Stephen Balch

Stephen Balch

Stephen H. Balch is president of the National Association of Scholars, and has received one of the 2007 National Humanities Medals [ "6 Academics Receive National Honors in Arts and Humanities" Chronicle of Higher Education Nov. 16, 2007 [http://chronicle.com/daily/2007/11/733n.htm?at summary] ]

He has previously been involved in founding the Association of Literary Scholars and Critics, and the Association for the Study of Free Institutions .His award cited him for "“for leadership and advocacy upholding the noblest traditions in higher education. 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.” [ "Humanities Medals Awarded by President Bush. Recipients honored for outstanding cultural contributions" [http://www.neh.gov/news/archive/20071115.html NEH News Archive] ]

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External links

* [http://www.nas.org/ National Association of Scholars home page]


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