EDUCATION

Brown University, Bachelor of Arts / May 2022

Two Honors Theses: on secondary traumatization in migrant aid workers and ethical storytelling about migration

EXPERIENCE

Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL) March 2023 — Present

Senior Education Reporter, March 2025-present
Education Reporter, Oct. 2024-Feb. 2025
Immigration Reporter, March 2023-Sept. 2024

UNICEF (New York, New York) 2022-2023

Communications Intern: United Nations fund Education Cannot Wait, providing education for children in disaster-affected countries.

KTNA Community Radio (Talkeetna, Alaska) 2022

News Reporter Intern: Produced local news for broadcast.

Westword (Denver, CO) 2020

Editorial Intern: Wrote about activism, music and art in Denver.

Annunciation House Refugee Shelter (El Paso, Texas) 2021-2022

Translator: Worked with migrants recently released by DHS.

Rhode Island Center for Justice (Providence, Rhode Island) 2019-2020

Legal Aid: Translated at an open clinic for undocumented immigrants seeking legal representation in eviction cases.

AWARDS

Illinois Press Association (feature writing, second place), 2025
Peter Lisagor Award, 2024 & 2025
Livingston Awards for Young Journalists (finalist), 2024
Dorothy Storck Award, best female journalist, Chicago Journalists Association, 2024

Invited Speaker on Immigration: CNN, MSNBC, Fox News, WTTW (local PBS station), University of Illinois Chicago, Indiana University, DePaul University, University of Chicago, Chicago Journalist Association and Illinois Press Association events

SKILLS & INTERESTS

Language: Bilingual proficiency in Spanish (Over 13 years of Spanish study and months of immersion)
Technical Skills: Proficient in Microsoft Office Excel, Photoshop, ProTools, Audacity, website editing
Interests: Running marathons, piano, photography

Personal email: nell.b.salzman@gmail.com