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- EIN 11-2741490
- (917) 551-6770
- 420 Madison Ave 7th Fl New York NY 10017-1197 USA
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Education, Higher Education
Mission: The national association of scholars is a network of scholars and citizens committed to upholding the standards of a liberal arts education that fosters intellectual freedom, searches for the truth, and promotes virtuous citizenship.
Programs: Journals & reportspublished a quarterly journal, academic questions, which explores the vices and virtues of the contemporary university. Issues are often themed and include scholarly articles, book reviews, poetry, and items of academic interest. A subscription to academic questions is included in nas membership. Publish studies that examine curricula and other aspects of higher education policy and practice. These studies document trends in contemporary academia. They aim to stimulate improvements to the quality of education in our colleges and universities.
advocacy, commentary and meetingsnational association of scholars advocates for higher education reform and freedom of speech and conscience. We engage public support for worthy reforms. In our writing we advocate publicly for the intellectual freedom of faculty members, administrators, students, and invited campus speakers. Our website presents daily opinion and commentary on developments and trends in higher education. A high-traffic destination linked by major online publications, nas. Org publishes substantial op-ed style articles by guest authors and nas staff, along with debates and videos. Nas holds national and regional meetings that focus on important issues and public policy debates in higher education today. At these meetings and conferences, those concerned about higher education convene to discuss issues of the moment, propose reforms, and recognize individual achievements.