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Events Calendar

Attend one of the college's upcoming events, listed below. You can also review the Academic Calendars or find information about major college events, such as Convocation.

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Russian Conversation Tables

5:00 PM - 7:00 PM, sponsored by Slavic Languages and Literatures

This Spring quarter, join the Russian Club for Russian Conversation Tables from 5-7pm every Monday in the Slavic lounge (next...

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Hindi-Urdu Language Table

2:30 PM - 4:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Asian Languages and Cultures

Tuesdays 2:30-4:00 April 15 through June 3, 2025. Kresge 4438. Are you learning Hindi-Urdu and want to practice your language...

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Polish Conversation Tables

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM, sponsored by Slavic Languages and Literatures

Polish Conversation Tables are held every Tuesday at 5pm in the Slavic Languages and Literatures Department lobby, adjacent to Kresge...

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Korean Language Table

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Asian Languages and Cultures

Fridays 1pm-2pm April 11 through May 23, 2025.  Kresge 4438.  Practice Korean in a supportive and fun environment.  All levels...

May
19
2025

Undergraduate-Faculty Lunch

12:30 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by History Department

Undergrads! Join lunch with your fellow History undergrads and faculty at 12:30PM - 2:00PM. If this will be your first...

May
19
2025

Analysis Seminar | Simon Becker (ETH Zürich)

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Mathematics: Analysis Seminar

This is the first lecture of Simon Becker's minicourse on continuous Schrödinger operators. Title: The tight-binding reduction. Abstract: We explore a general...

May
19
2025

Math Senior Thesis Presentations

4:00 PM - 5:15 PM, sponsored by Department of Mathematics: General Interest

Short talks by this year's senior thesis writers that will introduce their projects to the department.  

May
19
2025

Math Senior Thesis Presentations

4:00 PM - 5:15 PM, sponsored by Department of Mathematics: Special Lectures

Short talks by this year's senior thesis writers that will introduce their projects to the department.  

May
20
2025

Online Roundtable "What is Nazism? What is Fascism?"

12:00 PM - 1:30 PM, sponsored by Holocaust Educational Foundation

HEFNU Series: Holocaust Studies and Contemporary Issues "What is Nazism? What is Fascism?" Tuesday, May 20, 2025, 12 PM (Noon Eastern Time) Please...

May
20
2025

Climate Change Advocacy and Engagement

12:30 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Political Science

Please join the American Politics Workshop as they host Sol Hart, Professor of Communications and Media at the University of...

May
20
2025

Dynamical Systems Seminar | Simon Becker (ETH Zürich)

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Mathematics: Dynamical Systems Seminar

Title:  WKB estimates and Harper’s operator as a dynamical system. Abstract:  We finish our discussion on the tight-binding reduction from Lecture...

May
21
2025

Graduate-Faculty Lunch

12:00 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by History Department

Graduates - Join lunch with your fellow History graduate students and faculty. If this will be your first time all...

May
21
2025

Algebraic Geometry Seminar | Paul Hacking (UMass Amherst)

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Mathematics: Algebraic Geometry Seminar

Title: Homological mirror symmetry for K3 surfaces Abstract: Joint work with Ailsa Keating (Cambridge). We prove the homological mirror symmetry conjecture...

May
21
2025

Buffett Book Talk: Heaven Has a Wall

4:00 PM - 5:15 PM, sponsored by Buffett Institute for Global Affairs

Our national conversation about the border has taken a religious turn. When televangelists declare, “Heaven has a wall,” activists shout...

May
21
2025

Kaffeestunde

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM, sponsored by Department of German

4:30 PM in front of the German office (Kresge 3-305)

May
21
2025

Maifest

5:00 PM - 6:30 PM, sponsored by Department of German

Join GUAB and McCormick Global Initiatives to celebrate the arrival of spring and new beginnings through the German holiday of...

May
21
2025

The Spanish Club Boba y Games

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Spanish and Portuguese

Join The Spanish Club for our final event of the year   🧋Boba y Games 🎲   Wednesday, May 21st, 5:00-6:00 pm Kresge 3535   There will...

