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National Association of Scholars
ALTERNATE NAME
NAS
ADDRESS
221 Witherspoon St., 2nd fl.
Princeton, NJ 08542
PHONE
609-683-7878
FAX
609-683-0316
INTERNET ADDRESS
ADMINISTRATOR
Dr. Steven H. Balch, President
CONTACT NAME
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.
FOUNDED
1987
SUBJECTS
Cultural Organizations
Professional Organizations
LAST UPDATED
1/08