graphs
Abstract: We study the Isin...
Apr
23
2026
“The Long History of Iranian Jews in the 20th and 21st Centuries," with Lior Sternfeld
5:00 PM Evanston
“The Long History of Iranian Jews in the 20th and 21st Centuries," with Lior Sternfeld, Penn State University
This talk ...
Apr
24
2026
Conference on “Religious Pluralism and Rulership in Early Modern Eurasia”
All day Evanston
First day of faculty CONFERENCE convened by Professors Scott SOWERBY, Jonathan BRACK, and Rajeev KINRA on “Religious Plu...
Apr
24
2026
Friday Morning Faculty Writing Session - Kaplan Humanities Institute
9:00 AM Evanston
Ease into the weekend feeling productive! Drop in to the Kaplan Seminar Room on Friday mornings from 9am-12pm, to work q...
Apr
24
2026
CFS Info Session Live on Zoom
9:30 AM Online
Find out more about the Chicago Field Studies Program and get all your questions answered by one of the CFS team members...
Apr
24
2026
DEEPS Seminar: Maria Rose Petrizzo
10:00 AM Evanston
Talk Title: Biotic and Environmental Changes During the Late Cretaceous Oceanic Anoxic Event 2 (OAE 2) at Low and High L...
Apr
24
2026
FRIT - Taking Sides with the Neutral Conference (Day 2)
10:30 AM Evanston
Nearly fifty years after Barthes’s Cours sur le Neutre at the Collège de France (1978), is the Neutral still a useful ca...
Apr
24
2026
Apr
24
2026
International Relations Speaker Series: Polina Beliakova (American University)
2:00 PM Evanston
Please join the International Relations Speaker Series as they host Polina Beliakova, Assistant Professor of Foreign Pol...
Apr
24
2026
Graduate Student Seminar | TBA (Northwestern University)
4:00 PM Evanston
Title:
Abstract:
Note: The talk will start at 4:10 pm
Apr
24
2026
Nowruz Film Series
5:30 PM Evanston
This Spring, the Northwestern University Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures is hosting its third annual Nowr...
Apr
25
2026
Conference on “Religious Pluralism and Rulership in Early Modern Eurasia”
All day Evanston
Second day of faculty CONFERENCE convened by Professors Scott SOWERBY, Jonathan BRACK, and Rajeev KINRA on “Religious Pl...
Apr
27
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...
Apr
27
2026
Social Media, Religious Authority, and The Arab Gulf Crisis
12:30 PM Evanston
Book talk with Ibrahim N. Abusharif (Northwestern University - Qatar). Lunch Provided!
Event Description:
This talk exa...
Apr
27
2026
The Graduate Commune: First-Year Paper Q&A
12:30 PM Evanston
Join us for a discussion about the first-year paper--how to start, how to narrow your topic, and how to make the process...
Apr
27
2026
Joy Connolly (ACLS) - A Humanities for the Public Good
4:00 PM Evanston
TRANSFORMING OUR FUTURES
A Humanities for the Public Good
The Kaplan Humanities Institute is delighted to welcome Joy Co...
Apr
27
2026
¡Té con Té!
5:00 PM Evanston
Practice speaking Spanish... Refreshments provided!ALL LEVELS WELCOME
Casual environment & student run!5 - 6 PM Every Mo...
Apr
28
2026
Northwestern Chemistry Faculty Seminar: Tobin Marks (Faculty Only)
12:00 PM Evanston
Department of Chemistry Faculty Seminars
Apr
28
2026
Faculty and Grad Student Colloquium: "Settler Ruralization and the Production of Agricultural Violence in the West Bank," with Oren Shlomo
12:30 PM Evanston
Faculty and Grad Student Colloquium:
"Settler Ruralization and the Production of Agricultural Violence in the West Bank...
Apr
28
2026
Apr
28
2026
Quantitative & Computational Methods Workshop (QCoM): Ronaldo Monasterio, Northwestern University
2:00 PM Evanston
The Department of Sociology's Quantitative & Computational Methods Workshop:
PhD Candidate Ronaldo Monasterio, Northwest...
