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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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Hindi-Urdu Language Table

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM, sponsored by Department of Asian Languages and Cultures

Practice speaking Hindi-Urdu in an informal setting with other Hindi-Urdu learners and enthusiasts. OPEN TO ALL LEVELS OF HINDI-URDU Questions? email Prof....

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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
14
2024

Weinberg College Named Chair Investiture

4:00 PM - 6:30 PM, sponsored by Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences

Honorees: Yarrow Axford William Deering Professor Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences   Christina Kiaer Frances Hooper Professor in the Arts and Humanities Department of Art History   Akinwumi...

May
14
2024

Ethnography Workshop: Xi Wang

5:00 PM - 6:30 PM, sponsored by Sociology Department

The Department of Sociology's Ethnography Workshop: Xi Wang, PhD Student, Northwestern University, presents:  From Transnational Psychoanalytic Training to the Project of Social...

May
15
2024

Sanitized spectacle: The politics of waste at Egypt's COP27

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM, sponsored by Department of Political Science

Please join the Joint Comparative/International Relations Workshop as they host Lauren Baker and Ely Orrego-Torres. Abstract: The United Nations Framework Convention...

May
15
2024

Black Studies Workshop

12:30 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by Black Studies Department

Dr. Casidy Campbell Presents: Finding Sakia: Black Queer Blogging Culture in the Early 2000s  

May
15
2024

Graduate/Faculty Lunch

12:30 PM - 1:45 PM, sponsored by History Department

Join lunch with your fellow History graduate students and faculty on Wednesday May 15th, 2024 at 12:30PM - 1:45PM. If...

May
15
2024

Tacita de Café Una Tarde de Karaoke

4:15 PM - 5:15 PM, sponsored by Department of Spanish and Portuguese

¡CELEBREMOS EL DÍA INTERNACIONAL DE LA FAMILIA Y CHOSEN FAMILIES! ¡ÚNETE A TACITA DE CAFÉ PARA UNA TARDE DE KARAOKE...

May
15
2024

Maifest

5:00 PM - 7:00 PM, sponsored by Department of German

Join GUAB and McCormick Global Initiatives tocelebrate the arrival of spring and new beginnings through the German holiday ofMaifest! Come...

May
16
2024

Honors in English Literature Colloquium

12:30 PM - 2:30 PM, sponsored by English Department

The Honors Colloquium provides students the opportunity to present their research and discuss their findings.

May
16
2024

Culture & Society Workshop: Sharif El Shishtawy Hassan

3:30 PM - 5:00 PM, sponsored by Sociology Department

The Department of Sociology's Culture & Society Workshop: Sharif El Shishtawy Hassan "Ambivalent Texts: State Feminism and Official Religion in the UAE” Hybrid

May
17
2024

CFS Info Session Live on Zoom

10:30 AM - 11:15 AM, 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
17
2024

PoliSci Major Meet-Up

3:00 PM - 5:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Political Science

Please join the Political Science Department's Undergraduate Affairs division for the final PoliSci Major Meet-Up of the year! Celebrate finishing...

May
21
2024

Weinberg College Teaching Awards Ceremony and Luncheon

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

Tuesday, May 21, 2024 11:45 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. CT | Guild Lounge in Scott Hall   This year’s awardees Distinguished Teaching Award Michelle Huang,...

May
21
2024

Urban & Community Workshop: Io Brooks

3:00 PM - 4:30 PM, sponsored by Sociology Department

The Department of Sociology's Urban & Community Workshop: Io Brooks, Northwestern University   

May
21
2024

Ethnography Workshop: Mitchell Duneier

5:00 PM - 6:30 PM, sponsored by Sociology Department

The Department of Sociology's Ethnography Workshop: Mitchell Duneier, Professor of Sociology, Princeton University, presents: Slim's Table in Retrospect In-Person Only  

May
22
2024

Imperial Material: Talk by Alvita Akiboh

12:00 PM - 1:45 PM, sponsored by History Department

I’m happy to announce that, with sponsorship from CCHS and the Department, Alvita Akiboh, assistant professor at Yale, will be...

May
22
2024

Chemistry Department Colloquium - Joan-Emma Shea, UCSB

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Chemistry

Chemistry Colloquium dated May 22, 2024 Joan-Emma Shea, hosted by George Schatz For more information, contact Mirjeta Remaley  at mirjeta.remaley@northwestern.edu

May
23
2024

Department of Chemistry Professional Development Day

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Chemistry

Professional Development Day Hosted by Christian Malapit   Times and location vary For more information, email christian.malapit@northwestern.edu

May
23
2024

Culture & Society Workshop: Brianne Dubois

3:30 PM - 5:00 PM, sponsored by Sociology Department

The Department of Sociology's Culture & Society Workshop: Brianne Dubois “Short Contracts and Contracts Made Short: Examining Professional Stratification among French Contemporary...

May
23
2024

CFS Info Session Live on Zoom

4:00 PM - 4:45 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
23
2024

Boyce Lecture in Medieval History

4:30 PM - 7:00 PM, sponsored by Center for Historical Studies

Gray Boyce Memorial Lecture in Medieval History (CCHS/History) Kristina RICHARDSON (UVA), author of Roma in the Medieval Islamic Word: Literacy, Culture...

May
29
2024

German Department Grillfest

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, sponsored by Department of German

Join the German department for our end of year Grillfest! Help us celebrate our students, awardees and seniors!

May
29
2024

Sophomore Lunch

12:00 PM - 1:30 PM, sponsored by Brady Scholars Program in Ethics and Civic Life

Sophomores will meet for the last time as a group during Reading Week of Spring Quarter.

May
29
2024

Black Question Time

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

The ‘Black Question Time’ Panelists are: Karen Attiah, Opinions columnist for the Washington Post https://www.karenattiah.com/ Peter Braithwaite, Director of Procurement, Diversity and Community...

May
30
2024

Honors Senior Thesis Symposium

3:00 PM - 7:00 PM, sponsored by History Department

Join us as we celebrate our honor's candidates on the completion of their milestone thesis projects. Friends and family of the...

Jun
7
2024

Weinberg College Graduation Reception

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

All Weinberg College graduates and their guests are invited to join me for food, drinks, and a toast to the...

Jun
8
2024

Brady Program Graduation Reception

11:30 AM - 1:00 PM, sponsored by Brady Scholars Program in Ethics and Civic Life

The Brady Program celebrates with the Class of 2024 and their families.  At this celebration, the undergraduate students, the graduate...

Jun
8
2024

Weinberg College Convocation

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

Saturday, June 8, 2024 3:00-5:30pm Welsh-Ryan Arena  Information on ticketing, regalia, and other key details can be found on our Convocation page. Additional...

Jun
29
2024

The Ballad of Mu Lan, an encore screening

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM, sponsored by Virginia Wadsworth Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts

written and directed by Alvin Chan When Mu Lan dresses up as a boy to take her father’s place in the...

Jul
11
2024

POWeR: Polymer Women Empowerment & Research

All day, sponsored by Department of Chemistry

Polymer Women Empowerment and Research conference (PoWER) will foster community, share cutting-edge scientific results, highlight women’s contributions and voices, and...

Jul
12
2024

POWeR: Polymer Women Empowerment & Research - Day 2

All day, sponsored by Department of Chemistry

Polymer Women Empowerment and Research conference (PoWER) will foster community, share cutting-edge scientific results, highlight women’s contributions and voices, and...

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