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From San Francisco Bay to Manhattan Island, 60-some schools of higher learning are having their federal funds withdrawn or the visas of their international students revoked or are under investigation for one reason or another.
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Patricia Schultheis, Baltimore Sun, 11 May 2025
The university, located in the nation’s capital, has the distinction of being the first school of higher learning designed for deaf students.
—Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2025
The Scorpio full moon arrives on May 12th at 12:56 p.m. EST, lighting up your sector of wisdom and higher learning, and suddenly, something clicks.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 29 Apr. 2025
Within her lifetime, Fatima al-Fihri expanded the center for higher learning and research to the sciences, math and philosophy from its base of Quranic study.
—Doris Bittar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Feb. 2025
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Patricia Schultheis, Baltimore Sun, 11 May 2025
The university, located in the nation’s capital, has the distinction of being the first school of higher learning designed for deaf students.
—Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2025
The Scorpio full moon arrives on May 12th at 12:56 p.m. EST, lighting up your sector of wisdom and higher learning, and suddenly, something clicks.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 29 Apr. 2025
Within her lifetime, Fatima al-Fihri expanded the center for higher learning and research to the sciences, math and philosophy from its base of Quranic study.
—Doris Bittar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for higher learning
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Qualified Expenses are payments for: qualified higher education, qualified post-secondary credentialing, amounts paid to a small business for which the beneficiary has obtained a small business loan or small farm loan, and amounts paid for the purchase of a first home.—
Martin Shenkman,
Forbes.com,
6 July 2025
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There are about 57,000 higher education students in Texas, second only to California, according to estimates by Inside Higher Ed.—
Lily Kepner,
Austin American Statesman,
6 July 2025
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Reaffirming a dedication to teaching, research and service reinforces institutional neutrality while asserting relevance.—
John Marino,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
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And who could have guessed that Tight End University, the teaching camp co-hosted by Kelce, would provide so many photo opportunities of the celebrity couple for fans this week?—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
26 June 2025
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“Higher learning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/higher%20learning. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.
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