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).
622 articles by Laura Spitalniak
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Spanberger urges UVA to pause presidential search until she takes office
Nov. 13, 2025 -
Education Department zeroes in on 4-year colleges for expanded IPEDS collection
Nov. 13, 2025 -
Undergraduate enrollment on track to increase for third straight year
Nov. 11, 2025 -
Week in review: Trinity Christian closes as other colleges make cuts
Nov. 10, 2025 -
Cornell inks $60M deal with Trump administration to restore funding
Nov. 7, 2025 -
How colleges can help students affected by SNAP disruption
Nov. 7, 2025 -
8 HBCUs share in $387M donation spree from MacKenzie Scott
Nov. 5, 2025 -
Utah makes its first secret college presidential selection
Nov. 4, 2025 -
Week in review: 2 colleges volunteer for Trump’s compact
Nov. 3, 2025 -
Virginia lawmakers call for audit of UVA’s Justice Department deal
Oct. 30, 2025 -
St. Norbert College to add 5 new programs after March cuts
Oct. 27, 2025 -
‘A fair deal’ or a ‘surrender’? Stakeholders weigh in on Trump-UVA agreement
Oct. 24, 2025 -
Tracking the Trump administration’s deals with colleges
Oct. 22, 2025 -
Gov. Abbott: Texas is targeting professors over ‘leftist ideologies’
Oct. 21, 2025 -
Degrees boost earnings — but field of study matters, report finds
Oct. 20, 2025 -
Higher ed groups blast Trump plan to expand applicant data collection
Oct. 16, 2025 -
Virginia lawmakers threaten state funding consequences if UVA signs Trump compact
Oct. 10, 2025 -
Trump’s higher ed compact draws condemnation from faculty and college unions
Oct. 8, 2025 -
Week in review: Courts weigh in on higher education lawsuits
Oct. 6, 2025 -
NIH temporarily restores UC grants under court order
Oct. 3, 2025 -
At least 4 presidents abruptly departed their institutions last month amid pressure campaigns
Oct. 2, 2025 -
HHS moves to cut Harvard off from all federal grants and contracts
Oct. 1, 2025 -
The top higher education conferences to attend in 2026
Oct. 1, 2025 -
Texas Tech orders colleges to align instruction with Trump administration’s gender views
Sept. 29, 2025 -
University of South Dakota must reinstate professor on leave over Kirk comments, judge orders
Sept. 26, 2025