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Dyson Faculty Are Recognized by Project Pericles with Civic Engagement Mini-Grants

By
Antonia Gentile
Posted
March 14, 2025
Melvin Williams

Associate Professor of Communication and Media Studies Melvin Williams, PhD, and Clinical Assistant Professor of Political Science Laura Tamman, PhD, have been awarded through Pace’s Center for Community Action and Research’s longtime partnership with . Project Pericles is a higher education nonprofit dedicated to advancing civic participation and social responsibility across college campuses through faculty leadership programs, community-engaged learning, and co-curricular initiatives.

Both faculty will be joining a national cohort of faculty working to strengthen democracy by designing innovative projects, assignments, and activities that empower students to engage with public issues in inclusive and collaborative ways.

Laura Tamman Wilson Center Faculty Fellow

Tamman will be integrating a Ranked Choice Voter Simulation into her course, Introduction to American Politics and Government, and Williams will be integrating voter education into a conversation about celebrity political endorsements in his course, Communication and Popular Culture. In doing so, these faculty will be contributing to Project Pericles Civic Engagement Resources used by faculty and staff nationwide.

Funding for this program is provided to Project Pericles thanks to the Mellon Foundation and the Eugene M. Lang Foundation.

Additional faculty are expected to receive mini-grants for fall 2025, so stay tuned for an update.

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