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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
Graduation Blues
The debate over low graduation rates is shaping up like an old Miller Lite commercial–one side shouts, “more money!” and the other shouts, “higher admissions standards!”
Equalizing Outcomes Through Program Proliferation
The UNC system hopes to improve graduation rates by expanding expensive “handholding” programs for students who are not ready for college-level work.
Inquiring Minds Ought To Know
The search for a new chancellor at N.C. State should have been conducted more openly, given the reason that the position was vacant (corruption).
Appointing the Usual Suspects
Education Secretary Arne Duncan’s appointments to a higher education advisory board make a statement: Diversity is all that matters.
The Spirit of Giving…Wisely
It’s time to give some serious thought about alternatives to making a contribution to your beloved (or not) alma mater.
Apart No More? Part II
The transition by some of the nation’s historically black colleges into the mainstream raises questions about their future roles and identities.
Apart No More? Part I
A host of influences—some natural and some imposed by the economy—might mean big changes ahead for many of the nation’s historically black colleges.
Putting the Scholar Back in Scholarships
The University of North Carolina’s scholarship program can be crafted to make the state’s entire education system more competitive.
The Treaty of Chapel Hill
Formalizing the collaboration between the military and the University of North Carolina system makes sense for the entire state (and possibly the whole nation).