Articles

Writing for the Real World

By demonstrating the connection between clear thinking and clear writing, some new ways of teaching give students reasoning skills that remain with them, no mater where they go after college.

Do Big Words Really Matter?

Yes! In other words, the words a person knows can be a big indicator of their future success, or failure, as a student and in the workplace.

Remembering Murray Drabkin

Phi Beta Kappa is deeply saddened to mark the passing of one of our greatest friends and supporters, Murray Drabkin, who served as president of the Fellows for more than a decade.

Higher Education and Democracy in Burma

Providing its people with the tools to face the responsibilities of citizenship that lie ahead is the crucial next phase for Burma.

Gloria Steinem, Education in Feminism

Advocacy for choice lies at the root of ΦBK member Gloria Steinem’s worldview and carries implications for the study of the liberal arts in higher education.

Liberal Arts Education Brings Passion to Problem Solving

C. Thomas Work (ΦBK, Dickinson College, 1974) received the 2013 Thun Award in recognition of his service to the Reading Musical Foundation and the Reading Health System.

Writing Internships

Intern with a nationally recognized organization in Washington, D.C., without having to leave your home campus!

George N. Leighton

Judge, professor of law, and civil rights advocate George N. Leighton (ΦBK, Howard University, 1972) is a legal legend who made a difference in the lives of hundreds of Americans.

Following the Truth

The struggle that UVA went through is symbolic of the struggles public universities face as state funding shrinks and the direction of education is questioned.

Meet Our New President

Katherine Soule, Director of Arts and Sciences Finance and Research Administration at Dartmouth College, is ΦBK’s new president.

The Mash-Up Novel: A Modern Twist on Old Classics

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, Android Karenina, Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter. What’s up with the mash-up?

Landmark Supreme Court Ruling on Health Care Reform

All five Justices who upheld the Affordable Care Act are Phi Beta Kappa members.