Articles

Walter J. Jensen Fellow Begins Studies in France

Yale doctoral candidate Jason Hong gives ΦBK an update on his research in France.

Kris Kristofferson To Be Recognized for Lifetime Achievement

Kristofferson (ΦBK, Pomona College) will receive the Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2020 Country Music Awards. The award recognizes his historical impact.

Interview with Imani Perry, Looking for Lorraine

Imani Perry’s Looking for Lorraine: The Radiant and Radical Life of Lorraine Hansberry is ΦBK’s 2019 Christian Gauss Award winner.

Lessons from the Stars: Interview with Adam Frank

Astrophysicist Adam Frank discusses astrobiological clues for navigating Earth’s climate crisis. His book Light of the Stars received ΦBK’s 2019 Award in Science.

Interview: Sarah E. Igo, The Known Citizen

The Known Citizen: A History of Privacy in Modern America by Sarah E. Igo is the recipient of Phi Beta Kappa’s 2019 Ralph Waldo Emerson Award.

Meet Phi Beta Kappa’s Member Relations Team

Jayne Ross joined ΦBK’s staff earlier this fall. Ann McCulloch has been at Phi Beta Kappa’s headquarters since 2014.

Romanell-ΦBK Professorship in Philosophy

Naomi Zack (ΦBK, NYU) has been awarded the 2019-2020 Romanell-ΦBK Professorship in Philosophy.

Linda Gregerson at the University of Iowa

ΦBK Visiting Scholar Linda Gregerson, Caroline Walker Bynum Distinguished University Professor of English and Creative Writing at the University of Michigan.

To the Three Friends of Winter in the Arts & Sciences

How can those who champion liberal arts and sciences education remain steadfast, persevere, and become more resilient as we approach a new year of advocacy in uncertain times?

Lebowitz Prize Winners

Michael E. Bratman and Margaret P. Gilbert have won the 2019 Martin R. Lebowitz and Eve Lewellis Lebowitz Prize.

From the Secretary: Shifting Perceptions of Higher Education

Phi Beta Kappa has an important role to play in affirming the benefits of education, especially liberal arts education, for all of society.

Jonathan Starr: It Takes a School

Jonathan Starr (ΦBK, Emory University) opened the Abaarso School of Science and Technology in Somaliland with earnings from his U.S.-based career in finance.