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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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The September Periclean (2026)
In our September 2026 newsletter, we announce 36 new Periclean projects to strengthen civic learning across the country, highlight resources for student voter engagement, share highlights from our fall community conversation, and more.
Project Pericles Names 20 Civic Fellows in National Cohort
Project Pericles has announced its 2026–2027 cohort of Pericles Civic Fellows, a new national initiative supporting 20 faculty and staff leaders across the country in strengthening civic identity and community-engaged learning on their campuses.
Project Pericles Awards 16 Grants to Deepen Civic Learning on Campus
Project Pericles has launched the Periclean Grants Program, a new initiative offering Catalyst Grants and Periclean Faculty Leader Course Grants to help member campuses move community-engaged civic learning from isolated efforts into sustained institutional practice.
The August Periclean (2026)
The August 2026 edition of the Periclean includes highlighting Periclean Scholarship throughout the years, registration for our fall events, Sanda’s “Civic Prosperity” concept published in Harvard Social Impact Review.
Advancing Civic Learning Scholarship
For twenty-five years, Project Pericles has asked how community-engaged teaching and rigorous scholarship strengthen each other. Meet two faculty answering that question: Elon University’s Danielle Lake, who is rethinking what it means to “scale” community partnerships, and Metro State’s Adrienne Falcón, who brings a global lens to civic learning.
The July Periclean (2026)
In the July 2026 edition of the Periclean, we share stories of how our work has directly impacted students, uplift reflections on Athen’s Pericles, introduce our summer interns, recap our experience at Bonner’s Summer Leadership Institute, and more.
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