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SUMMARY:[FAN] America\, U.S.A.: How Race Shadows the Nation's Anniversaries
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, May 14\, 2026 | 7:00 PM CT \nAmerica\, U.S.A.: How Race Shadows the Nation’s Anniversaries\nA FAN webinar featuring Eddie S. Glaude\, Jr.\, Ph.D. (FAN ’20\, ’24) in conversation with Imani Perry\, JD\, Ph.D. \nREGISTRATION: www.bit.ly/Glaude26FANWebinar \nBook Giveaway: FAN is giving away copies of America\, U.S.A. to randomly selected Zoom attendees. Details on the webinar registration page. \nCelebrated public intellectual Eddie S. Glaude\, Jr.\, Ph.D. (FAN ’20\, ’24)\, presents a groundbreaking analysis of the vicious cycles of American history and the country’s enduring refusal to face its true nature\, especially at the moments when national anniversaries steer us back toward the mythology meant to disguise the truth. \nAmerica\, U.S.A.: How Race Shadows the Nation’s Anniversaries\, deliberately formulated and beautifully written\, details a heart-wrenching exploration of America’s legacy. It is a magnificently complex combination of lessons and voices\, from W.E.B. DuBois and John Dos Passos to Herman Melville and Martin Luther King\, Jr.\, that\, together\, paint a sprawling and honest tableau of the United States\, its complicated past\, and ever more tenuous future. Glaude’s is a powerful voice of conscience in our tumultuous world. He pulls no punches\, calling on us to interrogate our conceptions of innocence and freedom and the stories we tell ourselves about our past and present. \nCentered around the major celebrations of America’s milestone birthdays across 250 years of history\, the book offers a riveting look at the battles over who has a stake in writing the American story. Devastatingly candid\, profoundly moving\, and deeply reflective\, America\, U.S.A. is a shining meditation on how we must reckon with a grim past to strive for the better angels of our future. \nGlaude is the James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor at Princeton University and author of New York Times bestselling Begin Again and We Are the Leaders We Have Been Looking For. He frequently appears in the media\, as a columnist for TIME Magazine and as an MSNBC contributor on programs like Morning Joe and Deadline White House with Nicolle Wallace. He also regularly appears on Meet the Press on Sundays. \nHe will be in conversation with Imani Perry\, JD\, Ph.D.\, the Henry A. Morss\, Jr. and Elisabeth W. Morss Professor of Studies of Women\, Gender\, and Sexuality and of African and African American Studies at Harvard University and the Carol K. Pforzheimer Professor at the Harvard Radcliffe Institute. Perry is the author of nine books\, including the New York Times bestseller South to America which received the 2022 National Book Award for Nonfiction. She is a 2023 recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship and has been awarded fellowships from the Guggenheim and Pew Foundations. \nThis event is suitable for youth ages 12 and up. It will be recorded and available on FAN’s website and YouTube channel. \nSponsored by FAN\, in partnership with Avoca D37\, Bennett Day School\, Bernard Zell Anshe Emet Day School\, British International School of Chicago\, Catherine Cook School\, Compass Health Center\, Countryside Day School\, Evanston Scholars\, Evanston Township HS D202\, Family Service Center\, Foundation 65\, The Frances Xavier Warde School\, Francis W. Parker School\, Glenview Public Library\, Gorton Center\, Hyde Park Day School\, Kenilworth D38\, Latin School of Chicago\, Leo Catholic High School\, Lycée Français de Chicago\, Magnetar Capital\, Near North Montessori School\, North Shore Country Day\, Northwestern University Office of Neighborhood and Community Relations\, Northwestern University School of Education and Social Policy\, Pope John XXIII School\, Regina Dominican High School\, Resurrection College Prep High School\, Rogers Park Montessori School\, Sacred Heart Schools\, Santa Clara University School of Law\, Science & Arts Academy\, The Sonia Shankman Orthogenic School\, Stevenson High School D125\, Township High School D113\, TrueNorth Educational Cooperative #804\, Wilmette Public Library\, Woodlands Academy\, Youth & Opportunity United.
