The February Periclean is here!
What if higher education’s success were measured not only by job placement, but by the civic prosperity it helps create?
In this latest newsletter, Project Pericles highlights how colleges and universities across our consortium are advancing higher education’s public purpose through innovative teaching, community partnerships, leadership collaboration, and new institutional initiatives.
Our February edition features:
- Insights from the 2026 AAC&U Annual Meeting and conversations with Periclean Presidents on aligning civic learning with institutional priorities
- The launch of our new Periclean Campus Grants Program, supporting campuses in embedding civic learning into academic and institutional systems
- The debut of the Civic Story Lab, bringing together students, faculty, and community partners to advance local storytelling as a tool for democratic engagement
- Thought leadership, campus highlights, and what our staff is currently reading
Across these stories, one theme is clear: strengthening democracy requires intentional collaboration, sustained partnerships, and a renewed commitment to higher education’s civic mission.