Family Action Network
The Family Action Network (FAN) is a non-profit organization in Evanston that aims to spark public conversation around a variety of topics. The organization curates a free, high-quality human development speaker series each academic year. All programs are free and open to the public, often hosted at Evanston Township High School (ETHS). Northwestern supports FAN with annual financial contributions from several university departments, but also by lending expertise to the discussions, as was the case with The End of Education, The Future of Learning panel discussion featuring Segal Design Institute’s Liz Gerber.
News
- Congressman John Lewis speaks at ETHS on graphic novel trilogy about Civil Rights Movement (Daily Northwestern, 2016)
- Senator Cory Booker says love, faith can end political cynicism, division (Daily Northwestern, 2016)
- Newbery medal winner Kwame Alexander speaks on power of poetry at ETHS (Daily Northwestern, 2016)
- Author draws hundreds to speech about legacy of Great Migration at Evanston Township High School (Daily Northwestern, 2015)
- Temple Grandin speaks at Welsh-Ryan about autistic minds (Daily Northwestern, 2014)
- ETHS hosts Family Action Network event with Sara Lawrence Lightfoot (Evanston RoundTable, 2014)
- ETHS hosts Family Action Network event with Carol Dweck (Evanston Patch, 2014)