A planned gift is a way to carry that legacy forward, ensuring that future generations have access to the same spirit of inquiry, discovery, and freedom of thought.
Elijah Anderson, Sterling Professor of Sociology and of Black Studies at Yale University, visited Bowdoin College as part of the Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar Program.
The University of San Diego’s Phi Beta Kappa chapter inducted Noelle Norton and Nicholas Santilli as honorary members on April 27 in a campus ceremony held on the eve of the Society’s first regional program in its 250th celebration.
This year’s winner is America, América: A New History of the New World (Penguin Press, 2025), by historian Greg Grandin (ΦBK, Brooklyn College).
This spring, the Society named 20 students as its Class of 2026 Key into Public Service Scholars.
Why has confidence fallen, and how can higher education restore it? Phi Beta Kappa has a unique role in answering these questions in our semi-quincentennial year as we commemorate the ideals that inspired our start in 1776.
Mississippi physician Lucius “Luke” Lampton has dedicated his career to serving rural communities through education and a lifelong commitment to public health and the humanities.
New York City attorney Connie Gibilaro’s debut children’s book, Brooklyn is the World, transforms quiet lessons into a heartfelt story inspired by her life in Brooklyn.
This spring, Jillian Jackson (ΦBK, Spelman College) was one of two law students awarded Tulane University’s Dr. King Student Leadership Award.
Sherri Stepakoff (ΦBK, University of Massachusetts) draws readers into the quiet rhythms of a New England rescue farm in her latest collection of poetry.
Michael O’Malley (ΦBK, Pomona College), a longtime Park City resident and tour guide, draws on his experience in a humorous insider’s guidebook celebrating Park City, Utah.
After two decades at NPR, Mary Ann Nichols (ΦBK, The Catholic University of America) returned to theater by co-founding PlayZoomers, a virtual company bringing live performances to a global audience.
