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Jay Allred

Jay Allred is a native of Burlington, North Carolina. He obtained a B.A. degree in Computer Information Science from Elon University, where he received a Presidential Scholarship. He worked for Piedmont Airlines and USAir before starting his own business, Triad Golf Today and Triangle Golf Today. He coaches women’s golf at Reagan High School in Pfafftown, NC. In the last decade since moving to 4A, his teams have won ten straight conference championships, six regional titles, one state team title, and two individual state titles. However, he prides himself on a greater accomplishment in those years: every player has attended and graduated from college. He served on the boards of Optimist Soccer, Peggy Kirk Bell Girls Golf Tour, Walter H. Lemmond Alumni Association, and the Elon University Executive Alumni Board.

Articles by Jay Allred

Protecting Student-Athletes in the UNC System

Feb 25, 2019 · Jay Allred · No Comments

In college athletics, student-athletes have few protections against coaching demands that may put their health at risk. As the parent of a college athlete who was left with a chronic back injury, I was shocked to discover how state universities deprive their athletes of health care, injury and abuse protections, and information about athletic policies. … Continue reading “Protecting Student-Athletes in the UNC System”

How College Sports Can Survive Jun 17, 2020
Without revenue from the NCAA Final Four tournament and other sources of income, it is clear that the intercollegiate athletics industry faces difficult choices from the consequences of the coronavirus. College sports will confront a continuing crisis until adequate testing is in place, along with social distancing at athletic events, or a vaccine is created. … Continue reading “How College Sports Can Survive”
How UNC Can Save Money Post-COVID-19 May 18, 2020
UNC has announced its intent to reopen all 16 campuses this fall with in-person instruction. But the system will have to make significant changes before moving forward. Jenna A. Robinson and Sumantra Maitra released a new policy brief for the Martin Center describing some of the financial changes that universities can make to survive and … Continue reading “How UNC Can Save Money Post-COVID-19”
A Conversation with the Chancellor of UNC-Chapel Hill Mar 30, 2020
On December 13th, 2019, Dr. Kevin Guskiewicz became the 12th chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Prior to his appointment, he had been serving as interim chancellor after Carol Folt abruptly resigned in January 2019. Guskiewicz took leadership during a time of upheaval on UNC-Chapel Hill’s campus. Before resigning, Folt ordered … Continue reading “A Conversation with the Chancellor of UNC-Chapel Hill”

Did You Know? The Decline of Free Speech Zones Jul 2, 2020
The term “free speech zone” can be misleading. While the name implies a policy that promotes free expression, free speech zones do the opposite. They confine political demonstrations to a small, often secluded, area on campus and typically require students to get advance permission to demonstrate. In Oregon, a pro-life group, Students for Life, filed … Continue reading “Did You Know? The Decline of Free Speech Zones”
Goldstein: Research Universities Have a Duty to Reopen Jun 29, 2020
Although colleges across the country plan to reopen for the fall semester, much is still unknown about how to best proceed. Leaders are grappling with how to best safeguard public health while attempting to re-establish some sense of normalcy on campus. Despite the uncertainties that lie ahead, a professor at the University of North Carolina … Continue reading “Goldstein: Research Universities Have a Duty to Reopen “
Did You Know? What Makes Faculty Happy with Online Classes Jun 25, 2020
The spring semester saw college campuses close and rush to remote instruction. With many schools planning to keep using remote classes in some form for the fall, their benefits need to be understood—as well as their costs. In a recent article published by Studies in Higher Education, Shelly Marasi, Brian Jones, and Janna M. Parker … Continue reading “Did You Know? What Makes Faculty Happy with Online Classes”

Covid-19 College Shutdowns: Making Professors More Empathetic Jul 3, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has been an equalizer among parents of school-aged children across the United States. As Americans learn to juggle jobs, families, and their children’s education, this experience is revealing what “normal” looks like for many college students who have done the same long before the pandemic hit. In 2015, for example, my brother … Continue reading “Covid-19 College Shutdowns: Making Professors More Empathetic”
Did You Know? The Decline of Free Speech Zones Jul 2, 2020
The term “free speech zone” can be misleading. While the name implies a policy that promotes free expression, free speech zones do the opposite. They confine political demonstrations to a small, often secluded, area on campus and typically require students to get advance permission to demonstrate. In Oregon, a pro-life group, Students for Life, filed … Continue reading “Did You Know? The Decline of Free Speech Zones”
The Time Is Now: Abolish the Department of Education Jul 1, 2020
There are now 15 United States federal executive departments. Here they are, in order of their dates of inception: State, 1789 Treasury, 1789 Interior, 1849 Agriculture, 1862 Justice, 1870 Commerce, 1903 Labor, 1913 Defense, 1947 Health and Human Services, 1953 Housing and Urban Development, 1965 Transportation, 1967 Energy, 1977 Education, 1979 Veterans Affairs, 1989 Homeland … Continue reading “The Time Is Now: Abolish the Department of Education”