Apr
28
2026
Geometry/Physics Seminar | Mingyuan Hu (South Denmark)
4:00 PM Evanston
Title: Counting Nodal Spectral Curves via Homological Mirror Symmetry
Abstract: For a toric surface, we study the coun...
Apr
28
2026
Poetry & Poetics: Performance-In-Conversation with Noa Fields and JJJJJerome Ellis
5:00 PM Evanston
Please join the English department & the Poetry & Poetics cluster, as part of the UNSETTLING SOUND event series, for a P...
Apr
29
2026
CFS Info Session Live on Zoom
9:30 AM Online
Find out more about the Chicago Field Studies Program and get all your questions answered by one of the CFS team members...
Apr
29
2026
LLSP Study Lounge
11:30 AM Evanston
Are you looking for a space to study? Want to build community?
Join us every Wednesday in our seminar room, and meet mem...
Apr
29
2026
Book talk by QMUL faculty
12:00 PM Evanston
Special lunch event with Queen Mary University of London faculty who will talk about their new books:
Matthew HILTON—Cha...
Apr
29
2026
Town Hall Meeting for Third Year Economics Graduate Students
12:00 PM Evanston
DGS Federico Bugni and Associate Chair Ian Savage will cover important deadlines, degree requirements, and good-progress...
Apr
29
2026
Town Hall Meeting for Second Year Economics Graduate Students
12:30 PM Evanston
DGS Federico Bugni and Associate Chair Ian Savage will cover important deadlines, degree requirements, and good-progress...
Apr
29
2026
Hindi-Urdu Language Table
2:00 PM Evanston
Wednesdays 4/15 through 5/27. 2pm-3pm. Kresge 4-354. Are you learning Hindi-Urdu and want to practice your language...
Apr
29
2026
Algebraic Geometry Seminar | Supravat Sarkar (Princeton University)
3:00 PM Evanston
Title: TBA
Abstract: TBA
Apr
29
2026
Northwestern Chemistry Colloquim: Kendall Houk (UCLA)
3:00 PM Evanston
Northwestern Chemistry welcomes Kendall Houk from UCLA, hosted by the Undergraduate Chemistry Council.
Computational Che...
Apr
29
2026
Leon Forrest Lecture
5:00 PM Evanston
Leon Forrest Lecture. To be given by Vernon Reid, guitarist, songwriter, composer, and founder of the Grammy Award-winni...
Apr
29
2026
Apr
30
2026
Black Performance Theory: Conversations 2026
All day Evanston
Black Performance Theory: Conversations Spring 2026
April 9-10, 2026; April 30-May 1, 2026
SLIPPAGE Lab | 1877 Campus D...
Apr
30
2026
The Sabrina H. Gebreselassie Memorial Lecture on Health Disparities | by, David R. Williams, PhD
12:00 PM Chicago
The Sabrina H. Gebreselassie Memorial Lecture on Health Disparities
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
...
Apr
30
2026
Department of Sociology Colloquium: Marion Fourcade, UC Berkeley
12:30 PM Evanston
Marion Fourcade, UC Berkeley, presents:
"The Ordinal Society"
Hybrid
Please contact the Department of Sociology for zoom...
Apr
30
2026
MBS Seminar Series - Natalie Niemi
12:30 PM Evanston
Dr. Natalie Niemi - WashU Medicine
https://www.niemilab.com/
Apr
30
2026
Brady Tea
3:30 PM Evanston
Brady Scholars gather weekly for refreshments and discussion about recent events and their implications for our society,...
Apr
30
2026
May
1
2026
Black Performance Theory: Conversations 2026
All day Evanston
Black Performance Theory: Conversations Spring 2026
April 9-10, 2026; April 30-May 1, 2026
SLIPPAGE Lab | 1877 Campus D...
May
1
2026
Friday Morning Faculty Writing Session - No session May 1 - Kaplan Humanities Institute
9:00 AM Evanston
Note: There will not be a writing session on May 1.
Ease into the weekend feeling productive! Drop in to the Kaplan Semi...
May
1
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...
May
1
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...
