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Newberry Seminar Celebrates 50 Years

Placing young researchers at the center of a community of scholars, with access to a major research library, the ACM Newberry Seminar is the only program of its kind in the United States.

Misreporting of Off-Campus Housing Costs Widespread

High-achieving, low-income students shy away from top-tier, aid-heavy colleges because they simply do not know what attendance would actually cost them.

Enhancing the Study Abroad Experience: Cultural Connections

Don’t be an extended tourist! The best study abroad programs are ones that offer homestays.

Changing the Culture About Sexual Violence on Campus

Students should know the consequences of sexual misconduct just as well as they do with plagiarism, and often times this isn’t the case.

Paul Lukacs Elected Vice President

Paul Lukacs was elected as the new Vice President of Phi Beta Kappa at the organization’s 44th Triennial Council in Denver.

The John Hope Franklin Award

Phi Beta Kappa’s fist John Hope Franklin Award was presented to Bette Napoli Harris, James Lightner, and Don Wyatt at the 44th Triennial Council.

ΦBK Elects New Senators

On October 9th at its 44th Triennial Council, Phi Beta Kappa welcomed nine new members to the Phi Beta Kappa Senate.

Chapter News from William & Mary

On November 17, Alpha of Virginia at the College of William & Mary hosted a salon to discuss the college’s past and how to curate the symbols that we inherit from previous generations.

Immigration in America: Past, Present, and Future

Creighton University’s Phi Beta Kappa Chapter welcomes Visiting Scholar Mae Ngai, Lung Family Professor of Asian American Studies and Professor of History at Columbia University.

Federal Scorecards and Liberal Arts Education

Ranking the value of colleges based on the ultimate earnings of their graduates radically narrows the concept of what college is supposed to be for.

A Talk with Warren Durrett: How Liberal Arts Majors Are the Agents of Disruption

ΦBK member Warren Durrett, Director of Analytics at FEV, believes young tech companies need thinkers who can translate new ideas to the market, thinkers like liberal arts majors.

The Story Written in Our Bones

If forensic anthropology expands our understanding of one another and contributes to our evolving human story, shouldn’t it have a permanent place in the liberal arts curriculum?