Programs
Periclean Faculty Leadership (PFL)TM
Periclean Faculty Leadership (PFL)TM
The Periclean Faculty Leadership (PFL) Program™ champions civic engagement in the classroom, on the campus, and in the community. Periclean Faculty Leaders (PFLs) develop civic engagement syllabi and teach innovative courses in a wide variety of disciplines including the humanities, STEM, and social sciences. PFLs collaborate with local community organizations to address grand challenges: Climate Change, Education Access, Immigration, Mass Incarceration, Public Health, Race and Inequality, and Voter Engagement.
Students in PFL courses apply academic content to address real-world issues, and campuses develop meaningful partnerships with their local community. PFLs promote civil dialogue locally through lectures, town hall meetings, and public events; and advance public scholarship nationally and internationally through publications and conference presentations. This program is supported by The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations and the Mellon Foundation, with additional support from The Eugene M. Lang Foundation. Periclean Faculty LeadersPericlean Faculty Leaders, 2010-2012 and 2017-2018
Periclean Faculty Leaders, 2019-2020
Mellon Periclean Faculty Leaders in the Humanities, 2020-2023
In 2019, the Mellon Foundation awarded Project Pericles $500,000 to support a PFL Program in the Humanities. In collaboration with community partners, Mellon Periclean Faculty Leaders (PFLs) create courses across the humanities that incorporate community-based projects addressing six grand challenges: Climate Change, Education Access, Immigration, Mass Incarceration, Race and Inequality, and Voter Engagement. Cohorts of PFLs in the Humanities are teaching courses in 2020-2021, 2021-2022, and 2022-2023. Below are documents listing more information about each cohort of Mellon PFLs in the Humanities: Cohort I of Mellon Periclean Faculty Leaders, Courses, and Community Partners Cohort II of Mellon Periclean Faculty Leaders, Courses, and Community Partners Cohort III of Mellon Periclean Faculty Leaders, Courses, and Community Partners Cohort IV of Mellon Periclean Faculty Leaders, Courses, and Community Partners The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations Periclean Faculty Leaders in STEM and the Social Sciences (2021 - 2023)
In 2020, The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations (AVDF) awarded Project Pericles $300,000 to support a PFL Program in STEM and Social Sciences. In collaboration with community partners, Periclean Faculty Leaders (PFLs) will create new courses across STEM and Social Sciences that incorporate community-based projects addressing grand challenges: Climate Change, Education Access, Immigration, Mass Incarceration, Public Health, Race and Inequality, and Voter Engagement. Two cohorts of AVDF PFLs in STEM and Social Sciences are teaching courses in Spring 2021, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, and Spring 2023. Below are documents listing more information about each cohort of AVDF PFLs in STEM and Social Sciences: Cohort I of AVDF Periclean Faculty Leaders, Courses, and Community Partners Cohort II of AVDF Periclean Faculty Leaders, Courses, and Community Partners Cohort III AVDF Periclean Faculty Leaders, Courses, and Community Partners |