Scott Samuelson (ΦBK, Grinnell College, 1995) is the 2015 recipient of the Dallas Institute of Humanities and Culture’s prestigious Hiett Prize in the Humanities.
In conjunction with Creighton University’s Honors Program, the Beta of Nebraska Chapter facilitated a much-needed forum on the ballooning cost of American higher education.
Teaching America’s children is not a small job; without an educated citizenry, any country that hopes to sustain a democracy faces a grim future.
As colleges increasingly rely on inexpensive adjunct labor, rather than hiring more full-time, tenure-track faculty, teaching conditions on campuses change…not for the better.
Banks are realizing the benefit of having employees who are able to read critically, communicate well, and work in a team environment—cornerstones of a liberal arts education.
McDaniel College hosted ΦBK Visiting Scholar Larry A. Silver, Farquhar Professor of Art History at the University of Pennsylvania, September 14-15.
Even with these 30 years of marked progress, however, women still amounted to only 46.25 percent of total doctorate awardees in 2013.
ΦBK member Mike Chen is the co-founder and Strategic Officer of Made in Space, a company founded in 2010 with the goal of bringing 3D printing to space.
Carl Cranor, this year’s Romanell-Phi Beta Kappa Professor in Philosophy, has made significant strides in the analysis and criticism of the current philosophic relationship between science and law, namely in relation to the regulation of chemical compounds that can negatively affect health.
Understanding other languages can allow for unique appreciation of a culture, as well as help us better define our own ideas and feelings.
When asked about his favorite part of being a Phi Beta Kappa member, Pomona College President David Oxtoby remains focused on students.
The Academy of American Poets, AAP, established National Poetry Month in 1996 with the goals of encouraging the general distribution, reading, teaching and support of poetry.
