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Recent Examples of higher learning
On May 4, Pluto stations retrograde in your ninth house of higher learning and philosophy, encouraging you to reflect on the bigger picture of your beliefs and life goals.
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Valerie Mesa, People.com, 19 Apr. 2025
The University of Kinshasa, supported during the Cold War with American financial assistance as the largest center of higher learning in Africa, still has over 29,000 students, but meager resources to support young Congolese who aspire for the same hopes and dreams as us all.
—Saleem H. Ali, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
Finally, with Mars entering Leo on April 18, your expansive ninth house of exploration and higher learning becomes activated.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 20 Mar. 2025
On March 29, the solar eclipse in Aries could bring a sudden realization or an opportunity for travel and higher learning that shifts your perspective.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 20 Mar. 2025
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Valerie Mesa, People.com, 19 Apr. 2025
The University of Kinshasa, supported during the Cold War with American financial assistance as the largest center of higher learning in Africa, still has over 29,000 students, but meager resources to support young Congolese who aspire for the same hopes and dreams as us all.
—Saleem H. Ali, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
Finally, with Mars entering Leo on April 18, your expansive ninth house of exploration and higher learning becomes activated.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 20 Mar. 2025
On March 29, the solar eclipse in Aries could bring a sudden realization or an opportunity for travel and higher learning that shifts your perspective.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 20 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for higher learning
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As the cost of higher education continues to outpace inflation, a lower salary plus forgiveness over 10 years may be more viable than a higher salary with 30 years of payments in a private sector career.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 May 2025
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According to their recent study in the Journal of Education Finance, state higher education spending exceeded Medicaid spending by 33.7% in 1991.—
Michael T. Nietzel,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2025
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All have a place and [some] might fit your lifestyle better than other teaching jobs.—
Angela Andaloro,
People.com,
9 May 2025
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For Catholic theologians, the significance of the name was evident, with the new pope tying himself to one of the foundational figures of modern Catholic social teaching, Pope Leo XIII, who advocated for the rights of the poor and working class amid profound economic change.—
Matt Hamilton,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2025
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“Higher learning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/higher%20learning. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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