The nonprofit think tank American Enterprise Institute has named Arthur C. Brooks, a scholar who studies charitable giving and other topics, as its new president, reports The Washington Post.

Mr. Brooks, a professor of business and government policy at Syracuse University, will replace Christopher DeMuth, the Post reports. He will take over in 2009.

Read an excerpt from Mr. Brooks’s book, Who Really Cares: The Surprising Truth About Compassionate Conservatism, in The Chronicle, and the transcript of an online discussion with Mr. Brooks hosted by the Chronicle.

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