May
1
2026
DEEPS Seminar: Tyler Karp
10:00 AM Evanston
Talk title: Herbivore-Fire Interactions Across Spatial and Temporal Scales.
May
1
2026
Buffett First Friday Lunch | Indian Painting at the End of Empire with Yuthika Sharma
12:30 PM Evanston
Indian Painting at the End of Empire
Join the Roberta Buffett Institute for a faculty research lunchtime talk series on ...
May
1
2026
May
1
2026
Gender and Family Workshop: PAA Practice
1:30 PM Evanston
The Department of Sociology's Gender and Family Workshop:
Special Session for PAA practice
May
1
2026
Thesis Defense | Alex Karapetyan (Northwestern University)
2:00 PM Evanston
Title: Formal geometry of cotangent stacks
Abstract: TBA
May
1
2026
Comparative Historical Social Sciences: Ana Arjona
3:00 PM Evanston
Please join the Comparative Historical Social Sciences as they host Ana Arjona, Northwestern University. Session title a...
May
1
2026
Dr. Mahzarin Banaji : Psychology Colloquium Series
3:15 PM Evanston
Title: Implicit Social Cognition
The field of implicit social cognition emerged from a focus on method development in re...
May
1
2026
Graduate Student Seminar | Curtis Grant (Northwestern University)
4:00 PM Evanston
Title:
Abstract:
Note: The talk will start at 4:10 pm
May
1
2026
Nowruz Film Series
5:30 PM Evanston
This Spring, the Northwestern University Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures is hosting its third annual Nowr...
May
2
2026
The Ancient Art of Ukrainian Pysanky lecture and workshop
10:00 AM Evanston
The Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures is proud to invite the NU community to the Spring 2026 Pysanky lectur...
May
4
2026
Thesis Defense | Daniel Mallory (Northwestern University)
2:00 PM Evanston
Title: The K-stability and K-moduli of Casagrande-Druel Varieties
Abstract: TBA
May
4
2026
May
4
2026
Thesis Defense | Noah Wisdom (Northwestern University)
3:00 PM Evanston
Title: Towards the right equivariant LEFT
Abstract: The Landweber exact functor theorem (LEFT) is a machine that eats so...
May
4
2026
May
4
2026
May
4
2026
¡Té con Té!
5:00 PM Evanston
Practice speaking Spanish... Refreshments provided!ALL LEVELS WELCOME
Casual environment & student run!5 - 6 PM Every Mo...
May
5
2026
Northwestern Chemistry Faculty Seminar: Rick Silverman (Faculty Only)
12:00 PM Evanston
Department of Chemistry Faculty Seminars
May
5
2026
Bleeding Bodies: Gender, Education, and Ritual in Contemporary Jewish Life.
12:30 PM Evanston
Religious Studies Grad-Faculty Symposium:
Panelists:
Prof. Shira Schwartz (Northwestern University),
Prof. Vanessa Ochs...
May
5
2026
Quantitative & Computational Methods Workshop (QCoM): Muna Adem, University of Notre Dame
2:00 PM Evanston
The Department of Sociology's Quantitative & Computational Methods Workshop:
Assistant Professor Muna Adem, University o...
May
5
2026
Dr. Jessica Grahn : Cognitive Science Speaker Series
4:00 PM Evanston
Title: Motor contributions to rhythm: Neuroimaging and clinical translation
Abstract:
Moving to musical rhythm is an in...
May
5
2026
May
5
2026
Geometry/Physics Seminar | Marco Castronovo (Columbia)
4:00 PM Evanston
Title:
Cluster gluings and open-string Schubert calculus
Abstract:
When is a gluing of affine schemes affine? I will sta...
May
5
2026
The 2026 Philip M. and Ethel Klutznick Lecture in Jewish Civilization
7:00 PM Evanston
The 2026 Philip M. and Ethel Klutznick Lecture in Jewish Civilization
"From Chicago to Moscow: Demanding Human Rights fo...
May
6
2026
LLSP Study Lounge
11:30 AM Evanston
Are you looking for a space to study? Want to build community?
Join us every Wednesday in our seminar room, and meet mem...
