SPOTLIGHT
The Two Ladies of Vermont
In 1875, the debate over whether to induct women into Phi Beta Kappa exposed a crack in the foundation of Western education
By Augustine Sedgewick Tuesday, September 8, 2026
SPOTLIGHT
The Two Ladies of Vermont
In 1875, the debate over whether to induct women into Phi Beta Kappa exposed a crack in the foundation of Western education
By Augustine Sedgewick Tuesday, September 8, 2026
The Two Ladies of Vermont
In 1875, the debate over whether to induct women into Phi Beta Kappa exposed a crack in the foundation of Western education
By Augustine Sedgewick Tuesday, September 8, 2026
The Synthesis Is Here
Our future depends on how successfully we fuse the
liberal arts and technology
By Frederick M. Lawrence and Alfred Spector Tuesday, September 8, 2026
A Life in Stanzas
How Phi Beta Kappa shaped one poet’s beginnings
By Sandra Beasley Tuesday, September 8, 2026
“Ithaka” by C. P. Cavafy
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, September 8, 2026
Save the Meramec
On law, literature, and the Indiana bat
By Dennis Drabelle Monday, September 7, 2026
Call It Macaroni
Susan Stryker on her new book, Changing Gender
By Stephanie Bastek Friday, September 4, 2026
Adding Wimsey to My Life
How I fell in love with a fictional detective
By Paula Marantz Cohen Wednesday, September 2, 2026
Heather MacKenzie
Seismic Landscapes
By Noelani Kirschner Monday, April 1, 2019
“Bessie Dreaming Bear” by Marnie Walsh
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Friday, March 29, 2019
The Man Who Changed the Face of Spring
How an English eccentric saved Japan’s cherry blossoms—and spread them around the world
By Stephanie Bastek Friday, March 29, 2019
Of Poverty and Plenty
California’s homelessness crisis is a moral stain
By Thomas Chatterton Williams Wednesday, March 27, 2019
The Ripper Revealed
Don’t believe the latest story on the identity of the infamous Victorian
By Hallie Rubenhold Tuesday, March 26, 2019
Mrinalini Aggarwal
As Though it Rained from Stars
By Noelani Kirschner Monday, March 25, 2019
current issue
Plus: The Phi Beta Kappa Society turns 250, Emily Bernard on her complicated obsession with Carl Van Vechten, Joshua Bodwell loses (part of) a tooth, and much more
Plus: The Phi Beta Kappa Society turns 250, Emily Bernard on her complicated obsession with Carl Van Vechten, Joshua Bodwell loses (part of) a tooth, and much more
The Two Ladies of Vermont
In 1875, the debate over whether to induct women into Phi Beta Kappa exposed a crack in the foundation of Western education
By Augustine Sedgewick Tuesday, September 8, 2026
A Life in Stanzas
How Phi Beta Kappa shaped one poet’s beginnings
By Sandra Beasley Tuesday, September 8, 2026
Welcome to the Bioemporium 
Brain-dead bodies hold great promise for medical education and research, but how do we calculate the ethical cost?
By Carl Elliott Tuesday, September 8, 2026
Love the Blood
Exploring the complexity of a life with Carl Van Vechten, on the centennial of his most notorious work
By Emily Bernard Tuesday, September 8, 2026
My Two Front Teeth
Reflections on a lifetime of dental drama
By Joshua Bodwell Tuesday, September 8, 2026
The Two Ladies of Vermont
In 1875, the debate over whether to induct women into Phi Beta Kappa exposed a crack in the foundation of Western education
By Augustine Sedgewick Tuesday, September 8, 2026
A Life in Stanzas
How Phi Beta Kappa shaped one poet’s beginnings
By Sandra Beasley Tuesday, September 8, 2026
Welcome to the Bioemporium
Brain-dead bodies hold great promise for medical education and research, but how do we calculate the ethical cost?
By Carl Elliott Tuesday, September 8, 2026
Love the Blood
Exploring the complexity of a life with Carl Van Vechten, on the centennial of his most notorious work
By Emily Bernard Tuesday, September 8, 2026
My Two Front Teeth
Reflections on a lifetime of dental drama