Chelsea Long is a journalist based in Berkeley, California.

Chelsea Long is a recent graduate of UC Berkeley's Graduate School of Journalism.

She's previously reported for WFSU News, The Chronicle of Higher Education, Mississippi Today and The Investigate Reporting Program.

She was born and raised on Florida's Space Coast and received her bachelor's degree from Florida State Univeristy.

You can reach her at chelsealong [at] berkeley [dot] edu.

Selected Clips

An illustration of the state of South Dakota. — Valerie Chiang, The Chronicle

How Diversity Became a Bad Word at One State's Public Colleges

Across South Dakota, some professors and administrators say a hostile climate is driving them to quit.

Florida State Sen. Jeff Brandes sitting in a chair. — Martha Asencio-Rhine, Tampa Bay Times, Zuma Press Wire, Newscom

Bill May Shield University Presidential Searches From the Public

A bill in the Florida Legislature aims to keep secret parts of the presidential-selection process at state colleges. Critics advocate for transparency.

Portrait of Florida Gov. Ron Desantis. — Paul Hennessy, Nurphoto, Associated Press

Public Colleges May Soon Recruit Presidents in Secret

The governor is expected to sign a bill that calls for concealing the names of candidates for leadership of those institutions.

Other Clips

Florida’s Colleges Must Administer ‘Viewpoint Diversity’ Survey. Don’t Take It, Faculty Union Says. The Chronicle of Higher Education
Biden Wants to Double the Maximum Pell Grant. What Difference Would That Make? The Chronicle of Higher Education