Articles

Breaking Down Barriers in the Sciences

Psychologist Elizabeth Nutt Williams (ΦBK, Stanford University, 1988), strongly believes in mentoring students and in supporting other women pursuing careers in research.

Expanding the Classroom: U of A Promotes Study Abroad

Kendall Curlee (ΦBK, University of Texas at Austin, 1986), University of Arkansas Honors College, discusses her role in the study abroad program and how it reflects ΦBK’s values.

Interview: Jamille Bigio

Jamille Bigio (ΦBK, University of Maryland, 2004) with the Women and Foreign Policy Program at the Council on Foreign Relations talks about promoting women in politics and society.

On the Road with Phi Beta Kappa

When Fred Lawrence started as ΦBK’s Secretary/CEO last summer, he set a goal to visit as many chapters and associations as possible. So far, he has visited nearly 50.

Joyce Jacobson Kaufman

Distinguished in numerous fields, including physics, chemistry, biomedicine, pharmacology, and supercomputers, Kaufman paved the way for many women in the sciences.

Father and Son Honored by Wyoming Chapter

Meet Stan and David Brooks, father and son ФВКs who were inducted as alumni members at the University of Wyoming this year.

ΦBK Visiting Scholar Shuhai Xiao at Wells College

Xiao is a highly regarded and productive scholar who also knows how to make a complex science accessible and relevant to his audience without dispensing with sophistication.

Clarissa Scott Delany, Harlem Renaissance Poet

Clarissa Mae Scott, as she was known then, was celebrated for her athletic and intellectual accomplishments while a student at Wellesley, where she became a ΦBK member in 1923.

Making History: Mary Annette Anderson

Graduating in 1899 as valedictorian of her class at Middlebury College in Vermont, Mary Annette Anderson was the first African-American woman to be elected to Phi Beta Kappa.

ΦBK Chapter President from Stony Brook Elected Councilor of the Medieval Academy of America

Sara Lipton (ΦBK, Barnard College, 1984) discusses what led her to study medieval history, her work for the Medieval Academy of America, and her father’s Phi Beta Kappa key.

Call for Nominations to the ΦBK Senate

Please email nominations by May 8 to Jen Horneman at jhorneman@pbk.org. Include your and your nominee’s contact information and a brief biography of the nominee.

ΦBK Member Amy Trask, 2017 WISE Woman of the Year

Women in Sports and Events will honor Trask and three others as 2017 WISE Women of the Year at the organization’s annual award luncheon in June.