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Periclean Scholars help obtain thousands in funding for indigenous children’s organization
February 8, 2021
Members of the Periclean Scholar Class of 2021 have helped the Oglala Lakota Children’s Justice Center obtain more than $50,000 in funding to support its mission of supporting and advocating for abused Lakota tribe children.
Gendle publishes essay on Sarvodaya social movement
January 20, 2021
In this essay, Director of Project Pericles and Professor of Psychology Mathew Gendle elevates Sri Lanka’s Sarvodaya movement as a model for populist solutions to governmental dysfunction in the U.S.
Gendle co-authors article on community tourism development efforts in Sri Lanka
October 16, 2020
The article by Mathew Gendle, director of Project Pericles and professor of psychology, will appear in the next issue of the journal Tourism in Paradise.
Periclean Scholars premiere ‘Sin Embargo’ documentary
May 1, 2020
The documentary is the capstone of three years of work by the Periclean Scholars Class of 2020 and focuses on the many faces of the people of Cuba.
Periclean Scholars shooting documentary films in Cuba during Winter Term
January 7, 2020
Follow along with these students on social media as they learn more about the history, culture and perspectives that exist on the Caribbean island.
Elon faculty and staff present at the 6th Global Service Learning Summit on Inclusion and Transformation
November 5, 2019
Conference presentations representing a global community of practitioners from educational institutions and community organizations
Periclean Scholars program to host guests from Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota
October 31, 2019
Periclean Scholars Class of 2021 is bringing two child welfare experts from the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota to campus to discuss conditions on the reservation and working with children to help heal difficulties they have experienced.
(the) Local Matters series creates community conversations around substance abuse
October 14, 2019
The series was developed by Assistant Professor Jennifer Carroll in connection with her "Citizenship in Crisis" course.
Speaker series to bring local leaders to campus to discuss substance abuse
September 30, 2019
The series, titled (the) Local Matters, will feature speakers with expertise in policy, public health, law enforcement, criminal justice, prevention services and clinical care.
Work of Periclean Scholars promotes tourism, fishing industry in Sri Lankan communities
August 29, 2019
Periclean Scholars from the Class of 2019 visited the country three times during three years and conducted extensive research to support an impactful project designed to economically empower local residents. As part of their work, they raised money to help provide residents with fishing equipment that was delivered this month.