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Declan Bradley

Reporting Intern
The Chronicle of Higher Education

Declan Bradley is a reporting intern at The Chronicle interested in covering governance, finances, and all things data.

Bradley is a transfer student at Oberlin College, and recently completed the Lede Program for Data Journalism at Columbia University. His reporting, including a story on how Reed College’s campus directory exposed the personal information of students, employees, and alumni, has won multiple honors from the Associated Collegiate Press. In 2024, he was named Reporter of the Year by the Associated Collegiate Press. He volunteers for both Open Elections and the Data Liberation Project.

Send him an email at declan.bradley@chronicle.com.

Stories by This Author

Illustration of a puzzle cube with some of the colored stickers removed and scattered on the ground
Data
We’ve Been Tracking Colleges’ Dismantling of DEI for 8 Months. Here’s What We’ve Found.
By Declan Bradley December 13, 2024
While many changes have been made as a result of state-level directives, more colleges are eliminating diversity offices and staff even when they aren’t required to do so.
President Biden poses with Morehouse College graduates and officials during a commencement ceremony in Atlanta in May.
Continued surge
Soaring Application Numbers Suggest Historically Black Colleges Are Still in Vogue
By Declan Bradley December 12, 2024
The 2023 figure represents a 29-percent increase from the previous year.
Incoming plebes (freshmen) arrive for Induction Day at the U.S. Naval Academy on June 29, 2023 in Annapolis, Maryland.
Admissions
Race-Conscious Admissions Can Continue at Naval Academy, Federal Court Rules
By Declan Bradley December 6, 2024
The Supreme Court’s 2023 ruling on race in admissions exempted service academies, and a judge ruled Friday that the Naval Academy’s policy passes muster.
WASHINGTON - DECEMBER 8: The U.S. House of Representatives chamber is seen December 8, 2008 in Washington, DC. Members of the media were allowed access to film and photograph the room for the first time in six years.
Data analysis
The Colleges That Shape Congress
By Declan Bradley December 5, 2024
We analyzed the educational backgrounds of every current and incoming member of Congress. Here’s what we found.
André da Loba for The Chronicle
Data
The College-Degree Divide Is Becoming a Chasm
By Declan Bradley November 6, 2024
The gap between how college graduates and non-college graduates voted was even wider than the past two presidential elections, per exit polls — but the pattern is limited to white voters.
Republican presidential nominee, former President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at Van Andel Arena on November 05, 2024 in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Decision 2024
Trump Retakes the Presidency. Here’s How Election Day Played Out on Campuses.
By Declan Bradley, Sarah Brown, Amanda Friedman, and others November 6, 2024
The former president has promised to wield the executive branch more aggressively, including scrutinizing colleges.
Aftermath after violence that broke out early Wednesday at the pro-Palestinian encampment, hours after the university declared that the camp "is unlawful and violates university policy" at UCLA on Wednesday, May 1, 2024 in Westwood, CA.
Campus Unrest
A University’s Response to the Israel-Hamas War Draws Competing Claims of Wrongdoing
By Declan Bradley October 22, 2024
The University of California at Los Angeles faced rebuke from both an antisemitism task force and a lawsuit filed by pro-Palestinian students and faculty.
Illustration showing a crowd of students, all looking down at their phones
Data privacy
Why Political Text Blasts Targeting College Students Are Drawing Outrage
By Declan Bradley October 16, 2024
Advocacy groups are raising concerns about student privacy and potential misinformation. Colleges say they’re just following the law.
Vector illustration of a robot with a tape recorder as a face and an antenna broadcasting from the top of its head.
Synthetic Synthesis
This AI Tool Turns Course Materials Into Podcasts. Professors See Potential.
By Declan Bradley October 4, 2024
Google’s NotebookLM aims to make class notes, documents, and even audio of lectures more digestible for students. Faculty members are curious and cautious.
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Admissions & Enrollment
At U. of Wisconsin, Underrepresented Students of Color Were Half as Likely to Be Accepted This Year
By Declan Bradley September 24, 2024
The data paints an unusually detailed picture of a selective college’s first cycle without race-conscious admissions.
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