May
6
2026
Fall 2026 Pre-registration Preview
12:30 PM Evanston
Join the Political Science Department as we take a preview of the Fall 2026 quarter courses. Faculty will present on the...
May
6
2026
Hindi-Urdu Language Table
2:00 PM Evanston
Wednesdays 4/15 through 5/27. 2pm-3pm. Kresge 4-354. Are you learning Hindi-Urdu and want to practice your language...
May
6
2026
Algebraic Geometry Seminar | Hyunsuk Kim (University of Michigan)
3:00 PM Evanston
Title: TBA
Abstract: TBA
May
6
2026
Northwestern Chemistry Colloquium: Tom Mallouk (University of Pennsylvania)
3:00 PM Evanston
Northwestern Chemistry welcomes Tom Mallouk from the University of Pennsylvania, hosted by Bryan Hunter.
May
6
2026
May
6
2026
May
6
2026
Warnock Lecture Series: Antonio Somaini (Université Sorbonne Nouvelle Paris)
5:30 PM Evanston
Spring 2026 Warnock Lecture, presented by the Department of Art History
Antonio Somaini (Université Sorbonne Nouvelle Pa...
May
7
2026
MBS Seminar Series - Yi-Wei Chang
12:30 PM Evanston
Dr. Yi-Wei Chang - UPenn
https://www.yiweichanglab.org/
May
7
2026
May
7
2026
Brady Tea
3:30 PM Evanston
Brady Scholars gather weekly for refreshments and discussion about recent events and their implications for our society,...
May
7
2026
May
8
2026
Friday Morning Faculty Writing Session - Kaplan Humanities Institute
9:00 AM Evanston
Ease into the weekend feeling productive! Drop in to the Kaplan Seminar Room on Friday mornings from 9am-12pm, to work q...
May
8
2026
DEEPS Seminar: Aaron Martinez
10:00 AM Evanston
Talk title: Connecting the Past to the Future: Orca Basin and Climate Interventions.
May
8
2026
Cognitive Science Fridays | Mind & Machine Collaboration : Xudong Tang
12:30 PM Evanston
Xudong Tang, Computer Science, NICO
"Mapping Human and Machine Perception of Voice Identity Similarity"
May
8
2026
Comparative Politics Workshop | The Uneven State: Bureaucratic Preferences and State Capacity in India
12:30 PM Evanston
Please join the Comparative Politics Workshop as they host Anustubh Agnihotri, Assistant Professor of Political Science ...
May
8
2026
International Relations Speaker Series: Ana Vedovato (Northwestern)
2:00 PM Evanston
Please join the International Relations Speaker Series as they host Ph.D Candidate Ana Vedovato, Northwestern University...
May
8
2026
Comparative Historical Social Sciences: Simone Polillo
3:00 PM Evanston
Please join the Comparative Historical Social Sciences as they host Simone Polillo, University of Virginia. Session titl...
May
8
2026
May
8
2026
Dr. Caterina Gratton : Psychology Colloquium Series
3:15 PM Evanston
Chasing Precision: studying individuals to provide new insights into human brain networks and their role in control
Diff...
May
8
2026
Graduate Student Seminar | TBA (Northwestern University)
4:00 PM Evanston
Title:
Abstract:
Note: The talk will start at 4:10 pm
May
8
2026
Nowruz Event Series: Literary Translation Workshop
4:00 PM Evanston
Please join us for a Literary Translation Workshop as part of the Nowruz series.
Central Asian Literature in Translation...
May
9
2026
Xuefei Yang, guitar: Six Strings, One World
7:30 PM Evanston
Part of the Segovia Classical Guitar Series
“with sparkle, clarity, and flair.”
—New York Sun
Xuefei Yang’s artistic jo...
May
11
2026
Anthropology Colloquium - Aris Clemons, University of Tennessee
3:00 PM Evanston
U.S. Black Vernacular Spanish(es): Endarkened Storywork as Linguistic Method and Theory
This talk introduces U.S. Black ...
May
11
2026
Northwestern Chemistry Special Seminar: Seokhyoung Kim (Michigan State University)
3:00 PM Evanston
Northwestern Chemistry welcomes Professor Seokhyoung Kim from Michigan State University, hosted by Professor Mercouri Ka...
