“Living Well in Later Life” is a project-based learning opportunity (PBL) that examines the community health of two structurally similar but geographically distant regions: Yurihonjo, Akita Prefecture, Japan; and Carlisle,…
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MenuShalom Staub is Associate Provost of Academic Affairs and Civic Engagement at Dickinson College. His primary responsibilities relate to advancing
Dickinson’s work to facilitate opportunities for students to become actively become engaged with the wider world. Staub works closely with faculty members and community partners to guide the development of service-learning and community-based research courses. Staub also developed and directs Dickinson’s Conflict Resolution Resource Services to provide mediation, conflict coaching and training programs on campus. Staub is also a contributing faculty member in Sociology, Religion, Judaic Studies, and Middle East Studies. Prior to his work at Dickinson, Staub directed a state agency focused on inter-group relations, and founded and directed the non-profit organization, Institute for Cultural Partnerships. He holds a B.A. and M.A. in Anthropology from Wesleyan University and a Ph.D. in Folklore and Folklife from the University of Pennsylvania.