Project Pericles is a higher education nonprofit dedicated to advancing civic participation and social responsibility across college campuses. Through faculty leadership programs, community-engaged learning, and co-curricular initiatives, we equip students with the knowledge, skills, and resources to address society’s most pressing challenges. In collaboration with our consortium of colleges and universities ("Pericleans"), we foster institutional commitments to ensure that active civic participation is woven throughout the curriculum and campus culture. By providing funding opportunities, national convenings, and thought leadership, Project Pericles strengthens higher education’s role in preparing students for lives of meaningful impact and public purpose.
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Project Pericles thank our supporters including: The Eugene M. Lang Foundation, the Mellon Foundation, and our member institutions.

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​Your contributions enable our work as a force-multiplier for democracy and for civic engagement on campuses across the country.

Periclean ProgramS

Curricula for Social Change: Empowering College Faculty, Students, and Communities for Voter Engagement

This three-year initiative, funded by the Mellon Foundation, is supporting faculty to integrate voter education and social justice issues into humanities curricula through deliberative dialogues and community-initiated projects. By incorporating academic content with civic issues students are passionate about, this initiative is transforming the lives of hundreds of faculty, thousands of students, and more than 50 communities by empowering them with the skills and resources necessary to build a more inclusive and equitable society.

The Periclean Faculty Leadership (PFL) Program™

This program supports Periclean Faculty Leaders (PFLs) to develop a new civic engagement syllabus and teach innovative courses across the humanities, STEM, and social sciences. Courses incorporate a community-initiated project addressing grand challenges. Students apply academic content to address real-world issues, and campuses develop meaningful partnerships with their local community.
Debating for Democracy (D4D)™

A series of distinctive campus-based programs that represents the mission of Project Pericles in action. D4D promotes civic engagement and effective advocacy skills among Periclean students.
Civic Engagement Resource Highlight: Deliberative Dialogue Discussion Module

These resources support faculty to facilitate deliberative dialogue discussions in the curriculum.

Apply Now: $1,000 Grants for Faculty and Staff

​Project Pericles invites applications from faculty and staff for our Civic Engagement Mini-Grants. This program is supported by the Mellon Foundation.

CIVIC ENGAGEMENT RESOURCES

Project Pericles's civic engagement resources are for faculty, across all disciplines, who are interested in: civic engagement course syllabi, community-engaged learning, deliberative dialogue, nonpartisan voter education, and addressing voter suppression. These resources can also be adapted by staff and educators in contexts beyond higher education. ​

​Periclean Colleges and Universities

Allegheny College
Bates College
Berea College
Bethune-Cookman University
Carleton College
Chatham University
Dillard University
Drew University
Elon University
The Evergreen State College
Goucher College
Hampshire College
Hendrix College
Macalester College
Morehouse College
New England College
The New School
Occidental College
Pace University
Pitzer College
Reed College
Rhodes College
Skidmore College
Swarthmore College
Ursinus College
Wagner College
Whitman College
Widener University
The College of Wooster

For Project Pericles Program directors: Announcements and opportunities
In addition to our 29 Periclean colleges and universities, we work with more than 50 additional institutions across the country through our programs.

​See "Colleges & Universities" for more information on our campus partnerships. 
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