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Brenna Swanston

Contributing Editor
Academic Cap Education
BS Journalism, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obsipo

Brenna Swanston has worked as a writer, editor, and journalist. Her byline is featured on major publications including USA Today, LIVESTRONG.com, and Chron.com. Brenna's news reporting has earned national and statewide awards, most recently from the Association of Alternative Newsmedia. When she's not clacking away at her keyboard, you can catch Brenna at her yoga studio, on a hike somewhere, or snuggled up at home with her cat Karl.

Brenna is a former copy editor at Red Ventures.

Read Brenna's Latest Articles

White House Appoints Dietra Trent Director of HBCU Equity Initiative

May 6, 2022
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Is Higher Education a Public or Private Good?

March 8, 2022
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Want to Get Into Harvard? Ace Calculus.

March 1, 2022
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What, Exactly, Is Higher Education?

February 17, 2022
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House Puts Pell Grant Expansion in America COMPETES Act

February 17, 2022
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