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Public Humanities Happy Hour and Resource Sharing

February 26, 2026 - 4:00 pm

For Northwestern faculty, staff, and graduate students interested or already invested in public humanities work to share upcoming events, opportunities, or other resources.

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Translator Mariana Dimópulos

Translation in Theory and Practice Series

February 25, 2026 - 4:00 pm

Translator Mariana Dimópulos will present a public talk to discuss her book Speaking in Tongues, which takes the form of a dialogue between her and Nobel laureate novelist J.M. Coetzee.

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The 2025-2026 Kaplan Institute Faculty Fellows

Research & Curriculum

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Highlights and Events

Kaplan Fellows for 2025-2026

Meet the 2025-2026 Kaplan Humanities Institute cohorts of Faculty Fellows, Franke Graduate and Undergraduate Fellows, and Library Fellow and Affiliate!

Friday Morning Faculty Writing Sessions

Ease into the weekend feeling productive! Join us in the Kaplan Seminar Room (Kresge 2351) on Friday mornings (9am-12pm) to work quietly, but in community, on your own writing project. You make it a habit, and we’ll make the coffee!

Events

Feb

2026

Third Thursday at Kaplan Institute - February

4:00 PM - 6:00 PM, Evanston

Sips, snacks, and conversation—the Kaplan Humanities Institute invites faculty to join us for informal get-togethers on the third Thurs...

Feb

2026

Water Infrastructure as Climate Infrastructure with Keith Pluymer...

4:00 PM - 6:00 PM, Evanston

A talk hosted by the Shifting Shorelines Global Working Group The Roberta Buffett Institute's Shifting Shorelines Global Working Group...

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