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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The Awakened Brain: The New Science of Spirituality and Our Quest for An Inspired Life
Professor in the clinical psychology program at Teachers College, Columbia University
Author, essayist, and professor emeritus of religion at Middlebury College
Three Girls from Bronzeville: A Uniquely American Memoir of Race, Fate, and Sisterhood
Award-winning journalist and author
Chicago-based writer and Director of External Affairs for the University of Chicago’s TMW Center for Early Learning + Public Health
Who Gets In and Why: A Year Inside College Admissions
Journalist and New York Times bestselling author
Staff writer for The Atlantic and author, The State Must Provide
Music Is History: An Evening with Questlove
Drummer, DJ, producer, culinary entrepreneur, New York Times bestselling author, and member of The Roots
New York Times bestselling poet, essayist, and cultural critic
Baby, Unplugged: One Mother’s Search for Balance, Reason, and Sanity in the Digital Age
Writer, reporter, editor, and author of Baby Unplugged
Head of Lake Forest Country Day School
Credible: Why We Doubt Accusers and Protect Abusers
Author and Professor, Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law
Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter for The New York Times
Traumatized: Identify, Understand, and Cope with PTSD and Emotional Stress
Licensed marriage and family therapist and author
Comedian, filmmaker, and mental health advocate
Creative Acts for Curious People: How to Think, Create, and Lead in Unconventional Ways
Executive Director, Hasso Plattner Institute of Design, Stanford University
Professor at Northwestern University, Co-Director of Northwestern’s Center for Human Computer Interaction + Design, and Faculty Founder of Design for America
What Do You Say? How to Talk with Kids to Build Motivation, Stress Tolerance, and a Happy Home
Clinical Neuropsychologist and Founder, The Stixrud Group
Author, Speaker, and Founder, PrepMatters
Think Talk Create: Building Workplaces Fit for Humans
Co-founder, Strategy of Mind
Co-founder, Strategy of Mind
Chris P. Dialynas Professor of Economics at The University of Chicago Booth School of Business