Stephen Balch

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Stephen H. Balch is president of the National Association of Scholars, and has received one of the 2007 National Humanities Medals [1]

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.” [2]

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  1. ^ "6 Academics Receive National Honors in Arts and Humanities" Chronicle of Higher Education Nov. 16, 2007 summary
  2. ^ "Humanities Medals Awarded by President Bush. Recipients honored for outstanding cultural contributions" NEH News Archive

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