URL:https://familyservicecenter.org/calendar/fan-america-u-s-a-how-race-shadows-the-nations-anniversaries/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Community Event,Community Partner Event,FAN Event
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SUMMARY:[FAN] Inside the Box: How Constraints Make Us Better
DESCRIPTION:Friday\, May 15\, 2026 | 7:00 PM CT \nInside the Box: How Constraints Make Us Better\nA FAN program featuring David Epstein (FAN ’16\, ’20)\, in conversation with Megan Twohey (FAN ’19)\nEvanston Township High School Auditorium\, 1600 Dodge Ave.\, Door 6\, Evanston\, IL 60201 \nNo registration required. Post-event reception in ETHS’s Alumni Hall\, 8:30-9:30 PM CT\, open to all. \nBook Giveaway: FAN is giving away copies of Inside the Box at the event\, while supplies last. \nWe live in a world that gives us seemingly infinite choices and prizes freedom above all else. We have an unprecedented number of options regarding what to do\, who to be\, and how to spend our time. All that choice is wonderful; it is also overwhelming. The irony is that total freedom can be paralyzing\, and unlimited resources don’t necessarily lead to the biggest breakthroughs. In fact\, overvaluing complete freedom can be disastrous for everything from starting a company to harnessing creativity to finding personal satisfaction. \nIn his new book\, Inside the Box: How Constraints Make Us Better\, bestselling author David Epstein (FAN ’16\, ’20) argues that all of us—individuals\, businesses\, institutions\, even societies—can benefit from narrowing our options. He dives into the science and practice of constraints\, exploring exactly when and how guardrails can be beneficial\, whether we’re working with limited resources or using self-imposed boundaries to tap unexpected wells of focus and innovation. \nOriginal\, galvanizing\, and deeply researched\, Inside the Box tells absorbing stories of people and organizations that embraced constraints to transform themselves\, and the world—as well as a few that struggled from a lack of limits. Epstein reveals how boundaries create breakthroughs\, and how setting the right constraints can help you become the most creative\, productive\, and satisfied version of yourself. \nEpstein will be in conversation with Megan Twohey\, an investigative reporter at The New York Times who seeks to expose hidden truths and hold powerful individuals and institutions to account. She is the coauthor\, with Jodi Kantor (FAN ’26)\, of She Said: Breaking the Sexual Harassment Story that Helped Ignite a Movement\, which takes readers behind the scenes of the Harvey Weinstein investigation and was adapted into a film. Twohey and Kantor shared a Pulitzer Prize for public service for their reporting. \nCrenshaw will be in conversation with Beth E. Richie\, Ph.D.\, Distinguished Professor of Criminology\, Law\, and Justice and Black Studies and the Inaugural Chair in Social Sciences and the Humanities at The University of Illinois at Chicago. The emphasis of her scholarly and activist work has been on the ways that race/ethnicity and social position affect the experience of violence and criminalization\, focusing on the experiences of Black women and gender non-conforming people. \nBoth featured guests are ETHS alums: Epstein is ‘98\, and Twohey is ‘94. \nSponsored by FAN\, in partnership with The Avery Coonley School\, Avoca D37\, Baker Demonstration School\, Barrington D220\, Beacon Academy\, Bennett Day School\, Bernard Zell Anshe Emet Day School\, Brickton Montessori School\, British International School of Chicago\, Catherine Cook School\, Compass Health Center\, Countryside Day School\, Evanston Scholars\, Evanston Township HS D202\, Family Service Center\, Foundation 65\, The Frances Xavier Warde School\, Francis W. Parker School\, Glencoe D35\, Glenview Public Library\, Gorton Center\, Hyde Park Day School\, Illinois Student Assistance Commission\, Kenilworth D38\, Lake Bluff D65\, Latin School of Chicago\, Leo Catholic High School\, Libertyville D70\, Lycée Français de Chicago\, North Shore Country\nDay\, Northwestern University Office of Neighborhood and Community Relations\, Northwestern University School of Education and Social Policy\, Pope John XXIII School\, Regina Dominican High School\, Resurrection College Prep High School\, Rogers Park Montessori School\, Roycemore School\, St. Bernard’s School\, Santa Clara University School of Law\, Science & Arts Academy\, The Sonia Shankman Orthogenic School\, Stevenson High School D125\, Township High School D113\, Township High School D214\, TrueNorth Educational Cooperative #804\, UChicago Network for College Success\, Wilmette Public Library\, Wolcott College Prep\, Woodlands Academy\, Youth & Opportunity United.
