Articles

Interview with Charles Newman

Charles Newman (ΦBK, Yale College, 1959) comments on his experience representing Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the importance of his liberal arts background to his legal career.

Dear Freshmen, Take My Advice

Students across the country were asked what they would say to incoming freshmen. Good advice for college… Sometimes, good advice for life.

Medical Humanities: Mainstream Medicine with James Bono

“Doing medicine requires a focus on the individual in front of you, and the physician’s role is shaped by the arc or trajectory of the patients’ lives.”

Imagining America Receives Phi Beta Kappa Key of Excellence

Imagining America: Artists and Scholars in Public Life receives capstone Key of Excellence Award and its $10,000 prize in Baltimore on October 1.

Is a Graduate Degree the New Bachelor’s Degree?

A bachelor’s degree is definitely more common among millennials than baby boomers. To stay competitive, those wishing to climb the career ladder may need go back to school.

University of Missouri Graduate Students React to Cancellation of Health Insurance Stipends

Graduate assistants are not “official” employees, and frequently are not compensated according to standard labor laws, including providing health insurance coverage.

2015 ΦBK Book Award Winners Announced

The Christian Gauss Award, Phi Beta Kappa Award in Science, and Ralph Waldo Emerson Award will be presented to the authors at a gala dinner on December 4, 2015 in Washington, D.C.

Phi Beta Kappa at Hendrix College

Audrey McMillion often wondered about the ΦBK Charter that hangs in the atrium of Fausett Hall. She explores its history, and its significance to Hendrix College.

Jeb Bush

If elected, Jeb Bush (ΦBK, University of Texas at Austin, 1974) would be the 18th U.S. President who is Phi Beta Kappa.

John Quincy Adams, A ΦBK Legend

Adams embodied the virtues of critical thinking, widespread interest in a variety of topics, and commitment to the values essential for Democratic government.

Czars and Czarinas: Interview with Deborah Prum

Prum (ΦBK, University of Connecticut, 1973) is an award-winning author and founder of Still Mountain Bookworks. Her latest iBook, Czars and Czarinas, is a captivating read for children and adults alike.

A for Adjunct: The Relationship between Adjunct Faculty and Grade Inflation

Do contingent workers in higher education, with little or no job security from semester to semester, have an incentive to give students higher grades?