Kate Hidalgo Bellows
@katebellows
writing about college students and campus culture @chronicle. studied @uva. rt≠e. she/her. 🇨🇺 http://shenandoahkate.bsky.social
For months, @Brown_e_Points & I had been talking about how much this Title VI era reminded us of the 2010s' Title IX. Colleges hiring admins. Feds naming & shaming. Politicians using discrimination reports as grist. The result of those convos is this piece.chronicle.com/article/is-tit…
A little news: I’ve officially joined @politico as a health care reporter, covering the surgeon general and writing the Pro Health Care PM newsletter. Excited to dig in — send tips, add me to your press lists, and reach out at [email protected] or afriedman.30 on Signal.
The State University System of Florida is boycotting interviews with Inside Higher Ed because we didn’t publish an op-ed they submitted.
By my colleague @KatherineMangan and @propublica: chronicle.com/article/an-ins…
Metro showing off its new live video feeds with a familiar face @JWPascale Quality is quite good; they say they will only track people in real time based on clothing but law enforcement will be able to use for facial recognition
New: Penn just struck an agreement with the feds to resolve its Title IX probe, promising to scrub a trans swimmer's records and apologize to female athletes. Several cases the Trump admin is prosecuting in its spree against trans athletes are years-old. chronicle.com/article/trumps…
Some on campus understood why Ryan stepped down — viewing the move as self-sacrifice. Others think he, and the board, should have shown more backbone. Said one professor: “Bullies cannot be placated.” New, from me and @EmmaJanePettit: chronicle.com/article/the-un…
University of Virginia President Resigns Under Pressure From Trump Administration. From yesterday, by me and @KatherineMangan: chronicle.com/article/univer…
Forcing colleges to get rid of DEI was the first step. Now the Trump administration, bolstered by DEI critics, is pressuring them to prove that all traces of it have been erased. New, from me and @KatherineMangan: chronicle.com/article/how-uv…
Something I’ve always admired about the @wmata red line is sometimes she really just says “nah” and ruins everyone’s day. Stunning & brave.
A shooting has occurred in the area of Dupont Circle. Preliminarily, one male has been injured. Crowds around the circle MUST disperse.
BREAKING: The Florida higher education system Board of Governors rejects the hiring of Santa Ono as University of Florida president. Vote was 6 yes, 10 no.
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"It's important to me to reclaim some of these concepts," said Benjamin Eidelson, a law professor at Harvard. "Title VI is a real law, and it has real demands ... and they're markedly different than anything the administration is claiming." chronicle.com/article/why-an…
Sad to be missing EWA this year, but I hope my colleagues and peers have a wonderful time and eat lots of barbecue!
Yearly reminder there is a Cookout in Manassas, and they have Cheerwine and Hushpuppies.