Vimal Patel

New York Times higher education reporter focusing on speech and campus culture. Past: @chronicle @theeagle and @csucollegian

[Vimal Patel @vimalnyt]

Excited to be covering higher education again!

[NYTimes Communications @NYTimesPR]

We’re thrilled to announce new roles for @DanaGoldstein and @vimalnyt. https://t.co/ubvQ20lwzU

[NYTimesGuild @NYTimesGuild]

To our readers: We did not make this decision lightly. We are deeply committed to the success of the @nytimes. We also know that we produce our best work when we feel valued and are treated equitably. Thank you for standing by us today.

[NYTimesGuild @NYTimesGuild]

Good morning, @nytimes. We solved today's crossword for you.

[Vimal Patel @vimalnyt]

@madisagastume Hello Madison. I'm a reporter for the New York Times, and we're working on a story about the baby formula shortage. Would love to chat with you about your experience. If you're OK with that, please DM your contact info or email me at [email protected]. Thanks for your time.

[Vimal Patel @vimalnyt]

@SarahE125 @matthewt727 Confirmed!

[Vimal Patel @vimalnyt]

@wyattrussell Hello Wyatt. I'm a reporter for the New York Times. If you're OK speaking with me about your experience, please shoot me a DM with your contact info. Thanks so much and stay safe.

[Jenny Gross @jggross]

Even trees are political now.
https://t.co/vTFIUt6fsq.

[Vimal Patel @vimalnyt]

@jadenamos Find a great local newspaper, preferably a small one where you can do big journalism. Be open to feedback. Don't compare yourself to others. Have a 10-year plan so you have a general idea of where you want to go, but also be open to the universe.

[Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs @NickAtNews]

A gunman targeting homeless people has in recent days shot five or six men — two fatally — as they slept in the streets of Lower Manhattan and Washington, D.C., police in both cities said.

@andylocal @vimalnyt report: https://t.co/I9HLK3jTzk

[Sergio Olmos @MrOlmos]

Sergey Korenev is running out of time.

His mother is alone outside of Kyiv, and the Russians are closing in on her neighborhood.

He’s on his way to find her, and get her out of the country.

Then he’s joining the war “They are my brothers in arms”
https://t.co/AhHhXtaW9S

[Eduardo Medina @byEduardoMedina]

Young people who marched and organized during the civil rights movement are now in their 70s and 80s. With fewer and fewer remaining, historians are rushing to record their stories.

https://t.co/voj9Tajuh2

[William Lamb @wlamb76]

Matt Farah received disappointing news about his 2022 frozen-berry metallic Boxster Spyder, retail price: $123,000: “I just got a call from my dealer. My car is now adrift, possibly on fire, in the middle of the ocean.” By @vimalnyt https://t.co/ULOuE8YzSJ

[Jesus Jiménez @jesus_jimz]

Authorities in Miami say a woman used part of a $15,000 P.P.P. loan to pay a hit man. https://t.co/72AUqJtvqC

[Vimal Patel @vimalnyt]

“Making a donation to improve a qualified applicant’s chances of admission is a well-established process at colleges and universities across the country, and is still in use today,” Mr. Francisco said. “It is not a crime.”

[Michael Levenson @mlevenson]

John Wilson, 62, of Lynnfield, Mass., on Wednesday received the longest sentence yet in the federal college admissions bribery case known as Operation Varsity Blues. https://t.co/z5Rd3vN7SN

[Neil Vigdor @gettinviggy]

A wealthy woman has pleaded guilty to multiple felonies over secret videos and photos she made of children in intimate situations at her home in the Belle Haven enclave of Greenwich, Conn. The court record was sealed over an A.P. reporter’s objection. https://t.co/P194gnxS7e

[Alyssa Lukpat @AlyssaLukpat]

Fifty years ago, the United States sent China two musk oxen. In return, China shipped two pandas to the National Zoo
https://t.co/6c0V8eORsz

[The New York Times @nytimes]

A Pennsylvania man who hosted what he described as “the alt-right’s favorite firearms-related podcast” was, along with his father, indicted on several gun charges, including owning machine guns and unregistered silencers, according to federal prosecutors.
https://t.co/cBX6JrtEQs

[Vimal Patel @vimalnyt]

The kicker: "Regardless, The Battalion will print on Thursday, Feb. 17."

[The Battalion @TheBattOnline]

Texas A&M leadership orders The Battalion to stop printing weekly editions following abrupt ultimatum — join the university, or be stripped of resources, with only a day’s notice.

https://t.co/Dd1266JOG4

[William Lamb @wlamb76]

The exchange highlighted the tension between open public records and privacy. By @gettinviggy https://t.co/kaDF3cWi3K

[Maria Cramer @NYTimesCramer]

Copies of two hotly anticipated cookbooks may be sitting at the bottom of the ocean after a shipping accident sent dozens of containers tumbling into the sea. https://t.co/f0qRZymeC2