Steve Balch

Chairman, National Association of Scholars

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February 28, 2024

Carol Iannone (1948-2023)

Steve Balch

Steven Balch looks back at the career of a treasured colleague

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July 22, 2022

No Midge, No NAS: A Tribute to Midge Decter

Steve Balch

Among the many intellectual luminaries who helped birth the National Association of Scholars, Midge Decter was “The One.”

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December 27, 2021

Donald Kagan: A Citizen Scholar

Steve Balch

Steve Balch remembers Donald Kagan, a scholar and academic leader, and one of higher education’s most noble citizens.

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February 9, 2024

Remembering Michael Schwartz

Steve Balch

As a former member of the NAS Board of Directors and an academic administrator, Michael Schwartz was a long-time steward of academic achievement and excellence.

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January 3, 2024

Remembering Carol Iannone

Steve Balch

Carol was that rare chimera, the hardened idealist, coupling an innocence ever shocked by the world as it is, to a tough-minded tenacity that never relented in fighting back.

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May 10, 2022

No Midge, No National Association of Scholars: A Tribute to Midge Decter

Steve Balch

Steve Balch reflects on the life of Midge Decter, the "godmother" of the National Association of Scholars, who helped NAS find its footing during its fledgling years.

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