Student Aid Reform

Bridget Terry Long is Professor of Education and Economics at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. As an economist specializing in the study of education, Long examines the transition from high school to higher education and beyond.  Her work focuses on college access and choice, factors that influence student outcomes, and the behavior of postsecondary institutions. Current and past projects examine the role of information and simplification in college decisions, the effects of financial aid programs, and the impact of postsecondary remediation on student outcomes. 

Long received her Ph.D. and M.A. from the Harvard University Department of Economics and her A.B. from Princeton University. She is a Faculty Research Associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), and served as a Visiting Scholar at theNew England Public Policy Center of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston. She received the National Academy of Education/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellowship and has been awarded numerous research grants from organizations including the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, National Science Foundation, Institute of Education Sciences (IES), Lumina Foundation for Education, and the Ford Foundation. 

In July 2005, the Chronicle of Higher Education featured her as one of the "New Voices" in higher education, and in 2008, National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA) awarded her the Robert P. Huff Golden Quill Award for excellence in research and published works on student financial assistance.