Lang Center

for Civic & Social Responsibility

The Lang Center acknowledges that the United States experiences vast inequality along lines of identity—including, but not limited to, race, gender, class, and education. The Identities & Inequality pathway at the Lang Center celebrates our unique and individual identities and encourages students to think critically about structures that facilitate inequality. If you are interested in learning more about the way Identity & Inequality functions in our society, on our campus, and in our communities, please reference the resources below and reach out to our Lang Center Associates.

Connect

Key Faculty & Staff

• Nina Johnson, Assistant Professor of Sociology & Anthropology, Black Studies 
• Daniel Laurison ’99, Assistant Professor of Sociology
• Marjorie Murphy, James C. Hormel Professor in Social Justice, History 
• T. Shá Duncan Smith, Associate Dean, Diversity, Inclusion & Community Development 
• Farha Ghannam, Professor of Anthropology
• Lee Smithey, Associate Professor of Sociology

Student Groups

• Dare 2 Soar
• Students for Peace and Justice in Palestine (SPJP)

Centers on Campus

• Intercultural Center
• Black Cultural Center
• Women's Resource Center

Learn

Relevant Courses

• BLST 15      Intro to Black Studies 
• BLST 028     Black Liberation 2020 
• ECON 015    Economic Poverty and Inequality
• EDUC 014    Pedagogy and Power: An Introduction to Education
• EDUC 167    Education, Race, and the Law
• ENGL 009J    First-Year Seminar: Revolution and Revolt
• GNST 91      Chester Semester
• PEAC 015    Introduction to Peace and Conflict Studies
• PEAC 053    Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
• PEAC 077    Gun Violence Prevention: Peace Studies and Action
• PEAC 135    Social Movements and Non-Violent Power
• POLS 79.     Islam, Race, and Empire 
• POLS 031    Borders and Migration
• RELG 053    Gender, Sexuality, and the Body in Islamic Discourses
• SOCI 0481   Race and Place: A Philadelphia Story 
• SOCI 048L    Urban Crime and Punishment
• SPAN 076    Narrativa latinoamericana: identidad y conflicto cultural  
• ENGL 089    Race, Gender, Class and Environmennt

Act

On-Campus Opportunities

• Voices, Contact: Sonia Linares (slinare1) 
• Petey Greene Program 

Off-Campus Opportunities

• ACLU of Pennsylvania
• Amnesty International 
• Capital Habeas Unit - Federal Community Defender Office 
• Chester Community Fellowship (CCF)
• Boys & Girls Club of Chester, Pa.
• Busara Center
• Global Health Forum
• Human Rights Coalition Philadelphia 
• Human Rights Watch 
• Juntos 
• Nationalities Service Center
• Black Women Health Alliance 
• Viet Lead 
• Philadelphia Mural Arts Program