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ZOOM EVENT! BOOK GIVEAWAY!

Original Sins: The (Mis)education of Black and Native Children and the Construction of American Racism

Eve L. Ewing, Ed.D.

Writer, cultural organizer, and Associate Professor at the University of Chicago

Ta-Nehisi Coates

National Book Award-winning author and MacArthur Fellow

May 22 2025
ZOOM EVENT!

How to Stop Trying: An Overachiever’s Guide to Self-Acceptance, Letting Go, and Other Impossible Things

Kate Williams

New York Times bestselling ghostwriter who has authored seven uncredited books in addition to four young adult novels

Jennifer Mathieu

Critically acclaimed author of seven novels for young adults

May 21 2025
IN-PERSON EVENT!

Unforgiving Places: The Unexpected Origins of American Gun Violence

Jens Ludwig, Ph.D.

Edwin A. and Betty L. Bergman Distinguished Service Professor at the University of Chicago’s Harris School of Public Policy

Christian Mitchell

Vice President for Civic Engagement for the University of Chicago

May 14 2025
ZOOM EVENT! BOGO!

The Family Dynamic: A Journey into the Mystery of Sibling Success

Susan Dominus

Pulitzer Prize-winning staff writer for The New York Times Magazine

Lisa Damour, Ph.D.

Psychologist, New York Times bestselling author, and "Ask Lisa" podcast co-host

May 13 2025
ZOOM EVENT!

The AI Con: How to Fight Big Tech’s Hype and Create the Future We Want

Emily M. Bender, Ph.D.

Professor of linguistics at the University of Washington

Alex Hanna, Ph.D.

Director of research at the Distributed AI Research Institute (DAIR)

Timnit Gebru, Ph.D.

Founder and executive director of the Distributed AI Research Institute (DAIR)

May 12 2025
GRAND ROUNDS! ZOOM EVENT!

GRAND ROUNDS: Shift: Managing Your Emotions — So They Don’t Manage You

Ethan Kross, Ph.D.

Professor, Management & Organizations, Ross School of Business, and Director of the Emotion and Self Control Lab, University of Michigan

David Schreiber, MD

Child, Adolescent, and Adult Psychiatrist and CEO and Co-Founder, Compass Health Center and Compass Virtual

May 6 2025
ZOOM EVENT!

Change the Wallpaper: Transforming Cultural Patterns to Build More Just Communities

Nilanjana Dasgupta, Ph.D.

Provost Professor of Psychology and the founding Director of the Institute of Diversity Sciences at the University of Massachusetts Amherst

Jerry Kang

Ralph and Shirley Shapiro Distinguished Professor of Law and Distinguished Professor of Asian American Studies at the UCLA School of Law

May 5 2025
ZOOM EVENT!

How to Fall in Love with Questions: A New Way to Thrive in Times of Uncertainty

Elizabeth Weingarten

Journalist and applied behavioral scientist

Heather Havrilesky

“Ask Polly” advice columnist on Substack, essayist, and author

May 1 2025
ZOOM EVENT!

Rise Above: Overcome a Victim Mindset, Empower Yourself, and Realize Your Full Potential

Scott Barry Kaufman, Ph.D.

Cognitive psychologist, host of The Psychology Podcast, professor of psychology at Columbia University, director of the Center for Human Potential, and author of eleven books

Susan Cain

#1 New York Times bestselling author of Quiet and Bittersweet

Apr 28 2025
ZOOM EVENT!

Ordinary Magic: The Science of How We Can Achieve Big Change with Small Acts

Greg Walton, Ph.D.

Michael Forman University Fellow and Professor of Psychology and co-director of the Dweck-Walton Lab at Stanford University

Jacqueline Woodson

Award-winning writer of dozens of books for adults, children, and adolescents

Apr 22 2025