Pardee School Students Inducted Into Phi Beta Kappa
Ten graduating seniors at the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University have been inducted into Phi Beta Kappa, America’s most prestigious academic honor society.
The Phi Beta Kappa society was found in December 1776, and today there are 286 chapters at colleges and universities in the United States. Only about 10% of the nation’s institutions of higher education have Phi Beta Kappa chapters, and less than 1% of college graduates are selected for membership. The Pardee School is proud that its students made up nearly 30% of students selected from BU’s College of Arts and Sciences.
The Pardee School inductees are listed below:
- Lilly Bayly (BA IR ’21)
- Martine Bjoernstad (BA IR ’21)
- Vera Butyrskaya (BA IR ’21)
- David Damiano (BA IR ’21)
- Samantha Dorning (BA IR ’21)
- Luisana Gonzalez (BA IR ’21)
- Mugdha Gurram (BA IR ’21)
- Lauren Mister (BA IR ’21)
- Michelle Ramiz (BA MENA ’21)
- Alexander Robinson (BA IR ’21)
Erik Goldstein, Professor of International Relations and History at the Pardee School and President of the Phi Beta Kappa chapter at BU, said the following of the inductees: “These initiates join many notables of American history who were elected to Phi Beta Kappa as undergraduates, including seventeen U.S. Presidents, 42 Supreme Court justices, and more than 140 Nobel laureates. They are part of the continuous recognition of academic excellence and scholarship at this University.”
Phi Beta Kappa is the nation’s most prestigious honor society, known for recognizing academic excellence on 290 select campuses across the nation. More than 500,000 members come from diverse backgrounds and experiences. On campuses and in communities, the work of the Society now attests to the lifelong value of an education that fosters scientific inquiry, liberty of conscience, critical thinking, and creative endeavor for all. Learn more about Phi Beta Kappa on their website.