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Literary Events Across Northwestern

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¡Té con Té!

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Spanish and Portuguese

Practice speaking Spanish... Refreshments provided!ALL LEVELS WELCOME Casual environment & student run!5 - 6 PM Every MondayFrom April, 6 to May,...

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Brady Tea

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM, sponsored by Brady Scholars Program in Ethics and Civic Life

Brady Scholars gather weekly for refreshments and discussion about recent events and their implications for our society, ongoing moral difficulties...

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Nowruz Film Series

5:30 PM - 7:30 PM, sponsored by Slavic Languages and Literatures

This Spring, the Northwestern University Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures is hosting its third annual Nowruz event series, Celebrating...

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Elders-in-Residence: Karen and Allen Washinawatok

All day, sponsored by Center for Native American and Indigenous Research (CNAIR)

This elder residency helps to build relationships and connections beyond campus. Indigenous elders, Karen and Allen Washinawatok, will travel from...

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Writers Fest 2026

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM, sponsored by English Department

Please join us for the 18th annual Writers Festival, featuring renowned writers offering public readings! This year's featured writers are Leni...

Apr
25
2026

5th Annual NAISA Spring Traditional Pow Wow

10:00 AM - 5:00 PM, sponsored by Native American & Indigenous Affairs

Hosted by the Native American & Indigenous Student Alliance A Pow Wow is a family-friendly, intergenerational cultural celebration held by many...

Apr
27
2026

Social Media, Religious Authority, and The Arab Gulf Crisis

12:30 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by Middle East and North African Studies

Book talk with Ibrahim N. Abusharif (Northwestern University - Qatar). Lunch Provided! This talk examines how digital media reconfigured religious authority during...

May
7
2026

GAMS lecture: Intimate Cartographies, Collective Memories

5:00 PM - 7:00 PM, sponsored by Comparative Literary Studies

The Global Avant-Garde and Modernist Studies cluster presents... Monica Szurmuk // Visiting Professor, Stanford University // Senior Researcher, National Scientific and...

May
12
2026

NAIS Book Club Spring Meeting

5:30 PM - 7:00 PM, sponsored by Center for Native American and Indigenous Research (CNAIR)

Join us for the Native American and Indigenous Studies book club! At our Spring Quarter meeting, we will be discussing...

May
12
2026

Religious Studies Edmund Perry Lecture

5:30 PM - 7:00 PM, sponsored by Religious Studies Department

Edmund Perry Lecture presented by Maria Heim, George Lyman Crosby 1896 & Stanley Warfield Crosby Professor in Religion at Amherst...

May
13
2026

Undergraduate & Faculty Lunch

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM, sponsored by History Department

Undergrads! Have lunch with your fellow History undergrads and faculty 12:30PM - 1:30PM on Wednesday, May 13th.

May
13
2026

Weinberg College Named Chair Investiture Ceremony

4:00 PM - 6:30 PM, sponsored by Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences

Robin Nusslock Julie and Frank Cohen Family Professorship in Social Sciences Department of Psychology  Shalini Shankar Stanley G. Harris Professor Department of Anthropology 

May
14
2026

Junior Workshop [copy] [copy]

6:30 PM - 8:00 PM, sponsored by Brady Scholars Program in Ethics and Civic Life

Juniors begin preliminary planning for project work that they will take on in their senior year.

May
15
2026

Religious studies @ the Block

12:45 PM - 4:30 PM, sponsored by Religious Studies Department

Join us for a special day curated by and for the Religious Studies Department at the Block Museum, in honor...

May
19
2026

Spring Quarter CNAIR Brown Bag

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, sponsored by Center for Native American and Indigenous Research (CNAIR)

Join us for our spring quarter brown bag where we will build on our exploration of Indigenous Feminisms! Stay tuned...

May
19
2026

Cathy Linh Che & Jess X. Snow Screening and Q&A

5:00 PM - 7:00 PM, sponsored by Asian American Studies Program

A film screening with Cathy Linh Che and Jess X. Snow. Filmed on location in Vietnam, the Philippines, and Long Beach,...

Jun
2
2026

A talk by Dr. Anna Piela

12:30 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by Religious Studies Department

Presentation by Dr. Anna Piela, a visiting scholar in Gender and Islam at Northwestern Religious Studies Department. More infornation about the...

Jun
13
2026

Brady Program Graduation Reception

11:00 AM - 1:00 PM, sponsored by Brady Scholars Program in Ethics and Civic Life

The Brady Program celebrates with the Class of 2026 and their families.  At this celebration, the undergraduate students, the graduate...