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
Watch Bonnie D. Jenkins, the Shapiro visiting professor of international affairs at George Washington University’s Elliott School of International Affairs and former U.S. undersecretary of state for arms control and international security, lead the conversation on women, peace, and security.
Watch this webinar in partnership with EARTHDAY.ORG for Civic Learning Week.
Giovanni Peri and Edward Alden will lead the conversation on migration and labor economics.
Join this webinar in partnership with Digital Inquiry Group for the 2025 Share My Lesson Virtual Conference.
Join this webinar in partnernship with SubjectToClimate for the 2025 Share My Lesson Conference.
Luciana L. Borio will lead the conversation on complex public health emergencies.
Join the American Museum of Natural History, National Geographic Society, SubjectToClimate, and CFR Education for a virtual Earth Day event for educators.
Past
Listen to two CFR Education sessions at SXSW EDU 2025 in Austin, TX.
Listen to Tamar L. Gutner, Mary Beth Long, and Zeenat Rahman lead a panel discussion on U.S. foreign policy and the second Trump administration. The conversation was moderated by Alberto R. Coll.
Watch Jennifer Kavanagh and Philip Zelikow colead the conversation on the axis of autocracies.
Watch this introductory webinar to learn tips and tricks for teaching geography with CFR Education's resources on regions of the world.
Watch Miles Kahler, senior fellow for global governance at CFR, lead the conversation on foreign influence and democratic governance.
Watch this webinar in partnership with Retro Report to examine the key historical events in U.S.-China relations and understand the crucial foreign policy questions of today.
Join CFR Education at APSA TLC 2025 for a workshop on CFR Education simulations in Alexandria, Virginia.
Watch Adam Segal and Carla Anne Robbins lead the conversation on how tech firms shape geopolitics.
Watch Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar, president of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, lead the conversation on Trump and the future of American statecraft.
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.
Join two NCSS sessions with CFR Education and connect in person at Booth #621.
Watch Inu Manak, fellow for trade policy at CFR, lead the conversation on global trade policy.