Sara Custer is the Editor in Chief at Times Higher Education. She focuses on topics related to higher education, campus life, and educational technology, with a keen interest in data analytics and behavioral insights. Sara's work has been featured in Inside Higher Ed and Times Higher Education.
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Sara Custer's coverage is focused on higher education, including topics such as research excellence, online learning, and student success. She also covers broader themes like populism and community engagement in the context of academia.
Given her focus on expert commentary and how-to guides, she may be particularly interested in pitches that offer insights from professionals working in higher education or related fields. These could include educators, researchers, administrators, or experts in areas such as artificial intelligence and machine learning.
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With the spotlight on the former Texas Tech quarterback, higher ed has an opportunity to raise awareness of gambling risks for the entire student body.
Less than 24 hours before the government's rule to limit access to Public Service Loan Forgiveness was to take effect, a district court judge ruled it unlawful
Between historical revisionism and higher ed reform, this week speaks to the tensions in our country and marks a historical moment for the sector, one we're still trying to understand.
A district judge has said there isn't sufficient evidence to show that the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill discriminated against former economics professor Larry Chavis when it fired him in 2024.
The policy changes in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act are just part of the poly-crises hitting higher ed, says legal scholar Peter Lake. He argues the sector could emerge more ambitious and advanced as a result.
The Trump administration is using the ban on affirmative action in admissions to crack down on anything related to ethnicity or race in higher ed. Will it try the same tactic with last week's Supreme Court ruling on transgender athletes?
The OMB wants to hand grant-making power to political appointees, and for once, higher ed is pushing back together.
At NACUBO's annual meeting, a keynote speaker's exercise in vulnerability set the tone for conversations about money—and why higher ed's financial future depends on honesty, not just numbers.
Howard University has re-enrolled at least 40 first-year students after it cancelled 502 students' enrollment last week for missing a payment deadline.
The University of Tennessee's patent suit against Anthropic challenges the technology's core architecture—and could set a precedent for other institutions.
