Lang Opportunity Scholars Announced
Congratulations to the Class of 2022 Lang Opportunity Scholars! The Lang Opportunity Scholarship supports Scholars in the development of a project that creates a needed social resource in the U.S. or abroad. The program was conceived and endowed by Eugene M. Lang ’38. Click here to learn more about the Class of 2022 LOS cohort!
Welcome back to campus!
To our students, faculty, and staff:
Welcome back to campus! We hope you had a restful break and are looking forward to another wonderful semester at Swarthmore College. Interested in how you can integrate Engaged Scholarship into your plans for the semester? Stop by the Lang Center to learn more, and for tips and resources!
CCF Receives Award
In October, the Chester Community Fellowship was recognized as a model of excellence in Student Community Engagement at the Engagement Scholarship Consortium's national conference. Ashley Henry, CCF program manager, accepted the award. Ulysses Slaughter of the Chester Housing Authority represented was also in attendance to share in the program's national recognition as a valued CCF community partner.
"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
Juhyae Kim ’19 Receives Beinecke Scholarship to Explore Languages in Grad School
Kim credits the guidance and encouragement she received from professors and advisors in giving her the determination to pursue it. More
Lang Center Expands Funding for Summer Research, Work with Social Impact
According to Executive Director Ben Berger, additional alumni support enabled nearly two-thirds of all requests to be fulfilled—a 20 percent increase over last year. More
Inaugural Mellon Grants Promote the Power of the Arts, Humanities
"These grants allow us to raise the profile of the arts and humanities on campus by fostering nuanced reflection on the importance of these disciplines,” says President Valerie Smith. More