Advising for Lang Center offered summer grants has begun. Sign up for an appointment slot using our online calendar or contact Ava Shafiei (ashafie1) if you are unsure which LCA you should meet with. Questions on how to sign up for an appointment with an LCA? Please watch this video.
"...the transition [caused by the pandemic has been] particularly difficult for professors running Engaged Scholarship (ESCH) courses, programs that are based on in-person experiences in local communities in Chester and Philadelphia. How would professors emulate in-person experiences when everything was online?" Read this article on The Phoenix about how the Lang Center has adapted to continue to meet its mission of connecting the 3Cs - campus, curriculum, community - during these uncertain times.
COVID-19 Update
During this period of modified operations at the College, the Lang Center will continue to meet our mission, acknowledging that the health and well-being of the global community are paramount. We encourage you to follow the CDC guidelines as you make plans for the upcoming Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays.
Email us if you have questions regarding how COVID-19 could affect your current and future community engagements.
"Connecting curriculum, campus, and community through engaged scholarship and collaborative action."
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.
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.
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
Political Scientist Keith Reeves ’88 on Meek Mill and Criminal Justice Reform
Keith Reeves ’88, professor of political science and director of the Urban Inequality and Incarceration program at the College's Lang Center for Civic & Social Responsibility, discussed the release of rapper Meek Mill and opportunities to reform the criminal justice system on WHYY's Radio Times. More
How to Engineer a Better Stormwater Runoff System and Improve the Environment at the Same Time
Professor of Engineering Art McGarity’s five-year stormwater management project, which discovered that green infrastructure can mitigate cities’ runoff woes, embodies the interdisciplinary spirit of Swarthmore and potential dynamism of Maxine Frank Singer '52 Hall. More
Swarthmore Honored with National Award for Engaged Scholarship in Chester
Swarthmore is the sole recipient of this year’s Excellence in Student Engagement Award from the Engagement Scholarship Consortium (ESC), in recognition of its Chester Community Fellowship (CCF) program. More