As part of our mission to champion education in the arts and sciences, foster freedom of thought, and recognize academic excellence, Phi Beta Kappa periodically issues public statements, joins amicus curiae briefs, signs organizational letters, and supports policy positions. Below, find links to statements and positions on issues of importance to the Society and our mission.
- Statement on academic excellence in higher education (October 4, 2025)
- Letter urging Congress to ensure that all funds allocated for fiscal year 2026 be spent by the administration as intended (September 30, 2025)
- Letter to Congress expressing support for the Joint Associations Group on Indirect Costs's effort to develop a model ensuring that institutions' essential research costs are adequately supported (September 22, 2025)
- Letter to Congress urging preservation of the purchasing power of the Pell Grant in FY2026 (September 15, 2025)
- Statement on the murder of Charlie Kirk (September 11, 2025)
- Letter to Secretary Rubio urging exemption of F, J, and M student visas from travel ban (September 8, 2025)
- Letter urging Congress to protect vital Federal student aid programs (September 5, 2025)
- Amicus Brief in support of Harvard University’s lawsuit challenging the administration’s efforts to subvert higher education to the federal government’s political leadership (June 9, 2025)
- Letter urging Congress to fully fund the Pell Grant program and reject any proposed eligibility cuts (June 6, 2025)
- Letter to State Department on student visa interview pause (May 30, 2025)
- Statement on a call to reforge the historic compact between higher education and the
federal government (May 14, 2025) - Statement of support for lawsuit alleging illegal dismantling of the National Endowment for the Humanities (May 1, 2025)
- Joint Statement on a call for constructive engagement (April 22, 2025).
- Joint Statement in support of the National Endowment for the Humanities (April 3, 2025)
- Joint Statement in support of the Smithsonian Institute (March 31, 2025)
- Joint Statement on Executive Order to Dismantle Department of Education (March 20, 2025)
- Letter urging Congress to protect funding for federal student aid programs in fiscal year 2026 (March 19, 2025)
- Letter in response to the Department of Education’s Feb. 14, 2025 Dear Colleague Letter (February 25, 2025)
- Statement on proposed cuts to science research funding (February 11, 2025)
- Letter on Engagement Between Higher Education and the State Department (February 3, 2025)