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
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.