Mark Vander Ploeg

Provides investment banking services

A Wall Street invesment bank.

Functions as a College/University

Functions as a College/University

Project Pericles is a nonprofit organization dedicated to placing community-engaged civic learning at the core of higher education, primarily collaborating with a consortium of 25 teaching-centered liberal arts colleges. The private company is based in New York, NY. The organization emphasizes democracy as a practice, civic identity, working across differences, and the value of humanities-based learning to prepare students from diverse backgrounds for active civic participation and community building. Project Pericles offers programs and resources to support institutional transformation and faculty development, including faculty leader grants, catalyst grants for institution-wide initiatives, civic story lab fellowships, and civic fellowships. It provides educational materials to motivate and prepare students to vote, maintains a civic engagement resource database, and offers deliberative dialogue modules and publications. The organization facilitates collaboration through conferences, mentorship, and a professional community, and promotes the concept of "civic prosperity," linking civic learning to outcomes such as economic security, social mobility, and democratic vitality. Project Pericles develops tools like the civic prosperity index to measure and guide investments in civic education and community well-being, and supports innovative educational experiences through grantmaking, partnerships, and resource sharing. Founded in 2001 by Eugene M. Lang, it aims to revitalize the mission of liberal arts education by fostering democratic engagement, civic agency, and social impact among students and faculty.