Cate Latimer
Editor-in-Chief Cate Latimer is the editor-in-chief and president of The Herald's 136th editorial board. She is from Portland, OR, and studies English on the nonfiction track. She previously served as a University News editor covering faculty and University Hall and higher education. In her free time, you can find her playing ultimate frisbee or rewatching episodes of Parks and Rec.
Metro
How Providence Place Mall found its place in Rhode Island’s heart, from 1999 to 2025
By Ava Rahman, Elise Haulund, Ian Ritter, Cate Latimer and Emily Feil | January 30From department stores to arcades, delayed mortgage payments to a court receivership, the mall has seen a plethora of change in the past two and a half decades.
University News
Brown records over $41 million in voluntary payments, community contributions to Providence in FY 2025
By Cate Latimer and Ciara Meyer | December 4Brown provided $30.2 million in community contributions and $11.1 million in voluntary payments.
University News
Federal judge dismisses lawsuit challenging deportation of Brown professor
By Cate Latimer | November 2Lawyers filed the suit on behalf of Assistant Professor of Medicine Rasha Alawieh in May.
University News
Brown University rejects Trump administration compact
By Cate Latimer | October 15President Christina Paxson P’19 P’MD’20 said that the compact would “restrict academic freedom and undermine the autonomy of Brown’s governance.”
University News
Faculty urge Paxson to reject Trump compact in letter following closed meeting
By Cate Latimer and Samah Hamid | October 14The Faculty Executive Committee outlined concerns in a Tuesday letter to President Christina Paxson P’19 P’MD’20.
University News
Paxson says Brown will review White House compact, seeks community input
By Cate Latimer | October 10President Christina Paxson P’19 P’MD’20 sought input from the broader Brown community about the Trump administration’s “Compact for Excellence in Higher Education” on Friday. She first acknowledged the compact at Tuesday’s faculty meeting, where faculty members and invited administrators ...
University News
Brown has a $7 billion endowment. How do departments across campus spend their share?
By Cate Latimer and Ciara Meyer | October 9Endowment funds have been used to pay for professorships, student awards and lecture series.
Sports
With first elite-level recruit, Brown women’s club wrestling looks to expand
By Cate Latimer | October 2Head Coach Nick Lattanze ’18 has already received messages from around 250 potential high school recruits.
University News
Trump admin asks Brown to freeze tuition, cap international enrollment for funding advantage, WSJ reports
By Cate Latimer | October 1Brown is among nine universities invited to sign a 10-point memo called the “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education” by the Trump administration on Wednesday, according to the Wall Street Journal.
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