Family Action Network events are free and open to the public.

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ZOOM EVENT

Helping Our Boys Pursue Belonging and Purpose

John Duffy, Psy.D.

Clinical psychologist and author of three parenting books

Shaka A. Rawls

Principal at Leo High School

Heidi Stevens

Chicago-based writer and Director of External Affairs for the University of Chicago’s TMW Center for Early Learning + Public Health

Feb 6 2024
ZOOM EVENT

HBCU Made: A Celebration of the Black College Experience

Ayesha Rascoe

Host of NPR’s "Weekend Edition Sunday" and the Saturday episodes of "Up First"

Natalie Y. Moore

Award-winning journalist and author, and senior lecturer and director of audio programming at the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University

Feb 1 2024
ZOOM EVENT

Writing for Busy Readers: Communicate More Effectively in the Real World

Todd Rogers, Ph.D.

Professor of Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy School of Government

Angela Duckworth, Ph.D.

Rosa Lee and Egbert Chang Professor at the University of Pennsylvania

Jan 30 2024
ZOOM EVENT

Think Faster, Talk Smarter

Matt Abrahams

Educator, author, podcast host, and coach

Kim Scott

Co-founder of Radical Candor and author of Radical Candor and Radical Respect

Jan 24 2024
ZOOM EVENT

The Mirrored Door: What Blocks Women’s Careers

Ellen Connelly Taaffe

Clinical associate professor and the director of Women's Leadership Programming at Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management

Deepa Purushothaman

Former senior executive at Deloitte and author, speaker, and founder of multiple businesses

Jan 23 2024
ZOOM EVENT

Strategies to Reduce Risk and Increase Resilience in LGBTQ+ Youth

Melissa Blitz, LCPC

Associate Director of the Center of Excellence for Adult Mood & Anxiety programming at Compass Health Center

Joe Serio, LCPC

Chief Clinical Quality Officer at Compass Health Center

Tiffany Myers, LCSW

Social work department chair at New Trier High School in Winnetka, IL

Jan 17 2024
ZOOM EVENT

Tightwads and Spendthrifts: Navigating the Money Minefield in Real Relationships

Scott Rick, Ph.D.

Associate professor of marketing at the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business

Olga Khazan

Staff writer for The Atlantic and author

Jan 16 2024
ZOOM EVENT

Unshrinking: How to Face Fatphobia

Kate Manne, Ph.D.

Associate professor of philosophy at Cornell University

Roxane Gay, Ph.D.

Contributing opinion writer for the New York Times and author of several bestselling books

Jan 11 2024