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CCC + Trinity College students make up the LAAL.

Earn 6 credits now.

Choose from options in Education and Youth Services, Housing, Health and Wellness, the Arts, and more.

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Laura Minor, Ph.D. (she/her/hers)
Interim Director, Liberal Arts Action Lab
Lecturer, Urban Studies
Trinity College
10 Constitution Plaza, Hartford, CT 06103
laura.minor@trincoll.edu
(860) 297-2556

Jeff Partridge

Jeffrey F.L. Partridge, Ph.D.
Professor of English
CCC Faculty Director, Liberal Arts Action Lab
Director, Hartford Heritage Project
Capital Community College
950 Main Street
Hartford, CT 06103
JPartridge@ccc.commnet.edu
(860) 906-5191

Liberal Arts Action Lab

Liberal Arts Action Lab is a community-driven platform for change.

Earn 6 credits in social sciences, free electives, or interdisciplinary studies!

Community partners define problems facing the city of Hartford / Students and faculty research and propose solutions.

Teams of students from Capital Community College and Trinity have completed over thirty projects with community partners in the Liberal Arts Action Lab.

Space is limited; 10 CCC students are admitted per semester. *Faculty Fellowships are available.

Apply Online Here

Learn more on the main site: www.action-lab.org.

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