Sara Custer

2 days ago | insidehighered.com | Sara Custer

You have /5 articles left. Sign up for a free account or log in. Harvard University president Alan Garber said in a letter to Education Secretary Linda McMahon that the federal government’s encroachment on institutional independence is diminishing Harvard’s efforts to end antisemitism on campus, promote viewpoint diversity and be a world leader in academic research. Garber was responding to a letter McMahon addressed to Harvard and posted on X a week ago.

1 week ago | insidehighered.com | Sara Custer

The evolving role of college athletics and the coming impacts to institutions and students. May 08, 2025 Whether you’re a die-hard fan, sports curios or someone who sees college athletics as a very expensive distraction, you should know about the fundamental changes to NCAA policies because they will have profound impacts on institutions, students and even the future of U.S. Olympic teams.

1 week ago | insidehighered.com | Sara Custer

You have /5 articles left. Sign up for a free account or log in. More than 200 college and university presidents, board chairs, sector association leaders, and heads of accrediting agencies have called on higher education leadership to uphold the independence of governing boards and institutional autonomy.

1 week ago | insidehighered.com | Sara Custer

You have /5 articles left. Sign up for a free account or log in. Nearly 100 senior faculty members at Harvard have committed to taking a pay cut to support the institution’s legal defense against the federal government. The Trump administration has frozen more than $2 billion in federal funding, threatened to revoke Harvard's tax-exempt status and said it would end the institution’s ability to enroll international students.

2 weeks ago | insidehighered.com | Sara Custer |Katherine Knott |Liam Knox |Johanna Alonso

Reviewing the Trump Administration's impact on the education landscape with Inside Higher Ed. May 01, 2025 Inside Higher Ed’s editor in chief, Sara Custer, speaks with IHE’s news editor Katherine Knott and reporters Liam Knox and Johanna Alonso about the executive orders, funding cuts and visa revocations of the last three months that have sent shockwaves through the higher education sector. This episode is sponsored by Strada Education Foundation.