May
11
2026
May
11
2026
May
11
2026
¡Té con Té!
5:00 PM Evanston
Practice speaking Spanish... Refreshments provided!ALL LEVELS WELCOME
Casual environment & student run!5 - 6 PM Every Mo...
May
11
2026
Writers Fest 2026
5:00 PM Evanston
Please join us for the 18th annual Writers Festival, featuring renowned writers offering public readings!
This year's fe...
May
12
2026
Northwestern Chemistry Faculty Seminar: Franz Geiger (Faculty Only)
12:00 PM Evanston
Department of Chemistry Faculty Seminars
May
12
2026
American Politics Workshop: Desmond King (Oxford University), TBD
12:30 PM Evanston
Please join the American Politics Workshop as they host Desmond King, Andrew W Mellon Professor of American Government, ...
May
12
2026
Northwestern-UIC Complex Geometry Seminar | Tristan Collins (University of Toronto)
3:30 PM Evanston
Title: From complete Calabi-Yau metrics to optimal transportation, and back again
Abstract: The Tian-Yau problem asks wh...
May
12
2026
May
12
2026
Northwestern-UIC Complex Geometry Seminar | Chi Li (Rutgers University)
5:00 PM Evanston
Title: On the volume of Kähler-Einstein Fano varieties
Abstract:
I will talk about a joint work with Minghao Miao, which...
May
12
2026
Writers Fest 2026
5:00 PM Evanston
Please join us for the 18th annual Writers Festival, featuring renowned writers offering public readings!
This year's fe...
May
12
2026
Religious Studies Edmund Perry Lecture
5:30 PM No Location
Edmund Perry Lecture presented by Maria Heim, George Lyman Crosby 1896 & Stanley Warfield Crosby Professor in Religion a...
May
13
2026
LLSP Study Lounge
11:30 AM Evanston
Are you looking for a space to study? Want to build community?
Join us every Wednesday in our seminar room, and meet mem...
May
13
2026
People’s Resilience as Russia’s Primary National Resource: Roberta Buffett Visiting Professor Lecture by Maria Lipman
12:30 PM Evanston
Join the Roberta Buffett Institute and the Weinberg College Center for Global Studies’ Roberta Buffett International Stu...
May
13
2026
Statistical Computing Workshop: TBD
12:30 PM Evanston
Please join the Statistical Computing Workshop as they host -- TBD ---
The Statistical Computing Workshop (formerly R Wo...
May
13
2026
Undergraduate & Faculty Lunch
12:30 PM Evanston
Undergrads! Have lunch with your fellow History undergrads and faculty 12:30PM - 1:30PM on Wednesday, May 13th.
May
13
2026
Hindi-Urdu Language Table
2:00 PM Evanston
Wednesdays 4/15 through 5/27. 2pm-3pm. Kresge 4-354. Are you learning Hindi-Urdu and want to practice your language...
May
13
2026
Algebraic Geometry Seminar | Bogdan Zavyalov (University of Maryland)
3:00 PM Evanston
Title: TBA
Abstract: TBA
May
13
2026
Northwestern Chemistry Colloquium: Ken Hsu (University of Texas at Austin)
3:00 PM Evanston
Northwestern Chemistry welcomes Ken Hsu from the University of Texas at Austin, hosted by Xiaoyu Zhang.
May
13
2026
May
13
2026
Weinberg College Named Chair Investiture Ceremony
4:00 PM Evanston
Robin Nusslock
Julie and Frank Cohen Family Professorship in Social Sciences
Department of Psychology
Shalini Shanka...
May
13
2026
Annual Theodore “Zev” Weiss Lecture in Holocaust Studies: "Thirst is dreadful, worse than hunger": Dehydration, Despair, and Death in the Holocaust
5:00 PM Evanston
"Thirst is dreadful, worse than hunger": Dehydration, Despair, and Death in the Holocaust
Annual Spring Theodore “Zev” W...
May
13
2026
Writers Fest 2026
5:00 PM Evanston
Please join us for the 18th annual Writers Festival, featuring renowned writers offering public readings!
