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Upcoming Events for Roberta Buffett Institute for Global Affairs

The Roberta Buffett Institute for Global Affairs is developing solutions to global challenges by building robust, sustainable, transformative relations—among individuals and institutions, globally and locally.

Contact:
Roberta Buffett Institute for Global Affairs
(847) 467-2770
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November 2026

Nov

2026

Drawing Boundaries: Historical Legacies, Visual Politics, and the Making of…

12:30 PM - 2:00 PM Harris Hall, Room 108, 1881 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL 60208

Global/Multicultural

Nov

2026

Misinformation Meets Its Match: Higher Education for Public Trust

6:00 AM - 7:30 AM Side Event Room 7 - HASANKEYF, COP31 Blue Zone (Hybrid)

Global/Multicultural Environment

Nov

2026

Coffee Hour with Roberta Buffett International Spouse and Family Program

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM 720 University Place, Second Floor, Evanston, IL 60208

Global/Multicultural Social Events

December 2026

Dec

2026

Coffee Hour with Roberta Buffett International Spouse and Family Program

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM 720 University Place, Second Floor, Evanston, IL 60208

Global/Multicultural Social Events

Dec

2026

Grad Student Colloquium with Viola Bao

12:30 PM - 1:45 PM 720 University Place, 2nd Floor Reading Room, Evanston, IL 60208

Global/Multicultural

January 2027

Jan

2027

"Hebrew Orientalism: Jewish Engagement with Arabo-Islamic Culture in Late…

12:30 PM - 2:00 PM Kresge Hall, 1-515, 1880 Campus Drive, Evanston, IL 60208

Academic (general)

Jan

2027

Buffett First Friday Lunch | Partnering to Tackle Public Health Crises: Viral…

12:30 PM - 1:45 PM 720 University Place, Reading Room, Evanston, IL 60208

Global/Multicultural

Jan

2027

Grad Student Colloquium with Matej Jungwirth and Neonila Glukhodid

12:30 PM - 1:45 PM 2001 Sheridan Road, Buffett Suite, Evanston, IL 60208

Global/Multicultural

Jan

2027

"Reinventing Caste: Islam and Hierarchy in Late Colonial India" Buffett…

12:30 PM - 1:45 PM 720 University Place, Reading Room, Evanston, IL 60208

Global/Multicultural

Jan

2027

Coffee Hour with Roberta Buffett International Spouse and Family Program

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM 720 University Place, Second Floor, Evanston, IL 60208

Global/Multicultural Social Events

Jan

2027

When Politics Makes the Sacred: Suffering, Spirituality, and Power in the Islamic…

12:30 PM - 1:45 PM 720 University Place, Buffett Reading Room, Evanston, IL 60208

Global/Multicultural

February 2027

Feb

2027

Lal Initiative in Global Entrepreneurship Launch Event with Patrick Ryan, Ashish…

4:00 PM - 6:15 PM 720 University Place, Buffett Reading Room, Evanston, IL 60208

Global/Multicultural

Feb

2027

Buffett First Friday Lunch | Art, Archives, & African Sovereignty with…

12:30 PM - 1:45 PM 720 University Place, Reading Room, Evanston, IL 60208

Global/Multicultural

Feb

2027

One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This | Buffett Book Talk with…

12:30 PM - 1:45 PM 720 University Place, Reading Room, Evanston, IL 60208

Global/Multicultural

Feb

2027

Grad Student Colloquium with Elizabeth Howell

12:30 PM - 1:45 PM 2001 Sheridan Road, Buffett Suite, Evanston, IL 60208

Global/Multicultural

Feb

2027

Buffett Symposium: The Geopolitics of Outer Space

5:00 PM - 6:30 PM 720 University Place, Reading Room, Evanston, IL 60208

Global/Multicultural

Feb

2027

Buffett Symposium: The Geopolitics of Outer Space

8:15 AM - 6:00 PM 720 University Place, Second Floor, Evanston, IL 60208 (Hybrid)

Global/Multicultural

Feb

2027

Coffee Hour with Roberta Buffett International Spouse and Family Program

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM 720 University Place, Second Floor, Evanston, IL 60208

Global/Multicultural Social Events

Feb

2027

Annie Tucker and Laksmi Pamuntjak - Translation in Theory and Practice

5:00 PM - 6:30 PM Kresge Hall, #2351 (Kaplan Institute seminar room), 1880 Campus Drive, Evanston, IL 60208

Academic (general) Arts/Humanities

March 2027

Mar

2027

Above the Law: The US and the International Criminal Court | Buffett First…

12:30 PM - 1:45 PM 720 University Place, Reading Room, Evanston, IL 60208

Global/Multicultural