FAN - Family Action Network

The Story of Your Life: How Social Media Shapes the Way We Experience Everything – September 28th at 7pm CT on Zoom – with Kathryn Jezer-Morton, Ph.D. and Jia Tolentino

The Story of Your Life delivers an original and revealing look at our lives online and off and offers us a fresh perspective on the ways social media shapes the very arcs of our lives.

Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/7017899404630/WN_t4F_961GQCOX9ra38_40bQ

Hope In Motion – September 24th at 7p.m. – with Arshay Cooper

Arshay Cooper’s story isn’t just about rowing. It’s a story of resilience, unity, and courage in action. Whether he’s speaking to students, athletes, or executives, Arshay connects across backgrounds and leaves audiences with one conviction: together, we become more.

This event will take place at Evanston Township High School – 1600 Dodge Ave., Evanston, IL 60201. Enter through door 6. No registration required.

The Tolerance Generation: Growing Up Online in the Anti-Bullying Era – September 22nd at 7p.m. on Zoom – with Sarah Miller, Ph.D. and Matt Rafalow, Ph.D.

This book draws directly on insights from teens to reframe our understanding of bullying in the age of social media and why anti-bullying campaigns have been unsuccessful in combating it.

Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/9017895787207/WN_3mpzgv3iQfaEbk3rdaiREw

Young King: The Making of Martin Luther King Jr.– September 17th at 7p.m. CT – with Lerone Martine, Ph.D. ('24)

From a preeminent King scholar, the origin story of the man, minister, and civil rights hero who would lead the nation and change the world.

This event will take place at Evanston Township High School – 1600 Dodge Ave., Evanston, IL 60201. Enter through door 6. No registration required.

The Opposite of Happiness: How Bad Feelings Make Us and Break Us – September 16th at 7p.m. on Zoom – with George Loewenstein, Ph.D. and Eli Finkel, Ph.D. (FAN '17)

Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/3517892503411/WN_RPF8-W8WTl2kmSLoSvY6-g

The Art of Fighting: The Art of Fighting: The Transformative Power of Conflict – September 11th at 12 p.m. on Zoom – with Priya Parker and Daniel Pink (FAN '18, '22)

Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/3417883806530/WN_nmy_OoR2TvmNWDjdAl2rXA

Leadership Intelligence: Science-Backed Strategies for Mastering 21 Everyday Management Challenges – September 9th at 12 p.m. on Zoom – with Caroline Webb - Author and Jonathan Haidt, Ph.D.

Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/4617881931271/WN_733wD1OEQIKr86TkKtu7sg

May 28th at 7pm CT on Zoom – A Little More Social: How Small Choices Create Unexpected Happiness, Health, and Connection with Nicholas Epley, Ph.D. and David Brooks –

University of Chicago psychologist and author of Mindwise, Nicholas Epley has spent his career studying the way we connect, and he has found that our social fears often keep us from reaching out. But in A Little More Social, Epley shows us how to seize the small moments with helpful insights. Bridging the gap between two people is easier than we think, and success is more likely, if we choose to be a little more social.

Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/2017785424213/WN_rr0Fs6s9SPm2De5Xmk6qoQ

May 18th at 7pm CT – Churn: The Tension That Divides Us and How to Overcome It with Claude Steele, Ph.D. and Campbell, Ed.D. –

Carefully intertwining state-of-the-art research with poignant anecdotes drawn from Steele’s own biracial background, Churn is essential reading for anyone dedicated to fostering a community rooted in love and commitment. Filled with a deep well of hope, Steele’s summa work brilliantly succeeds in teaching us how to work through the churn that continues to suffuse our lives.

This event will take place at Evanston Township High School – 1600 Dodge Ave., Evanston, IL 60201. Enter through door 6. No registration required.

May 14th at 7pm CT on Zoom – America, U.S.A.: How Race Shadows the Nation's Anniversaries with Eddie Glaude Jr., Ph.D. and Imani Perry JD, Ph.D. –

Centered around the major celebrations of America’s milestone birthdays across 250 years of history, America: U.S.A. offers a riveting look at the battles over who has a stake in writing the American story. Devastatingly candid, profoundly moving, and deeply reflective, this book is a shining meditation on how we must reckon with a grim past in order to strive for the better angels of our future.

Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/6317775630300/WN_JMgrxNEkR4avA1iLAE5Lug