Our Community
Our students come from a variety of professional, cultural and educational backgrounds and we recognize all experience as valuable and valid. The School of American Thanatology has students from*:
29 Countries
46 U.S. States
21 Timezones
*Numbers as of April 2023
Meeting Online is Meeting in Real Life.
No matter who you are or where you’re located, our School is accessible to you.
We Meet In Person Too, When It’s Safe and Responsible To Do So.
The School of American Thanatology partnered with Death Doula LA to host a community meetup.
Los Angeles, July 2021
In partnership with NXT Generation Mortuary Support, the School of American Thanatology hosted a meetup for our desert community.
Phoenix, July 2021
We Offer Unstructured Community Time Together, Too.
Most weeks of the year on Thursdays at 12pm Pacific/3pm Eastern, students (past and present) meet via Zoom for Community Hours. Hosted by Cole Imperi, this is an informal time for attendees to sit in community. The link to join is housed within the School’s private Slack, which students are invited to join midway through their course, or by invitation. There is no charge for this. Depending on the Thursday, the general topic shifts rotating through General Community, Deathwork, Thanabotany™ and Thanatology. Community is important.
Upcoming Community Hours