The John Hugh Churchill Collection in the Hendrix College archives joins the John Churchill Memorial Plaza and the Jean and John Churchill Endowed Scholarship for Hendrix students.
Mike Wisenbaker (ΦBK, Florida State University) discusses his journey as a trained anthropologist and historian, to a Floridian archaeologist, and an underwater cave explorer.
ΦBK member Gayle Cook made a transformative donation to her alma mater, Indiana University, which breathed new life into historic Maxwell Hall. It now houses the Gayle Karch Cook Center for Public Arts and Humanities.
Political scientist Mark Vail (ΦBK, University of Texas at Austin) discusses the love of learning that supports both a successful career and a fulfilling life.
Kristine Lazar (ΦBK, University of California, Berkeley) is the Emmy award-winning investigative reporter for KCAL News.
Rita Dove (ΦBK, Miami University) is the 36th recipient of the Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters.
Crystal A. deGregory (ΦBK, Fisk University) recently published her debut book, Magic and Mortal, which celebrates her journey through Black girlhood and womanhood.
“One of the most important things about Phi Beta Kappa is that it keeps alive the importance of the liberal arts. It is a real mark of deep commitment to high-quality learning and teaching.” —Marjorie Hass (ΦBK, Austin College), President of the Council of Independent Colleges
Simon & Schuster’s Deputy Director of Publicity Anne Tate Pearce (ΦΒΚ, Sewanee: The University of the South) discusses the importance of the liberal arts in her life and career.
Now pursuing careers in medicine, Lia Rotti (ΦBK, Tufts University) and Jen Rotti (ΦBK, Tufts University) talk about their athletic success and their love for the sciences, and the exceptional mother who inspired them.
For the “discovery and synthesis of quantum dots,” three laureates shared this year’s Nobel Prize in Chemistry, and two of them, Moungi G. Bawendi (ΦBK, Harvard College) and Louis E. Brus (ΦBK, Rice University) are Phi Beta Kappa members.
In early November at La Jolla Playhouse in San Diego, California, Angelson is set to star opposite Matthew Broderick in a new play, Babbitt.