This year's fe...
May
14
2026
Department of Sociology Colloquium: Christina J. Cross, Harvard University
12:30 PM Evanston
Christina J. Cross, Harvard University, presents:
"Inherited Inequality: Why Opportunity Gaps Persist Between Black and ...
May
14
2026
MBS Seminar Series - WIDOM Lecture: Yvonne Fondufe-Mittendorf
12:30 PM Evanston
Dr. Yvonne Fondufe-Mittendorf - Van Andel Institute
https://fondufemittendorflab.vai.org/
May
14
2026
Brady Tea
3:30 PM Evanston
Brady Scholars gather weekly for refreshments and discussion about recent events and their implications for our society,...
May
14
2026
May
14
2026
Boyce Lecture in Medieval History
4:30 PM No Location
Gray Boyce Memorial Lecture in Medieval History (CCHS/History)
Hannah BARKER (Arizona State University), author of the 2...
May
14
2026
Junior Workshop [copy] [copy]
6:30 PM Evanston
Juniors begin preliminary planning for project work that they will take on in their senior year.
May
15
2026
Religious Studies Students' Visit to the Block Museum of Art
All day No Location
Student Field Trip led by Professor Shira Schwartz and Professor Usman Hamid @ the Block Museum of Art.
Additional infor...
May
15
2026
Friday Morning Faculty Writing Session - Kaplan Humanities Institute
9:00 AM Evanston
Ease into the weekend feeling productive! Drop in to the Kaplan Seminar Room on Friday mornings from 9am-12pm, to work q...
May
15
2026
May
15
2026
Comparative Politics Workshop: Nicole Herscovici (Northwestern University), TBD
12:30 PM Evanston
Please join the Comparative Politics Workshop as they host Nicole Herscovici, PhD student in Political Science at Northw...
May
15
2026
The Blind Spot: How Oligarchs Dominate Our Democracies | Buffett Book Talk with Jeffrey Winters
12:30 PM Evanston
From ancient empires to modern nation-states, extreme concentrations of wealth have shaped political power—but never qui...
May
15
2026
The Transhistorical Pastoral 🐑 an English Department Faculty Symposium
12:30 PM Evanston
In collaboration with the Poetry & Poetics Colloquium.
Against a sense of pastoral as mainly archaic, this symposium ask...
May
15
2026
The Transhistorical Pastoral, an English Dept. Faculty Symposium
12:30 PM Evanston
A discussion of Empson’s 1935 classic Some Versions of Pastoral will be followed by two roundtables of 10-12 minute pres...
May
15
2026
May
15
2026
Gender and Family Workshop: Neisy Rodriguez (Northwestern)
1:30 PM Evanston
The Department of Sociology's Gender and Family Workshop:
PhD Candidate Neisy Rodriguez, Northwestern University:
"Unvei...
May
15
2026
Comparative Historical Social Sciences: Robert Mickey
3:00 PM Evanston
Please join the Comparative Historical Social Sciences as they host Robert Mickey, University of Michigan. Session title...
May
15
2026
Northwestern University Undergraduate Philosophy Society Conference presents Claudia Yau
3:00 PM No Location
Title: Forms as Models in Plato's Republic
Abstract: At the heart of the political project of the Republic is an extrao...
May
15
2026
Nowruz Event Series: Central Asia in the Soviet Union: The Intertwined Histories of Nation, Empire, & Revolution
3:00 PM Evanston
Central Asia in the Soviet Union
The Intertwined Histories of Nation, Empire, & Revolution
Speaker: Adeeb Khalid Profess...
May
15
2026
Teaching the Body: Portraits of Religious Transmission
3:00 PM Evanston
Hamdia Traoré’s “Des marabouts de Djenné” and Muslim Portraiture in Mali presents rare insight into the Qur’anic schools...
May
15
2026
Graduate Student Seminar | TBA (Northwestern University)
4:00 PM Evanston
Title:
Abstract:
Note: The talk will start at 4:10 pm
May
17
2026
Workshop on Gromov-Witten Theory
10:30 AM Evanston
This is a one-day event featuring some speakers from Northwestern and UIUC. Titles and abstracts to be determined
Den...
