Northwestern University

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Upcoming Events for Department of Political Science

Contact:
Ariel Sowers
(847) 491-7454
ariel.sowers@northwestern.edu | Website

February 2026

Feb

2026

Graduate Careers Outside of Academia: NU Poli Sci Ph.D. Alumni Panel

12:30 PM - 2:00 PM Scott Hall, Room 201, Ripton, 601 University Place, Evanston, IL 60208 (Hybrid)

Academic (general) Career/Workplace

Feb

2026

Professionalization Q&A with Poli Sci Ph.D. Rana Khoury

3:30 PM - 5:00 PM Scott Hall, Scott Hall 201, 601 University Place, Evanston, IL 60208

Academic (general)

Feb

2026

Statistical Computing Workshop | Yingdan Lu (Northwestern), Rethinking Computational…

12:30 PM - 2:00 PM Scott Hall, Scott Hall 212, 601 University Place, Evanston, IL 60208 (Hybrid)

Academic (general)

Feb

2026

Comparative Politics Workshop: Jordan Gans-Morse (Northwestern), Compliance…

12:30 PM - 2:00 PM Scott Hall, 212, 601 University Place, Evanston, IL 60208

Academic (general)

Feb

2026

International Relations Speaker Series: Michael Findley (UT), Can Digital Aid…

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM Scott Hall, 212, 601 University Place, Evanston, IL 60208

Academic (general)

March 2026

Mar

2026

The Academic Job Market and Early Career Advice

12:30 PM - 2:00 PM Scott Hall, Room 201, Ripton, 601 University Place, Evanston, IL 60208 (Hybrid)

Academic (general) Career/Workplace

Mar

2026

American Politics Workshop - Molly Offer-Westort

12:30 PM - 2:00 PM Scott Hall, 212, 601 University Place, Evanston, IL 60208

Academic (general)

April 2026

Apr

2026

Comparative Politics Workshop: Martin Laryš (IIR Prague)

12:30 PM - 2:00 PM Scott Hall, Scott Hall 212, 601 University Place, Evanston, IL 60208 (Hybrid)

Academic (general)

Apr

2026

International Relations Speaker Series: V. Page Fortna (Columbia University)

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM Scott Hall, Scott Hall 212, 601 University Place, Evanston, IL 60208 (Hybrid)

Academic (general)

Apr

2026

Race, Ethnicity, and Politics Workshop: Hakeem Jefferson (Stanford)

12:30 PM - 2:00 PM Scott Hall, 212, 601 University Place, Evanston, IL 60208

Academic (general)

Apr

2026

International Relations Speaker Series: Andrés Schelp (Northwestern)

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM Scott Hall, 212, 601 University Place, Evanston, IL 60208

Academic (general)

Apr

2026

International Relations Speaker Series: Polina Beliakova (American University)

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM Scott Hall, Scott Hall 212, 601 University Place, Evanston, IL 60208 (Hybrid)

Academic (general)

May 2026

May

2026

Fall 2026 Pre-registration Preview

12:30 PM - 2:00 PM Scott Hall, 212, 601 University Place, Evanston, IL 60208

Academic (general)

May

2026

Comparative Politics Workshop | The Uneven State: Bureaucratic Preferences…

12:30 PM - 2:00 PM Scott Hall, Room 201, Ripton, 601 University Place, Evanston, IL 60208 (Hybrid)

Academic (general)

May

2026

International Relations Speaker Series: Ana Vedovato (Northwestern)

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM Scott Hall, 212, 601 University Place, Evanston, IL 60208

Academic (general)

May

2026

The Blind Spot: How Oligarchs Dominate Our Democracies | Buffett Book Talk…

12:30 PM - 1:45 PM 720 University Place, Second Floor, Evanston, IL 60208 (Hybrid)

Global/Multicultural

May

2026

International Relations Speaker Series: Neonila Glukhodid (Northwestern)

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM Scott Hall, 212, 601 University Place, Evanston, IL 60208

Academic (general)