Declan Bradley

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. He is a finalist for the ACP’s 2024 Reporter of the Year awards, and volunteers for both Open Elections and the Data Liberation Project.

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

Stories by This Author

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Synthetic Synthesis

Those Voices on the Podcast? Listen Closely.

By Declan Bradley October 4, 2024

A new AI tool promises instant expertise in your ears. Professors see potential, and risks.

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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Campus Activism

We Looked at Dozens of Colleges’ New Protest Policies. Here’s What We Found.

By Declan Bradley, Garrett Shanley September 12, 2024

No “unauthorized structures.” No chairs. No “amplified musical instruments.” “Free Expression Permits.” Ahead of a fresh wave of pro-Palestinian activism, campus officials have clamped down on free expression.