Important Dates

Master's completion form due for TGS Spring master's candidates

Registration for Fall begins

Please join The Graduate School (TGS) for a Lunch & Learn event featuring two of Northwestern's Presidential Fellows, which is the most prestigious fellowship awarded by the University, on Thursday, May 21 from 12:00–1:15 PM in Parkes Hall Room 122 on the Evanston campus. Enjoy a complimentary buffet lunch from Everest Indian Cuisine while connecting with colleagues and learning about innovative, interdisciplinary work happening on campus. A variety of food options will be served to accommodate dietary needs.

During lunch, hear brief research presentations from Victoria Lang, PhD candidate in Earth & Planetary Sciences, and Joshua Brallier, PhD candidate in Religious Studies. Lang will share her research on air quality improvement in Illinois and how air pollution affects communities. Brallier will share research on a nineteenth-century autobiography of a Tibetan Buddhist master that reflects on the intersections of masculinity, religion, and warfare. 

This event is free and open to all members of the TGS community. 

Please email tgs-events@northwestern.edu with any questions.

Last day to change Grading status PN

Last day to drop a five-week course ending in week 10 of the Spring term (5W2)

No classes - Memorial Day - University offices are closed

Last day to withdraw from a five-week course ending in week 10 of the Spring term (5W2) 5:00 PM

Term withdrawal and full-term course withdrawal petition deadline for Spring 5:00 PM

Title of Presentation: 

"Assessing Predictive Methylation and Transcriptional Markers Associated with Respiratory Disease Outcomes Using a Novel Enzyme-based Method"

This is a hybrid event. For Zoom access or more information, email rachael.hill@northwestern.edu. 

TItle of Presentation: 

"MicroRNA-200 Family: A tale of influence over WNT-SOX balance in defining the sebocyte fate"

This is a hybrid event. For Zoom access or more information, email rachael.hill@northwestern.edu.

Spring classes end

Spring examinations begin

Title of Presentation: 

"AI-Guided CRISPR Screening for Therapeutic Target Discovery in Psoriasis"

This is a hybrid event. For Zoom access or more information, email rachael.hill@northwestern.edu. 

Spring 2026 Commencement

Grades due 3:00 PM

Summer registration for new TGS students and most Evanston graduate programs

Juneteenth - University Closed

Spring Degree Conferral

Summer classes begin

Independence Day (observed) - University Closed

Application for degree due to The Graduate School to receive a degree in Summer