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National Association of Scholars (CRF ID #487)
ALTERNATE NAME
NAS
ADDRESS
221 Witherspoon St., 2nd fl.
Princeton, NJ 08542-3215
PHONE
609-683-7878
FAX
609-683-0316
EMAIL
nas@nas.org
ADMINISTRATOR
Dr. Steven H. Balch, President
CONTACT PERSON
Glenn Ricketts, Public Affairs Director
DESCRIPTION
A nonprofit organization of professors, graduate students, and college administrators who are committed to rational discourse as the foundation of academic life in a free and democratic society. It encourages the formation of professional and disciplinary organizations sharing its educational purposes, offers assistance to student groups and their publications, organizes panels, conferences, and professional symposia, forms links with like-minded academics outside the U.S., and promotes studies documenting the state of academic life.
PROGRAMS
Research Center: Center which conducts studies of contemporary issues in higher education, publishes reports and policy statements, and serves as a depository for academic materials and documents.
Search Service: A service provided for NAS members and institutions seeking to fill vacant staff positions.
FOREIGN LANGUAGES
French, Chinese, German
PUBLICATIONS
NAS Update (quarterly newsletter)
Academic Questions (quarterly journal)
Science Insights (newsletter)
MEMBERSHIP
Open to all present and former university or college faculty members and administrators, current graduate students, and independent scholars who share NAS's principles
FEES/DUES
$42 - Faculty members and administrators; $22 - Graduate students and academic retirees
SPECIAL EVENTS
National Conference: Event held approximately every eighteen months; the next conference will be held May 21-23, 2004, at the Roosevelt Hotel, New York City
FOUNDED
1987
SUBJECT
CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
DATE MODIFIED
12-05-05