Strategic Plan

We are working toward a future where civic learning is a defining feature of American higher education, and civic agency and engagement are defining outcomes for every student.

As we approach our 25th year, Project Pericles is entering an exciting new chapter.

Since our founding, we have partnered with liberal arts institutions to empower students and faculty to strengthen democracy through civic engagement and education. This milestone provides an opportunity to reflect on our history, celebrate our impact, and envision the future of our work in higher education and society.

In 2025, we launched a strategic planning process to renew our mission and chart our path ahead. Through conversations with faculty, campus program directors, college presidents, and other members of our consortium, we have shaped a new path forward that both honors our legacy and responds to today’s challenges for democracy and higher education.

Over the coming years, Project Pericles will respond to pressing challenges facing higher education and democracy through three key priorities:

Pedagogical Influence: shaping teaching and learning practices that cultivate civic identity, imagination, and agency.
Consortium Strength: fortifying the dynamic network of Periclean institutions and ensuring the organizational capacity to support them.
Thought Leadership: elevating stories, research, and practices that can inspire the field and reassert higher education’s democratic purpose.