The Issue at a Glance

For the Flourishing of Our State Affiliates: A New NAS Policy (10.1007/s12129-016-9617-1)

Peter Wood, National Association of Scholars

On the verge of “thirty years of principled defense of civilization and liberal learning,” the National Association of Scholars continues to operate nationally, with a local presence in nearly every state. In alignment with the original goal of the NAS state affiliate model, the new policy aims to make affiliates “a more vital part of the lives of NAS members.”

I Came. I Saw. I Confess. My Years at the NAS (10.1007/s12129-016-9607-3)

Stephen H. Balch, Texas Tech University

Stephen H. Balch, a founder of the National Association of Scholars, reviews with fondness, humor, and honesty his productive twenty-five years as NAS’s first president, before he handed the reigns over to current president Peter Wood in 2009.

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