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.
777 articles by Laura Spitalniak
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Inside the University of Oregon’s plan to save $65 million a year
Oct. 30, 2026 -
Final accreditation rule sets the stage for system overhaul
Oct. 29, 2026 -
University of Providence to shutter in summer 2027
Oct. 28, 2026 -
Audit casts doubt on authenticity of emails from former Bard president to Epstein
Oct. 27, 2026 -
Michigan public universities lost over 5,000 students in fall 2026
Oct. 26, 2026 -
Cornell faculty excoriate university’s handling of Jane Doe case
Oct. 21, 2026 -
UNC-Chapel Hill strikes bargain with Trump administration to end probes
Oct. 20, 2026 -
Inside higher ed’s wave of price resets and free tuition models
Oct. 20, 2026 -
University of Hawai’i system expands direct admissions to all 10 campuses
Oct. 16, 2026 -
Trump admin reignites court battle over student deportations based on speech
Oct. 15, 2026 -
How admissions officials are navigating the academic year ahead
Oct. 15, 2026 -
3 admissions experts on why they require — or nixed — supplemental essays
Oct. 13, 2026 -
How 3 universities are approaching international student recruitment
Oct. 12, 2026 -
Why women of color leave admissions work — and what institutions can do
Oct. 9, 2026 -
Top higher education conferences in 2027
Oct. 6, 2026 -
University of Michigan selects new leader, San Francisco State president to depart
Oct. 5, 2026 -
Trump targets $70M for international scholars in $810M funding clawback
Sept. 29, 2026 -
California Community Colleges wants AI funded to tune of $195M
Sept. 28, 2026 -
Major public universities report hits to international enrollment
Sept. 25, 2026 -
DOJ accuses UC San Francisco medical school of racial discrimination in admissions
Sept. 23, 2026 -
Faculty group wants to block UNL’s attempted return to AAU over program cuts
Sept. 22, 2026 -
California governor signs laws to expand 4-year degrees at community colleges
Sept. 21, 2026 -
Week in review: South University to change hands — again
Sept. 21, 2026 -
US higher ed faces mounting attacks on academic freedom, report warns
Sept. 18, 2026 -
College enrollment rate among recent high school graduates ticks up
Sept. 17, 2026
