Humanities scholars must make the case for the public value of their work much more effectively than they have in recent years if they expect public funding to improve.
Students who pursue degrees that are not career-specific have the added advantage of versatility and adaptability in the workplace.
Phi Beta Kappa member Laura Silver dishes on one of the world’s greatest comfort foods, the knish.
Will using computers to grade papers damage the relationship between teachers and students that many believe is an essential part of education?
This two-volume history of the evolution of Western law is the work of husband-and-wife ΦBK members John Ecklund and Constance C. Ecklund.
Combining digital technology with traditional humanities studies is changing the way students think about their education and adaptability on the job market.
The liberal arts education is designed not only to acquaint students with a broad knowledge base, it also educates students to think for themselves.
Learn about the collegiate Food Recovery Network, co-founded by four ΦBK-sheltering universities: University of Maryland, Brown University, UC Berkeley, and Pomona College.
Is making natural resources even more commercially valuable an intelligent way to ensure their preservation, or will it only hasten their depletion?
Phi Beta Kappa recognizes two of its own among the nation’s celebrated poets: Michael Lassell and Paul Monette.
While times have certainly changed from the days when higher education was a male-dominated world, the role of women in academia is still subject to complications and debate.
An unusual legacy from John Franklin Goucher (ΦBK, Dickinson College, 1868) brings together medical, historical, and archeological sciences.
