Category: Organizational Updates

Jan Liss to Retire in 2024 – Project Pericles Executive Director Search Begins

After nearly two decades of leading Project Pericles to its place of leadership in American higher education, I am announcing my intention to retire as

January 4, 2024

Project Pericles and Up to Us Support 36 Faculty and 2,300 Students to Explore Policy Solutions and Understand Differing Perspectives through Deliberative Dialogues Across U.S.

Project Pericles and Up to Us are concluding a successful 2021-2022 Up to Us Voting Modules Fellowship Program supporting 36 deliberative dialogue discussions across 34 campuses reaching

August 8, 2022

“Up to Us Voting Modules Fellows” Empowering Students to Be Fiscal Thinkers and Civic Leaders

Project Pericles, in collaboration with Up to Us, is excited to share that a diverse cohort of 26 faculty have received a 2020-2021 Up to Us Voting

October 4, 2021

Project Pericles Joins National Campaign to Educate and Empower Voters

To help youth voters participate in their democracy with confidence, Project Pericles joins hundreds of partners to celebrate National Voter Education Week (“NVEW”), a digital

October 1, 2021

Leading Higher Education Organizations Mobilize to Engage All College Students in Civic Learning and Democracy Engagement (CLDE)

Project Pericles today joined forces with dozens of higher education and student success organizations to announce a “Shared Commitment” to make “Democracy Learning a Top Priority for

September 28, 2021

Remembering James C. Hormel

Project Pericles is saddened by the passing of long-time Board of Advisors member, Ambassador James C. Hormel. Ambassador Hormel served on our Board of Advisors

August 13, 2021

Reaffirming Our Commitment to Democracy

As we grapple with the insurrection at the Capitol, Project Pericles remains committed to supporting the essential civic engagement and advocacy work of our students,

January 7, 2021