Articles

An Ethical Chemist

Since first publishing The Ethical Chemist in 1993, Jeffrey Kovac has focused his energy on researching and writing about scientific ethics from philosophical and historical perspectives.

Key People: Michele Dobbins

Michele Dobbins (ΦBK, University of Arkansas, 2016) served as a ΦBK writing intern earlier this year. She recently accepted her first full-time job with W. W. Norton!

Kenneth Juster, U.S. Ambassador to India

An expert in economics and in relations with India, Juster began his career as a student at Harvard College, where he graduated Phi Beta Kappa in 1976.

James Meredith and Ole Miss – Looking Back at 1962

On Monday morning, October 1, 1962, in his office in Washington, Robert Kennedy said it had been the worst night of his life. On the campus of the University of Mississippi, it was worse.

Meet Our 2017-2018 Visiting Scholars

ΦBK’s Visiting Scholars travel to more than 100 colleges and universities each year, spending two days on campus and taking part in the academic life of the institution.

Meet the New Associate Secretary

This March, Eva Orlebeke Caldera (ΦBK, Harvard College, 1985) joined the staff as the new Associate Secretary/COO of the Society.

ARTlanta & Sciences

The City of Atlanta will receive ΦBK’s Arts & Sciences Cities of Distinction Award at an evening reception at the Woodruff Arts Center on April 6.

Women and Textile Production in Ancient Greece: Interview with Katherine Harrington

ΦBK has awarded Katherine Harrington the 2017 Mary Isabel Sibley Fellowship for her project “Women’s Labor and the Market in Classical and Hellenistic Greece.”

Connecting Young Professionals through ΦBK

Daniel Rosenberg, Secretary of ΦBK’s DC Area Association, discusses his role in engaging young professional members and what the Society means to him.

Prominent Philosophers Cartwright and Sober Win 2017 Lebowitz Prize

Nancy Cartwright of UC San Diego and Elliott Sober of University of Wisconsin–Madison have won the 2017 Lebowitz Prize for Philosophical Achievement and Contribution.

Never Stop Learning: Susan Wadsworth-Booth

Susan Wadsworth-Booth (ΦBK, DePauw University, 1984), Director of Kent State University Press, inspires us to continually seek new ideas.

Samuel F.B. Morse, Renaissance Man

Samuel F. B. Morse (ΦBK, Yale College, 1810) was a painter, advocate for theatre, inventor, and in his later years a philanthropist.