Not only is an embrace of free expression central to the creation and discovery of knowledge, it also turns out to be the best way to deal constructively with the challenges of our time. Universities can serve as role models for a “vigorous civility” that is sorely lacking in public life, a commitment to disagree without delegitimizing and to begin difficult conversations with a search for shared values and common ground. Continue reading →
Madelyn G. Torchin (ΦBK, University of Missouri) donated $50,000 to Phi Beta Kappa to fund the Love of Learning Professional Development Grants program. Established in honor of the Phi Beta Kappa motto, “love of learning is the guide to life,” the program was designed to provide funds to ΦBK members who wish to pursue endeavors to continue lifelong learning and advance in their professions. Continue reading →
Find new and updated resources from the Society to share the importance of arts and sciences education with policymakers, opinion shapers, campus administrators, and students all year. Continue reading →
ΦBK is pleased to announce the winners of our three annual book awards. These $10,000 prizes are given to outstanding works of non-fiction that engage a wide audience with important ideas in science, history, and literature. Continue reading →
Kate Manne of Cornell University and David Livingstone Smith of University of New England have won the 2024 Lebowitz Prize for Philosophical Achievement and Contribution. Given annually by Phi Beta Kappa in conjunction with the American Philosophical Association, the prize awards each winner an honorarium of $25,000. Continue reading →
Martin Puchner. W.W. Norton, 2023. 349 pages. $35.00. Continue reading →
Gregory J. Gbur. Yale University Press, 2023. 280 pages. $30.00. Continue reading →
Dylan C. Penningroth. Liveright, 2023. 496 pages. $35.00. Continue reading →
