Monthly Archives: May 2012

The Key Reporter

For a century, The Key Reporter has been Phi Beta Kappa’s principal medium of contact with the general membership and our journal of record. It is our conduit for news of interest regarding the Society and for involving members in … Continue reading

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“Reach Should Exceed Grasp,” Says Report

“A man’s reach should exceed his grasp, or what’s a heaven for?” wrote Browning. Even leaving aside the rhetorical question, I have often thought this a puzzling aphorism. What’s reach? What’s grasp? What does “exceed” mean, and what does it … Continue reading

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Visiting Scholars

One of Phi Beta Kappa’s crown jewels is the Visiting Scholars Program, a scheme that for well over a half century has placed distinguished scholars on hundreds of campuses for short stays comprising a public address, classroom visits, informal colloquia … Continue reading

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Things Come Loose, or Seize Up; They Break

“There, that’s done!” we think, having driven the nail, tightened the screw, or snugged up the nut. We patch the hole, caulk the pane, smooth out the rough bit. “There! Done!” And maybe it is. For a while. But things … Continue reading

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