Articles

Why Ayn Rand Would Have Supported Liberal Arts Education

A strong liberal arts education develops the mind, humanity’s greatest and most important faculty for achievement.

Revisiting the Sociology of Alcohol and Violence

In his new book, Alcohol and Violence, ΦBK member Robert Nash Parker dispels the myth that crime cannot be quelled by scientific study.

Liberal Arts and the Research University

Research at small liberal arts colleges is thriving, and there are huge benefits to the programs in place there – for the academic community as well as the students they serve.

Why the Liberal Arts Make America Stronger

Those with a liberal arts education are equipped to not only be successful in their own careers, but also to recognize and seek opportunity, drive innovation, and as free thinkers, shape America’s future.

Ralph Waldo Emerson and Ecological Interning

An 1837 speech by Ralph Waldo Emerson and contemporary agricultural internships reveal that the best place to dismantle academia’s ivory tower is the soil at is foundation.

Exploring “Vulnerable Times” at the 2014 MLA Annual Convention

“Vulnerable Times” highlights vulnerabilities in society, both past and present, and ways in which these vulnerabilities can regain their importance.

Winter Weather, Snow Days, and Higher Education

While it may be desirable to quickly leave behind the chilly memories of winter 2014, lessons can be taken from the experience, especially for higher education.

In Defense of Political Science Spending

The National Science Foundation discontinues political science grants for its fall cycle in response to the Coburn Amendment.

College Affordability

President Obama, traveling through the Northeast on a two-day bus tour early this fall, laid out his plan to address college affordability.

Proposed Cuts for NEA & NEH

The Interior and Environment bill for the 2014 fiscal year contains a 49 percent reduction of the NEA and NEH budgets.

2013 Mary Isabel Sibley Fellowship in Greek Studies

Lela Urquhart of Georgia State University is using the $20,000 fellowship stipend to complete her book, “Colonization, Religion and State Formation in the Archaic West Mediterranean.”

Clinton to Receive Medal of Freedom

Bill Clinton (ΦBK, Georgetown University, 1968) to be recognized for his work to improve and promote global health, economy, and the environment.