Sara Custer
@saracuster.insidehighered.com
Editor-in-chief @insidehighered.com | Okie in DC | She/her | Human servant to greyhound Neville | #highered | #academicsky | #scifi
The IHE newsroom’s poll of the day continues to fearlessly probe for the truth
August 27, 2025 at 4:01 PM
The IHE newsroom’s poll of the day continues to fearlessly probe for the truth
In its latest Dear Colleague letter, ED said colleges cannot use Federal Work-Study funds to pay students to work on voter registration efforts using this very reasonable and not at all over-literal interpretation of "political activity" www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-t...
August 20, 2025 at 3:10 PM
In its latest Dear Colleague letter, ED said colleges cannot use Federal Work-Study funds to pay students to work on voter registration efforts using this very reasonable and not at all over-literal interpretation of "political activity" www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-t...
In our latest flash poll of students nationwide, we asked about their trust in higher ed. Most students trust their own college but their trust in higher ed as a whole drops after they start studying. Low affordability and faculty behavior were two of the biggest influencers on student trust.
August 18, 2025 at 9:03 PM
In our latest flash poll of students nationwide, we asked about their trust in higher ed. Most students trust their own college but their trust in higher ed as a whole drops after they start studying. Low affordability and faculty behavior were two of the biggest influencers on student trust.
The House has voted to pass the reconciliation bill straight down party lines and Trump will likely sign it into law tomorrow. Here's a breakdown of what's in store for higher ed. Excellent reporting – and table building– from @knottkatherine.bsky.social www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...
July 3, 2025 at 6:52 PM
The House has voted to pass the reconciliation bill straight down party lines and Trump will likely sign it into law tomorrow. Here's a breakdown of what's in store for higher ed. Excellent reporting – and table building– from @knottkatherine.bsky.social www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...
We've heard your calls and are proud to announce that there is now a Bluesky share button on all @insidehighered.com articles. From every mountainside (and keyboard), let freedom ring. #highered #academicsky
April 24, 2025 at 7:15 PM
We've heard your calls and are proud to announce that there is now a Bluesky share button on all @insidehighered.com articles. From every mountainside (and keyboard), let freedom ring. #highered #academicsky
I’m doing my civic duty and researching all the candidates in @insidehighered.com’s bake-off before casting my vote for a winner
April 22, 2025 at 5:47 PM
I’m doing my civic duty and researching all the candidates in @insidehighered.com’s bake-off before casting my vote for a winner
We’ve documented over 1,300 cases of the government revoking international students’ visas. Here’s our latest data. Blue bubbles are private colleges, gray bubbles are public. www.insidehighered.com/news/global/... #highered #academicsky
April 17, 2025 at 12:36 AM
We’ve documented over 1,300 cases of the government revoking international students’ visas. Here’s our latest data. Blue bubbles are private colleges, gray bubbles are public. www.insidehighered.com/news/global/... #highered #academicsky
We're tracking the number of international students whose visas have been revoked by the State Department. We've confirmed over 300 so far and there are likely many more. Get in touch if you've got information you'd like to share with us www.insidehighered.com/news/global/...
April 9, 2025 at 6:21 PM
We're tracking the number of international students whose visas have been revoked by the State Department. We've confirmed over 300 so far and there are likely many more. Get in touch if you've got information you'd like to share with us www.insidehighered.com/news/global/...
Inauguration edition of our Daily News Update 👉 #highered mailchi.mp/insidehigher...
January 20, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Inauguration edition of our Daily News Update 👉 #highered mailchi.mp/insidehigher...
Heartening results from our poll of more than 1,000 students who say their level of media literacy rose after going to college. Also, about 2 in 3 say they regularly check the accuracy of info by analyzing the source’s perspective and/or possible biases www.insidehighered.com/news/student...
January 15, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Heartening results from our poll of more than 1,000 students who say their level of media literacy rose after going to college. Also, about 2 in 3 say they regularly check the accuracy of info by analyzing the source’s perspective and/or possible biases www.insidehighered.com/news/student...
December 12, 2024 at 6:14 PM
This is vintage @insidehighered.com swag but something nearly every reader I’ve met still tells me
December 5, 2024 at 9:53 PM
This is vintage @insidehighered.com swag but something nearly every reader I’ve met still tells me
Do dogdroids dream of electric squirrels?
November 27, 2024 at 3:44 AM
Do dogdroids dream of electric squirrels?
