as in education
attendance as a student at a college or university
Students and their parents worry about the rising cost of higher education.
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Recent Examples of higher education
Some higher education leaders criticized Penn's agreement as unnecessary capitulation.
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Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 3 July 2025
The measures bar public institutions of higher education from maintaining, authorizing or supporting programs that promote diversity, equity and inclusion, also known as DEI.
—Rachel Wegner, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Ryan Anderson covers higher education across the state.
—Ryan Anderson, Arkansas Online, 1 July 2025
And most recently, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg went so far as to throw cold water on the entire higher education system, saying college is no longer needed to land a role in the current market.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 1 July 2025
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Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 3 July 2025
The measures bar public institutions of higher education from maintaining, authorizing or supporting programs that promote diversity, equity and inclusion, also known as DEI.
—Rachel Wegner, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Ryan Anderson covers higher education across the state.
—Ryan Anderson, Arkansas Online, 1 July 2025
And most recently, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg went so far as to throw cold water on the entire higher education system, saying college is no longer needed to land a role in the current market.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 1 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for higher education
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With the Panthers continuing to build their culture and locker room chemistry, having four rookies with comparable backgrounds and football educations can’t hurt.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
7 July 2025
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Their subjects spanning different centuries covered education, civil rights, innovation, health care, military conflicts and STEAM — science, technology, engineering, art and math.—
Julie Gallant,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 July 2025
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These needs arise from our birth, parents, schooling, society, values, beliefs and loved ones since our childhood.—
Sonal Jain,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
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Those healthy enough were put through a daily regimen of religious education and physical schooling intended to train them to be pious and obedient.—
Ann Foster,
JSTOR Daily,
9 July 2025
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Trustees are scheduled to convene on July 23 to discuss raising out-of-state tuition, but the meeting agenda has not been made available to the public yet.—
Garrett Shanley,
Miami Herald,
10 July 2025
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The University of Wisconsin System will raise tuition for the third consecutive year.—
Cleo Krejci,
jsonline.com,
10 July 2025
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Gemini Season activates your sector of expansion, travel, and higher learning for the first three weeks.—
Dossé-Via Trenou,
Refinery29,
29 May 2025
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But that won’t prevent real harm to students and higher learning.—
Kevin Carey,
Vox,
7 Dec. 2018
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The ambitious five-year program aims to train 400,000 educators, which is approximately 10 percent of the U.S. teaching workforce, and will scale nationally from its New York hub.—
Dan Fitzpatrick,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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The federation's ultimate goal is to train 400,000 educators — about 10% of the U.S. teaching workforce — at the in-person facility over the next five years.—
Anne Marie D. Lee,
CBS News,
8 July 2025
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“Higher education.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/higher%20education. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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