Past Events
Family Action Network events are free and open to the public.
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The Search: Finding Meaningful Work in a Post-Career World
Author of seven New York Times bestsellers
Michael S. and Mary Sue Shannon Clinical Professor of Entrepreneurship, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University
Anatomy of a Breakthrough: How to Get Unstuck When It Matters Most
Professor of Marketing at New York University’s Stern School of Business
Science writer and best-selling author
Your Future Self: How to Make Tomorrow Better Today
Professor of marketing, behavioral decision making, and psychology at UCLA’s Anderson School of Management
#1 New York Times bestselling author
Selfless: The Social Creation of “You”
Walter Kenneth Kilpatrick professor of organizational behavior at Stanford Graduate School of Business
Superintendent, Evanston Township High School D202, Evanston, IL
Above Ground: A Conversation with Clint Smith
Staff writer at The Atlantic and New York Times bestselling author
Superintendent, Evanston Township High School D202, Evanston, IL
On Grief: Love, Loss, Memory
Staff writer at The Atlantic and winner of the 2022 Pulitzer for Feature Writing
Chicago-based writer and Director of External Affairs for the University of Chicago’s TMW Center for Early Learning + Public Health
Life in Five Senses: How Exploring the Senses Got Me Out of My Head and Into the World
Five-time New York Times bestselling author
Staff writer for The Atlantic and author
Soul Shift: The Weary Human’s Guide to Getting Unstuck and Reclaiming Your Path to Joy
New York Times bestselling author
Clinical psychologist and New York Times best-selling author
Quitting: A Life Strategy
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, novelist, and playwright
Chicago-based writer and Director of External Affairs for the University of Chicago’s TMW Center for Early Learning + Public Health