higher education
noun
: education beyond the secondary level
especially
: education provided by a college or university
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Students and their parents worry about the rising cost of higher education.
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Trump officials also accuse the higher education sector of abusing the student loan system, invoking perennial complaints about runaway tuition and spiraling debt.
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Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2025
Since taking office, President Donald Trump has prioritized removing DEI programs across the federal government and at higher education institutions.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
The Accelerator Course is open to all students at our partner higher education institutions, which have large numbers of students who are first in their families to go to college and are on the Pell Grant.
—Aimée Eubanks Davis, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
In recent days, leaders at hundreds of higher education institutions — many of whom were clearing out pro-Palestinian encampments last year — have galvanized in opposition to the Trump administration’s actions.
—Amanda McCard, Hartford Courant, 24 Apr. 2025
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Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2025
Since taking office, President Donald Trump has prioritized removing DEI programs across the federal government and at higher education institutions.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
The Accelerator Course is open to all students at our partner higher education institutions, which have large numbers of students who are first in their families to go to college and are on the Pell Grant.
—Aimée Eubanks Davis, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
In recent days, leaders at hundreds of higher education institutions — many of whom were clearing out pro-Palestinian encampments last year — have galvanized in opposition to the Trump administration’s actions.
—Amanda McCard, Hartford Courant, 24 Apr. 2025
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“Higher education.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/higher%20education. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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