Roberta Buffett Elliott

Task force recommends Northwestern open up to 3 new international campuses

November 5, 2016

A University task force recommended Northwestern open up to three new campuses around the world over the next five years. The Global Strategy Task Force, formed by Provost Dan Linzer in May 2015, released a report Friday outlining...

Brian Hanson, director of research and planning at the Buffett Institute, is leaving this week to begin work at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs. Hanson has been at the Buffett Institute for 12 years, where his colleagues say he helped better involve undergraduates and expand civic engagement.

Buffett Institute looks to fill two vacancies

July 15, 2016

Roberta Buffett Elliott (Weinberg ’54) smiles at a crowd gathered in Pick-Staiger Concert Hall to honor her more than $100 million donation to the University. More than a year later, Elliott’s donation has allowed the Buffett Institute for Global Studies to fund several new and existing programs and create an executive director position.

Buffett Institute expands programs, launches new initiatives

February 12, 2016

‘We Will’ campaign hits $2.77 billion, nearly 18 months ahead of schedule

Madeline Fox, Campus Editor

February 5, 2016

Northwestern has raised nearly $2.77 billion as part of the “We Will” campaign, putting it nearly 18 months ahead of schedule, University President Morton Schapiro told The Daily. The “We Will” campaign, a $3.75 billion...

Northwestern has more than $15 million directly invested in oil, natural gas company