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Lang Center

Department Overview

The Eugene M. Lang Center for Civic and Social Responsibility facilitates Swarthmore College’s commitment to intellectual rigor, ethical engagement, and social responsibility by connecting three C’s: curriculum, campus, and communities.

By curriculum we mean not only formal coursework but all related research. By communities we mean the campus community; the proximate communities of Chester, PA., and the greater Philadelphia area; more distant community partners around the country and globe; and the community of scholars and practitioners who share knowledge and best practices regarding ethical action and civic engagement.

The Lang Center connects the College’s curricular excellence with engagement in all of those communities using Engaged Scholarship.

 

 

Browse our opportunities for ways to get engaged!
Lang Center Opportunities Database

EJ and Community Resilience

The Environmental Justice and Community Resilience program provides a generative platform and support network for students, faculty, staff, and community partners to collaborate on critical environmental justice issues facing our communities and our world.

2024 Engaged Scholarship Symposium

With over 100 nationwide registrants, the Lang Center’s Engaged Scholarship Symposium featured practitioner-scholars and leaders from over nine campuses. A panel of emerging scholars from Campus Compact’s Engaged Scholars Initiative highlighted leading efforts to drive institutional and community change. Presentations explored expanding access to public scholarship and showcased diverse innovations in engaged scholarship practices.