as in education
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
Even some of the top voices in business are urging a more nuanced rethink—not a rejection—of higher education.
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Preston Fore, Fortune, 6 Apr. 2026
In fact, about 40% of full-time undergraduate students work, with 10% working full time, said higher education expert Mark Kantrowitz.
—Annie Nova, CNBC, 6 Apr. 2026
This is a great day to make travel plans or explore avenues in the law, medicine, higher education or anything to do with publishing and the media.
—Dallas Morning News, 4 Apr. 2026
But university officials have said Kennedy & Company, the higher education consultant, has been hired to create a new budget model, not to develop cost-cutting measures.
—Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 3 Apr. 2026
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Preston Fore, Fortune, 6 Apr. 2026
In fact, about 40% of full-time undergraduate students work, with 10% working full time, said higher education expert Mark Kantrowitz.
—Annie Nova, CNBC, 6 Apr. 2026
This is a great day to make travel plans or explore avenues in the law, medicine, higher education or anything to do with publishing and the media.
—Dallas Morning News, 4 Apr. 2026
But university officials have said Kennedy & Company, the higher education consultant, has been hired to create a new budget model, not to develop cost-cutting measures.
—Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 3 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for higher education
Noun
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Ultimately, their preferred candidate, a moderate, prevailed, but Jude said that he is disappointed with the new administration’s policies, which have cut already paltry funding for public education.—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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The event raises critical funds to provide research, programs, education, and advocacy so moms and babies get the best possible start to life.—
Jessica Riley,
CBS News,
13 Apr. 2026
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More than 135,000 people are sheltering in over 660 collective sites, while essential services—water, sanitation, and schooling—are being severely disrupted.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
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But this mayor has made clear his intention to ensure both genuine community involvement in schooling and accountability in outcomes.—
Dennis Walcott,
New York Daily News,
30 Mar. 2026
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Alpha applied for charter status in 10 states, which would have made tuition free, but it was rejected in all but one, Price said.—
Tribune News Service,
Baltimore Sun,
9 Apr. 2026
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Both the Juillard and Yale graduate theater programs became tuition-free.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
9 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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Although its primary teachings refer to the Bible, the Kimbanguist Church is distinguished by its veneration of Kimbangu as the Black embodiment of the Holy Spirit.—
Rodney Muhumuza,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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In addition to spreading religious teachings, Bateman claimed that God spoke to him and pointed out wives that were meant to belong to him.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Higher education.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/higher%20education. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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