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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
The small private, liberal arts college has existed in Amherst since 1965 as an alternative to traditional higher education.
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State House News Service, Boston Herald, 14 Apr. 2026
But be smart and double-check issues with travel, medicine, the law, publishing and higher education because something is dicey.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 13 Apr. 2026
More than 120 institutions are at the very highest risk, according to the forecast by Huron Consulting Group, which helps clients in industries including higher education formulate business strategies.
—Jon Marcus, NPR, 13 Apr. 2026
Over the past half century, as more teenagers have enrolled in higher education, what was once mostly a local business has become national, especially for top students, whose sense of distance has gradually shifted.
—Jeffrey Selingo, The Atlantic, 12 Apr. 2026
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State House News Service, Boston Herald, 14 Apr. 2026
But be smart and double-check issues with travel, medicine, the law, publishing and higher education because something is dicey.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 13 Apr. 2026
More than 120 institutions are at the very highest risk, according to the forecast by Huron Consulting Group, which helps clients in industries including higher education formulate business strategies.
—Jon Marcus, NPR, 13 Apr. 2026
Over the past half century, as more teenagers have enrolled in higher education, what was once mostly a local business has become national, especially for top students, whose sense of distance has gradually shifted.
—Jeffrey Selingo, The Atlantic, 12 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for higher education
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For years, his main political project was legislation that siphoned public-education funds to private schools via vouchers.—
Zach Helfand,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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All art forms require immense time, training, and education to develop the skills needed to create great art.—
Heide Janssen,
Oc Register,
19 Apr. 2026
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Research highlights that each additional year of schooling increases an individual’s earnings by roughly 10% annually, illustrating how education compounds economic opportunity over time rather than delivering a one-time benefit.—
Daniel Fusch,
USA Today,
14 Apr. 2026
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The older students can help one another with technology that may not have been a part of their schooling, but is now a standard part of education.—
Elizabeth Hernandez,
Denver Post,
12 Apr. 2026
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Founded by a Christian abolitionist in 1855, Berea charges no tuition, and every student works a minimum of ten hours per week on campus, doing jobs such as tending the school’s farm, repairing bicycles at the bike shop, or making brooms in the college’s historic craft workshop.—
Emma Green,
New Yorker,
17 Apr. 2026
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The tuition hike isn't the only change coming to campus.—
La'Tasha Givens,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Fatima al-Fihri, a Moroccan woman, created the world’s first university, University of Al Quaraouiyine, in Fez, Morocco, for higher learning and research nearly 230 years before Europe created its first ones.—
Doris Bittar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Apr. 2026
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Trump administration policies of the past year have had a chilling effect on international enrollment at higher learning institutions across the country.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
2 Mar. 2026
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Rue takes to this teaching like the Torah, ogling the girls grinding for bills with a fervor that mimics that of a religious revelation.—
Naomi Fry,
New Yorker,
18 Apr. 2026
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In between teaching and training, Wilkins helped coach South’s throwers.—
Scott M. Reid,
Oc Register,
17 Apr. 2026
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“Higher education.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/higher%20education. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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