Also, it’s this sleeping beauty’s 10th birthday today
November 11, 2024 at 3:02 PM
Also, it’s this sleeping beauty’s 10th birthday today
Education has become an increasingly significant indicator of voting habits. This year, the gap was especially stark among men. The vote was evenly split among those with a degree, but Trump led Harris by a whopping 24 points among non-college-educated men. www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...
November 8, 2024 at 3:41 PM
Education has become an increasingly significant indicator of voting habits. This year, the gap was especially stark among men. The vote was evenly split among those with a degree, but Trump led Harris by a whopping 24 points among non-college-educated men. www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...
Despite the extreme political polarization in the country right now, I hope everyone can agree my 10 year old greyhound’s schnoz is fabulous. I hope everyone can disconnect and recover this weekend
November 8, 2024 at 2:50 PM
Despite the extreme political polarization in the country right now, I hope everyone can agree my 10 year old greyhound’s schnoz is fabulous. I hope everyone can disconnect and recover this weekend
I voted in person for the first time today!! (did absentee ballots from another state/country for the last 20 years). I’m sad that there are no #dogsatpollingstations in the U.S. so here’s a selfie in lieu of a picture of an adorable Labrador
November 5, 2024 at 3:15 PM
I voted in person for the first time today!! (did absentee ballots from another state/country for the last 20 years). I’m sad that there are no #dogsatpollingstations in the U.S. so here’s a selfie in lieu of a picture of an adorable Labrador
In a session currently about how to understand and help address student stress Tim Morenz at Blackburn College said he realizef students were “going after” his “profoundly awesome” snack bucket because they weren’t eating
October 30, 2024 at 2:46 PM
In a session currently about how to understand and help address student stress Tim Morenz at Blackburn College said he realizef students were “going after” his “profoundly awesome” snack bucket because they weren’t eating
If you see this post a picture taken in the mountains.
Looking over Harpers Ferry where the Shenandoah and Potomac rivers meet from the Blue Ridge Mountains.
Looking over Harpers Ferry where the Shenandoah and Potomac rivers meet from the Blue Ridge Mountains.
October 28, 2024 at 11:26 AM
If you see this post a picture taken in the mountains.
Looking over Harpers Ferry where the Shenandoah and Potomac rivers meet from the Blue Ridge Mountains.
Looking over Harpers Ferry where the Shenandoah and Potomac rivers meet from the Blue Ridge Mountains.
TBF I’d be disappointed if the waffles WEREN’T shaped like Texas in San Antonio
October 23, 2024 at 3:56 PM
TBF I’d be disappointed if the waffles WEREN’T shaped like Texas in San Antonio
Is anyone else in San Antonio for #EDUCAUSE? #academicsky
October 22, 2024 at 12:55 PM
Is anyone else in San Antonio for #EDUCAUSE? #academicsky
What keeps university CTOs up at night? Their institution's preparedness to respond to AI. @insidehighered.bsky.social's annual survey of chief technology officers found that just 9% are confident higher ed can handle the rise of the technology. More analysis of the results >> lnkd.in/e4j7zC6y
October 16, 2024 at 1:42 PM
What keeps university CTOs up at night? Their institution's preparedness to respond to AI. @insidehighered.bsky.social's annual survey of chief technology officers found that just 9% are confident higher ed can handle the rise of the technology. More analysis of the results >> lnkd.in/e4j7zC6y
A recent @insidehighered.bsky.social survey of college students, found that the No. 1 thing students say institutions could do to promote their academic success is “make tuition more affordable.” Join our webcast to hear about initiatives that are aiming to tackle this issue. bit.ly/4f4g0et
October 14, 2024 at 1:09 PM
A recent @insidehighered.bsky.social survey of college students, found that the No. 1 thing students say institutions could do to promote their academic success is “make tuition more affordable.” Join our webcast to hear about initiatives that are aiming to tackle this issue. bit.ly/4f4g0et
Leaders of European and UK universities speaking about the “European way” of doing higher ed at #THEWAS. Sebastian Schutze rector at U of Vienna says the block can insist on more balance of humanities, social sciences with sciences. That has “fallen down the drain” in US & China #academicsky
October 8, 2024 at 9:02 AM
Leaders of European and UK universities speaking about the “European way” of doing higher ed at #THEWAS. Sebastian Schutze rector at U of Vienna says the block can insist on more balance of humanities, social sciences with sciences. That has “fallen down the drain” in US & China #academicsky