12:00 PM - 8:00 PM, sponsored by Block Museum Exhibitions
Taking Shape: Abstraction from the Arab World, 1950s–1980s explores mid-20th-century abstract art from North Africa, West Asia, and the Arab...
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM, sponsored by Office of Undergraduate Research
The ULG Info Session will cover the application process and timeline, FAQs, an overview of grant expectations, and all of...
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM, sponsored by Medical Humanities & Bioethics Lunchtime Montgomery Lectures
The Master of Arts in Medical Humanities and Bioethics Program Presents A Montgomery Lecture With Rachel L. Einwohner, PhD Professor of Sociology and (by courtesy)...
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Are you interested in starting or continuing your language journey in Arabic, Hebrew, or Turkish? MENA Languages is hosting its...
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM, sponsored by Holocaust Educational Foundation
Please join us for a Virtual Roundtable co-hosted by the Holocaust Educational Foundation of Northwestern University and the Chabraja Center...
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM, sponsored by Middle East and North African Studies
Join us for this week's MENA Monday event. Lunchboxes will be available at noon if attendees would like to eat...
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Practice speaking Turkish in a supportive and fun environment. Speakers of all abilities - from beginner to fluent - are...
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Practice speaking Hebrew in a supportive and fun environment. Speakers of all abilities are welcome!
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Practive speaking Arabic in a supportive and fun environment. Speakers of all abilities - from beginner to fluent - are...
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM, sponsored by Middle East and North African Studies
Join us for this week's MENA Monday event. Lunchboxes will be available at noon if attendees would like to eat...
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Practice spreaking Hebrew in a supportive and fun environment. Speakers of all abilities are welcome!
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM, sponsored by Center for Historical Studies
CCHS in collaboration with the Holocaust Educational Foundation of Northwestern (HEFNU) Registration is required Avinoam J. PATT (University of Connecticut), author of...
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Sponsored by the Evanston Public Library, Professor Ragy Mikhaeel will lead a discussion of the novels of Naguib Mahfouz.
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Practice speaking Turkish in a supportive and fun environment. Speakers of all levels - from beginner to fluent - are...
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Join us in watching Carona, a new release comedy in Arabic with English subtitles, about how a Lebanese family lived...
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Practice speaking Arabic in a supportive and fun environment. Speakers of all abilities - from beginner to fluent - are...
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM, sponsored by Middle East and North African Studies
Join us for this week's MENA Monday event. Lunchboxes will be available at noon if attendees would like to eat...
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, sponsored by Buffett Institute for Global Affairs
Last month, demonstrations erupted across Iran in response to the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, after she was arrested and...
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM, sponsored by Global Learning Office
The Study Abroad Fair is an opportunity to learn more about the different credit-bearing study abroad programs offered at Northwestern. Chat...
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
The Turkish Language Table is taking a field trip to The Block Museum for a scavenger hunt! Join the Turkish...
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Practice spreaking Hebrew in a supportive and fun environment. Speakers of all abilities are welcome!
11:00 AM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by Global Initiatives
Join us for a comprehensive introduction to international opportunities available to McCormick students. There is something for every undergraduate at...
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM, sponsored by The Crown Family Center for Jewish and Israel Studies
The Renée and Lester Crown Speaker Series "S.Y. Agnon and Gustave Flaubert: Hebraizing a French Master" Robert Alter, Emeritus Professor of Hebrew...
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM, sponsored by Middle East and North African Studies
Join us for this week's MENA Monday event held via Zoom. Register for the event. Speaker: Can Açiksöz, Anthropology, UCLA Salih Can...
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM, sponsored by Global Religion and Politics Research Group
Jeremy F. Walton is a cultural anthropologist whose research resides at the intersection of memory studies, urban studies, the comparative...
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM, sponsored by Middle East and North African Studies
Join us for this week's MENA Monday event. Lunchboxes will be available at noon if attendees would like to eat...
