Articles

Poet and Doctoral Student Caitlin Doyle Wins Prestigious International Award

Caitlin Doyle, a ΦBK member from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, has received a $15,000 P.E.O. Scholar Award.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Jensen Fellowship Award Winner Named

Emelyn Lih (ΦBK, Columbia University, 2012) has been named Phi Beta Kappa’s Walter J. Jensen Fellow for the 2017-2018 academic year.

The Importance of the Liberal Arts in Social Justice Communication

A conversation with Lyric Thompson (ΦBK, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2005), Director of Policy and Advocacy at the International Center for Research on Women.

Advancements in Feminist Thought and Advocacy in 2018

Learn about Lyric Thompson (ΦBK, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2005) and her work with the Feminist U.N. Campaign.

The Business of Education

Thirty years after graduating ΦBK from Dartmouth, Jeffrey Thomas is using his skill as a business executive to help promote education the in US and abroad.