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.
“The symposium will highlight the ways in which prison education can facilitate mutual and reciprocally beneficial community partnerships—often a difficult ideal for engaged scholars to attain,” Berger says. More
Through a wide range of events, including workshops, guest speakers, and art performances, the summit provided diverse spaces for women to feel empowered and supported. More
The fellowship will support a research project—which includes help from students and other local scholars—examining Philadelphia neighborhoods most affected by incarcerations. More