Family Action Network events are free and open to the public.

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IN-PERSON! BOOK GIVEAWAY!

Dream School: Finding the College That’s Right for You (Event 2 of 2)

Jeff Selingo

Journalist and New York Times bestselling author

Beth Arey

College and Career Services Coordinator at Evanston Township High School D202, Evanston, IL

Nov 4 2025
IN-PERSON! BOOK GIVEAWAY!

Dream School: Finding the College That’s Right for You (Event 1 of 2)

Jeff Selingo

Journalist and New York Times bestselling author

Matthew Montgomery, Ph.D.

Superintendent of Lake Forest School Districts 67 and 115 in Illinois

Nov 3 2025
IN-PERSON! BOOK GIVEAWAY!

Dealing with Feeling: Use Your Emotions to Create the Life You Want (Event 4 of 4)

Marc Brackett, Ph.D.

Founding director, Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence, and professor, Child Study Center, Yale University

Oct 30 2025
IN-PERSON ROUNDTABLE WORKSHOP

FAN Roundtable Workshop: Dealing with Feeling (Event 1 of 4)

Marc Brackett, Ph.D.

Founding director, Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence, and professor, Child Study Center, Yale University

Oct 29 2025
EDUCATOR EVENT + BOOK GIVEAWAY

FOR EDUCATORS – Dealing with Feeling: Use Your Emotions to Create the Life You Want (Event 2 of 4)

Marc Brackett, Ph.D.

Founding director, Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence, and professor, Child Study Center, Yale University

Oct 29 2025
IN-PERSON! BOOK GIVEAWAY!

Dealing with Feeling: Use Your Emotions to Create the Life You Want (Event 3 of 4)

Marc Brackett, Ph.D.

Founding director, Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence, and professor, Child Study Center, Yale University

Oct 29 2025
ZOOM EVENT

Validation: Transform Your Relationships, Increase Your Influence, and Change Your Life

Caroline Fleck, Ph.D.

Licensed Psychologist, Author, and Corporate Consultant

Kelly Leonard

Vice President, Creative Strategy, Innovation, and Business Development at The Second City

Oct 22 2025
ZOOM EVENT

Robin Hood Math: Take Control of the Algorithms That Run Your Life

Noah Giansiracusa, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Mathematics at Bentley University

Karen Saxe, Ph.D.

Senior Vice President, Government Relations, American Mathematical Society

Oct 20 2025
ZOOM EVENT

The Collective Edge: Unlocking the Secret Power of Groups

Colin M. Fisher, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Organisations and Innovation at University College London's School of Management

Amy C. Edmondson, Ph.D.

Novartis Professor of Leadership and Management at the Harvard Business School

Oct 15 2025
ZOOM EVENT + BOOK GIVEAWAY

Fireproof: Memoir of a Chef

Curtis Duffy

World-renowned Michelin-starred chef and restaurateur

Heidi Stevens

Chicago-based writer and Director of External Affairs for the University of Chicago’s TMW Center for Early Learning + Public Health

Oct 9 2025