Articles

Community Matters

The new VP of Community Impact for the Denver Foundation, Dace West (ΦBK, University of Colorado at Boulder, 1998) works to improve the quality of community for those she serves.

Taking Shakespeare Outside the Classroom

Donald Hedrick (ΦBK, University of Kansas, 1969), a professor at Kansas State University, has developed a new class that explores Shakespeare in relation to the modern world.

How Common Reader Programs Build Community

Find out what Greg Eiselein (ΦBK, University of Idaho, 1986), Director of K-State First, has to say about the ways common reader programs enrich the first-year experience.

Delta of Maryland Chapter Hosts Student Research Symposium to Highlight the Liberal Arts

On April 30th, the Delta of Maryland chapter of Phi Beta Kappa at McDaniel College will be hosting its first annual Student Research Symposium: A Showcase of the Liberal Arts.

Increasing Gender Diversity in Computer Science

Melanie Mitchell, recognized by Phi Beta Kappa for her contributions in the sciences, is one woman who is breaking the “boys’ club” misconception of the computer science field.

Yale ΦBK Honors Ground-Breaking Individuals

Poet Elizabeth Alexander received the Joseph W. Gordon Alumni Award. Historian Joanne Freeman and geologist Brian Skinner received the William Clyde DeVane Teaching Award.

Sam Summerlin: A Man to Remember

Journalist Sam Summerlin (ΦBK, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1948) experienced first-hand some of the most important events of the 20th century.

Ciara Bennese Brings Passion to Amnesty International at FSU

Ciara Bennese (ΦBK, Florida State University, 2016) hopes to continue with Amnesty International after graduation and aspires to a position as a Foreign Service Officer for the State Department.

Interview: David Weiman

ΦBK Visiting Scholar David Weiman, professor of economics and faculty director of Barnard’s Empirical Reasoning Center, discusses the economics of mass incarceration.

Meet Maya Hairston, One of ΦBK’s Newest Members

Maya Hairston joined ΦBK in her junior year at George Mason. Learn more about her plans for the future and how her liberal arts studies are vital to her outlook.

Love of Learning Requires Opportunity

A rising star in the policy world, Donovan Hicks (ΦBK, Wofford College, 2016) is committed to creating opportunity for students of all racial and socioeconomic backgrounds.

Yale Honors Grace Murray Hopper

Yale University will rename Calhoun College after Grace Murray Hopper (ΦBK, Vassar College, 1928), a pioneer in computer science and a US Navy Rear Admiral.