At the age of 64, Diana Nyad completed her life’s goal of swimming from Cuba to Florida. This bio-pic from Netflix is based on her 2015 memoir, Find A Way, and stars Annette Bening and Jody Foster.
Inflammation is usually considered a byproduct of another medical ailment—a response to injury or illness. However, inflammation is becoming the ailment itself. Learn more about this groundbreaking book, shortlisted for a 2024 ΦBK Award in Science.
Intern with a nationally recognized organization in Washington, D.C., while working remotely! The Phi Beta Kappa Society is seeking writing interns to help publicize the work of the Society and write stories about our alumni members. Applicants must be new members of Phi Beta Kappa within their first or second year to be considered for this position.
How do we face the judgmental, self-righteous super-ego that has adopted the internet as a forum for cruelty? This is the problem Edmundson seeks to understand and respond to in his latest book.
Sixth President of Morehouse College, Baptist minister, and mentor to Martin Luther King Jr., Mays is remembered for laying the intellectual foundations for the civil rights movement in America.
Since 1956, the Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar Program has been offering undergraduates the opportunity to spend time with some of America’s most distinguished scholars. Meet our visiting scholars for the upcoming 2025-2026 academic year.
Phi Beta Kappa’s mission—to champion education in the liberal arts and sciences, foster freedom of thought, and recognize academic excellence—has called for us to engage with a wide range of public issues. Our mission, not politics, will continue to drive our nonpartisan advocacy actions.
Times are turbulent for the arts and sciences as policymakers propose cuts to critical funding for higher education accessibility, scientific research, and the nation’s cultural endowments. Amid uncertainty, here are some productive ways to champion the arts and sciences.
Established in memory of distinguished American philosopher and ΦBK member Sidney Hook, the award recognizes national distinction of an individual demonstrating excellence in each of three endeavors—scholarship, undergraduate teaching, and leadership in the cause of liberal arts education.
Mark Warren (ΦBK, University of Georgia) is the director of the nationally renowned Medicine Bow Wilderness School located in Georgia’s Chattahoochee National Forest.
The chapter’s Book Awards program celebrates the accomplishments of high-achieving sophomores who have attained 4.0 GPA and cultivates a greater awareness of ΦBK on campus.
The Norman G. Pauling Research Fellowship, established in 2023 through the generosity of Edith Pauling in honor of her late husband, is designed to nurture the next generation of leaders in the liberal arts and sciences.