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM, sponsored by Buffett Institute for Global Affairs
Recently in Iran, a 22 year-old Kurdish woman named Mahsa Jina Amini was arrested by the morality police for wearing...
6:00 PM - 7:15 PM, sponsored by Block Museum of Art
Enjoy a night of live music from Chicago-based ensemble, The East Loop. The band brings together African American, Middle Eastern,...
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Practice spreaking Hebrew in a supportive and fun environment. Speakers of all abilities are welcome!
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM, sponsored by Middle East and North African Studies
Join us for this week's MENA Monday *virtual* event. Speakers: Rema Hammami, Birzeit University; Jillian Schwedler, Hunter College; Omar Sirri, Human...
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Mariela Shaker presents "My Bow Bends for Peace." Syrian American Mariela Shaker is an international award-winning violinist and motivational keynote...
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, sponsored by Office of Fellowships Information Sessions
The Boren Scholarship funds undergraduate students who pursue language-intensive study abroad in countries out of the mainstream. At its core,...
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM, sponsored by Office of Fellowships Information Sessions
The Boren Scholarship funds undergraduate students who pursue language-intensive study abroad in countries out of the mainstream. At its core,...
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM, sponsored by Middle East and North African Studies
Join us for this week's MENA Monday event. Lunch provided. This event is co-sponsored by Keyman Modern Turkish Studies Program. Zoom...
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, sponsored by Office of Fellowships Information Sessions
The Boren Scholarship funds undergraduate students who pursue language-intensive study abroad in countries out of the mainstream. At its core,...
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Practice speaking Turkish in an informal, supportive, and fun setting. Turkish speakers of all abilities, from beginner to fluent, are...
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Practice speaking Hebrew in an informal, supportive, and fun setting. Hebrew speakers of all abilities - from beginners to fluent...
11:30 AM - 1:30 PM, sponsored by Global Initiatives
McCormick Global Initiatives offers several non-credit, short-term global field-immersion programs for undergraduate students. In these programs, students will visit global...
12:15 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Political Science
Please join the Race, Ethnicity, and Politics Workshop as they host Darmouth College Postdoctoral Fellow Amanda d'Urso. Abstract: In 1909, a...
12:15 PM - 1:45 PM, sponsored by Middle East and North African Studies
Join us for this week's MENA Monday event. Lunch will be served. This event will be in person, but a...
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Hebrew speakers of all levels, from beginner to fluent, are welcome to practice speaking Hebrew in an informal and supportive...
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM, sponsored by Global Learning Office
Join the Global Learning Office (GLO) and the MENA Student Association to learn about studying abroad as a MENA student. https://northwestern.zoom.us/j/91740209897
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM, sponsored by Buffett Institute for Global Affairs
This session will explore the Equity/Care matrix and its gender implications for language teaching. We will discuss the praxis of...
All day, sponsored by Office of Undergraduate Research
ULGs provide $5,000 towards the cost of intensive summer language study either in the US or abroad. The program’s goal...
10:00 AM - 6:30 PM, sponsored by Comparative Literary Studies
Comparative Literary Studies presents Translation Practices Across Institutional Borders: From the Scholar to the Public An all day symposium featuring Mukhtar H. Ali...
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM, sponsored by Middle East and North African Studies
Please join us for MENA Monday. Lunch will be provided. The event is in person, a Zoom option is available...
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Join our Turkish Language students and friends to practice speaking Turkish in a supportive, informal, and fun setting. Speakers of...
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Practice speaking Arabic in an informal, supportive, and fun setting. Arabic speakers of all abilities, from beginner to fluent, are...
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM, sponsored by Middle East and North African Studies
Join us for this week's MENA Monday event. Lunch will be available. Attending by Zoom is available upon request. Speaker: Maayan...
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Hebrew speakers of all levels, from beginner to fluent, are welcome to practice speaking Hebrew in an informal and supportive...
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM, sponsored by Department of Political Science
Session details forthcoming. Avital Livny is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, previously a...
