New York, New York – A Winthrop University faculty member is one of 20 Pericles Civic Fellows selected to help college campuses develop and strengthen initiatives designed to cultivate students’ civic identity and participation throughout the 2026–27 academic year.
Katarina Moyon, an adjunct professor in the Department of Political Science, Philosophy, Religion and Legal Studies and advisor to the John C. West Forum on Politics and Policy, was selected for her work to infuse civic participation across Winthrop’s curriculum. She has worked to strengthen civic engagement through coordinated General Education course enhancements and a stipended Student Voting Ambassador program.
The Fellowship will provide $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 will 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.”
View the list of 20 Pericles Civic Fellows.
Project Pericles is a higher education nonprofit organization dedicated to bringing civic learning to the heart of higher education. Through curricular innovation, faculty leadership, and community-engaged learning, Project Pericles works to make democratic engagement a core component of undergraduate education.
For more information, contact Harry Patton Hou, program manager, at harry@projectpericles.org.
