Articles

Jennifer Richter’s Relief through Nature

ΦBK member’s poem greets new moms at Kaiser Permanente’s Westside Medical Center in Hillsboro, Oregon.

Benefits of Study Abroad

A student’s liberal arts curriculum in a different cultural context can put learning to the test.

A Look Back at Title IX

Women have been given equal opportunity and access, but in some fields, equal access has not been synonymous with equal realization.

Kathleen Woodward and the Public Humanities

New ΦBK Senator is prepared to take on critical questions about higher education and the role of the humanities.

Churchill Speaks at National Press Club

Are we losing our humanity? A forum hosted by Arizona State University in our nation’s capitol this fall explored the proliferation of technology and its impact.

The American Scholar Lecture Revisited

At Furman University, a new ΦBK tradition is reimagining the role of learning in American culture.

A Philosophy To Live By

In the theology of Iris Murdoch, Maria Antonaccio finds a philosophy in the ancient sense, or a religion in the contemporary sense.

Never Such Innocence Again: The Life and Works of Paul Fussell

Remembering Paul Fussell, recipient of a 1976 Emerson Award for his study of the cultural impact of World War I.

Madeline Miller Wins Orange Prize

Phi Beta Kappa member receives the Orange Prize for her first novel, The Song of Achilles.

Obama vs. Romney: The Higher Education Debate

Obama and Romney support some similar measures, yet there are noticeable differences in their budget plans for student loans and Pell Grant awards.

Rhetoric and Reflection on the Campaign Trail

When vague rhetoric and lofty appeals trump policies and platforms, voters face not a fork in the road but an amorphous mass of words and ideas.

Re-seeking Our Humanity in the Humanities

Sally L. Kitch, founding director of the Institute for Humanities Research at Arizona State University, talks about the National Press Club forum on the humanities.