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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Concurrently with the ascendancy of higher education came the triumph of American mid-century publishing when writers could actually make a living from advances and royalties.
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Literary Hub, 14 Jan. 2026
In pondering why people are having fewer children, Williamson fairly cited social shifts as leading young women to delay motherhood in favor of higher education and careers.
—Ellie Austin, Fortune, 14 Jan. 2026
Its work is largely nonpolitical, but the board is now analyzing core curriculum and fielding public complaints related to DEI or governance violations under higher education’s newest reform law, Senate Bill 37.
—Lily Kepner, Austin American Statesman, 14 Jan. 2026
The union demand for support for international employees is unusual but not unprecedented in higher education labor negotiations.
—Felicia Mello, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2026
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Literary Hub, 14 Jan. 2026
In pondering why people are having fewer children, Williamson fairly cited social shifts as leading young women to delay motherhood in favor of higher education and careers.
—Ellie Austin, Fortune, 14 Jan. 2026
Its work is largely nonpolitical, but the board is now analyzing core curriculum and fielding public complaints related to DEI or governance violations under higher education’s newest reform law, Senate Bill 37.
—Lily Kepner, Austin American Statesman, 14 Jan. 2026
The union demand for support for international employees is unusual but not unprecedented in higher education labor negotiations.
—Felicia Mello, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2026
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“Higher education.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/higher%20education. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.
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