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Project Pericles Releases 2026-2028 Strategic Plan: “Shaping Civic Futures”

Project Pericles has unveiled Shaping Civic Futures, our 2026–2028 Strategic Plan to reimagine higher education’s role in strengthening democracy. Through three priorities (Pedagogical Influence, Consortium Strength, and Thought Leadership) we aim to renew civic learning as a defining feature of American higher education and ensure civic agency and engagement become defining outcomes for every student.

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October 6, 2025

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Inaugural Project Pericles Program Directors Council Announced

Project Pericles has launched its inaugural Program Directors Council, bringing together campus leaders from eight member institutions to advance community-engaged civic learning across the Periclean consortium. Since its November 2025 launch, the Council has already shaped membership guidelines, clarified the organization’s role in the higher education landscape, and strengthened program design in support of the strategic plan.

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March 6, 2026

Learning as Equals in the University of Washington’s Prison Book Club

This edition of Pericles in Practice, co-authored with University of Washington educator and Mini-Grantee Ann Frost, highlights an LSJ Book Club that brings students and incarcerated men together for shared reading and dialogue. Supported by a Civic Engagement Mini-Grant, the program fosters deliberative dialogue, experiential learning, and deeper understanding of the human impact of the criminal legal system.

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February 18, 2026

The February Periclean (2026)

The February issue of The Periclean explores how higher education can measure success through civic prosperity. Highlights include insights from AAC&U and Periclean presidents, the launch of the Campus Grants Program, the debut of the Civic Story Lab, and campus innovations advancing higher education’s civic mission.

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February 6, 2026

The January Periclean (2026)

The January issue of The Periclean launches 2026 with a new national civic learning initiative, the debut of the Civic Story Lab Fellowship, recognition for Board Member and Elon University President Connie Ledoux Book, and a student spotlight on Hendrix alumnus Tejas Soman ’18.

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January 9, 2026

Project Pericles Announces Spring 2026 Civic Story Lab Fellowship

New York, NY – Project Pericles is pleased to announce the seven college campus teams who have been selected to join the inaugural National Civic Story Lab Fellowship. Supported by the Eugene M. Lang Foundation, the Civic Story Lab empowers clusters of faculty mentors, community partners, and undergraduate students to tackle meaningful civic problems while shaping the public narratives surrounding them. Selected through a rigorous evaluation process, each campus team will receive a grant of $7,500 to support their work throughout the spring of 2026. As part of the Fellowship, teams will strengthen student civic agency, build sustainable community partnerships, and showcase the vital role of higher education in democratic renewal. Throughout the program, student fellows will also produce original media that documents how young people are contributing to local, grassroots changemaking. “The Civic Story Lab Fellowship is grounded in a critical premise: who tells civic stories matters,” said Sanda

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January 9, 2026
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