Residential Learning and the Surprising Power of Showing Up
Students from Wake Forest University’s Hopkins Hall build empathetic relationships with adults living with dementia through a First-Year Seminar, using the arts and poetry.
Project Pericles Hosts Civic Story Lab Closing Showcase
Following a semester of deep engagement, community collaboration, and narrative innovation, Project Pericles will host the Virtual Closing Program for the inaugural Civic Story Lab on May 27, 2026 from 2:30-3:30 PM ET. Open to the public, this event will showcase the work of seven college campus teams who have spent the spring semester developing stories to document and amplify civic stories from their communities.
The May Periclean (2026)
In the May Periclean, we honor Hampshire College’s civic legacy, share key takeaways from the 2026 Engaged Scholarship Consortium, and reflect on 25 years of bold ideas that have reshaped campuses and communities. Plus: an invitation to the Civic Story Lab closing program, a May Community Conversation, thought leadership from across the network, and what we’re reading right now.
What the Early Years Made Possible
By 2006, Project Pericles’ founding institutions were deep in the shared experiment of building civic engagement programs without a shared model. What they created in those early years helped set the standard for what civic education in higher education could look like.