Project Pericles is a vibrant consortium of colleges and universities that promotes civic engagement within higher education. Building on the innovative vision of Eugene M. Lang, Project Pericles works in the classroom, on the campus, and in the community. Project Pericles is at the forefront of civic engagement and social responsibility in areas including faculty and course development, curricular coherence, and research into best practices. 
​We empower college students by giving them the tools they need to solve society's grand challenges: ​ Climate Change, Education Access, Immigration, Mass Incarceration, Public Health, Race and Inequality, and Voter Engagement.

Periclean Programs

The Periclean Faculty Leadership (PFL) Program™

This program supports Periclean Faculty Leaders (PFLs) to develop and teach new, innovative courses across the humanities, STEM, and social sciences, with 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.

Periclean Voting Modules

A free, online set of online curricular resources for faculty interested in incorporating deliberative dialogue about pressing civic issues and voter registration/education into their courses.

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.

Building Transformative Texts in Civic Education

This project builds on our Periclean campuses’ commitments to liberal arts education, the humanities, and civic engagement. It includes two convenings (2021-2022) where Periclean campuses will discuss the relevance of “transformative texts”—texts that give students the analytical tools and historical awareness to interrogate themselves, culture, and society—in civic education and the curriculum.

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Please consider making a contribution to Project Pericles so that we can continue our mission to foster the civic engagement and social responsibility of future generations of citizens.

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Project Pericles thanks our supporters and funders including: The Eugene M. Lang Foundation, The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations, The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, The Students Learn Students Vote Coalition, The Teagle Foundation, and Up to Us/Net Impact. 

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​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
In addition to our 29 Periclean colleges and universities, we work with more than 40 other institutions across the country through our programs.
See "Colleges & Universities" for more information on our campus partnerships.