Language Resource Center LRC: Northwestern Events Calendar

Sep

18

2026

CLI Fall Orientation 2026

8:30 AM - 12:00 PM Kresge Hall, 1880 Campus Drive, Evanston, IL 60208

Academic (general)

Sep

30

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)

Oct

5

2026

"The Joy We Forgot: Rethinking Polish Jewish Life," with Emma Zohar,…

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

Academic (general)

Oct

8

2026

"The Wandering Jew: Between Myth and Reality," with Yair Mintzker,…

7:00 PM - 8:30 PM Segal Visitors Center, Auditorium, 1841 Sheridan Rd, Evanston, IL 60208

Academic (general)

Oct

14

2026

Zeev Khanin

6:00 PM - 7:30 PM Harris Hall, 108, 1881 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL 60208

Academic (general)

Oct

21

2026

Chapter Review from "History of Laughter," with author Yohanan Petrovsky-Shtern,…

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

Academic (general)

Oct

27

2026

"Befriending the Jew in Post-Holocaust Europe: 1945 to October 7, 2023,"…

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

Academic (general)

Nov

2

2026

Info Session: Study Abroad in Japan

5:00 PM - 6:30 PM Kresge Hall, 1515, 1880 Campus Drive, Evanston, IL 60208

Academic (general) Global/Multicultural

Nov

5

2026

"Solomon Ibn Gabirol on the Worship of Non-Jews (and of Animals),"…

5:00 PM - 6:30 PM Harris Hall, 108, 1881 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL 60208

Academic (general)

Nov

9

2026

"The Israeli Career of Hummus," with Dafna Hirsch, The Open University…

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

Academic (general)

Nov

19

2026

"Beyond Bricks and Mortar: Synagogues and Jewish Life and Heritage in…

5:00 PM - 6:30 PM Harris Hall, 108, 1881 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL 60208

Academic (general)

Jan

6

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

25

2027

"Translation in a Conflict Zone," with Yehuda Shnhav, Tel Aviv University

12:00 PM - 1:30 PM Online

Academic (general)

Feb

1

2027

Fourth talk of the series "Intertwined Worlds: Judaism and Islam in Historical…

5:00 PM - 6:30 PM Harris Hall, 108, 1881 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL 60208

Academic (general)

Mar

3

2027

Kirsten MacFarlane, University of Chicago

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

Academic (general)

Apr

8

2027

"Iberians in Exile: Sources and Methods for the Study of Sephardic-Andalusian…

5:00 PM - 6:30 PM Harris Hall, 108, 1881 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL 60208

Academic (general)

May

10

2027

"Palestinian Doctors: Medical Practice and the Transformation of Palestine,…

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

Academic (general)

May

18

2027

"Amateur Films and Sephardi Joy: A Global Spin," with Sarah Abrevaya…

7:00 PM - 8:30 PM Norris University Center, McCormick Auditorium, 1999 Campus Drive, Evanston, IL 60208

Academic (general)

May

26

2027

The sixth talk of the series titled "Intertwined Worlds: Judaism and Islam…

5:00 PM - 6:30 PM Harris Hall, 108, 1881 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL 60208

Academic (general)

Upcoming Events for Language Resource Center LRC

September 2026

CLI Fall Orientation 2026

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

October 2026

"The Joy We Forgot: Rethinking Polish Jewish Life," with Emma Zohar,…

"The Wandering Jew: Between Myth and Reality," with Yair Mintzker,…

Zeev Khanin

Chapter Review from "History of Laughter," with author Yohanan Petrovsky-Shtern,…

"Befriending the Jew in Post-Holocaust Europe: 1945 to October 7, 2023,"…

November 2026

Info Session: Study Abroad in Japan

"Solomon Ibn Gabirol on the Worship of Non-Jews (and of Animals),"…

"The Israeli Career of Hummus," with Dafna Hirsch, The Open University…

"Beyond Bricks and Mortar: Synagogues and Jewish Life and Heritage in…

January 2027

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

"Translation in a Conflict Zone," with Yehuda Shnhav, Tel Aviv University

February 2027

Fourth talk of the series "Intertwined Worlds: Judaism and Islam in Historical…

March 2027

Kirsten MacFarlane, University of Chicago

April 2027

"Iberians in Exile: Sources and Methods for the Study of Sephardic-Andalusian…

May 2027

"Palestinian Doctors: Medical Practice and the Transformation of Palestine,…

"Amateur Films and Sephardi Joy: A Global Spin," with Sarah Abrevaya…

The sixth talk of the series titled "Intertwined Worlds: Judaism and Islam…