Periclean Colleges & Universities

Our membership is comprised of 31 colleges and universities from across the United States. We have a diverse group with campuses from Maine to Southern California, rural, suburban, and urban. Three of our members are HBCUs.

The Boards of the following institutions have passed Resolutions identifying the basic objectives of Project Pericles as part of their institutional missions.


Allegheny College

Allegheny College

Meadville, Pennsylvania

President James H. Mullen Jr.
Provost and Dean of the College Ron Cole
Associate Provost and Director of the Gateway Terry Bensel
Co-Program Director Brian Harward
Co-Program Director David Roncolato


Bates College

Bates College

Lewiston, Maine

President Clayton Spencer
Interim Vice President for Academic Affairs
   and Dean of the Faculty Malcolm S. Hill
Program Director Darby K. Ray


Berea College

Berea College

Berea, Kentucky

President Lyle D. Roelofs
Academic Vice President and Dean of the Faculty Chad Berry
Co-Program Director Ashley Cochrane
Co-Program Director Linda Strong-Leek


Bethune-Cookman University

Bethune-Cookman University

Daytona Beach, Florida

President Hubert L. Grimes
Provost and Senior Vice President Helena Mariella-Walrond
Program Director Joanna Showell


Carleton College

Carleton College

Northfield, Minnesota

President Steven G. Poskanzer
Dean of the College Beverly Y. Nagel
Program Director Amel Gorani


Chatham University

Chatham University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

President David Finegold
Vice President of Academic Affairs Jenna Templeton
Program Director Dana Brown


Dillard University

Dillard University

New Orleans, Louisiana


President Walter M. Kimbrough
Vice President for Academic Affairs Yolanda W. Page
Program Director Gary M. Clark


Drew University

Drew University

Madison, New Jersey

President MaryAnn Baenninger
Provost and Dean of the College of Liberal Arts Debra Liebowitz
Program Director Amy Koritz


Elon University

Elon University

Elon, North Carolina

President Connie Ledoux Book
Provost and Executive Vice President Steven D. House
Program Director Mathew H. Gendle
Associate Program Director April Post


The Evergreen State College

The Evergreen State College

Olympia, Washington

President George Bridges
Academic Vice President
   and Provost Jennifer Drake
Program Director Trevor Speller


Goucher College

Goucher College

Baltimore, Maryland

President José Antonio Bowen
Interim Provost Scott Sibley
Co-Program Director Cass Freedland
Co-Program Director Lindsay Johnson


Hampshire College

Hampshire College

Amherst, Massachusetts

President Kenneth (Ken) Rosenthal
Vice President for Academic Affairs
   and Dean of Faculty Eva Rueschmann
Program Director Mary Bombardier


Hendrix College

Hendrix College

Conway, Arkansas

President William M. Tsutsui
Executive Vice President and Provost Terri Bonebright
Program Director Jay Barth


Macalester College

Macalester College

St. Paul, Minnesota

President Brian C. Rosenberg
Provost and Dean of the Faculty Karine Swensen Moe
Co-Program Director Paul Schadewald
Co-Program Director Karin Trail-Johnson


Morehouse College

Morehouse College

Atlanta, Georgia

President David A. Thomas
Interim Provost Michael Hodge
Program Director Monty Whitney


New England College

New England College

Henniker, New Hampshire

President Michele D. Perkins
Interim Vice President for Academic Affairs Wayne Lesperance, Jr.  
Program Director Inez McDermott


The New School

The New School

New York, New York

President David E. Van Zandt
Provost and Chief Academic Officer Tim Marshall 
Dean, Eugene Lang College Stephanie Browner
Assistant Program Director Natasha Rivera


Occidental College

Occidental College

Los Angeles, California

President Jonathan Veitch
Vice President for Academic Affairs
   and Dean of the College Wendy Sternberg
Co-Program Director Alan Knoerr
Co-Program Director Ella Turenne


Pace University

Pace University

New York, New York

President Marvin Krislov
Provost Vanya Quiñones
Program Director Mary Ann Murphy
Associate Program Director Daniel Botting
Associate Program Director Heather Novak


Pitzer College

Pitzer College

Claremont, California

President Melvin L. Oliver
Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of Faculty Nigel Boyle
Program Director Tessa Hicks Peterson


Reed College

Reed College

Portland, Oregon

Acting President Hugh Porter
Dean of Faculty Nigel Nicholson
Co-Program Director Samiya Bashir
Co-Program Director Tara Sonali Miller
Co-Program Director Anand Vaidya


Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Troy, New York

President Shirley Ann Jackson
Provost Prabhat Hajela
Program Director Cynthia Smith


Rhodes College

Rhodes College

Memphis, Tennessee

President Marjorie Hass
Dean of the Faculty and Vice President
   for Academic Affairs Milton C. Moreland
Program Director Tiffany Ford


St. Mary's College of Maryland

St. Mary's College of Maryland

St. Mary's City, Maryland

President Tuajuanda Jordan
Provost and Dean of Faculty Michael R. Wick
Program Director Randolph K. Larsen III


Skidmore College

Skidmore College

Saratoga Springs, New York

President Philip A. Glotzbach
Dean of the Faculty and Vice President for Academic Affairs Michael T. Orr
Program Director Eric Morser


Swarthmore College

Swarthmore College

Swarthmore, Pennsylvania

President Valerie Smith
Provost Sarah Willie-LeBreton
Co-Program Director Ben Berger
Co-Program Director Jennifer Magee


Ursinus College

Ursinus College

Collegeville, Pennsylvania

President Brock Blomberg
Vice President of Academic Affairs and Dean Mark Schneider
Program Director Christian Rice


Wagner College

Wagner College

Staten Island, New York

President Richard Guarasci
Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Jeffrey Kraus
Program Director Bernadette Ludwig


Whitman College

Whitman College

Walla Walla, Washington

President Kathleen Murray
Provost and Dean of Faculty Alzada J. Tipton
Co-Program Director Noah Leavitt
Co-Program Director Jason Pribilsky


Widener University

Widener University

Chester, Pennsylvania

President Julie E. Wollman
Provost Fred Akl
Program Director James E. Vike


The College of Wooster

The College of Wooster

Wooster, Ohio

President Sarah Bolton
Provost Carolyn Newton
Program Director Thomas Tierney