Since 1956, the ΦBK Visiting Scholar Program has offered undergraduates the opportunity to spend time with some of America’s most distinguished scholars. The program’s main purpose is to contribute to the intellectual life of the campus by making possible an exchange of ideas between the Visiting Scholars and the resident faculty and students. The 2024–2025 Visiting Scholars listed below will travel to more than 100 colleges and universities where ΦBK chapters are located. Learn more about them and their public lecture topics at pbk.org/visitingscholars. Check our calendar at pbk.org/all-events for lectures near you!
HUMANITIES
Reginald Dwayne Betts
Arts, Literature, and Law
Geraldo L. Cadava
Northwestern University
Latino History, Politics, and Immigration
Douglas E. Christie
Loyola Marymount University
Spirituality and Contemplative Thought and Practice
Martin Kern
Princeton University
Ancient Chinese History and Literature
Tammy L. Kernodle
Miami University
Musicology and African American Music
Kristina Richardson
University of Virginia
Medieval Islamic History and Romani People
SOCIAL & BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES
Daniel Hungerman
University of Notre Dame
Public Economics and Religion
Kendra McSweeney
Ohio State University
Human-Environment Geography and Political Ecology
Kathleen D. Morrison
University of Pennsylvania
Historical Ecology of South Asia
Corey Robin
Brooklyn College
Modern Political Thought and Capitalism
NATURAL SCIENCES & MATHEMATICS
Ingrid Daubechies
Duke University
Mathematics and Electrical and Computer Engineering
Douglas Emlen
University of Montana
Behavioral Ecology and Evolution of Animal Weaponry
Kelly Lambert
University of Richmond
Behavioral Neuroscience and Experience-Based Neuroplasticity
Ryosuke Motani
University of California, Davis
Paleobiology