Scholars and citizens working together to reform higher education | https://t.co/EGR2yvFIBp | Newsletter sign-up: https://t.co/hc4c0tep0N | Podcast: https://t.co/9VKkanjVxt NAS is a network of scholars and citizens united by a commitment to academic freedom. Established in 1987, NAS seeks to counteract the decline in American undergraduate education, which has occurred so widely since the late 1960s. Specifically, this means the restoration of the traditional liberal arts requirements based on the seminal works of Western Civilization, the re-establishment of rigorous academic standards, and opposition to the politically tendentious courses now so widespread on many campuses. NAS also seeks to preserve academic freedom from increasing encroachment by campus speech codes, which often impede the free exchange of ideas and open debate.