Stephen Balch
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Stephen H. Balch is the chairman and was the founding president of the National Association of Scholars
, and has received one of the 2007 National Humanities Medal
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He has previously been involved in founding the Association of Literary Scholars and Critics
, and the Association for the Study of Free Institutions
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His award cited him for "for leadership and advocacy upholding the noblest traditions in higher education" and went on to say that "His work on behalf of reasoned scholarship in a free society has made him a leading champion of excellence and reform at our nation's universities.”
of the Sidney Hook Memorial Award to Stanley Rothman, 22 May 2004.
National Association of Scholars
The National Association of Scholars is a non-profit organization in the United States that opposes multiculturalism and affirmative action and seeks to counter what it considers a "liberal bias" in academia...
, and has received one of the 2007 National Humanities Medal
National Humanities Medal
The National Humanities Medal honors individuals or groups whose work has deepened the nation’s understanding of the humanities, broadened citizens’ engagement with the humanities, or helped preserve and expand Americans’ access to important resources in the humanities.The award, given by the...
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Association of Literary Scholars and Critics
The Association of Literary Scholars, Critics and Writers was organized in 1994 as the Association of Literary Scholars and Critics by a group of over 400 scholars troubled by what they saw as an over reliance on post-modern theory in the academy...
, and the Association for the Study of Free Institutions
Association for the Study of Free Institutions
The Association for the Study of Free Institutions is a conservative think tank on American higher education.-Overview:Its President is Bradford P. Wilson, a Professor at Princeton University and Executive Director of the James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions. Its...
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His award cited him for "for leadership and advocacy upholding the noblest traditions in higher education" and went on to say that "His work on behalf of reasoned scholarship in a free society has made him a leading champion of excellence and reform at our nation's universities.”
Journal articles
Remarks on the occasion of the award by the National Association of ScholarsNational Association of Scholars
The National Association of Scholars is a non-profit organization in the United States that opposes multiculturalism and affirmative action and seeks to counter what it considers a "liberal bias" in academia...
of the Sidney Hook Memorial Award to Stanley Rothman, 22 May 2004.