Alan Charles Kors
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President George W. Bush and Laura Bush stand with 2005 National Humanities Medal recipient Alan Kors.
Alan Charles Kors has been a defender of academic freedom since his arrival at the University of Pennsylvania. In 1993, he defended Eden Jacobowitz in the infamous "water buffalo affair." He is a frequent contributor to Reason (magazine).
In 1992 the United States Senate confirmed him as a member of the Council of the National Endowment of the Humanities. He served on the committee for six years.
Alan Charles Kors co-founded and is currently the chairman of The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE).
In 2005 he recieved the National Humanities Medal.
Books
- The Shadow University: The Betrayal Of Liberty On America's Campuses by Alan Charles Kors (Author), Harvey A. Silverglate (Author) ISBN 0060977728 (1999)
- Witchcraft in Europe, 400-1700: A Documentary History (Middle Ages Series) by Alan Charles Kors (Editor), Edward Peters (Editor) ISBN 0812217519
- Encyclopedia of the Enlightenment (4 vol. set) by Alan Charles Kors (Editor) ISBN 0195104331 (2002)
- Atheism in France, 1650-1729: The Orthodox Sources of Disbelief by Alan Charles Kors (Author) ISBN 0691055750 (1990)
- D'Holbach's Coterie: An Enlightenment in Paris by Alan Charles Kors (Author) ISBN 0691052247 (1976)
