Rebecca Long

Rebecca Long is a copy editor who covers higher education trends and data analysis. She also managed the BestColleges Conscious Language Guide. She joined BestColleges in 2021.

Rebecca has over a decade of editorial experience, including writing and editing. As a freelance journalist, her work has been published in The Boston Globe, The Guardian, Slate, Teen Vogue, and others. She has also served as a guest lecturer in copy editing at Wheaton College. She has previously held full-time roles in academic publishing and the educational nonprofit sector.

She holds a bachelor's degree in English from Allegheny College and a certificate in copy editing from Emerson College.

Rebecca is a former copy editor for BestColleges.