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM, sponsored by Middle East and North African Studies
Join us for this week's MENA Monday event. This event is virtual. Register for the Zoom here: https://bit.ly/MENAFeb20 . Title: MENA CONVERSATION...
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, sponsored by Global Learning Office
The Gilman International Scholarship is funded by the U.S. Department of State and aims to broaden the participation in programs...
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Practice speaking Arabic in a fun and supporting environment. Arabic speaker of all levels - from beginner to fluent -...
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Hebrew speakers of all levels, from beginner to fluent, are welcome to practice speaking Hebrew in an informal and supportive...
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Practice speaking Turkish in a supportive and informal setting. Speakers of all levels, from beginner to fluent, are welcome.
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM, sponsored by Middle East and North African Studies
Join us for this week's MENA Monday event. Lunch will be served. This event will be in person, but a...
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Practice speaking Arabic in an informal and supporting setting. Speakers of all levels, from beginner to fluent, are welcome.
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM, sponsored by Middle East and North African Studies
Please join us for MENA Monday. Lunch will be provided. The event will be held in person, a Zoom option...
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Arabic and Hebrew are sister languages and share communal traits. In this event, students of Arabic and Hebrew will teach...
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM, sponsored by The Crown Family Center for Jewish and Israel Studies
Please join The Crown Family Center for Jewish and Israel Studies for a panel discussion on Sunday, March 12, 2023...
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by Keyman Modern Turkish Studies (Northwestern Buffett)
Join the Keyman Modern Turkish Studies Program and MESA Global Academy scholars Dr. Nihat Çelik (San Diego State University) and...
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Michael Avitan will share his story of growing up in Eilat as a young Moroccan-Jew and he will share his...
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM, sponsored by Buffett Institute for Global Affairs
As part of Northwestern University’s Fulbright Week, the Northwestern Buffett Institute for Global Affairs will host a lecture from Dr....
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by Middle East and North African Studies
Zeina Hashem Beck joins NU poets Fadia Antabli and George Abraham in conversation on the poetic process across English and...
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Practice speaking Hebrew in a fun and supportive environment. Speakers of all levels, from beginner to fluent, are welcome.
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM, sponsored by Middle East and North African Studies
Join MENA and Creative Writing for an evening with acclaimed poet Zeina Hashem Beck! Reception followed by poetry reading. Zeina Hashem Beck...
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by Keyman Modern Turkish Studies (Northwestern Buffett)
Join the Keyman Modern Turkish Studies Program for a book talk with author of "The Kurdish Nobility in the Ottoman...
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Practice speaking Turkish in a fun and supportive environment. Speakers of all levels -- from beginner to fluent -- are...
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by Middle East and North African Studies
Zoom: register at bit.ly/MENA_4_17 Orkideh Behrouzan, SOAS University of London; Nora Parr, University of Birmingham; Lara Sheehi, George Washington University; moderated...
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM, sponsored by Anthropology Colloquia and Events
“What Will People Say? Love Across Difference in Lebanon” Intersectarian and interreligious marriages often provoke strong opposition from Lebanese of all...
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by Keyman Modern Turkish Studies (Northwestern Buffett)
Join the Keyman Modern Turkish Studies Program and Dr. Erdem Evren for a book talk on "Bulldozer Capitalism: Accumulation, Ruination,...
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Practice speaking Hebrew in an informal and supportive environment. Speakers of all levels, from beginner to fluent, are welcome!
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by Middle East and North African Studies
Completed in 1938, the Trans-Iranian Railway connected the Caspian Sea and the Persian Gulf. Drawing on newspapers, industry publications, travelogues,...
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Explore Arabic and Quranic Manuscripts at the Melville J. Herskovits Library of African Studies, located in the Main Library Level...
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM, sponsored by The Crown Family Center for Jewish and Israel Studies
"The Freudian Lullaby Contest: How the Yiddish Press Covered Psychoanalysis" Naomi Seidman, Chancellor Jackman Professor of the Arts in the Department...
