Events

Explore the library of CFR Education events, including webinars, conferences, professional development, and workshops for higher education and high school educators and students.

CFR Education hosts, co-presents, and attends virtual and in-person events for higher education and high school educators and students.  

The Council on Foreign Relations offers two webinar series: Global Affairs Expert Webinars and Higher Education Webinars. The Global Affairs Expert Webinar series, formerly “CFR Academic Webinars,” provides a forum for college and university students and educators to interact with CFR fellows and other experts on foreign policy topics. A second series, CFR Higher Education Webinars, offers timely conversations for college and university leaders, administrators, and professors on issues impacting higher education. These sessions showcase insights from CFR fellows and thought leaders, facilitating informed discourse within the academic community.

Explore the library of events below:

Upcoming

Webinar
Global Affairs Expert Webinar: Nuclear Arms Control and Disarmament
Wednesday, November 13, 2024, 1:00 to 2:00 PM (EST)

Nicole Grajewski, fellow in the Nuclear Policy Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and associate researcher with the Project on Managing the Atom at Harvard University’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, will lead the conversation on nuclear arms control and disarmament.

Webinar
Higher Education Webinar: Teaching Climate Change
Tuesday, November 19, from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. (EST)

Join Alice C. Hill and CFR Education for a conversation on teaching climate change and an exploration of CFR Education’s forthcoming comprehensive library of dozens of accurate, accessible, and authoritative resources on climate change and its implication on global issues and foreign policy. 

Conference
CFR Education at NCSS 2024
November 22-November 23

Join two NCSS sessions with CFR Education and connect in person at Booth #621.

Webinar
Simulations with CFR Education
Tuesday, December 3, 7:00 to 7:30 PM ET (followed by Q&A)

Learn about free simulations that invite educators and their students to step into the roles of decision-makers on the U.S. National Security Council or UN Security Council.

Past

Webinar
CFR Education’s Introduction to Global Affairs for Iowa Classrooms
Wednesday, October 30, 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM Central Time

Watch this webinar to learn how CFR Education’s free, non-partisan materials can help your students to engage with today’s most pressing global issues and provide Iowa classrooms with a world-class education in history, government, geography, and social studies.

Webinar
Global Affairs Expert Webinar: U.S. Foreign Policy in the Middle East
October 16, 2024

Watch Steven A. Cook, CFR's Eni Enrico Mattei senior fellow for Middle East and Africa studies and director of the International Affairs Fellowship for Tenured International Relations Scholars, lead the conversation on U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East.

Webinar
Back To School with CFR Education
August 27, 2024

Watch this back-to-school webinar to learn about award-winning, barrier-free educational resources that help your students to engage with today’s most pressing global issues.

Webinar
Higher Education Webinar: CFR Education Resources
May 14, 2024

Caroline Netchvolodoff, vice president for education at CFR, and Rania Salem Manganaro, senior manager for education marketing at CFR, lead a discussion on CFR Education resources for the higher education community.