The Thirteenth General Conference of The National Association of Scholars -- January 9 to 11, 2009
THE CHANGING LANDSCAPE OF AMERICAN HIGHER EDUCATION
Washington Marriott
1221 22nd St. NW
Washington, DC 20037
(202) 872-1500

NAS Contact: John Irving (609) 497-2480

SCHEDULE

Friday
9 January		  
7:30–9:30 a.m. Continental breakfast (foyer, West End Ballroom)
8:30–9:30 a.m. Registration (foyer, West End Ballroom)
9:15–9:30 a.m. Opening Remarks: Stephen H. Balch, President, National Association of Scholars (West End Ballroom, Salons C, D, & E)
9:30–9:45 a.m. Special Presentation to Congressman Thomas Petri in recognition of his leadership in securing the enactment of the American History for Freedom Program (West End Ballroom, Salons C, D, & E)
9:45 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Panel 1: The Changing Political Landscape of Higher Education (West End Ballroom, Salons C, D, & E)
Chair: Anne D. Neal, President, American Council of Trustees and Alumni
Panelists: Abigail Thernstrom, Vice Chair U.S. Commission on Civil Rights and fellow at the Manhattan Institute
Greg Lukianoff, President, Foundation for Individual Rights in Education
Terry Hartle, Sr VP for Government & Public Affairs, American Council on Education,
Diane Auer Jones, formerly Asst Scty of the Division of Postsecondary Education, Department of Education
12:00–1:45 p.m. Lunch Break
1:45–3:00 p.m. Keynote address by Victor Davis Hanson, Fellow of the Hoover Institution and the Claremont Institute. (West End Ballroom, Salons C, D, & E)
3:15–5:30 p.m. Debate: The Meaning of Academic Freedom (West End Ballroom, Salons C, D, & E)
Referee Michael Krauss, George Mason Univ School of Law
Debaters: Peter Wood, President, National Association of Scholars
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Cary Nelson, President, American Association of University Professors
5:45–7:15 p.m. Reception and Buffet (Dupont Ballroom)

 

Saturday
10 January		  
7:30–9:30 a.m. Continental breakfast (foyer, West End Ballroom)
9:30–11:15 a.m. Panel 2: The Changing Economic & Technical Landscape of Higher Education (West End Ballroom, Salons C, D, & E)
Chair: Herbert London, President, The Hudson Institute
Panelists: Andrew Gillen, Research Director, Ctr for College Affordability & Productivity
Richard J Bishirjian, President and CEO, Yorktown University
Scott Jaschik, Editor, Inside Higher Education
11:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Banquet Luncheon and Awards Presentations (West End Ballroom, Salons A & B)
Sidney Hook Memorial Award to Ward Connerly, Chairman, American Civil Rights Institute (bestowed by Peter Wood)
Barry R. Gross Memorial Award to Carol Iannone, Editor-at-Large, AQ, National Association of Scholars
Peter Shaw Memorial Award to Victor Davis Hanson, Fellow, Hoover Institution and Claremont Institute. (bestowed by Herbert London)
NAS Humanities Award to Bruce Cole, Chairman, National Endowment for the Humanities (bestowed by Stephen Balch)
2:15–4:15 p.m. Panel 3: The Military and Academe (West End Ballroom, Salons C, D, & E)
Chair General Josiah Bunting, formerly Commander of the Virginia Military Institute
Panelists Edward G Lengel, Associate Editor of the Papers of George Washington
Brig Gen Charles F. Brower, IV, Dpty Superintendent of Academics and Dean of Faculty, Virginia Military Institute
Allan A. Silver, Professor of Sociology, Columbia University
4:30–6:00 p.m. Meetings of NAS Disciplinary Sections and Special Topics Sessions:
From Locker Rooms to Laboratories: The Expansion of Title IX, Moderator Jessica Gavora -- (Dupont Ballroom, Salon F)
  Christina Hoff Sommers, American Enterprise Inst
Patricia Hausman, -- Lakeside Consulting
   
School Reform: An Agenda for the New Administration, -- NAS K-12 Section, Moderator Sandra Stotsky, Professor of Education Reform, University of Arkansas (Dupont Ballroom, Salon H)
   
The Argus Project: Always Watching, -- Moderator Ashley Thorne (Thomas Salon)
   
The American History for Freedom Act, -- Moderators Stephen H Balch, Chairman, NAS, and Daniel Lowenstein, Professor, UCLA Law School (Dupont Ballroom, Salon G)
   
Meeting of the National Capital Association of Scholars -- (Third Floor, Room 3015)
   
6:00–7:00 p.m. TBA


Sunday
11 January		  
7:30–9:00 a.m. Continental breakfast (foyer, West End Ballroom)
8:00-9:00 a.m. Members Meeting - NAS Members Only - (Dupont Ballroom)
9:00–11:15 a.m. Panel 4: Are the Dorms Being Politicized? (West End Ballroom, Salons C, D, & E)
Chair: Velma Montoya, Former Regent, University of California
Panelists: Adam Kissel, Director, Individual Rights Defense Program, Foundation for Individual Rights in Education
  John K Wilson, Founder, Institute for College Freedom
  Jan H. Blits, Professor of Education, University of Delaware
   
11:15 a.m. Conclusion of NAS's 13th General Conference

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