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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
Kelly Meyerhofer has covered higher education in Wisconsin since 2018.
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Kelly Meyerhofer, jsonline.com, 23 Oct. 2025
The aim was to boost public higher education and further the next generation of talent for the fashion and creative industries.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2025
Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker invited leaders from several higher education institutions to the luncheon to discuss opportunities to formally connect the early education sector with the higher education sector in addressing these obstacles.
—Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Oct. 2025
In Congressional District 12, which stretches along the East Bay from Albany to San Leandro, federal grants have been terminated which support higher education, infrastructure and job training, according to the DOE.
—Chase Hunter, Mercury News, 21 Oct. 2025
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Kelly Meyerhofer, jsonline.com, 23 Oct. 2025
The aim was to boost public higher education and further the next generation of talent for the fashion and creative industries.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2025
Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker invited leaders from several higher education institutions to the luncheon to discuss opportunities to formally connect the early education sector with the higher education sector in addressing these obstacles.
—Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Oct. 2025
In Congressional District 12, which stretches along the East Bay from Albany to San Leandro, federal grants have been terminated which support higher education, infrastructure and job training, according to the DOE.
—Chase Hunter, Mercury News, 21 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for higher education
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Target leans back towards DEI Target last week highlighted its partnership with the Russell Innovation Center for Entrepreneurs that provides education and other services to Black founders of small businesses.—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
27 Oct. 2025
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Head Start provides free child care and early education to kids living in poverty, while also serving as a coordinator of services, like health care and food access, to their families.—
Beki San Martin,
Freep.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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For decades, they have been disillusioned by the cynicism, intellectual narrowness and greed of the corporate academy, which chose profit over principles while providing knowledge without conscience, skill without reflection, and schooling without heart.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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Williams attended Blue Springs High School before transferring to La Jolla Country Day School, a private school in California, to finish out her schooling.—
Alexa Stone,
Kansas City Star,
22 Oct. 2025
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Many are already struggling to afford tuition, books, housing, and basic necessities.—
Andre Mouchard,
Oc Register,
26 Oct. 2025
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Universities cover the remaining balance of an eligible student's tuition bill after federal financial aid and scholarships.—
Kelly Meyerhofer,
jsonline.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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Osefo, a woman of multiple degrees and a proponent of higher learning, stars in The Real Housewives of Potomac, which premiered last Sunday on Bravo.—
Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
10 Oct. 2025
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So congratulations to Claremont McKenna College for cramming hard and rightfully becoming teacher’s pet as the only institute of higher learning in the nation to score better than a C in an evaluation of their free speech policies.—
The Editorial Board,
Oc Register,
21 Sep. 2025
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Ahmad spent the next few days in deep discussion with Moore about everything from communist class politics to nationalist teachings.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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Part of that comes down to how common teaching is as a profession, Morgan says.—
Ryan Ermey,
CNBC,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Higher education.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/higher%20education. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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