Dr. Nora McCook Receives a 2026-2027 Project Pericles Civic Fellowship

Dr. Nora McCook has received a 2026-2027 Project Pericles Civic Fellowship to engage students in community co-design, civic engagement, and public writing to create an openly accessible digital archive advocating for Predominantly Black Institutions nationwide.

ProjectPericles has announced a new cohort of Pericles Civic Fellows representing 20 campuses across the country. This new national initiative supports faculty, staff, and other campus leaders to develop, pilot, and strengthen initiatives that cultivate students’ civic identity, agency, and participation throughout the 2026–2027 academic year. The Fellowship provides $3,000 to support projects and is a catalytic opportunity to test or expand civic and community-engaged learning initiatives within institutional structures over time. Fellows participate in a year-long community of practice that includes virtual convenings, peer learning, reflective assessment, and support from Project Pericles staff. In addition to funding, Fellows will contribute to a growing resource-sharing ecosystem through reflective artifacts such as syllabi, memos, frameworks, and toolkits that will help other institutions strengthen civic learning on their campuses.

The Fellowship expands Project Pericles’ longstanding commitment to placing civic engagement at the heart of higher education by extending opportunities beyond the Periclean consortium to institutions across the country. “Faculty and staff are vital players in activating vibrant civic learning for students, but too often lack the time and support to build it well,” said Sanda Balaban, Executive Director of Project Pericles. “This fellowship provides promising practitioners with funding and, equally importantly, a talented community of peers to bolster their work. A healthy democracy depends on students leaving college motivated and equipped to take action on what they care about."

About Project Pericles: https://projectpericles.org/