2:00 PM - 5:30 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
The Buffett Institute for Global Affairs - Language Curricula and Gender Working Group is sponsoring a workshop which will investigate...
8:00 AM - 4:30 PM, sponsored by Council on Language Instruction (CLI)
The 25th Annual Chicago Language Symposium will be held on Saturday, April 29, 2023 on Northwestern University’s lakefront campus in...
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM, sponsored by Bienen School of Music Concerts and Events
Bachelor of Music Student of Nancy Gustafson Ranna Shahbazi, mezzo-soprano; Ronnie Malley, oud; Daniel Szefer, piano Various composers (arr. Wajdi Abou Diab), Arabic...
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by Keyman Modern Turkish Studies (Northwestern Buffett)
Join the Keyman Modern Turkish Studies Program and MENA for this book talk moderated by Fahri Öz, in Harris Hall,...
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by Middle East and North African Studies
Winner of the 2021 Global Humanities Translation Prize Among Murathan Mungan’s signature works, Cenk Hikâyeleri (Valor: Stories) has long been considered...
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by Critical Theory
Violent Possessions: Cultural Heritage and the Politics of Knowledge A lecture by Banu Karaca, Forum Transregionale Studien, Berlin With responses by College Fellow...
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
As part of the Festival of Languages, the Hebrew Language faculty will host a lunch for the Hebrew Language students.
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Practice speaking Turkish in a supportive and fun environment. Turkish speakers of all levels -- from beginner to fluent -...
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Practice speaking Hebrew in a fun and supportive environment. Speakers of all levels, from beginner to fluent, are welcome.
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by Center for Historical Studies
Emily GREBLE (Vanderbilt University), author of Muslims and the Making of Modern Europe (2021)—Thursday, May 4 LUNCH LECTURE Lecture: “Equality before...
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by Keyman Modern Turkish Studies (Northwestern Buffett)
Join the Keyman Modern Turkish Studies Program and Dr. Dimitar Bechev, Oxford University, for a book talk on Turkey Under...
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by Middle East and North African Studies
The Spring Quarter 2023 New Directions in Middle East and North African Studies talk will be given by José Ciro...
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
As part of the Festival of Languages and Cultures, the Arabic Program is screening a movie and providing snacks. The...
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM, sponsored by Holocaust Educational Foundation
Generational Representations of Trauma in Holocaust Graphic Narratives Annual Spring Theodore “Zev” Weiss Lecture in Holocaust Studies featuring Victoria Aarons (Trinity...
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Practice speaking Arabic in a supportive and informal setting. Speakers of all levels -- from beginner to fluent -- are...
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Practice speaking Hebrew in a supportive and informal environment. Speakers of all levels - from beginner to fluent - are...
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by Keyman Modern Turkish Studies (Northwestern Buffett)
Join the Keyman Modern Turkish Studies Program and Sam Dolbee for a book talk on "Locusts of Power: Borders, Empire...
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
As part of the Festival of Languages, the Turkish Program is hosting a workshop on the Turkish tradition of paper...
7:00 PM - 9:30 PM, sponsored by Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences
Excavations at the site of Kültepe (ancient Kanesh) in central Turkey, conducted since 1948, have unearthed rich archaeological and written...
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by Middle East and North African Studies
This faculty colloquium will be a manuscript workshop for an upcoming article adapted from a chapter of Thadeus Dowad's dissertation,...
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Directed by Palestinian Israeli director Maysaloun Hamoud, the movie tells the story of three Palestinian women living in Tel Aviv,...
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
The Buffett Institure for Global Affairs - Language Curricula and Gender Working Group is sponsoring the lunch and lecture by...
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by Middle East and North African Studies
In Sentient Flesh R. A. Judy takes up freedman Tom Windham’s 1937 remark “we should have our liberty 'cause ....
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Practice speaking Turkish in a supportive and fun environment. Turkish speakers of all levels -- from beginner to fluent -...
