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Phi Beta Kappa welcomes Julia Bryan-Wilson as keynote speaker for 101st initiation

The Phi Beta Kappa Delta of Maine chapter will initiate its 101st class on March 28 at 4 PM at the Buchanan Alumni House. The ceremony – which is open to the public – will feature a keynote talk from Professor Julia Bryan-Wilson, professor of art history and core faculty at the Institute for the […]

UMaine’s Phi Beta Kappa chapter gears up for 100th class of inductees

The University of Maine chapter of Phi Beta Kappa will soon mark an auspicious milestone. This April, PBK’s Delta Chapter of Maine will induct their 100th anniversary class. The chapter was initially approved in 1922, with the first class inducted the following spring. Hitting the century mark is a significant benchmark, one that the UMaine […]

Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar Program Welcomes Sociologist Marta Tienda

The Delta Maine Chapter of the Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society at the University of Maine will welcome renowned sociologist Marta Tienda (Princeton University) on April 19 and 20 as its 2022 Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar. As part of her visit, Tienda will visit with students across campus, deliver a public lecture, and take […]

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PBK Names 2020-21 Inductees

The Delta of Maine Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa honorary society is pleased to announce its inductees for the 2020-21 academic year. This year’s 21 invitees join the oldest academic honor society in the United States, whose membership has included 17 U.S. Presidents, 42 Supreme Court Justices, and more than 150 Nobel Laureates. Since 1776, […]

Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar Series presents Richard Alley

Note: Registration for Richard Alley’s public lecture (Wednesday, April 7 at 4:00 pm) is available here. Registration for the roundtable discussion (Thursday, April 8 at 3:00 pm) is available here. The Delta Maine Chapter of the Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society at the University of Maine will welcome renowned geoscientist Richard Alley (Penn State University) […]

‘Mammoths in Maine’ focus of Phi Beta Kappa talk

March 21, 2017 University of Maine Professor Emeritus Hal Borns and Gary Hoyle, artist and former curator at the Maine State Museum, will present “Mammoths in Maine,” at 2 p.m. Tuesday, March 28 in the Bodwell Lounge of the Hudson Museum. Borns and Hoyle will speak about the history of the ancient animal in the […]