Events

Wednesday, September 25, 2024, 7:00 PM, Class Dismissed: When Colleges Ignore Inequality and Students Pay the Price, a FAN webinar featuring Anthiny Abraham Jack, Ph.D. in conversation with Jeff Selingo. REGISTER: www.bit.ly/JackFANWebinar BONUS AFTER-HOURS EVENT: Attendees who purchase a copy of Class Dismissed from FAN's partner bookseller The Book Stall are invited to attend an […]

Thursday, September 26, 2024, 7:00 PM, Hope for Cynics: The Surprising Science of Human Goodness, a FAN webinar featuring Jamil Zaki, Ph.D. (FAN ’19) in conversation with Robert Sapolsky, Ph.D. REGISTER: www.bit.ly/ZakiFANWebinar BONUS BOOK GIVEAWAY! We are giving away copies of Hope for Cynics to randomly selected Zoom attendees. Details on the webinar registration page. […]

Monday, September 30, 2024, 7:00 PM, Holding It Together: How Women Became America's Safety Net, a FAN webinar featuring Jessica Calarco, Ph.D. in conversation with Heidi Stevens. REGISTER: www.bit.ly/CalarcoFANWebinar BONUS AFTER-HOURS EVENT: Attendees who purchase a copy of Holding It Together from FAN's partner bookseller The Book Stall are invited to attend an AFTER-HOURS event […]

Monday, October 7, 2024, 7:00 PM, Meditations for Mortals: Four Weeks to Embrace Your Limitations and Make Time for What Counts, a FAN webinar featuring Oliver Burkeman in conversation with Daniel Pink (FAN ’18, ’22). REGISTER: www.bit.ly/BurkemanFANWebinar BONUS BOOK GIVEAWAY! FAN is giving away hundreds of copies of Meditations for Mortals to randomly selected Zoom […]

Wednesday, October 9, 2024, 7:00 PM, Assembling Tomorrow: A Guide to Designing a Thriving Future, a FAN webinar featuring Carissa Carter and Scott Doorley in conversation with Liz Gerber, Ph.D. REGISTER: www.bit.ly/CCSDFANWebinar BONUS AFTER-HOURS EVENT: Attendees who purchase a copy of Assembling Tomorrow from FAN's partner bookseller The Book Stall are invited to attend an […]

Thursday, October 17, 2024, 7:00 PM, Leaders as Futurists: Cultivating Civic Imagination for a Dynamic World, a FAN webinar featuring Lisa Kay Solomon in conversation with Liz Gerber, Ph.D. REGISTER: www.bit.ly/LKSolomonFANWebinar BONUS AFTER-HOURS EVENT: Webinar attendees are invited to join a free “Ask Me Anything” AFTERHOURS event hosted by Solomon and Gerber that will start […]

Friday, October 18, 2024, 7:00 PM, Twenty-Four Seconds from Now: An Evening with Jason Reynolds, Evanston Township High School Auditorium, 1600 Dodge Ave., Door 6, Evanston, IL 60201. BONUS BOOK GIVEAWAY of Twenty-Four Seconds from Now at the event, while supplies last. No registration required. “Reynolds astounds in a sweetly hilarious story of two Black […]

Monday, October 21, 2024, 7:00 PM, Polostan: An Evening with Neal Stephenson, The Book Stall, 811 Elm St., Winnetka, IL 60093. BONUS BOOK GIVEAWAY of Polostan at the event. SPACE IS LIMITED -- REGISTRATION REQUIRED: https://bit.ly/StephensonFANEvent The #1 New York Times bestselling author of thirteen previous critically acclaimed works of fiction, including Termination Shock and […]

Wednesday, October 23, 2024, 7:00 PM, The Last Human Job: The Work of Connecting in a Disconnected World, Latin School of Chicago, Wrigley Theatre, 59 W. North Blvd., Chicago, IL 60610. No registration required. Book sale and signing at the event. “Digital systems are rapidly replacing human beings because, we are told, they are more […]