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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Scaling the Empathy Wall: Listening with Curiosity and Interest
Arlie Russell Hochschild, Ph.D.
Professor Emerita of Sociology, University of California, Berkeley
Feb 10 2017
Two Events
Change Your Mind: Introduction to Mindfulness Practice
Director, Mindfulness and Behavior Therapies Program, The Family Institute at Northwestern University
Jan 27 2017
Happy Money: The Science of Happier Spending
Harold M. Brierley Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School
Dec 14 2016
Becoming a Values-Based Leader
Executive Partner, Madison Dearborn Partners and Clinical Professor of Management and Leadership at Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University
Nov 7 2016
TWO EVENTS
Late Specialization: The Surprising Key to Athletic Success
Science writer and best-selling author
Nov 3 2016
Being A Dog: Following the Dog Into a World of Smell
Principal Investigator, Horowitz Dog Cognition Lab, Barnard College
Oct 20 2016
Wild Things, Wild Places: Adventurous Tales of Wildlife and Conservation on Planet Earth
Former Chairperson, National Endowment for the Arts
Oct 16 2016