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Summer 2025

Frederick M. Lawrence

From The Secretary, Summer 2025

The United States higher education system, and liberal arts and sciences institutions in particular, are central to America’s creativity, productivity, and security. In short, a robust higher education sector is essential to the nation’s future and deserves our support more than ever. Continue reading →

Articles

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Investing in Future Leaders

As a leading national advocate for the value of an arts and sciences education, the Society proudly announces the 2025 Key into Public Service Scholars. Each student will receive a $5,000 academic scholarship and participate in an educational service conference in Washington, D.C. Continue reading →

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Interview: Meet ΦBK’s New Associate Secretary

In April, Amber Elaine Cox became Phi Beta Kappa’s new Associate Secretary and COO. Prior to joining our national office, Cox served for nine years as Executive Director of the Council of Colleges of Arts & Sciences (CCAS) and spent a decade as Associate Director of the Big Ten Academic Alliance. Shortly after her arrival, our staff interviewed Cox about her career, ΦBK’s mission, and her vision for the future. Continue reading →

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Sibley and Jensen Fellowships Provide Funding for Advanced Research by Emerging Scholars in French Studies 

Sophia Millman of Princeton University received the 2025 Mary Isabel Sibley Fellowship. Lucy Whiteley of the University of Southern California won the 2025 Walter J. Jensen Fellowship. They are using their fellowships to support research for their doctoral dissertations. Continue reading →

Phi Beta Kappa Writing Internships

Intern with a nationally recognized organization in Washington, D.C., while working remotely! The Phi Beta Kappa Society is seeking writing interns to help publicize the work of the Society and write stories about our alumni members. Applicants must be new members of Phi Beta Kappa within their first or second year to be considered for this position. Continue reading →

Book Reviews

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Blight: Fungi and the Coming Pandemic

Emily Monosson. W.W. Norton & Company, 2023. 272 pages. $28.94. Continue reading →

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The Age of Guilt: The Super-Ego in the Online World

Mark Edmundson. Yale University Press, 2023. 164 Pages. $26.00. Continue reading →

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Determined: A Science of Life Without Free Will

Robert M. Sapolsky. Penguin Press, 2023. 528 pages. $35.00. Continue reading →