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Recent Examples of higher learning
The generally inadequate funding for many higher learning institutions in Africa compared to their global counterparts, a long-standing issue, is especially problematic in the AI era.
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Martin K.n Siele, semafor.com, 28 July 2025
The sun in Leo is hitting your sector of expansion, adventure, and higher learning.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 20 July 2025
Founders of the republic viewed higher learning as essential to its success.
—Time, 1 July 2025
International students helped buoy American universities after the Great Recession
In recent decades, international enrollment has shaped, and in some places transformed, higher learning across the country.
—Kevin Carey, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
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Martin K.n Siele, semafor.com, 28 July 2025
The sun in Leo is hitting your sector of expansion, adventure, and higher learning.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 20 July 2025
Founders of the republic viewed higher learning as essential to its success.
—Time, 1 July 2025
International students helped buoy American universities after the Great Recession
In recent decades, international enrollment has shaped, and in some places transformed, higher learning across the country.
—Kevin Carey, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for higher learning
Noun
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Kelly Meyerhofer has covered higher education in Wisconsin since 2018.—
Kelly Meyerhofer,
jsonline.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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Public confidence in higher education has plummeted in recent years amid high tuition prices, skyrocketing student loans and a dismal job market — plus ideological concerns from conservatives.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
16 Oct. 2025
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The veterinary school will be housed in one building while the city of Cabot's animal support building will be combined under one roof with the teaching hospital.—
Ryan Anderson,
Arkansas Online,
13 Oct. 2025
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For example, someone who feels directed toward teaching can use the epiphany to ditch their first career and retool to be an educator.—
Amy Lindgren,
Twin Cities,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Higher learning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/higher%20learning. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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