May
18
2026
Inventories of Ruin: The Demise of the Mexican Jesuits, in Three Acts
12:30 PM Evanston
Please join the Colonial Latin American Studies Working Group of LACS for a book presentation of Inventories of Ruin: Th...
May
18
2026
May
18
2026
May
18
2026
May
18
2026
¡Té con Té!
5:00 PM Evanston
Practice speaking Spanish... Refreshments provided!ALL LEVELS WELCOME
Casual environment & student run!5 - 6 PM Every Mo...
May
19
2026
Northwestern Chemistry Faculty Seminar: Bryan Hunter (Faculty Only)
12:00 PM Evanston
Department of Chemistry Faculty Seminars
May
19
2026
May
19
2026
May
19
2026
Artist Talk - Quan Zhou, Artist in Residence
4:30 PM Evanston
As the culminating event of her artist residency at Northwestern, Quan Zhou will present Linaje (Lineage), a transmedia ...
May
19
2026
May
20
2026
LLSP Study Lounge
11:30 AM Evanston
Are you looking for a space to study? Want to build community?
Join us every Wednesday in our seminar room, and meet mem...
May
20
2026
Hindi-Urdu Language Table
2:00 PM Evanston
Wednesdays 4/15 through 5/27. 2pm-3pm. Kresge 4-354. Are you learning Hindi-Urdu and want to practice your language...
May
20
2026
Northwestern Chemistry Colloquium: T. Don Tilley (UC Berkeley)
3:00 PM No Location
Northwestern Chemistry welcomes T. Don Tilley from UC Berkeley, hosted by Bryan Hunter.
May
20
2026
May
21
2026
Department of Sociology Colloquium: Jackelyn Hwang, Stanford University
12:30 PM Evanston
Jackelyn Hwang, Stanford University, presents:
"Changing Faces, Changing Places: A New Look at Social Control"
Hybrid
Pl...
May
21
2026
MBS Seminar Series - Marija Zanic
12:30 PM Evanston
Dr. Marija Zanic - Vanderbilt
https://lab.vanderbilt.edu/marija-zanic-lab/
May
21
2026
Brady Tea
3:30 PM Evanston
Brady Scholars gather weekly for refreshments and discussion about recent events and their implications for our society,...
May
21
2026
May
21
2026
Third Thursday at Kaplan Institute - May - Year end party!
4:00 PM Evanston
May's Third Thursday will be the Kaplan Institute's year-end party!
Join us to celebrate the accomplishments of the year...
May
22
2026
Friday Morning Faculty Writing Session - Kaplan Humanities Institute
9:00 AM Evanston
Ease into the weekend feeling productive! Drop in to the Kaplan Seminar Room on Friday mornings from 9am-12pm, to work q...
May
22
2026
May
22
2026
May
22
2026
International Relations Speaker Series: Neonila Glukhodid (Northwestern)
2:00 PM Evanston
Please join the International Relations Speaker Series as they host Ph.D Candidate Neonila Glukhodid, Northwestern Unive...
May
22
2026
Dr. Lei Yuan : Psychology Colloquium Series
3:15 PM Evanston
Research Interests:
My research goal is to better understand human learning by characterizing the structure of input dat...
May
22
2026
Graduate Student Seminar | TBA (Northwestern University)
4:00 PM Evanston
Title:
Abstract:
Note: The talk will start at 4:10 pm
May
26
2026
Weinberg College Teaching Awards Ceremony and Luncheon
11:45 AM Evanston
Tuesday, May 26, 2026
11:45 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. CT | Guild Lounge in Scott Hall
For more information, please email weinberg...
May
26
2026
Northwestern Chemistry Faculty Seminar: Xiaoyu Zhang (Faculty Only)
12:00 PM Evanston
Department of Chemistry Faculty Seminars
May
26
2026
May
26
2026
Quantitative & Computational Methods Workshop (QCoM): Aidan Combs, Ohio State University
2:00 PM Evanston
The Department of Sociology's Quantitative & Computational Methods Workshop:
Assistant Professor Aidan Combs, Ohio State...
