Essential Knowledge
College general education programs should focus on the purposes for which they were intended instead of mocking them.
Author Profile
Jay Schalin
Jay Schalin joined the Martin Center in August 2007. A Philadelphia native, he began his writing career as a freelance journalist for the Asbury Park Press in New Jersey and wrote for several other papers in New Jersey and Delaware. Schalin has a B.S. in computer science from Richard Stockton College in New Jersey and an M.A. in economics from the University of Delaware.His articles have appeared in Forbes, the Washington Times, Fox News Online, U.S. News and World Report, Investor's Business Daily, Human Events, and American Thinker. His op-eds have been published by the McClatchy News Service and the Raleigh News & Observer. He has been interviewed on ESPN, National Public Radio, and UNC-TV, and his work has been featured on ABC News and Fox News' The O'Reilly Factor.
Schalin is a member of the National Association of Scholars and is on the Board of Directors for the Academy of Philosophy and Letters.
Articles by Jay Schalin
Change, We Hope
The University of North Carolina’s governing board may initiate a badly needed change in direction to a staid system.
A Clear Choice
North Carolina’s two candidates for governor offer drastically different visions of education policy.
The Best of All Possible Worlds
The Ivory Tower’s resistence to meaningful change is its greatest danger.
A Principled Legacy
William Friday’s influence will be felt at UNC schools long after his death on October 12, 2012.
Ignoring Facts Is Not a Strategy
The committee formed to craft the UNC system’s strategic plan only hears one side of the story.
The Best Laid Plans
The University of North Carolina is revisiting its strategic plan in a time of great change.
Misreading the Qur’an, a UNC Tradition
Ten years after a selecting a book about the Qur’an that evoked enormous controversy, the same professor is at it again.
The Taming of the Trustees
Administrative control of the flow of information makes for easily manipulated trustees.
Desperately Seeking Principled Leadership
Recent high-profile scandals in the University of North Carolina system show the need for reform-minded leaders.