In honor of the late Esther Wattenberg, the Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare (CASCW) and Center for Urban and Regional Affairs (CURA) will be hosting the 2023 Esther Wattenberg Policy Forum. We invite you to join us for breakfast and a short program! 

We will honor the 2023 Esther Wattenberg Policy Award recipients Minnesota State House Representative Heather Keeler and Minnesota State Senator Mary Kunesh.  

Jeri Jasken and Larissa Littlewolf, Director and Associate Director at the Tribal Training and Certification Partnership (TTCP), will deliver the keynote address. Karen Diver, Senior Advisor to the President of Native American Affairs at the University of Minnesota, will also be joining us as a special guest speaker discussing the TRUTH Report.

The 2023 Esther Wattenberg Policy Forum is an RSVP only event and registration is now closed.