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Feb
9
2026

Buffett Conversation with Lina Sergie Attar on the Syrian Humanitarian Crisis

When: Monday, February 9, 2026
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM CT

Where: 720 University Place, Second Floor, Reading Room, Evanston, IL 60208 map it

Audience: Faculty/Staff - Student - Public - Post Docs/Docs - Graduate Students

Contact: Buffett Institute for Global Affairs  
buffettinstitute@northwestern.edu

Group: Roberta Buffett Institute for Global Affairs

Category: Global & Civic Engagement

Description:

Join us for a Buffett Conversation with Lina Sergie Attar moderated by Northwestern Political Science Professor Wendy Pearlman.

Lina Sergie Attar is a Syrian-American architect and writer from Aleppo. She is the founder and CEO of the Karam Foundation, which supports displaced Syrian refugee families and youth by offering education, skills training, and humanitarian aid. She is also a co-founder of the How Many More? project, serves as Chair of the Board of Directors of The Syria Campaign, and is a non-resident fellow at New America.

Lunch will be served at 12:15 p.m. Additional details are forthcoming.

Please note that 720 University Place is not an ADA-accessible space. Increasing physical access to buildings and facilities is a goal of the University, but not all buildings and venues have been updated at this time.

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