Past Third Thursdays
Past Third Thursdays - 2025-2026
May 21, 2026
Kaplan Institute Year-End Party!
It's the last Third Thursday of the year, so we thought we'd make it a BIG party! So come on down to the Kaplan Institute (Kresge 2350) and celebrate our current cohort, revel in the past year's accomplishments, and welcome new members of our Humanities Community!
April 16, 2026
4:00 - 6:00 pm
Spring Rolls for Spring!
Join us for the first spring quarter Third Thursday, featuring tasty spring rolls and the usual libations!
February 19, 2026
4:00 - 6:00 pm
Cupid's Wings Night!
Come fly with us on this post-Valentine's Day Third Thursday! Set your arrows for the usual libations along with snacks of chicken wings and vegetarian wings!
January 15, 2026
NEW TIME! 4:00 - 6:00 pm
Join us for hot toddies, hot cider, and other warming delights for a cozy welcome to winter quarter!
November 20, 2025
Drop in for dumplings and drinks at the last fall quarter Third Thursday!
October 16, 2025
We're in the swing of things!
We'll have flash talks with three new faculty:
Lexie Cook (Spanish and Portuguese),
Tsering Samdrup (Asian Languages and Cultures),
and
Adam Syvertsen (Kaplan Humanities Institute)
September 18, 2025
Hello, Fall Quarter!
Welcome back for fall quarter and fun times at Kaplan! Drop in for a drink and a bite and tell us what you did last summer — a great time to meet new folks and greet old friends!
Past Third Thursdays - 2024-2025
May 15, 2025
Our last Third Thursday for the year will be a Book Party as part of Kaplan's larger Book Week 2025!
Come celebrate the books, edited volumes, and translations that Northwestern humanities faculty have published in the last couple of years! We'll gather with colleagues and friends to ooh and aah the books on display and lift a glass to the accomplishments of scholars from a range of disciplines.
April 17, 2025
April's Third Thursday will be the Public Humanities keynote with Nicole Fleetwood
Marking Time: Art in the Age of Mass Incarceration
Thursday, April 17, 2025
5:30-7:00 pm
Harris Hall #108
Nicole Fleetwood (James Weldon Johnson Professor of Media, Culture, and Communication, NYU) will be in conversation with Marquis Bey (Professor of Black Studies, Northwestern).
More details at https://humanities.northwestern.edu/graduate/ph-grad-practicum/events/
March 20, 2025
Come open new pathways and conversations with colleagues over sips and snacks! For March, we've invited faculty from Pritzker School of Law to join us in Evanston to discuss humanities connections and possible areas for collaboration.
Paul Gowder, Professor of Law
Emily Kadens, Edna B. and Ednyfed H. Williams Memorial Professor of Law and Vice Dean
Andy Koppelman, John Paul Stevens Professor of Law
Ajay Mehrotra, Stanford Clinton Sr. and Zylpha Kilbride Clinton Research Professor of Law
February 20, 2025
Another chance to meet up with colleagues over sips and snacks! Join us for some casual conversation with colleagues and friends at the end of the week. Pop in after your class/committee meeting/whatever you’ve got going and unwind!
This week, we'll hear "flash" talks from three new faculty:
Sarah Dimick (English & Environmental Policy and Culture),
Bihter Esener (Art History),
and Yujay Davina Masah (Black Studies Librarian),
with plenty of time for conversation to follow!
January 16, 2025
Our first Third Thursday will be a New Faculty Focus — Three faculty from different departments will talk for a few minutes about an object of interest in their research or teaching, accompanied by sips and snacks and conversation with all.
Come meet:
- Sarah Eisen (Classics)
- Usman Hamid (Religious Studies), and
- Morgan Thompson (Philosophy)!