Association for the Study of Free Institutions
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The Association for the Study of Free Institutions (ASFI) is a conservative think tank
on American higher education.
and Executive Director of the James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions
. Its Vice-Presidents are Judith S. Kleinfeld, a Professor of Psychology at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks and John R. Kayser, a Professor of Political Science at the University of New Hampshire
. Other board members include Bradley C.S. Watson, a Professor of Political Science at Saint Vincent College
, and Steve Bullock, an Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Nebraska at Omaha
.
It is headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska
.
Think tank
A think tank is an organization that conducts research and engages in advocacy in areas such as social policy, political strategy, economics, military, and technology issues. Most think tanks are non-profit organizations, which some countries such as the United States and Canada provide with tax...
on American higher education.
Overview
Its President is Bradford P. Wilson, a Professor at Princeton UniversityPrinceton University
Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
and Executive Director of the James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions
James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions
The James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions is a scholarly institute within the Department of Politics at Princeton University that is "dedicated to exploring enduring questions of American constitutional law and Western political thought."...
. Its Vice-Presidents are Judith S. Kleinfeld, a Professor of Psychology at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks and John R. Kayser, a Professor of Political Science at the University of New Hampshire
University of New Hampshire
The University of New Hampshire is a public university in the University System of New Hampshire , United States. The main campus is in Durham, New Hampshire. An additional campus is located in Manchester. With over 15,000 students, UNH is the largest university in New Hampshire. The university is...
. Other board members include Bradley C.S. Watson, a Professor of Political Science at Saint Vincent College
Saint Vincent College
Saint Vincent College is a four-year, coeducational, Roman Catholic, Benedictine, liberal arts college in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, located about 40 miles southeast of Pittsburgh. It was founded in 1846 by Boniface Wimmer, a monk from Bavaria, Germany. It was the first Benedictine monastery in the...
, and Steve Bullock, an Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Nebraska at Omaha
University of Nebraska at Omaha
The University of Nebraska at Omaha is a four-year state university located in Omaha, Nebraska, USA. Founded in 1908 as Omaha University, the institution became the public Municipal University of Omaha in 1931. It assumed its current name in 1968 following a merger into the University...
.
It is headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska
Omaha, Nebraska
Omaha is the largest city in the state of Nebraska, United States, and is the county seat of Douglas County. It is located in the Midwestern United States on the Missouri River, about 20 miles north of the mouth of the Platte River...
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