Voices and Ideas
Tom Lehrer’s Living Legacy: A Celebration of the 90-Year-Old’s Work and Influence
A mathematician, performer, and satirical lyricist, Tom Lehrer (ΦBK, Harvard College, 1946) changed the way people experienced popular music, science, and politics.
A Scientist Reflects on Recent ΦBK Inductions and the Importance of the Liberal Arts
Constance Jeffery (ΦBK, MIT, 1987) is an Associate Professor of Biological Sciences and President of the UIC chapter of Phi Beta Kappa.
The Edward Bouchet and ΦBK Honor Societies Cultivate the Next Generation of Scholars
Shana Rochester (ΦBK, Spelman College, 2012) was elected to the Bouchet Society at the University of Michigan, where she earned her Ph.D. in education and psychology.
ΦBK Member Uses Liberal Arts Training as an Immigration Lawyer
Kate Rahel is living proof that an education in the liberal arts can be just as effective, if not more, in training future lawyers.
Tanishq Abraham, 14, Becomes ΦBK’s Youngest Member
On May 9, Tanishq Abraham was inducted into the Kappa of California chapter at the University of California-Davis.
Celebrating "Lit" Women in Literature
Actress Tess Jonas (ΦBK, Wesleyan Univeristy, 2015) talks about her first solo show, Anything but Quiet: The (Lit)erary Women of Musical Theater, at 54 Below in New York City.
Fighting Urban Poverty Through Sanitation
Lindsay Stradley (ΦBK, Yale, 2002) is the co-founder of Sanergy, a non-profit that addresses sanitation issues in urban areas. She currently lives in Nairobi, Kenya.
Reflections after Eight Campus Visits as a ΦBK Visiting Scholar
Amy Cheng Vollmer, Isaac H. Clothier, Jr. Professor of Biology at Swarthmore College, discusses her 2017-2018 tour as ΦBK Visiting Scholar.