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From the Secretary, Fall 2026
A love of learning and a commitment to thoughtful inquiry guided our start, providing a foundation for grappling with the questions that will define the years ahead. Few are more pressing or consequential than those surrounding artificial intelligence (AI).
Major Decisions: Shaping the Future of Public Service
Behind every consequential policy decision is someone capable of turning ideas into action. For Phi Beta Kappa members on Capitol Hill, that work is grounded in an arts and sciences education that equips them to ask better questions, weigh competing perspectives, and navigate complex challenges.
Advancing Just Societies: ΦBK Visiting Scholar Examines Immigration, Identity and Belonging in Campus Visits
Tomás R. Jiménez, Joan B. Ford Professor of Sociology at Stanford University and founding director of Stanford’s Institute for Advancing Just Societies, is one of 13 preeminent scholars in the arts and sciences selected to serve as a ΦBK Visiting Scholar during the 2026–2027 academic year.
I give to Phi Beta Kappa because at this time of attacks on facts, rigorous analysis, and critical thinking, the Society’s advocacy of excellence in the liberal arts and sciences has never been more important.