UNC-Chapel Hill: A Sanctuary Campus for Antifa on the Taxpayer’s Dime
“The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.” Edmund Burke The continued employment of an unhinged, violent anarchist as a lecturer at…
Articles by Jay Schalin
UNC-Asheville Should Divest Itself from Irresponsible Political Posturing
The University of North Carolina at Asheville recently announced with great pride its plans to divest part of its endowment from investments based on “fossil fuels” (such as natural gas,…
Radically Transforming the Nation: Our Politicized Schools of Education
If somebody wanted to fundamentally transform a society to its roots, where would he or she start? The most logical starting point would be education. And if there were one…
The Politicization of University Schools of Education: The Long March through the Education Schools
Education schools have become one of the most politicized corners of academia, and The Politicization of University Schools of Education: The Long March through the Education Schools reveals the extent of…
The Board Ain’t Broke, So It Don’t Need “Fixin’”
Attacks by academics and the media on the University of North Carolina system’s Board of Governors have become a major part of the state’s political landscape in recent years, and…
UNC’s Leadership Crisis Exposes Academia’s Feckless Mindset
Carol Folt’s tenure as chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill came to an abrupt end last week, thanks to her failure to grasp political realities and…
Blackmail Added to Mob Rule on UNC Activists’ Resumes
The proper term for the actions of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill graduate student assistants and instructors threatening to withhold grades unless Silent Sam—a statue of a…
The Four Perspectives of Higher Education Policy Explained
Explaining higher education policy is never easy (even to people who are involved in it). Over the years, while training young writers for the Martin Center, I have come up…
Time to Break the Mold for UNC Presidents
The sudden departure of Margaret Spellings from the presidency of the University of North Carolina system presents a unique opportunity to address academia’s most serious problem. The problem is intellectual,…
The Chancellor’s Dilemma: Finding Silent Sam a Home
There’s a monumental decision coming soon. Not one to decide the future of the nation, such as the midterm elections, but about an actual monument. The monument is Silent Sam,…