May
8
2026
Cognitive Science Fridays | Mind & Machine Collaboration : Xudong Tang
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM, sponsored by Cognitive Science Program
Xudong Tang, Computer Science, NICO "Mapping Human and Machine Perception of Voice Identity Similarity"
Past Events
Below we list past events hosted specifically by the Linguistics Department. To see the interdisciplinary past events on campus, go to the calendar.
May
5
2026
Dr. Jessica Grahn : Cognitive Science Speaker Series
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM, sponsored by Cognitive Science Program
Title: Motor contributions to rhythm: Neuroimaging and clinical translation Abstract: Moving to musical rhythm is an instinctive, often involuntary activity, but how...
May
1
2026
Dr. Mahzarin Banaji : Psychology Colloquium Series
3:15 PM - 4:30 PM, sponsored by Department of Psychology
Title: Implicit Social Cognition The field of implicit social cognition emerged from a focus on method development in response to an...
Apr
10
2026
Linguistics Colloquium Series - Dr. Rebecca Tollan, University of Delaware
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM, sponsored by Linguistics Department
Long-distance dependency restrictions across languages and constructions: A Discourse-to-Syntax Grounding account. This talk bridges two sides of an ongoing debate in...
Apr
10
2026
Cognitive Science Fridays | Mind & Machine Collaboration : Yi Chun Hung
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM, sponsored by Cognitive Science Program
Yi Chun Hung, Computer Science "When Color Becomes Threat: Mapping High-Dimensional Signals with Behavioral Manifolds in Mantis Shrimp"
Mar
19
2026
North American Computational Linguistics Olympiad - Invitational Competition
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM, sponsored by Linguistics Department
The Northwestern University Linguistics Student Association (NULSA) will host the NACLO Invitational Competition, which is a contest in which high-school...
Mar
13
2026
Cognitive Science Fridays | Mind & Machine Collaboration : Zhe-Chen Guo
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM, sponsored by Cognitive Science Program
Zhe-Chen Guo, Linguisitics, Communicaiton Sciences & Disorders "Consistency of Phoneme-Related Potentials to Naturalistic Continuous Speech"
Mar
11
2026
NULSA Finals Study Session
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM, sponsored by Linguistics Department
Hey NULSA! Stressed about exams or need a cozy space to study? Join us on Wednesday, March 11th from 4-6pm...
Mar
6
2026
Linguistics Colloquium Series - Dr. Savithry Namboodiripad, University of Michigan
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM, sponsored by Linguistics Department
Interrogating and transcending proxies in language research: Emergent profiles and confounded variables What's a "native speaker/signer"? Socially-informed scholarship has shown that...
Feb
17
2026
Dr. Mark Steyvers : Cognitive Science Speaker Series
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM, sponsored by Cognitive Science Program
Title : Human–AI Collaboration: Performance, Uncertainty, and Human Preferences Abstract : This talk presents an overview of recent research on human–AI...
Feb
13
2026
Cognitive Science Fridays | Mind & Machine Collaboration : Di Hu
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM, sponsored by Cognitive Science Program
Di Hu, Human Development and Social Policy "Personalized Support for Adolescent Minds: A Memory-Enhanced AI Companion for School Engagement" Adolescence is a sensitive...
Feb
6
2026
Linguistics Colloquium Series - Dr. Ben Parrell, University of Wisconsin-Madison
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM, sponsored by Linguistics Department
Using altered auditory feedback to examine the scope of motor planning in speech production Speaking involves the translation of abstract thought...
Jan
29
2026
North American Computational Linguistics Olympiad - Open Competition
8:30 AM - 12:00 PM, sponsored by Linguistics Department
The Northwestern University Linguistics Student Association (NULSA) will host the NACLO Open Competition, which is a contest in which high-school students...
Jan
9
2026
Cognitive Science Fridays | Mind & Machine Collaboration : Erika Exton
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM, sponsored by Cognitive Science Program
ERIKA EXTON, Linguistics, Psychology, Psychiatry & Behavioral Science "Balancing Interpretebility, Objectivity, and Automaticity When Using Speech to Study Major Depressive Disorder" Abstract: When...
Nov
14
2025
Linguistics Colloquium Series - Dr. Elsi Kaiser, University of Southern California
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM, sponsored by Linguistics Department
Two much of a good thing? Two-pronoun sequences and prominence in English and Finnish. Transitive clauses with two personal pronouns in...
Nov
11
2025
COGSCI FACULTY FLASH TALKS : Cognitive Science Speaker Series
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM, sponsored by Cognitive Science Program
Faculty Speakers: Monita Chatterjee , Communication Sciences and Disorders Manling Li, Computer Science Jiayi Lu, Department of Linguistics
Nov
6
2025
NULSA Talk: Adam Aleksic presents "Are We Cooked?"
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM, sponsored by Linguistics Department
Please Note New Location: Abbott Auditorium in Pancoe Pavillion. Adam Aleksic is a linguist, influencer, and author of the NYT bestselling...
Oct
24
2025
Linguistics Colloquium Series - Dr. Odette Scharenborg, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM, sponsored by Linguistics Department
Inclusive speech technology: Developing automatic speech recognition for everyone Automatic speech recognition (ASR) is increasingly used, e.g., in emergency response centres, domestic voice...
Oct
21
2025
Dr. Marisa Casillas : Cognitive Science Speaker Series
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM, sponsored by Cognitive Science Program
Research Broadly speaking,her interest is in exploring how cognitive and social processes shape the ways in which we learn, perceive, and...
Oct
8
2025
Northwestern University Linguistics Student Association (NULSA) Meet and Greet
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM, sponsored by Linguistics Department
This is an opportunity to connect with current Linguistics majors/minors and to welcome prospective Linguistics students to our community. Students...
Sep
18
2025
PhD Colloquium Talk - Devin Johnson
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM, sponsored by Linguistics Department
Linguistics PhD candidate Devin Johnson will present his Colloquium Talk via zoom. The zoom call will be set up in...
Sep
15
2025
Linguistics Department Orientation for Incoming Graduate Students
9:45 AM - 12:00 PM, sponsored by Linguistics Department
Linguistics Department Orientation for new graduate students admitted in Fall 2025. Coffee and pastries will be served starting at 9:45am. Meeting...
Sep
11
2025
WCAS Academic Directions Fair - Linguistics
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM, sponsored by Linguistics Department
Welcome Class of 2029! Join us at the Fair. Meet with Linguistics faculty, and learn more about our courses and...
Jun
6
2025
Linguistics QP Fest 2025
3:00 PM - 6:00 PM, sponsored by Linguistics Department
Presentation of qualifying paper research by graduate students.
Jun
4
2025
PhD Colloquium Talk- Zuheyra Tokaç
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM, sponsored by Linguistics Department
Linguistics PhD candidate Zuheyra Tokaç will present their Colloquium Talk, and a reception will immediately follow. The title of the...
May
30
2025
Linguistics Colloquium Series: Rachel Weissler (UOregon)
3:30 PM - 6:00 PM, sponsored by Linguistics Department
Title: Appropriation, Misuse, and Erasure: Realities of African American English on the World Stage Abstract: African American English (AAE) has been...