9:00 AM - 8:00 PM, sponsored by Keyman Modern Turkish Studies (Northwestern Buffett)
May 26-27, 2023 Each year, the Keyman Modern Turkish Studies Program brings together scholars from around the world to discuss some...
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
As part of the Academic Direction Fair, join our Hebrew Language faculty for an informal drop-in information session about the...
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
As part of the Academic Direction Fair, join a few of our Arabic Language professors for an informal drop-in information...
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
As part of the Academic Direction Fair, join Professor Oya Topcuoglu for an informal drop-in information session about the Turkish...
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
As part of the Academic Direction Fair, join a few of our Arabic Language professors for an informal drop-in information...
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
As part of the Academic Direction Fair, join Professor Oya Topcuoglu for an informal drop-in information session about the Turkish...
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
As part of the Academic Direction Fair, join our Hebrew Language faculty for an informal drop-in information session about the...
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
As part of the Academic Direction Fair, join a few of our Arabic Language professors for an informal drop-in information...
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
As part of the Academic Direction Fair, join Professor Oya Topcuoglu for an informal drop-in information session about the Turkish...
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
As part of the Academic Direction Fair, join our Hebrew Language faculty for an informal drop-in information session about the...
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
All students in MENA Languages are invited to a lunch mixer. Play games, eat great food, get to know each...
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by Middle East and North African Studies
Beth Baron, City College CUNY; Maya Mikdashi, Rutgers University; Mejdulene Shomali, University of Maryland Baltimore County; moderated by Jessica Winegar,...
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Practice speaking Hebrew in a supportive and fun environment. Speakers of all abilities - from beginner to fluent - are...
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by Keyman Modern Turkish Studies (Northwestern Buffett)
Join the Keyman Modern Turkish Studies Program, the Nicholas D. Chabraja Center for Historical Studies and author of Losing Istanbul...
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Practice speaking Turkish in an informal and supportive setting. Speakers of all levels - from beginner to fluent - are...
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by Middle East and North African Studies
Yassin al-Haj Saleh, intellectual & writer, with discussant Sara Kayyali, Northwestern University. In this talk, Yassin al-Haj Saleh considers how torture...
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Practice speaking Hebrew in a supportive and fun environment. Speakers of all abilities - from beginner to fluent - are...
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM, sponsored by Middle East and North African Studies
Syrian Writer and Former Political Prisoner Yassin al-Haj Saleh in Conversation with Wendy Pearlman (Northwestern University) and Danny Postel (New...
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, sponsored by Institute for the Study of Islamic Thought in Africa (ISITA)
Join the Institute for the Study of Islamic Thought in Africa for a talk by Mohameden Ahmedou. Lunch will be served...
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by Keyman Modern Turkish Studies (Northwestern Buffett)
Join the Keyman Modern Turkish Studies Program, author of Street-Level Governing: Negotiating the State in Urban Turkey, Dr. Elise Massicard,...
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM, sponsored by Institute for the Study of Islamic Thought in Africa (ISITA)
Come try your hand at Arabic calligraphy in this special workshop led by master calligrapher Mohameden Ahmedou. To see an example...
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by Middle East and North African Studies
Sa'ed Atshan of Swarthmore College with discuss his book Queer Palestine and the Empire of Critique. Lunch will be served at...
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, sponsored by Institute for the Study of Islamic Thought in Africa (ISITA)
Join ISITA for a talk by Cole M. Bunzel about his recent book, Wahhābism: The History of a Militant Islamic...
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
The Jerusalem Youth Chorus will use their songs as a language teaching tool for students of Arabic and Hebrew, and...
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
The Jerusalem Youth Chorus and Uniting Voices Chicago will engage students in a discussion of modalities of musical change-making, specifically...
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM, sponsored by Buffett Institute for Global Affairs
Nearly two years ago, the world watched in shock as the Taliban quickly and unexpectedly retook control of Afghanistan. The...
