Lindy Center for Civic Engagement Funding Second Cohort of Anti-Racism Projects

Posted by Drexel University on October 24, 2023

At Drexel University’s Lindy Center for Civic Engagement, one of the ways they define what they do is as “collective problem solving,” Cara Scharf, associate director for civic learning, said.

It’s about working with the people who see problems in a community and have insight on how to come to an inclusive solution. It’s never one person or one group deciding how to solve problems — it’s a collective process, and it has many iterations at the Lindy Center.

Since the 2021–22 school year, the Lindy Center has offered Anti-Racism Mini Grants to students working in areas focused on dialogue, education, arts and culture, economic mobility and global perspectives.

“We ended up with some really wonderful projects that we were funding and this year, we’re just continuing to refine the process and ask ourselves questions,” Scharf said. “Is this accomplishing what we wanted to accomplish in terms of being able to support students who have a vision for projects that use antiracism as a lens and address structural racism? We’re excited about the way it’s played out.”

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