Lang Center
for Civic & Social Responsibility

Art and Engaged Scholarship

The exhibition features student work from Spring 2019 art classes. Led by Randall Exon, Syd Carpenter, and Ron Tarver, respectively, the students created architectural drawings, ceramic pieces, and photography reflecting on and interacting with the city of Chester, PA. The work was made in collaboration with Devon Walls of Chester Made, an artist collective based in Chester along the Avenue of the States with support from the Mellon Foundation and the Lang Center for Social and Civic Engagement. 

Welcome to the Lang Center for Civic and Social Responsibility!

Swarthmore Honored with National Award for Engaged Scholarship in Chester

Swarthmore College's Chester Community Fellowship has received this year’s Excellence in Student Engagement Award from the Engagement Scholarship Consortium (ESC).

Learn more about the award here!

Nina Johnson Chosen to be a 2019–2020 Engaged Scholars Initiative Fellow

Chosen from a competitive pool of applicants from the Eastern Region by Campus Compact Johnson will participate in an 18-month learning and leadership process, combining professional development, collaboration, and Engaged Scholarship.

 

Read more here!

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"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

Sociologist Nina Johnson, Students Examine Neighborhoods Affected by Incarcerations

Sociologist Nina Johnson, Students Examine Neighborhoods Affected by Incarcerations

The fellowship will support a research project—which includes help from students and other local scholars—examining Philadelphia neighborhoods most affected by incarcerations. More

Celebrating the Legacy

Celebrating the Legacy

The College kicked off a week of programming in memory of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with a Day of Service to support children in Chester. More

Sanctuary Bound

Sanctuary Bound

Weaving the tale of today’s migration crisis with help from those living through it. More

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