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Post-Election Takeaways, Political Printmaking, and Fellowship resources. View online here: The December Periclean Project Pericles is pleased to presenting two sessions at the 2025 American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) Annual Meeting, January 22-24, 2025 in Washington D.C. We are delighted to contribute to a robust agenda of sessions for year's theme: Reaffirming Higher Education Public's Purpose, which is extremely aligned with our mission of graduating students to be life-long engaged citizens.
On October 23-24, we gathered at Swarthmore College for an inspiring and impactful conference, convening more than 30 Periclean colleagues from across 20+ campuses nationwide. This dynamic, peer-led meeting focused on exploring critical civic issues in higher education, showcasing the expertise within our network and fostering a rich atmosphere of knowledge and relationship building.
Program Directors at Swarthmore, Remembering Neil Grabois, and Pre/Post Election Day Picks. To view online: The November Periclean Sanda named Democracy Hero, Dreamers' Voting Stories at Wagner, New Voter Activation Modules and more. To view online: The October Periclean Project Pericles is thrilled to announce that our new Executive Director, Sanda Balaban has been recognized as a Democracy Hero as part of an inaugural cohort of 25 trailblazers, advocates, organizers and changemakers around the U.S. dedicated to ensuring marginalized voters have a voice in our democracy. This initiative is a collaboration between Headcount, “I am a Voter”, MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” and The Rockefeller Foundation.
Each newsletter, we will spotlight the changemakers in our community and this month we are excited to feature a powerful collaboration between La Colmena, a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering low-wage immigrant workers in Staten Island and Margarita Sanchez, Professor of Spanish and Director of Integrated Learning at Wagner College. As a Periclean Faculty Leader, Dr. Sanchez teaches “Border Lives: The American Illusion in the XXI Century,” a course exploring humanity, identity, and voting rights through digital storytelling. Collaboratively, Wagner students create videos featuring La Colmena’s young Dreamers as they share their life experiences and how they are connected to voting rights. After a successful launch in Fall 2023, the course is returning for Fall 2024, inviting students to continue delving into the complexities surrounding the Mexico/US border and the integral role of Latinos in shaping the future of America. NEW YORK–The Board of Directors of Project Pericles is delighted to announce the election of Sanda Balaban as its new Executive Director following a national search.
An alumna of Swarthmore College and the Harvard Graduate School of Education, Balaban brings more than 20 years of experience in education and nonprofit leadership to Project Pericles. She will begin her new position in mid-July, succeeding Jan Risë Liss who has led the organization since 2005. Project Pericles is saddened by the passing of long-time Board of Advisors member, Christopher F. Edley, Jr. He served on our Board of Advisors since the beginning of the organization in 2001. He was deeply committed to social justice and a life-long advocate for civil rights. Mr. Edley will be greatly missed.
 Are you looking for creative ways to engage students around the 2024 election? Here's a recap from Project Pericles and the Center for Artistic Activism (C4AA) Creative Civic Learning: Faculty-Led Ideas to Strengthen Democracy in 2024 from May 13th at 12 pm ET. Faculty Fellows from C4AA and Project Pericles’ Civic and Voter Engagement Fellowship Program have shared their approaches to implementing creative civic lessons in their classroom, and how other faculty and staff on campus can navigate civic discussions this election year.
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