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Join us for a free public concert experience about the far-reaching impact of music and sound and its power to...
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM, sponsored by Global Learning Office
The Study Abroad Fair is an opportunity to learn more about the different credit-bearing study abroad programs offered at Northwestern. Chat...
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM, sponsored by Anthropology Colloquia and Events
Crossing a Line: Laws, Violence & Roadblocks to Palestinian Political Expression Palestinian activists who are citizens of Israel and those living...
12:15 PM - 1:15 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Practice speaking Arabic in a supportive and fun environment. Speakers of all levels, from beginner to fluent, are welcome!
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Practice speaking Hebrew in a supportive and fun environment. Speakers of all abilities - from beginner to fluent - are...
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Thanks to international sales and global viewership, Turkey is second only to the US in worldwide TV distribution – finding...
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by Keyman Modern Turkish Studies (Northwestern Buffett)
Please join the Keyman Modern Turkish Studies Program, the Chabraja Center for Historical Studies, and author of Jews and Palestinians...
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by Middle East and North African Studies
Book talk by Jillian Schwedler, Hunter College. Kyle Craig, Ph.D. Candidate in Anthropology, will be discussant. Lunch will be served...
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM, sponsored by Middle East and North African Studies
Please join MENA Studies & Jewish and Israeli Studies for this conversation *What is the Israeli-Palestinian conflict all about? Why has...
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Practice speaking Hebrew in a supportive and fun environment. Speakers of all abilities - from beginner to fluent - are...
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by Middle East and North African Studies
In this faculty colloquium, Marwan Kraidy, Dean and CEO of Northwestern University in Qatar, will share recent research. As dean and...
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, sponsored by Office of Fellowships Information Sessions
The Boren Scholarship funds undergraduate students who pursue language-intensive study abroad in countries out of the mainstream. At its core,...
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, sponsored by Office of Fellowships Information Sessions
The Boren Scholarship funds undergraduate students who pursue language-intensive study abroad in countries out of the mainstream. At its core,...
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM, sponsored by Office of Fellowships Information Sessions
The Boren Scholarship funds undergraduate students who pursue language-intensive study abroad in countries out of the mainstream. At its core,...
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, sponsored by Office of Fellowships Information Sessions
The Boren Scholarship funds undergraduate students who pursue language-intensive study abroad in countries out of the mainstream. At its core,...
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM, sponsored by Global Learning Office
Join us virtually to learn more about study abroad programs in Jordan, Morocco, Qatar, and Turkey. Hear firsthand experiences from...
5:30 PM - 8:00 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Let It Be Morning (2021) is the story of Sami (Alex Bakri) a Palestinian-born Israeli citizen living in Jerusalem who...
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM, sponsored by The Crown Family Center for Jewish and Israel Studies
Renée and Lester Crown Speaker Series "Sayed Kashua on Humor, Hope and Hopelessness" A talk by the acclaimed Israeli-Palestinian author and screenwriter...
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM, sponsored by Global Learning Office
The Gilman International Scholarship is funded by the U.S. Department of State and aims to broaden the participation in programs...
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
The Gazan Poet Yayha Ashour will read from his work.
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Yahya Ashour, born in Gaza City in 1998, is a touring poet and award-winning author. He has published a children's...
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Yahya Ashour, born in Gaza City in 1998, is a touring poet and award-winning author. He has published a children's...
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM, sponsored by Buffett Institute for Global Affairs
Join the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences' Council on Language Instruction (CLI) and the Buffett Institute for Global Affairs'...
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by Keyman Modern Turkish Studies (Northwestern Buffett)
Internationally renowned music producer, DJ and queer activist Ipek Ipekcioglu will present a performative reading from Esther Dischereit's "Blumen für...
9:30 PM - 11:30 PM, sponsored by Alice Kaplan Institute for the Humanities
Dance to the tunes of internationally renowned music producer, DJ, and queer activist İpek İpekçioğlu in a live-set performance! Ipek...
