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  • [FAN] Class Dismissed: When Colleges Ignore Inequality and Students Pay the Price Anthony Abraham Jack, Ph.D.

    Zoom

    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 […]

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  • [FAN] Hope for Cynics: The Surprising Science of Human Goodness Jamil Zaki, Ph.D.

    Zoom

    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. […]

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  • NAMI CCNS NAMI Walks

    Gallery Park 2412 W Lake Ave, Glenview

    Join NAMI CCNS on September 28, 2024, at Gallery Park in Glenview for their annual walk to raise awareness and funds for mental health programs in our community!   Learn more here: https://www.namiwalks.org/event/ccns

  • [FAN] Holding It Together: How Women Became America’s Safety Net Jessica Calarco, Ph.D

    Zoom

    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 […]

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  • [FAN] Meditations for Mortals: Four Weeks to Embrace Your Limitations and Make Time for What Counts Oliver Burkeman

    Zoom

    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 […]

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  • [FAN] Assembling Tomorrow: A Guide to Designing a Thriving Future

    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 […]

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  • Cook County United Against Hate and The Glenview Public Library: Waking In Oak Creek

    Glenview Public Library 1930 Glenview Road, Glenview, IL

    Cook County United Against Hate and The Glenview Public Library are sponsoring a screening and discussion of the documentary Waking In Oak Creek on October 15th.  "As the Sikh community in Oak Creek, Wisconsin prepares for Sunday prayers, a deadly hate attack shatters their lives, but not their resilience." All are welcome. Waking in Oak […]

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  • [FAN] Leaders as Futurists: Cultivating Civic Imagination for a Dynamic World Lisa Kay Solomon

    Zoom

    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 […]

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  • [FAN] Twenty-Four Seconds from Now … An Evening with Jason Reynolds

    Evanston Township High School Auditorium 1600 Dodge Ave, Evanston, IL

    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 […]

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  • [FAN] Polostan: An Evening with Neal Stephenson

    The Book Stall 811 Elm St., Winnetka, IL

    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 […]

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  • [FAN] The Last Human Job: The Work of Connecting in a Disconnected World Allison Pugh, Ph.D.

    Latin School of Chicago 59 W. North Blvd, Chicago, IL

    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 […]

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