May
12
2026
Neurobiology Seminar Series | Marcella Noorman, Ph.D. | University of Chicago
12:30 PM Evanston
Continuous Representations in Small, Discrete Circuits
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.
May
12
2026
Geometry/Physics Seminar | Wenyuan Li (USC)
2:00 PM Evanston
Note special time and room.
Title: Calabi-Yau structures on microlocal sheaves
Abstract: Microlocal sheaf theory on m...
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
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
Physics Horizons Seminar with Professor Michelle Driscoll
5:30 PM Evanston
Michelle Driscoll will present her research in a special seminar targeting undergraduates (but the entire community is w...
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: Adeline Lo (University of Wisconsin-Madison), A Statistical Model of Bipartite Networks: Application to Cosponsorship in the United States Senate
12:30 PM Evanston
Please join the Statistical Computing Workshop as they host Adeline Lo, Associate Professor at the Department of Politic...
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.
Building Precisi...
May
13
2026
Colloquium | Agnes Beaudry (CU Boulder)
4:00 PM Evanston
Title: Fracton phases of matter
Abstract: Fracton phases of matter are equivalence classes of quantum systems character...
May
13
2026
Feminist performance in times of rising fascism, Colectivo LASTESIS (Daffne Valdés and Sibila Sotomayor V.) in Conversation with Marcela Fuentes
4:00 PM Evanston
A conversation with Prof. Marcela Fuentes on LASTESIS’s groundbreaking performance research. Join us for an exploration ...
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
Why Would a Foreign Soldier Die for You? Baloch Diaspora and the Meaning of Service in the Persian Gulf
4:00 PM Evanston
Description:
Can one ever rely on outsiders in times of war and global disorder, with crisscrossing lines of allegiance...
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
The Spanish Club presents Sino-Spanish Identity through Comics
5:00 PM Evanston
Join the Spanish Club for a conversation with Spanish Artist, Podcaster and Graphic Novelist, Quant Zhou.
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
Poetics of the Event Event
10:00 AM Evanston
See the full schedule and register for the entire day or individual sessions using the link HERE.
What is the event of l...
May
14
2026
How to Write a Biography? On Witold Gombrowicz’s Years in Argentina
12:00 PM Evanston
Please join us!
Thursday, May 14, 2026
12:00-1:30pm
Kresge 3-364 Slavic Languages and Literatures seminar room
How to Wr...
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
Teaching and the Academic Job Market: Careers at Liberal Arts Colleges
12:30 PM Evanston
What does it take to launch your career at a liberal arts college? Join alumni from our Political Science PhD program wh...
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
Probability Seminar | Vaki Nikitopoulos (University of Michigan)
4:00 PM Evanston
Title: Asymptotic expansion for noncommutative smooth functions of multimatrix models
Abstract: A multimatrix model is a...
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
Grad Speakers Series: Riad Kherdeen (University of Illinois Chicago)
5:00 PM Evanston
Integrating Art and Architecture: Decolonization, Speculation, and Modernism in the Aftershock of Morocco’s Agadir Earth...
May
14
2026
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
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
Global Antiquities Graduate Talk
12:00 PM Evanston
Alice Casalini: Buddhist Art of Gandhara; Stupa as Method
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
Religious studies @ the Block
12:45 PM No Location
Join us for a special day curated by and for the Religious Studies Department at the Block Museum, in honor of the exhib...
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 Politics Workshop: Nicole Herscovici (Northwestern University), Why do semi-loyal oppositions initiate extra-democratic impeachments?
2:00 PM Evanston
Please join the Comparative Politics Workshop as they host Nicole Herscovici, PhD student in Political Science at Northw...
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
15
2026
Northwestern University Undergraduate Philosophy Society Conference presents Claudia Yau
4:30 PM Evanston
Title: Forms as Models in Plato's Republic
Abstract: At the heart of the political project of the Republic is an extrao...
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 announced below....
May
18
2026
CFS Info Session Live on Zoom
9:00 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
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
The End of Managed Conflict: Who Still Controls Escalation? A talk on the Iran War
12:30 PM Evanston
Join MENA Studies for a talk with Nancy Okail (President and CEO, Center for International Policy): The End of Managed C...
May
18
2026
Anthropology Colloquium - Alejandra Nunez de la Mora, Universidad Veracruzana
3:00 PM Evanston
The ManoVuelta Project: insights from a decade of community-based multidisciplinary research in Veracruz, Mexico
ManoVue...
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
Senior Recruitment Seminar in Macro Economics
11:30 AM Evanston
Chen Lian (Berkeley): Sophisticated Borrowing Constraints and Macroeconomic Dynamics
Abstract: In traditional macro-fina...
May
19
2026
Anti-Asian Violence and Black-Asian Solidarity | Scott Kurashige Lunchtime talk
12:00 PM Evanston
Lunch and a copy of Scott Kurashige's new book, American Peril, will be provided at the event.
The alarming rise in anti...
May
19
2026
Student Coffee Hour with Cathy Linh Che and Jess X. Snow
2:30 PM Evanston
Join us for a coffee hour with filmmakers/poets Cathy Linh Che and Jess X. Snow, collaborators on We Were the Scenery!
W...
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
A Relational Anthropology of Islam: Sound, Devotion, and Community at Turkey's Eastern Borderlands
5:00 PM Evanston
Speaker: Stefan Williamson Fa, Research and Outreach Associate, Centre for Islamic Studies, University of Cambridge
Wha...
May
19
2026
Cathy Linh Che & Jess X. Snow Screening and Q&A
5:00 PM Evanston
A film screening with Cathy Linh Che and Jess X. Snow.
