Lloyd Scholars for Writing and the Arts

Live Chat dates of April 10 at 7PM and May 7 at 7PM

There's Still Time to RSVP! Incoming Students, join us for a Live Chat to ask questions and hear what it is like to be part of Lloyd Scholars for Writing and the Arts.

Apply to Join LSWA for the 2025-2026 Academic Year Incoming students can apply to join our creative living-learning community on the Housing application. Apply before May 12. We look forward to reading your applications.

Writing Courses Students in LSWA take the First Year Writing Requirement and select from a range of writing courses with experienced instructors from the Sweetland Center for Writing.

Art Courses LSWA offers a variety of studio art courses, and students have 24/7 access to the art studio. Students pose with the mural they created in LSWA 140: Art in Public Spaces.

Enjoy FestiFools Poetry written by LSWA students Students in Scott Beal's LSWA 230: Poetry, Magic, and Science class visited the FestiFools studio last winter to see the life-size puppets being created by fellow Lloyd Scholars.

2024 Caldwell Poetry and Recitation Award Winners Congrats to the 2024 winners! Pictured here were those present at LSWA's End-of-Year Festival. You can click to see the complete list of winners. LSWA is currently accepting submissions from our cohort for this year's 2025 Caldwell Awards.

Seven Reasons to Choose LSWA Enjoy this blog post that originally appeared on Michigan's Admissions Blog.

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Learn and Live Together

Welcome to Lloyd Scholars for Writing and the Arts (LSWA), a University of Michigan Learning Community for students interested in writing and the arts, whatever their skill level or field of study. LSWA students live together, take classes together, and extend their learning outside of the classroom via clubs, visiting writers and artists, workshops, and events. Small classes and a strong student leader program help each student to feel like part of a community, and it’s common to hear our students talk about LSWA as their “home” on campus. We are committed to embracing a diverse population of students from all backgrounds, and to helping students to develop personally, socially, and intellectually. Whether they seek leadership opportunities, want to share their studies with other individuals who value writing and the arts, or hope to maintain a connection to their creative pursuits, LSWA students share a community where they are known, and from which they can explore all the University of Michigan has to offer.

LSA is the place for foundational knowledge where creative thinkers engage with a complex, diverse, and changing world. We need your support to fuel our innovative environment, invest in the brightest people, and advance tomorrow’s breakthroughs.

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