URL:https://familyservicecenter.org/calendar/fan-inside-the-box-how-constraints-make-us-better/
LOCATION:Evanston Township High School Auditorium\, 1600 Dodge Ave\, Evanston\, IL\, 60201
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SUMMARY:[FAN] Churn: The Tension That Divides Us and How to Overcome It
DESCRIPTION:Monday\, May 18\, 2026 | 7:00 PM CT \nChurn: The Tension That Divides Us and How to Overcome It\nA FAN program featuring Claude Steele\, Ph.D. (FAN ’14)\, in conversation with Marcus Campbell\, Ed.D.\nEvanston Township High School Auditorium\, 1600 Dodge Ave.\, Door 6\, Evanston\, IL 60201 \nNo registration required.  \nBook Giveaway: FAN is giving away copies of Churn at the event\, while supplies last. \nNearly two decades after Whistling Vivaldi\, legendary social psychologist Claude M. Steele\, Ph.D. (FAN ’14)\, returns with Churn: The Tension That Divides Us and How to Overcome It\, an equally ambitious work examining the mental agitation and physical stress we experience in diverse settings\, and the surprising role trust-building plays in reducing it across identity divides. \nOpening with a striking vignette of a parent-teacher conference between a well-meaning white teacher and the concerned Black parents of a seventh grader\, the book demonstrates how churn threatens the trust essential to teaching and mentoring the young. Drawing on decades of psychological research\, Churn is rich with examples: a young woman entering a boardroom as one of only a few women; a white male feeling conspicuous during diversity training; a Chinese grandmother shopping where anti-Asian violence has occurred; and lessons from remarkable student outcomes at Georgia State University. \nToo often\, we navigate the tensions of diversity by pretending they don’t exist\, avoiding connection across what can seem like wide chasms of difference. Steele charts a different path\, one rooted in seeing the full humanity in human difference. He offers concrete practices\, “a game played on the ground\,” for building trust across all kinds of divides: between individuals\, in classrooms\, boardrooms\, and entire institutions. \nCarefully intertwining research with anecdotes drawn from Steele’s own biracial background\, Churn is essential reading for anyone committed to fostering community. Filled with hard-won hope\, Steele’s summa work teaches us how to work through the churn suffusing our lives. \nSteele will be in conversation with Marcus Campbell\, Ed.D.\, superintendent of Evanston Township High School District 202. Dr. Campbell was previously the Assistant Superintendent/Principal at ETHS\, responsible for providing leadership in the development of district strategy and organizational change\, including effective instruction practices\, impactful diversity and equity initiatives\, and responsive programs and services. \nThis event is suitable for youth ages 12 and up. It will be recorded but not live streamed and available on FAN’s website and YouTube channel. \nSponsored by FAN\, in partnership with The Alliance for Early Childhood\, Avoca D37\, Bennett Day School\, Bernard Zell Anshe Emet Day School\, British International School of Chicago\, Catherine Cook School\, Compass Health Center\, Connections for the Homeless\, Countryside Day School\, Evanston Scholars\, Evanston Township HS D202\, The Family Institute at Northwestern University\, Family Service Center\, Foundation 65\, The Frances Xavier Warde School\, Francis W. Parker School\, Glencoe D35\, Glenview Public Library\, Gorton Center\, Hyde Park Day School\, Illinois Student Assistance Commission\, Kenilworth D38\, Latin School of Chicago\, Leo Catholic High School\, Libertyville D70\, Lycée Français de Chicago\, Magnetar Capital\, Near North Montessori School\, North Shore Country Day\, Northwestern University Office of Neighborhood and Community Relations\, Northwestern University School of Education and Social Policy\, Pope John XXIII School\, Regina Dominican High School\, Resurrection College Prep High School\, Rogers Park Montessori School\, Sacred Heart Schools\, Santa Clara University School of Law\, Science & Arts Academy\, The Sonia Shankman Orthogenic School\, Stevenson High School D125\, Township High School D113\, Township High School D214\, TrueNorth Educational Cooperative #804\, UChicago Network for College Success\, Wilmette Public Library\, Wolcott College Prep\, Woodlands Academy\, Youth & Opportunity United.
URL:https://familyservicecenter.org/calendar/fan-churn-the-tension-that-divides-us-and-how-to-overcome-it/
LOCATION:Evanston Township High School Auditorium\, 1600 Dodge Ave\, Evanston\, IL\, 60201
CATEGORIES:Community Event,Community Partner Event,FAN Event,Parenting
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