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 Empathy Diaries: An Evening with Sherry Turkle, Ph.D.
Abby Rockefeller Mauzé Professor of the Social Studies of Science and Technology, MIT
Senior Rabbi at North Shore Congregation Israel
Recalculating: Navigate Your Career Through the Changing World of Work
New York Times bestselling author and multigenerational workplace expert
Director of career advising and education in the Career Management Center at the Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University
Smart Women Love Money: 5 Simple, Life-Changing Rules of Investing
CEO, PowerHouse Assets LLC
Marketing strategist and financial services veteran
Hidden Valley Road: Inside the Mind of an American Family
Journalist and bestselling author of "Hidden Valley Road" and "Lost Girls"
Best-selling author; professor of clinical psychology, Columbia University Medical Center; former president of PEN America.
Power Moms: How Executive Mothers Navigate Work and Life
Former management news editor and career columnist, The Wall Street Journal
Co-founder, Bonfire, and clinical associate professor, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University
What Matters Now: Emotional Balance and Core Needs in the Post-Pandemic Era
Chief Clinical Officer, The Family Institute at Northwestern University
Maru Torres-Gregory, JD, Ph.D., LMFT
Couples and family therapist and faculty member of the Marriage and Family Therapy Program atThe Family Institute at Northwestern University
How to Not Die Alone: The Surprising Science That Will Help You Find Love
Author and Director of Relationship Science at Hinge
Professor of Psychology and of Management and Organizations, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University
The Connected Parent: An Expert Guide to Parenting in a Digital World
President of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
Associate Professor in the School of Education and Social Policy at Northwestern University and Faculty Director of the Office Community Education Partnerships
The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together
Board chair, Color of Change, and author, "The Sum of Us"
U.S. Senator from Massachusetts
The Upswing: How America Came Together a Century Ago and How We Can Do It Again
Peter and Isabel Malkin Professor of Public Policy at Harvard University
Writer and social entrepreneur
Social studies teacher, New Trier High School, Winnetka, IL