Laura Spitalniak
Editor | @LauraSpitalniakLaura Spitalniak is an editor at Higher Ed Dive, where she covers federal policy, free speech, student protests, and diversity, equity and inclusion. Prior to joining Higher Ed Dive in 2021, she worked in broadcast news at WTOP, WAMU, ABC News and CBS News. You can contact Laura at [email protected] or on LinkedIn.
728 articles by Laura Spitalniak
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Trump administration caps student visa stays at 4 years under final rule
July 16, 2026 -
Washington governor eyes FAFSA requirement for high school students
July 15, 2026 -
University of California committee suspends standardized test review
July 15, 2026 -
California community college settles with professor who sued over DEI policy
July 9, 2026 -
AAUP sues over Texas Tech classroom instruction limits
July 8, 2026 -
Florida loses appeal over college accreditation
July 7, 2026 -
Florida’s Stop WOKE act struck down for colleges on appeal
July 7, 2026 -
Spelman College, Notre Dame of Maryland get new presidents
July 7, 2026 -
Week in review: Cuts at Johns Hopkins, PennWest and St. Louis University
July 6, 2026 -
Supreme Court upholds bans on transgender athletes in women’s college sports
June 30, 2026 -
North Carolina Republicans ban DEI at public colleges
June 29, 2026 -
Week in review: College ‘affinity housing’ could violate Fair Housing Act, HUD official says
June 29, 2026 -
Undocumented students could be barred from Florida public universities
June 25, 2026 -
Persistence rate tops 77%, the highest level in a decade, report finds
June 25, 2026 -
Kansas joins DOJ in effort to end in-state tuition for undocumented students
June 24, 2026 -
‘Listen and learn’: Southern New Hampshire University’s president on leadership transitions
June 24, 2026 -
University of Florida board appoints Stuart Bell as interim leader
June 22, 2026 -
Iowa state board to review university gen eds for ‘substantial DEI’ and CRT
June 17, 2026 -
Columbia reinstates SAT, ACT requirements for 2027-28
June 15, 2026 -
Colleges hit in cyberattack by group behind Canvas breach, Google says
June 12, 2026 -
DOJ opens investigation into CUNY student success program
June 10, 2026 -
DOJ accuses UC Davis medical school of illegally using race in admissions
June 10, 2026 -
University of Iowa cannot change endowed scholarship for Black students, state high court rules
June 8, 2026 -
The state of international enrollment in 6 charts
June 8, 2026 -
Nebraska law offering in-state tuition to undocumented students struck down
June 4, 2026
