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2012 Debating for Democracy (D4D)™ National Conference
The 2012 Project Pericles D4D National Conference will be held on March 22 and 23 at The New School in New York City. Sixty-eight student leaders and activists from colleges and universities across the country will be joined by college presidents, faculty, foundation, government and community leaders, and members of the media to participate in workshops, keynote addresses, and panel discussions on social action, social media, the federal budget, income inequality, and the role of non-profits.
A highlight of the two-day conference will be the D4D Legislative Hearings, where five teams of college students selected through a competition will present their ideas for addressing some of the most important public policy issues facing the United States to a panel of government officials: former Senators Paul Sarbanes and Harris Wofford; former U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Constance Berry Newman; and former Mayor of Baltimore Kurt Schmoke. The winning team will receive a $3,000 award from Project Pericles to develop an advocacy and education campaign to move their issue forward. The four semifinalist teams will receive a $500 award also to be used to develop an advocacy and education campaign to move their issue forward.
Carol Browner, former Director of the White House Office of Energy and Climate Change Policy in the Obama administration and former Administrator of the EPA in the Clinton Administration, will deliver the keynote address at the dinner.
Project Pericles appreciates the generous support of the Eugene M. Lang Foundation and the Periclean colleges and universities.
Read about last year's D4D National Conference
Debating for Democracy (D4D)™ on the Road 2011-2012
Project Pericles is holding D4D on the Road training workshops at 12 Periclean colleges and universities during the 2011-2012 academic year. Each workshop helps attendees learn the concrete tools for successful organizing and advocacy, identify new strategies for making change on a particular issue, practice developing and delivering an effective advocacy message, and build relationships to support and sustain their work.
The workshops are led by The Center for Progressive Leadership (CPL), a national nonpartisan training institute based in Washington, D.C. that has trained over 5,000 diverse leaders.
The workshops are open to students, faculty, administrators, alumni, and community leaders.
Project Pericles appreciates the generous support of The Henry Luce Foundation.
Course Syllabi Available Online
View course syllabi from our signature Civic Engagement Course (CEC) and Periclean Faculty Leadership (PFL) Programs.
The Periclean Faculty Leadership Program in Action
Hendrix College student Stephanie Oshrin helps to organize Arkansas' first Rally for Reproductive Justice. Periclean Faculty Leader Lisa Leitz is proud of her students, calling the rally a "tremendous success." Full article and Video
Seven Macalester College students spend a week in New Orleans for a seminar on cultural survival. Led by Periclean Faculty Leader Molly Olsen and Macalester Program Director Paul Schadewald, students had the opportunity to explore the challenges and cultural strategies of resistance in New Orleans. They also met with local community partners, scholars, and activists. See footage of their experience.
Learn more about the Periclean Faculty Leadership Program
Project Pericles White Paper Shares Strategies for Incorporating Civic Engagement in the Classroom
The Project Pericles Civic Engagement Course (CEC) Program™ White Paper, Civic Engagement in the Classroom: Strategies for Incorporating Education for Civic and Social Responsibility in the Undergraduate Curriculum, is available online.
The White Paper© shares the learnings from Project Pericles signature CEC program, which since 2004 has awarded more than 100 matching grants to Periclean faculty members to develop and teach innovative courses that address issues of social concern across disciplines in the fine arts, humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences. The White Paper, based on an analysis of the CEC courses from 2007 to 2009, includes a description of the knowledge gained from the CEC program and guidance on transferability to other institutions and disciplines; Best Practices that can be applied on a wide range of campuses; and an extensive bibliography.
This program received generous support from the Christian A. Johnson Endeavor Foundation, The Teagle Foundation, and the Eugene M. Lang Foundation.
- More about the CEC program
- Funded courses from 2007 to 2009, with descriptions and syllabi
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