The June Periclean (2025)
The June 2025 Periclean spotlights Civic Engagement Fellow Aaron Lawler’s student-driven activism, Dr. Dorcas McCoy’s path to Full Professorship, and Pace University’s Spring Research Conference on higher ed’s public purpose. Highlights also include takeaways from the May Community Conversation and the announcement of fifteen new Periclean Faculty Leadership and Course Enhancement awardees.
Alumni Spotlight: Where Are They Now? Dr. Dorcas McCoy Champions Civic Inquiry at Bethune-Cookman University
Dr. Dorcas McCoy, Periclean Faculty Leader and Civic Engagement Fellow at Bethune-Cookman University, shares how Project Pericles helped to transform her pedagogy and propel her to Full Professorship. Through experiential learning, such as voter suppression forums, legislative visits, and community partnerships, she equips students to connect theory to practice, fostering inquiry, empowerment, and civic leadership beyond the classroom.
Thinking Critically and Acting Courageously at Waubonsee Community College
At Waubonsee Community College, Periclean Civic Engagement Fellow Aaron Lawler integrates civic engagement into humanities courses, guiding students to register, vote, and reflect on democracy. Through letter-writing, advocacy against book bans, and critical discussions on sustainability, students connected classroom learning to real-life action, discovering their power as active participants in civic life.