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Celebrating the 2026 Buder Center graduates!

Pamela Begay, associate professor of practice and director of the Buder Center for American Indian Studies, along with several MSW students from the Brown School, are featured in this article discussing how social work has evolved to better serve Indigenous people’s needs, including recruiting more tribal students to the discipline

An associate professor of practice at the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis says social work has seen new approaches to better serve Indigenous people’s needs, including recruiting more tribal students to the discipline. Read more in the NASW Social Work Advocates magazine, https://www.socialworkers.org/News/Social-Work-Advocates/2026-Spring-Issue/Indigenous-Studies-Drawing-From-Native-Knowledge

Native Child Advocacy Studies (NCAST): Feeling all the Feels and Still Being Okay: A Real Talk on Wellness for People who Care for Others
Use this link to register: https://wustl.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8iczWjYx7OAe27c
Use this link to join the zoom: https://wustl.zoom.us/j/92802785238

Native Child Advocacy Studies (NCAST) Emerging Forensic Techniques in Child Maltreatment Investigations training opportunity. If interested, use the link below to register: https://wustl.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8iczWjYx7OAe27c

Native Child Advocacy Studies (NCAST) Prevention and Intervention Strategies training opportunity. If interested, use the link below to register: https://wustl.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8iczWjYx7OAe27c

Mindfulness and the Crisis of Belonging: Finding Our Ground in a Divided World

Click the link below to register for the zoom session or to RSVP for the watch party in Brown Lounge

https://mindfulness.wustl.edu/events/oren-jay-sofer-mindfulness-anti-racism-speaker-series-10th-speaker

Join us for the Buder Center's Trivia Night on Saturday, November 15. Visit our website for additional information
https://sites.wustl.edu/budercenter/buder-centers-trivia-night-2025/

🌿 Celebrate Mindfulness Month 🌿

Join the Mindfulness Science and Practice team this October for free, public events exploring mindfulness on the Danforth Campus. There will be practice opportunities on the Danforth campus, featuring the Buder Center’s Connection Points, highlighting mental health, Indigenous plant knowledge, and meaningful connection.

🗓 Full schedule: https://mindfulness.wustl.edu/events/mindfulness-month-offerings