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Mexican Migration Mosaic

This Mosaic focused on migrant labor in Adams County, Pennsylvania, just south of Carlisle.
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Tanzania Ethnographic Field School

The field school program offers students a thorough understanding of health and nutrition challenges faced by people in East Africa.
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Comparative Black Liberation Movements: Mississippi Cotton Field

This Mosaic examined two of the most significant black liberation movements of the 20th century: the anti-apartheid movement in South Africa from the 1950s through the 1990s and the African-American civil rights movement of the 1950s-1980s.
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Venezuela Mosaic

This Mosaic provided Dickinson students with both the historical background and hands-on exposure to a variety of issues, including participatory democracy, endogenous development, regional integration and sustainable agriculture.
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Urban Sustainable Agriculture in Cuba

Dickinson has sponsored several research trips to Cuba, with a focus on political, economic and environmental factors, as well as the island nation's social sustainability.
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Steelton Mosaic

During the Steelton Mosaic (1996, 2001), students and faculty members met with workers, teachers, local business people, and residents of the multi-ethnic community of Steelton, Pa., to explore questions of mutual interest: how to raise a family, earn a living and sustain faith in a community hit hard by de-industrialization. In 2001, students focused on work, family, and migration narratives among members of the African-American community.
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Community Studies and Mosaics

The mission of Community Studies and Mosaics is to create collaborative communities of inquiry. Faculty, students and community partners engage in interdisciplinary field research to create shared knowledge, working toward greater equality, peace and social justice.

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3rd Mediterranean Migration Mosaic: Focus on Spain
The Mediterranean Mosaic will focus on migrations between Northern and Sub-Saharan Africa and Spain, exploring the multiple and interacting identities embodied by individuals, communities, regions, and the nation-state. There will be two courses in Fall 2022 with ethnographic fieldwork in southern Spain January 7-21, 2023. Directors: Marcelo Borges (History), Susan Rose (Sociology), and Elise Bartosik-Velez (Director of the Malaga Program).

Sustainability and the Energy Transition in Germany
Germany today is a leader in sustainable development in general and in the transition to renewable energy. This Mosaic studies this energy transition in detail while also reflecting on the wider cultural context of “green” ideas in Germany’s history. The Mosaic will occur in Spring 2023 and combine courses in German and Environmental Studies with an independent research component, all of which will be organized around a two-week field experience in Germany. Please visit the Global Study and Engagement site to learn more and apply. The application deadline is September 24, 2022. Directors: Heather Bedi (Environmental Studies) and Antje Pfannkuchen (German).

Crisis in Leadership Icelandic Mosaic
When crises emerge, leadership is often challenged in un-anticipated directions. Crises can be human-induced (e.g., Cold War) or nature-induced (e.g., volcanic eruption) or a combination of the two (e.g., global warming). Regardless, they put our leaders under increased stress. This mosaic, which will occur in Spring 2023, will use Iceland as a case study for Leadership in Crisis. It will be comprised of four courses along with a trip to Iceland. The manner of instruction will be field-based with short introductory lectures by the faculty and augmented by the local experts in Iceland. Directors: Ben Edwards (Earth Sciences), Marcus Key (Natural Philosophy), and Jeff McCausland (International Security Studies).

Carlisle Indian School Digitization Project Highlighted on the Front Page of the Navajo Times
The Archives and Special Collections department of Dickinson College partnered with the Community Studies and Mosaics to create a website that brings together and makes available the various photographs, letters, and administrative files pertaining to the more than 10,000 students who attended the Carlisle Indian Industrial School (CIIS) between 1879 and 1918. There is now a searchable database for those individuals who wish to search for more information on the CIIS and/or the students who attended the school.