Chief Washington Reporter
The Chronicle of Higher Education
Expertise: National higher-education policy | Federal student aid | Student loans | College costs | Education Department | Congress | Appropriations| Veterans' education benefits
Background: Kelly E. Field joined The Chronicle of Higher Education in 2004 and covers federal higher-education policy.
An expert on student-aid policy and the student-loan industry, Field has spoken at conferences held by the Consumer Bankers Association, the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators, and the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers.>
Before joining The Chronicle, she covered Congress's education committees for Congressional Quarterly (2002-4) and local politics for the Brookline Tab, in Massachusetts (2000-1). She also worked as a Washington correspondent for The Eagle-Tribune, in Lawrence, Mass. (2002), and interned at Roll Call (2002) and at Newsday (2002).
She received a bachelor's degree in Spanish and psychology from Colby College in 1999 and a master's in journalism from Boston University in 2002.
In her spare time, Field teaches English as a second language, coaches master’s swimming, and competes in triathlons and marathons. She is officially the fastest female journalist in Washington.
Media appearances: Her television and radio appearances include C-SPAN’s Washington Journal, as well as National Public Radio’s Tell Me More and On Point With Tom Ashbrook (WBUR-FM, Boston).
