By Audrey St. Clair ’03 | Photos by Scott Cook
Honor Among
Scholars
Rollins was recently selected to establish a chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, the nation’s most venerated academic honor society, and that’s a pretty big deal. Explore why Rollins made the cut.
Other than reaching the pinnacle of their life’s work, what do legendary figures like Mark Twain, Bill Clinton, Peyton Manning, and Ruth Bader Ginsburg have in common? They’re all members of Phi Beta Kappa, the oldest and most prestigious academic honor society in the U.S. Now we can add another name to that esteemed list: Rollins College. As we look forward to inducting our first class of students this semester, we explore key elements of the Rollins experience that have not only helped us achieve this milestone, but affirm that our approach to a 21st-century liberal arts education is working. 20 | ROLLINS
The South’s Best Faculty
Rollins’ faculty give new meaning to the words “engaged learning” no matter if they’re leading a lab or a field study focused on community development in Africa. Our expert professors are Fulbright winners, published scholars, distinguished researchers, and leaders in their fields, but most of all, they’re teachers, guides, and advisors. And according to U.S. News & World Report, they’re among the best in the business.
A Formula for Success
Social Choice Mathematics. Jack the Ripper. Creating the Digital Future. These are just a few of the classes that comprise our Rollins Foundations in the Liberal Arts general education curriculum, an interdisciplinary collection of courses that teach our students to craft solutions in collaboration.
