The Phi Beta Kappa faculty of the University of Louisville are proud to present the Phi Beta Kappa Lecture series. In partnership with the Phi Beta Kappa Association of Kentuckiana, the Dean and faculty of the UofL College of Arts and Sciences host the annual PBK lecture which is free and open to the public.

The Phi Beta Kappa lecture series brings outstanding scholars to campus for a high-profile public lecture as well as for informal meetings with students in the College of Arts and Sciences. This lecture series has welcomed several speakers of national prominence covering a broad range of topics and intellectual interests.

	John Yarmuth "From A+ To F: How The Liberal Arts Led Me to Congress (and Also Changed the World)" April 22, 2021
	Neeli Bendapudi "The Liberal Arts in a Global Economy" March 5, 2019
	Matthew W. Barzun "Our Separate Worlds: Where Do We Go From Here?" February 6, 2018
	James Shapiro "Shakespeare in America" November, 2016
	Lyle Roelofs "Liberal Arts Education: Think Like You Mean It" November 12, 2015
	Romano Mazzoli "Politics à la Carte: A Survey of Issues Local, National and International" March 11, 2015
	Anthony Appiah "Cosmopolitanism: Ethics in a World of Strangers" March 17, 2014
	M. Sanjayan "Saving Earth in the Age of Man: Conservation in a Human Dominated World." March 26, 2013
	Eugene Robinson "Disintegration: The Splintering of Black America" February 7, 2012
	Gretchen Morgenson "After the Deluge: How Washington, Main Street and Wall Street are Faring Post-Meltdown" October 5, 2010
	Kathleen Hall Jamieson "How Media, Money and Messages Shaped the 2008 Presidential Election" October 19, 2009
	Harvey Cox "After Fundamentalism: The Future of Religion in America and the World" October 7, 2008
	Ruth Faden "Ethical Challenges in Embryonic Stem Cell Research" by Dr. Ruth Faden October 30, 2007
	John Churchill "The Moral Meaning of Changing Your Mind" September 27, 2006
	George Greenia “Sacred Steps: Pilgrimage Medieval and Modern” February 22, 2006