May
21
2025

Getting to Know Black Studies

5:30 PM - 7:00 PM, sponsored by Black Studies Department

Featuring: Black Studies Professors Dotun Ayobade, Martha Biondi, and Silyane Larcher in conversation with  Barnor Hesse Black Studies Graduating Seniors Jadon Ampadu, Olivia Carter, and...

May
22
2025

Analysis Seminar | Simon Becker (ETH Zürich)

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Mathematics: Analysis Seminar

This is the final lecture of Simon Becker's minicourse on continuous Schrödinger operators. Title: Stability of the Ten-Martini problem Abstract: We discuss...

May
22
2025

Brady Tea

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM, sponsored by Brady Scholars Program in Ethics and Civic Life

Brady Scholars gather weekly for refreshments and discussion about recent events and their implications for our society, ongoing moral difficulties...

May
22
2025

CFS Info Session Live on Zoom

3:30 PM - 4:15 PM, sponsored by Chicago Field Studies

Find out more about the Chicago Field Studies Program and get all your questions answered by one of the CFS...

May
22
2025

Geometry/Physics Seminar | Paul Hacking (UMass Amherst)

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Mathematics: Geometry/Physics Seminar

Title: Homological mirror symmetry for triangle singularities Abstract: This is a report on work in progress by UMass graduate student Ethan...

May
23
2025

Ancient Economies Conference

8:15 AM - 5:15 PM, sponsored by Department of Classics

Ancient Economies May 23, 2025 Sponsored by: Northwestern Center for Economic History Joel Mokyr, Joe Ferrie, and Walker Hanlon, co-directors Organizers: Walker Hanlon and Taco...

May
23
2025

Before and Beyond Afrobeats

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM, sponsored by Black Studies Department

Labor and African Cultural Production on the World Stage 

May
27
2025

Weinberg College Spring Faculty Meeting

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM, sponsored by Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences

Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences  Spring Faculty Meeting May 27, 2025 Meeting from 3:00 – 4:00 p.m. Guild Lounge, Scott Hall (601 University...

May
27
2025

Weinberg College Pop-up Faculty Club

4:00 PM - 6:00 PM, sponsored by Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences

Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences  Pop-up Faculty Club May 27, 2025 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Guild Lounge, Scott Hall (601 University Pl.)

May
28
2025

Weinberg College Teaching Awards Ceremony and Luncheon

11:45 AM - 1:30 PM, sponsored by Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences

Wednesday, May 28, 2025 11:45 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. CT | Guild Lounge in Scott Hall   For more information, please email weinberg_assistdeanfacultyadvancement@northwestern.edu.

May
28
2025

Franny Choi Reading, Q&A, and Book Signing

5:00 PM - 7:00 PM, sponsored by Asian American Studies Program

Please join Northwestern’s Asian American Studies Program 5:00PM Wednesday, May 28 (Harris 108) for a poetry reading, Q&A, and book...

May
29
2025

Brady Tea

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM, sponsored by Brady Scholars Program in Ethics and Civic Life

Brady Scholars gather weekly for refreshments and discussion about recent events and their implications for our society, ongoing moral difficulties...

May
29
2025

Geometry/Physics Seminar | Tom Graber (Caltech)

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Mathematics: Geometry/Physics Seminar

Title:  Localization for relative obstruction theories and logarithmic stable maps                    ...

May
29
2025

Special Guest Lecture: Karen Underhill

4:00 PM - 6:00 PM, sponsored by Slavic Languages and Literatures

Karen Underhill, Associate Professor and Director of Undergraduate Polish, Russian, and Lithuanian Studies at UIC visits NU to discuss her...

May
30
2025

Black Question Time

5:15 PM - 6:30 PM, sponsored by Black Studies Department

The ‘Black Question Time’ Panelists are:

Jun
6
2025

Thesis Defense | Yi Gu (Northwestern University)

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Mathematics: General Interest

Title: Generalized t-SNE and Beyond: Probabilistic Methods for Dimensionality Reduction, Combinatorial Optimization, and Machine Learning Abstract: Probability theory and probabilistic algorithms...

Jun
14
2025

Weinberg College Convocation

3:00 PM - 5:30 PM, sponsored by Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences

Saturday, June 14, 2025 3:00-5:30pm Welsh-Ryan Arena  Information on ticketing, regalia, and other key details can be found on our Convocation webpage. Additional...

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