• Programs
• Debating For Democracy (D4D)
• Periclean Faculty Leadership (PFL) Program
• Student Choices - Student Voices (SCSV)
• Creating Curricular Coherence
• Creating Cohesive Pathways to Civic Engagement
• Past Initiatives

The Periclean Faculty Leadership (PFL) Program™

The PFL Program is a faculty leadership and course development program. Through innovative curricula, Periclean Faculty Leaders (PFLs) create experiences that equip students to transform our political and social landscape. This program empowers faculty to have their students engage effectively with relevant civic and social justice issues in inclusive and collaborative ways. Courses interrogate contested concepts, generate knowledge, and build intellectual community in order to address current and future issues and societal needs.

Recent PFL news:

• PFLs share Strategies to Strengthen Campus and Community Partnerships at AAC&U
• 21 New Periclean Faculty Leaders Announced
• Check out our more PFL Faculty Highlights in our blog!​

For Pericleans interested in applying

Project Pericles invites applications from faculty from Periclean institutions for two complementary Periclean Faculty Leadership opportunities aimed at strengthening connections between course content, community-engaged learning, and civic skill-building. 

• View the PFL Webpage here.​
• View the PFL RFP here.
• Submit an application here [link forthcoming]. Applicants are strongly encouraged to discuss their intent to apply and the content plans for their application with their campus Director of Project Pericles before beginning to draft an application.

PFL Curricula and History

​​Explore PFL work: Periclean Faculty Leaders' course syllabi and descriptions of their work can be found on our Civic Engagement Resources Database. 

History: Project Pericles has more than 100 PFLs and their courses across the humanities, STEM, and social sciences. The PFL Program is funded by The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations, the Mellon Foundation, and The Eugene M. Lang Foundation. In 2019, The Mellon Foundation awarded $500,000 to support a PFL Program in the Humanities. In 2020, The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations (AVDF) awarded $300,000 to support a PFL Program in STEM and Social Sciences. In 2022, Mellon awarded $900,000 for a new initiative including an expanded PFL Program integrating voter engagement. Past funders of the PFL Program include The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations, The Endeavor Foundation, The Eugene M. Lang Foundation, and The Teagle Foundation.