The Herald is proud to announce the members of its 136th Editorial Board, which will oversee the paper through its 135th year.
The 136th Editorial Board will be led by Editor-in-Chief and President Cate Latimer ’27, an English nonfiction concentrator from Portland, Oregon. This month, she’ll conclude her time as a University news editor and special projects lead, where her calm and collected attitude and kind mentorship have already steered The Herald through some of its most challenging coverage.
Many will have seen Latimer’s byline and videos as she’s guided Herald readers through the Trump administration’s impacts on College Hill, including the deportation of a Brown professor, the freezing of the University’s federal funding, Brown’s agreement with the federal government and the University’s response to the Trump administration’s October compact. Her extensive reporting experience and unwavering leadership will serve her well as she navigates the future of The Herald — not unlike how her obsession with public transportation and urban planning has made her an expert in navigating Los Angeles’s public transit system.
After a prolific year of coverage spanning two sections, Ciara Meyer ’27 — a proud native of Saratoga Springs, New York — will assume the role of managing editor of newsroom and vice president. Meyer is concentrating in English nonfiction and statistics, a pairing that has trained her eye to spot fresh, original angles in her reporting as a University news and metro editor.
Since January, Meyer has led The Herald’s polling team, analyzing thousands of responses to capture data-driven snapshots of the student body on College Hill. When she’s not covering the inner workings of Brown’s admissions and financial aid systems, she can be found in Providence schools, doggedly reporting for articles on the city’s education system. From taking readers through a day at a bilingual elementary school to diligently following a congressional probe into Brown’s financial aid practices, Meyer has shown her ability to shift deftly between human-interest stories and hard-hitting news. Her skill set will prove invaluable as she helms The Herald, following in the footsteps of her direct ancestor, Irish pirate queen Gráinne Ní Mháille.
Hailing from Redondo Beach, California, Elise Haulund ’27 will guide The Herald’s daily operations and staff training as the next managing editor of production and development and post- liaison. As an English concentrator, Haulund’s exceptional taste will provide her with a recipe for success when editing articles in the newsroom — and when making her weekly soup.
As an editor for The Herald’s science and research section, Haulund has diligently tracked both Brown’s scientific advancements and recent federal threats to research funding. From covering the groundbreaking development of a complete fly brain map to reporting on a law firm’s threats to the University’s wind research to following the 10-year anniversary of the Institute at Brown for Environment and Society, Haulund has done it all. But when she’s not writing or editing, she can always be found at Coffee Exchange or pirouetting her way across the Brown Ballet Company stage.
Claire Song ’27, a Dublin, California native, will be pioneering her role as managing editor of recruitment and audience. A rare pre-med Heralder, Song is concentrating in applied math and biology — both apt disciplines, considering her prolific career as a science and research editor. Perhaps someday, Song’s medical education will help her divine why she can so rapidly and ceaselessly crack her left pinky knuckle.
As both an S&R and University news editor covering graduate schools and students, Song’s coverage spanned from breaking reporting on research funding cuts to heartfelt obituaries and incisive science writing. True to her Bay Area roots, Song consumed one boba tea every 3.96 days for the past year, per her calculations — precisely the kind of diligent data reporting that underpinned her ambitious exploration of research grants at Brown. The caffeine from that boba has fueled her through many late production nights, and will certainly carry her through the nights to come.
Hadley Carr ’27 is no stranger to marathons, having walked one between five bagel stores. She will now take her first steps — quickly, as a competitive speedwalker does — toward her new position as The Herald’s senior editor of digital product and technology. A computational biology concentrator from Washington, D.C., Carr will oversee The Herald’s growing digital presence and usher the newsroom into the modern era. Despite her technological prowess, Carr can’t help but go analog sometimes, writing a letter to a new person every single day.
Carr will prepare for many more late nights in the office — luckily, for her, that’s when The Herald feels most like home. But she’s used to long hours, having spent the last years as a University news editor covering everything from love stories on campus to student government elections. With features on Dean of the College Rashid Zia ’01 and the late Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences Professor Jan Tullis, Carr takes on each story with a unique sense of grace, care and intention that will serve her and The Herald well in 2026.
