Past Events
Family Action Network events are free and open to the public.
Browse our past events by year or topic — you can download previous flyers here, too.
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Original Sins: The (Mis)education of Black and Native Children and the Construction of American Racism
Writer, cultural organizer, and Associate Professor at the University of Chicago
National Book Award-winning author and MacArthur Fellow
How to Stop Trying: An Overachiever’s Guide to Self-Acceptance, Letting Go, and Other Impossible Things
New York Times bestselling ghostwriter who has authored seven uncredited books in addition to four young adult novels
Critically acclaimed author of seven novels for young adults
Unforgiving Places: The Unexpected Origins of American Gun Violence
Edwin A. and Betty L. Bergman Distinguished Service Professor at the University of Chicago’s Harris School of Public Policy
Vice President for Civic Engagement for the University of Chicago
The Family Dynamic: A Journey into the Mystery of Sibling Success
Pulitzer Prize-winning staff writer for The New York Times Magazine
Psychologist, New York Times bestselling author, and "Ask Lisa" podcast co-host
The AI Con: How to Fight Big Tech’s Hype and Create the Future We Want
Professor of linguistics at the University of Washington
Director of research at the Distributed AI Research Institute (DAIR)
Founder and executive director of the Distributed AI Research Institute (DAIR)
GRAND ROUNDS: Shift: Managing Your Emotions — So They Don’t Manage You
Professor, Management & Organizations, Ross School of Business, and Director of the Emotion and Self Control Lab, University of Michigan
Child, Adolescent, and Adult Psychiatrist and CEO and Co-Founder, Compass Health Center and Compass Virtual
Change the Wallpaper: Transforming Cultural Patterns to Build More Just Communities
Provost Professor of Psychology and the founding Director of the Institute of Diversity Sciences at the University of Massachusetts Amherst
Ralph and Shirley Shapiro Distinguished Professor of Law and Distinguished Professor of Asian American Studies at the UCLA School of Law
How to Fall in Love with Questions: A New Way to Thrive in Times of Uncertainty
Journalist and applied behavioral scientist
“Ask Polly” advice columnist on Substack, essayist, and author
Rise Above: Overcome a Victim Mindset, Empower Yourself, and Realize Your Full Potential
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
#1 New York Times bestselling author of Quiet and Bittersweet
Ordinary Magic: The Science of How We Can Achieve Big Change with Small Acts
Michael Forman University Fellow and Professor of Psychology and co-director of the Dweck-Walton Lab at Stanford University
Award-winning writer of dozens of books for adults, children, and adolescents