Dave Tomar is a Philadelphia-based freelance writer and a graduate of Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey. In 2010, he authored an article titled “The Shadow Scholar” under the pseudonym Ed Dante. The article, detailing his decade of experience as an academic ghostwriter, highlighted the issues of cheating and the need for reform in higher education. “The Shadow Scholar” became the most read article in the history of the Chronicle of Higher Education and received special citation from the Education Writers Association. Dave Tomar has also been a regular contributor to the Perpetual Post.