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Issue Areas

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.

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Faculty-Led Initiatives

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. 

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Resources

The Lang Center provides a variety of resources to students, faculty, and community members, including funding, advising, transportation, and space.

The Lang Center in the News

Swarthmore Delegation Heads to International Climate Negotiations

Swarthmore Delegation Heads to International Climate Negotiations

“It’s the only intergovernmental platform in the world where all nations can assemble and discuss how to adapt to and mitigate climate change,” says Eriko Shrestha ’19, one of six students making the trip to Poland. More

Clinton Global Initiative Recognizes Swarthmore Students for Social Change Efforts

Clinton Global Initiative Recognizes Swarthmore Students for Social Change Efforts

Rebecca Castillo ’20 (left) was honored for her media literacy project, and Alice Dong ’19 helped design the winning project at the event's codeathon. More

Swarthmore Announces New Early Medical School Acceptance Program

Swarthmore Announces New Early Medical School Acceptance Program

“Doctors trained in the liberal arts are increasingly vital to the profession for their ability to treat patients holistically," says President Valerie Smith. More

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