The Lang Center is delighted to share that Delores Robinson, longtime staff member at the Lang Center for Civic and Social Responsibility has been awarded the the 2020 Suzanne P. Welsh Award. The award is given biannually to a staff member who has made outstanding contributions to the College and demonstrated their commitment to its mission through hard work, creativity, and kindness. Congratulations, Delores!
Congratulations to Anya Slepyan '21, our 2020 Pulitzer Fellow, and Pearl Zhang '22, our 2020 Newman Civic Fellow. Click the links above to learn more about each student and their respective projects. We can't wait to work closely with Anya and Pearl on meaningful Engaged Scholarship work!
Engaged Scholarship courses for Fall 2020 have been announced! Click here for the full list. The Lang Center is here to help you envision how you might continue to engage civically and ethically in the coming months. Questions about upcoming courses or project plans? Reach out to a staff member today.
Swarthmore College must extend the period of modified operations and remote learning through the end of the spring semester. The Lang Center will continue to meet our mission, acknowledging that the health and well-being of the global community are paramount. Email us if you have questions regarding how the virus could affect your current and future community engagements.
Organize your energies! If you’re passionate about an issue, we can help you find relevant courses, research, internships, and volunteer opportunities, whatever your academic major.
We house faculty-led programs that encourage interdisciplinary learning and Engaged Scholarship. Current programs: Urban Inequality & Incarceration, Global Studies Initiative, Health & Societies, Arts in Action.
The Lang Center provides a variety of resources to students, faculty, and community members, including funding, advising, transportation, and space.
This award is given biennially to a staff member who has made outstanding contributions to the College and demonstrated their commitment to its mission through hard work, creativity, and kindness. More
Earlier this month, the Lang Center for Civic and Social Responsibility collaborated with Saint Joseph’s University to host “Engaging Philadelphia through Scholarship and Teaching,” a convention at City Hall for faculty members and community partners from the Greater Philadelphia region. More
Christopher Gaeta ’22, Emma Parker Miller ’22, Ray Sidener ’21, and Nancy Yuan ’20 learned tools to socially engage with the Swarthmore community. They will also undertake online and on-campus training sessions to identify and address potential problem areas of campus life, based on interviews with students and faculty members and in collaboration with fellowship advisers. More