Kelly Field
Senior Reporter (former)
The Chronicle of Higher Education
Kelly Field joined The Chronicle of Higher Education in 2004 and covered federal higher-education policy. She continues to write for The Chronicle on a freelance basis.
Before joining The Chronicle, she covered Congress’s education committees for Congressional Quarterly and local politics for the Brookline Tab, in Massachusetts. She also worked as a Washington correspondent for The Eagle-Tribune, in Lawrence, Mass. Field received a bachelor’s degree in Spanish and psychology from Colby College and a master’s in journalism from Boston University.
In her spare time, she teaches citizenship classes, coaches track, and competes in triathlons. In 2011, Field was named the fastest female journalist in Washington.
Stories by this Author
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One Path Toward More DiversityAn Academic ‘Boot Camp’ Tells Soldiers, You Belong Here
Colleges increasingly see the value of recruiting enlisted people and veterans. -
The Letter of the Law
What Counts as Discrimination on a College Campus?
Mark Perry has filed hundreds of complaints with the Office for Civil Rights. His critics say he’s undoing decades of progress. -
A Different Kind of Prison Ed
Students at This College Learn About Prison From an Expert: A Man Serving 50 Years
A lot of incarcerated people would be great professors, says his faculty colleague. -
Education Behind Bars, and Beyond
With Restoration of Pell, More Students Will Leave Prison With College Credit. Are Colleges Ready?
Critics say too many college programs end at the prison gate. -
'An Untapped Talent Pool'
Learning the ‘Unspoken Rules’
Colleges are enrolling more students on the autism spectrum, but a third of graduates with autism don’t find jobs. Here’s how one university is aiming to change that. -
Equity on Campus
Colleges Brace for More Pregnant and Parenting Students
New federal rules seek to support those students, but they may not be enough. -
Meeting Them Where They Are
Making a Home for Students With Autism
New programs meet a range of academic, social, and emotional needs for people on the spectrum. -
Higher Ed in the Political Cross Hairs
We Asked College Health Centers How They’ll Deal With Abortion Restrictions. They Aren’t Saying.
Making anything more than a generic statement is widely seen as too risky. -
Retention Matters
The Problem Nobody’s Talking About: The Male-Graduation Gap
Men have trailed women in degree completion for decades. Why aren’t colleges doing anything? -
Ports in a Storm
Colleges Turn to Students’ Peers for Mental-Health Support
Programs can be expensive and risky, but many students want them.
