Laura Spitalniak
Editor | @LauraSpitalniakBefore joining Higher Ed Dive, Laura worked in broadcast news at WTOP, WAMU, ABC News and CBS News. She is a graduate of the Philip Merrill College of Journalism and the daughter of a librarian. When she’s not writing, Laura enjoys reading, fostering pets, restoring furniture, and creating a green space within her apartment (despite the best efforts of said pets).
576 articles by Laura Spitalniak
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Education Department details plans to collect applicant data by race, sex
Aug. 14, 2025 -
Stanford says no to state student aid, yes to legacy and donor admissions
Aug. 13, 2025 -
Iowa board approves course policy change after stripping anti-DEI references
Aug. 12, 2025 -
32 colleges accused of using early decision to drive up costs
Aug. 11, 2025 -
Iowa board reworks anti-DEI course policy proposal following pushback
Aug. 8, 2025 -
‘You could be next’: Stanford student newspaper sues over federal attacks on foreign students
Aug. 7, 2025 -
Stanford University lays off 363 employees
Aug. 6, 2025 -
University of Nebraska-Lincoln to slash $27.5M from budget
Aug. 5, 2025 -
‘You are college-ready’: Direct admissions comes to Alabama
Aug. 5, 2025 -
‘Who’s going to want these jobs?’: How the role of college president is changing
July 30, 2025 -
George Mason University faces federal probe into hiring and promotion practices
July 18, 2025 -
Confidence in higher education increases for the first time in a decade
July 16, 2025 -
The King’s College closes after 2 years without classes
July 14, 2025 -
Week in review: GOP budget law will bring ‘significant negative consequences,’ higher ed warns
July 14, 2025 -
House panel pushes colleges to cut ties with Chinese scholarship program
July 10, 2025 -
‘Strong evidence’ Harvard doesn’t meet accreditation standards, feds say
July 9, 2025 -
15 Florida colleges keep access to grant funding after House bid fails
July 7, 2025 -
3 charts that tell the story of spring 2025 enrollment
July 7, 2025 -
‘Outrageous’: Democratic lawmakers speak out against UVA president’s forced resignation
July 1, 2025 -
Week in review: National Science Foundation’s cap on overhead research funding struck down
June 30, 2025 -
DOJ sues Minnesota over in-state tuition for undocumented students
June 26, 2025 -
Federal judge strikes down NIH directives against DEI research
June 17, 2025 -
Harvard spars with Trump administration over order protecting its international enrollment
June 13, 2025 -
Tennessee and SFFA sue over funding for Hispanic-serving institutions
June 12, 2025 -
Proposed Ohio budget would increase influence of university ‘intellectual diversity’ centers
June 10, 2025