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM, sponsored by Israel & Palestine: Joint Speaker Series Exploring Fundamental History
Since this fall, intense attention has turned to Israel and Palestine. Many on campus who are following events find themselves...
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM, sponsored by Israel & Palestine: Joint Speaker Series Exploring Fundamental History
Since this fall, intense attention has turned to Israel and Palestine. Many on campus who are following events find themselves...
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM, sponsored by Israel & Palestine: Joint Speaker Series Exploring Fundamental History
Since this fall, intense attention has turned to Israel and Palestine. Many on campus who are following events find themselves...
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, sponsored by Institute for the Study of Islamic Thought in Africa (ISITA)
A talk by Mbaye Lo and Carl Ernst about their recent book, I Cannot Write My Life: Islam, Arabic, and...
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by Israel & Palestine: Joint Speaker Series Exploring Fundamental History
Since this fall, intense attention has turned to Israel and Palestine. Many on campus who are following events find themselves...
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM, sponsored by Israel & Palestine: Joint Speaker Series Exploring Fundamental History
Please note the location for this lecture in the series has changed. It will now take place in the Lake...
4:30 PM - 6:30 PM, sponsored by Department of German
A talk/presentation by Dr. JESSICA WADE (Imperial College London) Talk - Discussion - Q/A - Reception Diverse science teams do better research...
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM, sponsored by Israel & Palestine: Joint Speaker Series Exploring Fundamental History
Since this fall, intense attention has turned to Israel and Palestine. Many on campus who are following events find themselves...
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM, sponsored by Israel & Palestine: Joint Speaker Series Exploring Fundamental History
Please note that the location for this lecture in the series has changed. This event will take place in the...
7:00 PM - 8:15 PM, sponsored by The Crown Family Center for Jewish and Israel Studies
"The Creation of Sound and the Sound of Creation", with Victoria Hanna Victoria Hanna is a celebrated, multi-disciplinary vocalist, performer, and...
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by Middle East and North African Studies
Please join MENA in welcoming Sami Hermez, Northwestern University in Qatar, and his co-author, Sireen Sawalha. They will give a...
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Please join us on Friday, November 8th, from 12:30 to 2 PM at the Hagstrum Room in University Hall for...
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by Middle East and North African Studies
Please join MENA in welcoming Alden Young, Yale. He will give a lecture "The Afrabians: The Rise of the Arab...
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM, sponsored by Middle East and North African Studies
In 2019 the Sudanese people peacefully overthrew the military dictatorship that had ruled them for more than 30 years. This...
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM, sponsored by Global Learning Office
Join us virtually to learn more about study abroad programs in Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, Qatar, and Turkey, and meet program...
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by Middle East and North African Studies
Please join MENA, the Buffett Institute for Global Affairs, and the Department of Political Science in welcoming Nancy Okail of...
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by Keyman Modern Turkish Studies (Northwestern Buffett)
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER ON WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2025. PLEASE CHECK OUR...
4:30 PM - 6:30 PM, sponsored by Keyman Modern Turkish Studies (Northwestern Buffett)
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER ON WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2025. PLEASE CHECK OUR...
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by Middle East and North African Studies
Please join MENA in welcoming Samer Aboud of Villanova University and Nour Halabi of University of Aberdeen for a virtual...
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Karagoz Theatre Company will be presenting a Turkish Shadow play. Learn about this 700-year-old art form and make your own...
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Arabic learners of all levels are welcome to attend. Arabic food will be served. *Food will be served to those who...
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM, sponsored by Middle East and North African Studies
This event takes place at the Evanston Public Library. Evanston Public Library and Northwestern University’s Middle East and North African Studies...
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by Middle East and North African Studies
MENA welcomes Beeta Baghoolizadeh, Princeton. She will lecture on her book The Color Black: Enslavement and Erasure in Iran. Lunch will...
