Nice Work If You Can Get It
One reason for rising costs at the University of North Carolina is growing administrative and professional staff.
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
Gridiron Gridlock
Real reform of big-time college sports remains an elusive goal.
When Less is More
The University of North Carolina has ended a long period of excessive growth, which should lead to improvements in many areas.
Results Matter
It’s time to make public higher education subject to the real needs of the nation.
Board Games
North Carolina’s new State Board of Proprietary Schools is assuming licensing authority over for-profit schools from the community college system.
Less College, More Work
The United States has overemphasized college at the cost of working, resulting in an imbalance of workers and non-workers.
Ivory Tower Meets White House
With the 2012 presidential election fast approaching, it’s time to see what the candidates think about higher education.
Borrowing Votes
President Obama’s cynical ploy to stir up his youth base by changes to the federal student loan program will fail.
The Apprentice
One potential way to reform academia is to combine academic “book-learning” with an old-fashioned, hands-on apprenticeship.
D–n the Transition! Full Speed Ahead!
The University of North Carolina’s new president seems intent on continuing his predecessor’s policies in a time of change.