Filmed on location in Vietnam, the Philippines, and Long Beach, C...
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
Algebraic Geometry Seminar | Ivan Cheltsov (University of Edinburgh)
3:00 PM Evanston
Title: TBA
Abstract: TBA
May
20
2026
Northwestern Chemistry Colloquium: T. Don Tilley (UC Berkeley)
3:00 PM Evanston
Northwestern Chemistry welcomes T. Don Tilley from UC Berkeley, hosted by Bryan Hunter.
Oxo Metal Clusters in Water Spli...
May
20
2026
Arabic Language Table
3:15 PM Evanston
Practice speaking Arabic in an informal and supportive environment. Speakers of all levels, from beginner to fluent, ar...
May
20
2026
Islamic China: An Asian History
5:00 PM Evanston
Speaker: Rian Thum, Senior Lecturer in East Asian History, the University of Manchester
For more than a millennium, Isla...
May
20
2026
Undergraduate Awards Colloquium | Jordan Ellenberg (University of Wisconsin)
5:00 PM Evanston
Title: Big hypercubes, or: how to collaborate on math with a machine
Abstract: I'll tell a story about a recent project...
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
Northwestern University's Department of Philosophy's Colloquium Series presents Sabina Vaccarino Bremner
4:00 PM Evanston
Beauvoir’s Constructivism
I claim that Simone de Beauvoir offers a novel argument for a variant of constructivism that...
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
21
2026
Central Asian Studies Forum: Turkic Language Workshop
4:30 PM Evanston
Lesson led by Adam Willson, featuring special guest Dr. Kagan Arik, University of Chicago.
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
Number Theory Seminar | Aaron Landesman (Harvard University)
1:00 PM Evanston
Title: Bhargava's conjecture over function fields
Abstract: Bhargava's conjecture predicts the number of degree d extens...
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
Art History Senior Thesis Symposium with Guest Speaker: Jessica Bell Brown
3:00 PM Evanston
Join us for thesis presentations from seniors Genesis Castro and Muyang Chen, along with a guest lecture by alumna Jessi...
May
22
2026
Dr. Lei Yuan : Psychology Colloquium Series
3:15 PM Evanston
Title: The Emergence of Compositionality: From Implicit to Explicit Representations of Relational Structure
Abstract: ...
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
25
2026
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
American Politics Workshop: Andrew Ifedapo Thompson (UPenn), The Big Flip: Racial Demographic Change and the Future of American Democracy
12:30 PM Evanston
Please join the American Politics Workshop as they host Andrew Ifedapo Thompson, Assistant Professor of Political Scienc...
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
26
2026
Where Public Humanities Meets Public Policy - Center for the Study of Guns & Society at Wesleyan University
5:00 PM Evanston
Established in 2022, the Center for the Study of Guns & Society at Wesleyan University is a hub for interdisciplinary re...
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
27
2026
How to Apply to Grad School Panel
5:30 PM Evanston
Come hear from Physics, Astronomy, and Applied Physics faculty about the process of applying to grad school and have all...
May
27
2026
Evening O'Skits
6:00 PM Evanston
Come and enjoy the theatrical and linguistic talents that our students have been developing all year. This year is our 4...
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
28
2026
Central Asian Studies Forum: Book Club 2
5:00 PM Evanston
The Central Asian Studies Forum will hold their book club on Andrei Platonov's "Soul" (https://www.nyrb.com/products/sou...
May
29
2026
May
29
2026
NO session May 29 - Friday Morning Faculty Writing Session - Kaplan Humanities Institute
9:00 AM Evanston
Kaplan will not hold a writing retreat due to our day-long Public Humanities Symposium (you are welcome to attend!).
Ea...
May
29
2026
DEEPS Undergraduate Research Roundup
10:00 AM Evanston
Our DEEPS undergraduates display their research work.
May
29
2026
May
29
2026
Turkish Language Table
3:00 PM Evanston
Turkish learners of all levels are welcome to attend. Turkish snacks will be served.
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
1
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.
Harnessing the Potential ...
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
4
2026
Northwestern Society for the Theory of Ethics and Politics Conference (Day 1 of 3)
9:00 AM Evanston
The Northwestern Society for the Theory of Ethics and Politics (NUSTEP) hosts an annual spring conference in moral and p...
Jun
5
2026
Northwestern Society for the Theory of Ethics and Politics Conference (Day 2 of 3)
9:00 AM Evanston
The Northwestern Society for the Theory of Ethics and Politics (NUSTEP) hosts an annual spring conference in moral and p...
Jun
5
2026
Classics Expo and Awards Ceremony
11:30 AM Evanston
Join us for an afternoon of lunch, presentations, and awards. Open to all members of the Classics community.
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
6
2026
Northwestern Society for the Theory of Ethics and Politics Conference (Day 3 of 3)
9:00 AM Evanston
The Northwestern Society for the Theory of Ethics and Politics (NUSTEP) hosts an annual spring conference in moral and p...
Jun
12
2026
Art History Undergraduate Reception
12:00 PM Evanston
This is a celebratory reception honoring our graduating majors and minors.
Jun
12
2026
Classics Graduation Party
2:00 PM Evanston
This is a celebratory reception honoring our graduating majors and minors. All members of the Classics community are wel...
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...
Jul
8
2026
2026 Malcolm Dole Lectures in Physical Chemistry
3:00 PM Evanston
Northwestern Chemistry welcomes Todd Martinez from Stanford University
Hosted By Roel Tempelaar