lˈɔŋ ɡɹˈædjuːˌeɪɾᵻd fɹʌm jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi kˈɑːlɪdʒ æt ðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌv tɚɹˈɑːntoʊ wɪð ɐ mˈeɪdʒɚɹ ɪn ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ lˈɪɾɚɹᵻtʃɚ ænd pɚsˈuːd ɡɹˈædʒuːət stˈʌdiz ɪn ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ æt kəlˈʌmbiə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi.
Long graduated from University College at the University of Toronto with a major in English Literature and pursued graduate studies in English at Columbia University.