MEET OUR 2026–2027 VISITING SCHOLARS
By Hadley Kelly
Since 1956, the Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar Program has fostered intellectual freedom and strengthened academic communities by offering undergraduates the opportunity to spend time with some of America’s most distinguished scholars.
Naomi André, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, David G. Frey Distinguished Professor in the Department of Music
Squire J. Booker, University of Pennsylvania, Richard Perry PIK Professor of Chemistry and of Biochemistry & Biophysics
Thomas E. Burman, Charles P. Grace Professor of Medieval Studies, University of Notre Dame, Robert M. Conway Director Emeritus of the Medieval Institute, Professor of History
Derrick Darby, Rutgers University, Henry Rutgers Distinguished Professor of Philosophy
Andy Horowitz, University of Connecticut, Associate Professor of History, Connecticut State Historian
Tomás R. Jiménez, Stanford University, Joan B. Ford Professor in the Department of Sociology, Founding Director of Stanford’s Institute for Advancing Just Societies
Sarah Krakoff, University of Colorado Law School, Moses Lasky Professor of Law
Jovan Scott Lewis, University of California, Berkeley, Professor of Geography, Haas Distinguished Chair in Economic Disparities
Sarah Rivett, Princeton University, Professor of English and American Studies
Jennifer L. Roberts, Harvard University, X.D. and Nancy Yang Professor of Arts and Sciences, Drew Gilpin Faust Professor of the Humanities
Carla J. Shatz, Stanford University, Sapp Family Provostial Professor of Biology and Neurobiology, Director Emerita of Bio-X
John J. Shea, Stony Brook University, Professor of Anthropology
Lynn Vavreck, Marvin Hoffenberg Professor of American Politics and Public Policy, University of California, Los Angeles
Dawn J. Wright, Chief Scientist of the Environmental Systems Research Institute and Professor of Geography & Oceanography at Oregon State University
Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholars travel to more than 100 colleges and universities each year, spending two days on each campus and taking full part in the academic life of the institution. They meet informally with students and faculty members, participate in classroom discussions and seminars, and give a public lecture open to the academic community and the general public. In the last 70 years, over 800 Visiting Scholars have made over 6,000 visits to Phi Beta Kappa sheltering institutions. As Phi Beta Kappa celebrates its 250th anniversary this year, we are excited to recognize this milestone of championing education in the arts and sciences, fostering freedom of thought, and recognizing academic excellence with a notable group of scholars.
Hadley Kelly is Phi Beta Kappa’s Senior Director of Academic Outreach & Programs.