Kate Hidalgo Bellows
Kate Hidalgo Bellows is a staff reporter at The Chronicle, covering health and safety on campus.
Since starting at The Chronicle as a fellow in 2021, Bellows has reported on student protests against sexual assault, campus suicide clusters, the growth of teletherapy on campus, and parents-groups’ attempts to get institutions to increase their security measures. She lead The Chronicle’s Daily Briefing newsletter from 2022 to 2023.
Bellows came to The Chronicle from The Island Packet in Hilton Head Island, S.C. There, she wrote about labor, housing, and the local Latino community. Her investigation of living conditions at Hilton Head Island’s only public-housing complex won a first-place award from South Carolina Press Association in the enterprise-reporting category.
Bellows is a 2020 graduate of the University of Virginia. She is a member of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists.
When she is not writing, she is biking around Washington, D.C., or doting on her two perfect cats. Follow her on Twitter @katebellows, or email her at kate.hidalgobellows@chronicle.com.
Stories by this Author
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‘Those Mistakes Added Up’The War in the Mideast Fuels a Crisis in the Midwest
Indiana University at Bloomington made a series of unpopular decisions. Then it called the police on protesters. -
Campus Activism
‘These Terms Are Just Absurd’: How One University Disciplined Professors Accused of Assisting an Encampment
No contact with colleagues. No representing the institution. Six faculty members at Washington University in St. Louis have been placed on leave with detailed restrictions. -
Campus Activism
Some Professors Face Punishments as Colleges Crack Down on Gaza Protests
Faculty members at Indiana University at Bloomington who were arrested at an encampment have been banned from campus for a year. -
The Scene at Morningside Heights
After Arrests of Students at Columbia, the Mood Shifts
On Saturday, protesters on either side of the entrance presented different forms of activism. -
Student Unrest
Arrests at Columbia Protests May Signal a Shift in the Campus-Activism Playbook, Experts Say
The arrests on Thursday of more than 100 seemingly peaceful protesters have set a new precedent. What’s next? -
Policy Overhaul
Colleges, the Title IX Changes Are Finally Here. What’s in Them?
After a long delay, the Biden administration has finalized new regulations for handling campus investigations of sexual assault and harassment. -
Free-Speech Face-Off
A Tenured Professor Was Removed From the Classroom Over a Pro-Palestine Essay
The president of Hobart and William Smith Colleges said that, as a result of Jodi Dean’s comments, “there now may be students on our campus who feel threatened in or outside of the classroom.” -
Dark Side of the Moon
Colleges Go Above and Beyond for the Solar Eclipse
Shuttles to the Adirondacks, a puppet parade, canceled classes, and a VIP dinner are just a few of the things higher ed has planned to celebrate Monday’s ephemeral event. -
Tragedy and Recovery
After a Campus Shooting, What Does It Mean to Move On?
Colleges have to deal with buildings marred by violence. People have to deal with the trauma. A professor’s story illustrates that painful reality. -
A Booming Industry
‘The Kids Are Being Bombarded’: What Colleges Need to Know About Sports Betting
March Madness is almost here, and your students are going to gamble.
