Articles

Playwright Explores Whiteness and Privilege in a Time of Pandemic

Eliza Bent (ΦBK, Boston College) discusses her latest play in which she assumes the roles of three different women named Karen, a take on the popular meme.

A ΦBK Graduate with a Head for the Law and a Heart for Charity

Evan Berquist (ΦBK Colorado College), a Stanford Law School graduate and member of Cozen O’Connor’s Corporate Practice, is recognized for his pro bono work.

ΦBK Author Wins 2020 National Poetry Series

Teresa K. Miller (ΦBK, Barnard College) has been selected as a winner of the 2020 National Poetry Series for her book Borderline Fortune (Penguin, 2021).

Visiting Scholar Joan Waugh

UCLA Professor of History Joan Waugh discusses her teaching, the politicization of history today, and the vital role that the unfolding of American history continues to play in our education system.

Psychologist Geraldine K. Piorkowski Shares Insights on Love, Luck, and Narcissism

Piorkowski (ΦBK, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) has just released her third collection of essays, Beyond Pipe Dreams and Platitudes. She is a board member of the ΦBK Association of the Chicago Area.

Weezer’s Rivers Cuomo

Rivers Cuomo is best known for the music he has written, performed, and produced with Weezer; however, he also graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Harvard with a B.A. in English.

ΦΒΚ Member Launches New Social Networking Platform for Women

Charlotte Keesler (ΦΒΚ, Washington and Lee University) launches Per the work edit in October to provide resources for young women entering the workforce.

Riding the Wave

Carine Zambrano (ΦBK, New York University) is the winner of this year’s PBKNY Essay Contest. Read about her personal journey and her time spent in quarantine in NYC during the pandemic.

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Ginsburg (ΦΒΚ, Cornell University) served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1993 to 2020.

Schlafly, Steinem, and Friedan: Finding the Key Connection in Mrs. America

Betty Friedan (ΦBK, Smith College), Gloria Steinem (ΦBK, Smith College), and “Mrs. America” Phyllis Schlafly (ΦBK, Washington University in St. Louis) portrayed in FX’s new series on Hulu.

The Yamashita Family’s ΦBK Legacy

From a World War II internment camp to the current global pandemic, the Yamashitas tell their story of three generations of Phi Beta Kappa.

ΦΒΚ Member Wins NASW Lifetime Achievement Award

Ruth Brandwein (ΦBK, Brooklyn College) is recognized for her successful career in social work supporting social justice and policy change through education, teaching, writing, and leadership.