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by Religious Studies Department
Presentation by Professor Robert Kawashima, Department of Religion and the Center for Jewish Studies, University of Florida Lunch will be provided
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Please join us on Monday evening, April 7th, at 6 PM in Kresge 1515 for a conversation with Yoni Avitan,...
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM, sponsored by The Crown Family Center for Jewish and Israel Studies
"Ottoman Jewry: Leadership, Charity, and Literacy – A Conversation with Author Yaron Ayalon and Orit Bashkin" Yaron Ayalon, Associate Professor of...
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM, sponsored by Slavic Languages and Literatures
NU students, please join us for Nowruz: Persian and Central Asian New Year Celebration! There will be: -Live dance and music performances...
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Arabic learners of all levels are welcome to attend. Arabic snacks will be served.
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by Keyman Modern Turkish Studies (Northwestern Buffett)
Join KMTS, MENA, SHC and speaker Dr. Chris Gratien, University of Virginia, for a talk titled "An Environmental History of...
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
This language table will be a scavenger hunt. Students will meet at Whole Foods at 2pm. Turkish learners of all...
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Hebrew learners of all levels are welcome to attend.
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by Middle East and North African Studies
Feyza Burak-Adli is a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Anthropology at Northwestern University. She will give a presentation on...
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM, sponsored by Institute for the Study of Islamic Thought in Africa (ISITA)
Arabic Education in Ilorin (Nigeria) and its Contemporary Contexts A Talk by Abdul-Rasheed Na'Allah, Visiting Scholar, Program of African Studies Co-sponsored by...
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Arabic learners of all levels are welcome to attend. Arabic snacks will be served.
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM, sponsored by Holocaust Educational Foundation
Unlikely Allies: Jewish Middle Aged Photographers and the Trans Camera Annual Spring Theodore “Zev” Weiss Lecture in Holocaust Studies featuring Jennifer...
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Turkish learners of all levels are welcome to attend. Turkish snacks will be served.
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM, sponsored by The Crown Family Center for Jewish and Israel Studies
Annual Philip M. and Ethel Klutznick Lecture in Jewish Civilization: "Reading Herzl in Beirut: The PLO Effort to Know the Enemy" Jonathan...
12:15 PM - 1:00 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Arabic learners of all levels are welcome to attend. Arabic snacks will be served.
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by Keyman Modern Turkish Studies (Northwestern Buffett)
Join KMTS, MENA, The Buffett Institute for Global Affairs and Kaya Genç for “The Lion and the Nightingale: The Turkish...
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
On Monday, May 19th, from 5 to 6:30 pm Ibrahim Miari will lead a theater workshop at the Wallis Theater....
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM, sponsored by The Crown Family Center for Jewish and Israel Studies
Annual Manfred H. Vogel Lecture in Judaic Studies: "Unsettling Histories: Colonialism, Zionism, and Anti-Zionism", with Ethan Katz Ethan Katz, Associate Professor of...
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
A ONE-MAN SHOW ON PALESTINIAN-ISRAELI IDENTITY a semi-autobiographical one-man show that portrays the complexities and contradictions inherent in Palestinian-Israeli identity. During an...
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by School of Education and Social Policy
Please join us on Thursday, May 22 at 12:30 pm CST for a book talk on Revolutionary Engineers: Learning, Politics,...
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Please join us in the Kresge courtyard on Wednesday, May 28th from 4:30-5:30 pm for a sweet treat to celebrate...
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM, sponsored by Slavic Languages and Literatures
Karen Underhill, Associate Professor and Director of Undergraduate Polish, Russian, and Lithuanian Studies at UIC visits NU to discuss her...
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM, sponsored by The Crown Family Center for Jewish and Israel Studies
"Is Reality Overrated?" An Evening with Acclaimed, Prize-Winning Author Etgar Keret" Born in Ramat Gan in 1967, Etgar Keret is a...
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Turkish learners of all levels are welcome to attend. Turkish snacks will be served.
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM, sponsored by MENA Languages Program
Hebrew learners of all levels are welcome to attend.