After having perfected the craft of argumentative writing through his time as a columnist, editor and head of editorial page board, Paul Hudes ’27 will step into the role of senior editor of opinions. Hailing from Baltimore, Maryland and concentrating in applied math and English, Hudes approaches commentary pieces with an analytical rigor and stylistic prose that has allowed him to excel as both a leader and mentor in the section.
When he’s not stealing the office’s Trader Joe’s faux-Takis bag, Hudes has authored sharp, compelling opinions, never failing to chime in on our community’s most contentious news. After the University made a deal with the federal government, he courageously authored a dissent in response to the editorial page board’s majority stance. A few months later, when Brown was evaluating the Trump administration’s October compact, he critiqued the University’s solicitation of community input. Hudes’s precision with words has recently transcended the opinions pages, as he assumed the role of games editor, helping to launch The Herald’s daily crossword puzzle where he brainstorms ingenious hints and clues for the Brown community to crack. Under his capable leadership, the opinions section is sure to reach new heights.
Rounding out the 136th Editorial Board is Max Robinson ’26.5, who will become senior editor of multimedia. A photography extraordinaire from Zionsville, Indiana, Robinson’s ability to capture his surroundings will bring color to The Herald’s coverage and prove to all that a picture is, truly, worth a thousand words.
Formerly a senior staff writer for the paper’s University news section, Robinson is no stranger to covering the ups and downs of undergraduate life on campus. But while serving as co-photo chief this past year, Robinson revolutionized The Herald’s photography section with innovative projects and beautiful portraits. From capturing 24 hours at Brown to photographing former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and depicting a day at a bilingual school in Providence, Robinson redefined the publication’s visual identity one stunning shot at a time. Robinson’s organizational skills are beyond impressive — no one else could arrange for 20 last-minute photos, learn Chinese, play tennis and study local politics all at once. The Herald is forever lucky to have Robinson and his laptop, to which the paper owes a photo or two or three.
The 135th Editorial Board could not be more proud of these incoming editors. As we prepare to hand over the reins, we have full confidence that The Herald will be in good hands. Wishing you all good luck for the coming year, 136. Congratulations!
136 will also be joined by a new slate of section editors, business leaders, post- editors and multimedia and production heads:
Section Editors
Arts & Culture
Ann Gray Golpira ’28
Talia LeVine ’27 (returning)
Manav Musunuru ’26 (contributing)
Metro
Michelle Bi ’28
Megan Chan ’27 (contributing)
Pavani Durbhakula ’28
Talia Egnal ’28
Emily Feil ’28
Ava Stryker-Robbins ’28
Annika Singh ’26 (contributing)
Science & Research
Ivy Huang ’28
Ian Ritter ’27
Alice Xie ’28
University News
Emily Feil ’28
Samah Hamid ’28
Zarina Hamilton ’28
Ivy Huang ’28
Maya Nelson ’27 (returning)
Ian Ritter ’27
Roma Shah ’28
Sophia Wotman ’26 (contributing)
Sports
Miles Monroe ’28 (assistant)
Opinions Editors
Benjamin Aizenberg ’26 (returning)
Ethan Canfield ’28
Isabella Gardiner ’28
Lucas Guan ’27 (returning)
CJ Lair ’28 (returning)
Batisse Manhardt ’26
Tas Rahman ’26 (returning)
Camila Valdes ’27 (returning)
Multimedia and Production Chiefs
Design
Emily Bao ’27
Illustration
Kendra Eastep ’27 (returning)
Isabela Guillen RISD’27
Photo
Anna Luecht RISD’27.5
Kaia Yalamanchili ’28 (returning)
Video
Cienna Cheng ’29
Cody Cheng ’29
Social Media
Nate Barkow ’29
Annika Melwani ’29
Tech Team
Annika Singh ’26 (returning)
Data Desk
Caleb Ellenberg ’28 (returning)
Copy Chief
Chelsea Long ’28
post- magazine
Editor-in-Chief
Elaina Bayard ’27
Business
Finance General Manager
Arjun Deshpande ’28
Finance Director
Sydney Wright ’27
Sales General Manager
Anum Azhar ’27
Sales Directors
Hannah Han ’28
Arjun Ray ’28
Editors’ notes are written by The Herald’s 135th Editorial Board: Tom Li ’26, Ryan Doherty ’26, Owen Dahlkamp ’26, Julianna Chang ’26, Anisha Kumar ’26 and Yael Wellisch ’26.
