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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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September 2026

Sep

2026

Inside Contemporary Asia: Politics, Power, & Information | Buffett Conversation…

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

Global/Multicultural

Sep

2026

"Colonial Constructs: Stone, Cement, Labor, and Race in Modern Palestine/Israel,"…

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

Academic (general)

October 2026

Oct

2026

CANCELLED: Governing Diversity in Economic History | Buffett First Friday Lunch with Nancy…

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

Global/Multicultural

Oct

2026

Defusing Disasters | Photovoice Photo Gallery & StoryMap Launch

11:00 AM - 2:00 PM Little Italy Branch, Chicago Public Library, 1336 W Taylor St, Chicago, IL 60607

Community Engagement Social Events Global/Multicultural Environment

Oct

2026

The Deportation Stories They Tried to Silence | Conversation with Laurent Richard…

4:00 PM - 5:30 PM McCormick Foundation Center, McCormick Foundation Center Forum, 1870 Campus Drive, Evanston, IL 60208

Global/Multicultural

Oct

2026

EDGS Book Talk: "The First Right: Self-Determination and the Transformation…

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

Global/Multicultural

Oct

2026

Undergraduate Open House Reception at the Roberta Buffett Institute

4:30 PM - 6:00 PM 720 University Place, Reading Room, Evanston, IL 60208

Global/Multicultural

Oct

2026

"We Shall Outlast Them: Putin's Global Campaign to Defeat the West"…

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

Global/Multicultural

Oct

2026

Graduate Student Open House Reception at the Roberta Buffett Institute

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

Global/Multicultural

Oct

2026

Grad Student Book Talk with KB Dennis Meade

12:00 PM - 1:15 PM 720 University Place, 2nd Floor Reading Room, Evanston, IL 60208 (Hybrid)

Global/Multicultural

Oct

2026

Faculty Open House Reception at the Roberta Buffett Institute

5:00 PM - 6:30 PM 2001 Sheridan Road, First Floor Event Space, Evanston, IL 60208

Global/Multicultural

Oct

2026

EDGS Screening: "The Finance Curse" Documentary

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM 2001 Sheridan Road, 1205, Evanston, IL 60208

Global/Multicultural Business/Economy Media/Politics Social Sciences

Oct

2026

Evasive Riches & the Fight against Extreme Inequality | Equality Development…

8:15 AM - 5:00 PM Harris Hall, Room 108, 1881 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL 60208

Global/Multicultural Business/Economy Media/Politics Social Sciences

Oct

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

Oct

2026

EDGS Talk: Salvatore Simarmata on Political Communication in Indonesia

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

Global/Multicultural

Oct

2026

2026 NSAIL Conference on AI & National Security

8:15 AM - 5:30 PM Norris University Center, Louis Room, 1999 Campus Drive, Evanston, IL 60208

Global/Multicultural

Oct

2026

From Student to Stateswoman: Undergraduate Conversation with Lilith Verstrynge

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

Global/Multicultural

Oct

2026

The World Without Institutions: Democratic Disillusionment | Buffett Conversation…

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

Global/Multicultural

Oct

2026

Defusing Disasters | Photovoice Photo Gallery & StoryMap Launch

10:00 AM - 1:00 PM Northwestern Medicine Bronzeville Community Center, 4822 S Cottage Grove Ave, Chicago, IL 60615

Community Engagement Social Events Global/Multicultural Environment

Oct

2026

Where’s George Clooney Now? Sudan’s Invisible War | Roberta Buffett…

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

Global/Multicultural