May
27
2026
LLSP Study Lounge
11:30 AM Evanston
Are you looking for a space to study? Want to build community?
Join us every Wednesday in our seminar room, and meet mem...
May
27
2026
Hindi-Urdu Language Table
2:00 PM Evanston
Wednesdays 4/15 through 5/27. 2pm-3pm. Kresge 4-354. Are you learning Hindi-Urdu and want to practice your language...
May
27
2026
May
27
2026
Northwestern Chemistry Colloquium: Kate Biberdorf (Notre Dame)
3:00 PM Evanston
Northwestern Chemistry welcomes Kate Biberdorf from Notre Dame, hosted by Carine Nemr.
Professor Biberdorf's talk is sup...
May
27
2026
May
28
2026
MBS Seminar Series - Erika Holzbaur
12:30 PM Evanston
Dr. Erika Holzbaur - UPenn
https://www.med.upenn.edu/holzbaurlab/
May
28
2026
Brady Tea
3:30 PM Evanston
Brady Scholars gather weekly for refreshments and discussion about recent events and their implications for our society,...
May
29
2026
May
29
2026
Friday Morning Faculty Writing Session - Kaplan Humanities Institute
9:00 AM Evanston
Ease into the weekend feeling productive! Drop in to the Kaplan Seminar Room on Friday mornings from 9am-12pm, to work q...
May
29
2026
DEEPS Undergraduate Research Roundup
10:00 AM Evanston
Our DEEPS undergraduates display their research work.
May
29
2026
Graduate Student Seminar | TBA (Northwestern University)
4:00 PM Evanston
Title:
Abstract:
Note: The talk will start at 4:10 pm
May
30
2026
Jun
2
2026
Northwestern Chemistry Faculty Seminar: Jesse Gordon (Faculty Only)
12:00 PM Evanston
Department of Chemistry Faculty Seminars
Jun
2
2026
A talk by Dr. Anna Piela
12:30 PM Evanston
Presentation by Dr. Anna Piela, a visiting scholar in Gender and Islam at Northwestern Religious Studies Department.
Mor...
Jun
3
2026
LLSP Study Lounge
11:30 AM Evanston
Are you looking for a space to study? Want to build community?
Join us every Wednesday in our seminar room, and meet mem...
Jun
3
2026
Marple-Schweitzer Memorial Lecture: Jessica Lamb (University of Minnesota)
3:00 PM Evanston
Northwestern Chemistry welcomes Jessica Lamb from the University of Minnesota, hosted by PLU.
Jun
3
2026
Jun
4
2026
Religious Studies End-Of-Year Celebration
All day No Location
Religious Studies End-Of-Year Celebration.
More details will be posted closer to the event.
Jun
5
2026
Cognitive Science Fridays | Mind & Machine Collaboration : Yuan Yang "YY" Teng
12:30 PM Evanston
Yuan Yang "YY" Teng, Technology and Social Behavior
"GenAl at the Divergent-to-Convergent Inflection: Supporting Decisio...
Jun
5
2026
Jun
5
2026
Gender and Family Workshop: Victoria Ylizaliturri Fernandez (Northwestern)
1:30 PM Evanston
The Department of Sociology's Gender and Family Workshop:
PhD Candidate Victoria Ylizaliturri Fernandez, Northwestern Un...
Jun
5
2026
Comparative Historical Social Sciences:Ana Vedovato
3:00 PM Evanston
Please join the Comparative Historical Social Sciences as they host Ph.D Candidate Ana Vedovato, Northwestern University...
Jun
5
2026
Graduate Student Seminar | TBA (Northwestern University)
4:00 PM Evanston
Title:
Abstract:
Note: The talk will start at 4:10 pm
Jun
13
2026
Brady Program Graduation Reception
11:00 AM No Location
The Brady Program celebrates with the Class of 2026 and their families. At this celebration, the undergraduate students...
Jun
13
2026
Weinberg College Convocation
3:00 PM Evanston
Saturday, June 13, 2026
3:00-5:30pm
Welsh-Ryan Arena
Information on ticketing, regalia, and other key details can be fo...