Kate Hidalgo Bellows

To his supporters, Daniel Diermeier is a higher-ed unicorn: visionary and realist. To his detractors, he's acquiescent, disengaged, and obsessed with prestige. For @chronicle's Feb. 27 cover story, I wrote about the Vanderbilt chancellor. chronicle.com/article/higher…

Everyone knows Harvard sued the Trump administration. But did you know the California State University system is also suing the federal government? Here, I look at how that's resonating at San Jose State, the target of the Education Department's ire. chronicle.com/article/the-tr…

New from me: The Cesar Chavez allegations are reverberating across higher education. chronicle.com/article/a-pain…

RT if your MBB & WBB teams are BOTH going DANCIN’ 🕺💃 @MarchMadnessWBB #MarchMadness

Please let the bracket gods give us a 4-seed Virginia vs. a 13-seed UMBC.

Thought this was interesting, so I looked into it for @chronicle. It's complicated! chronicle.com/article/will-a…

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Chronicle has live updates on the Iran War and higher ed. chronicle.com/article/iran-w…

Congrats intern Theo! @ScheerTheoJRN chronicle.com/article/michig…

‘Rein Me In‘ by Sam Fender & Olivia Dean wins the #BRITs award for Song of the Year.

Olivia Dean is the biggest winner at this year’s #BRITAwards: • Artist of the Year • Mastercard Album of the Year • Song of the Year • Pop Act

The Lakers welcome Tony Bennett as NBA Draft Advisor.

The fact that Ilia and I probably went to same old-fashioned ice cream shop and same chlorine-scented rec center as kids never fails to amaze me. Fairfax for the win.

Join us in wishing Ilia Malinin, an FCPS alumnus, the best of luck as he goes for gold in the men's free skate at the 2026 @milanocortina26 Winter Olympics. Ilia Malinin photos courtesy of Melanie Heaney/U.S. Figure Skating. #MilanoCortina2026

February 21st everyone is invited to an early screening of the Final 4.

Wow nytimes.com/2026/02/09/us/…

Wow. One day after Washington Post leaders slash local coverage to just 12 people across the entire region, @BaltimoreBanner announces it is expanding further into the DC suburbs, taking on the state's second-largest county with almost a million residents, after having already expanded into its largest, Montgomery.

I was sadly among those laid off at The Washington Post today, along with most of the Metro section and many other colleagues. Gutted for the many talented friends and journalists who suffered a similar fate, and for this institution. If you have any openings, please reach out.