The Alice Kaplan Institute for the Humanities, building on a rich legacy of Northwestern accomplishments in each of the various disciplines, was established to organize and promote the kind of expansive, interdisciplinary discussion and debate that characterizes leading-edge humanities scholarship today. The Institute cultivates this work through research grants to humanities faculty members, new undergraduate classes based on this research, visits by world-renowned humanists to campus for lectures and seminars, and sponsorship of concerts, film presentations, and other such events throughout the University.
Upcoming Events for Alice Kaplan Institute for the Humanities
May 2026
May
14
2026
10:00 AM - 6:30 PM
Kresge Hall, #2350 (Kaplan Institute), 1880 Campus Drive, Evanston, IL 60208
May
15
2026
Friday Morning Faculty Writing Session - Kaplan Humanities Institute
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Kresge Hall, 2351 (Kaplan Institute seminar room), 1880 Campus Drive, Evanston, IL 60208
May
15
2026
Global Antiquities Graduate Talk
12:00 PM - 2:45 PM
Kresge Hall, 1-515 Trienens, 1880 Campus Drive, Evanston, IL 60208
May
15
2026
Nowruz Event Series: Central Asia in the Soviet Union: The Intertwined Histories…
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Harris Hall, Room 108, 1881 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL 60208
May
18
2026
Inventories of Ruin: The Demise of the Mexican Jesuits, in Three Acts
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Kresge Hall, 2-351 (Kaplan Seminar Room), 1880 Campus Drive, Evanston, IL 60208
May
19
2026
Artist Talk - Quan Zhou, Artist in Residence
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Kresge Hall, 2315 (Artist's Studio), 1880 Campus Drive, Evanston, IL 60208
May
19
2026
A Relational Anthropology of Islam: Sound, Devotion, and Community at Turkey's…
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
University Hall, 201 (Hagstrum Room), 1897 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL 60208
May
20
2026
Islamic China: An Asian History
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Segal Visitors Center, Auditorium, 1841 Sheridan Rd, Evanston, IL 60208
May
21
2026
Third Thursday at Kaplan Institute - May - Year end party!
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Kresge Hall, #2350 (Kaplan Institute), 1880 Campus Drive, Evanston, IL 60208
May
22
2026
Friday Morning Faculty Writing Session - Kaplan Humanities Institute
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Kresge Hall, 2351 (Kaplan Institute seminar room), 1880 Campus Drive, Evanston, IL 60208
May
26
2026
Where Public Humanities Meets Public Policy - Center for the Study of Guns…
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Kresge Hall, #2351 (Kaplan Institute), 1880 Campus Drive, Evanston, IL 60208
May
29
2026
NO session May 29 - Friday Morning Faculty Writing Session - Kaplan Humanities…
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Kresge Hall, 2351 (Kaplan Institute seminar room), 1880 Campus Drive, Evanston, IL 60208
May
29
2026
Public Humanities Symposium
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Kresge Hall, #2350 (Kaplan Institute), 1880 Campus Drive, Evanston, IL 60208
June 2026
Jun
4
2026
Northwestern Society for the Theory of Ethics and Politics Conference (Day…
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
2122 Sheridan Road, 140, Evanston, IL 60201
Jun
5
2026
Northwestern Society for the Theory of Ethics and Politics Conference (Day…
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
2122 Sheridan Road, 140, Evanston, IL 60201
Jun
6
2026
Northwestern Society for the Theory of Ethics and Politics Conference (Day…
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
2122 Sheridan Road, 140, Evanston, IL 60201