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
Putting people first Presidents of institutions of higher education spent less than six years in the role on average, according to a study by the American Council on Education.
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Kate Marijolovic, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 May 2025
Economics, both in terms of the cost of higher education and the rewards possible for the tiny fraction of a fraction of elite athletes, dictates some of this.
—Joe Rexrode, New York Times, 29 May 2025
So many potential avenues will stretch out in front of you, as your Libra horoscope for June 2025 catches Gemini season exploring your ninth house of journeying, belief systems, and higher education.
—Liz Simmons, StyleCaster, 27 May 2025
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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Kate Marijolovic, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 May 2025
Economics, both in terms of the cost of higher education and the rewards possible for the tiny fraction of a fraction of elite athletes, dictates some of this.
—Joe Rexrode, New York Times, 29 May 2025
So many potential avenues will stretch out in front of you, as your Libra horoscope for June 2025 catches Gemini season exploring your ninth house of journeying, belief systems, and higher education.
—Liz Simmons, StyleCaster, 27 May 2025
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for higher education
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The spending proposal lawmakers approved, negotiated among the Democratic House and Senate leaders and the governor’s office, deviates from Pritzker’s original plan in certain areas, including funding for elementary and secondary education.—
Dan Petrella,
Chicago Tribune,
1 June 2025
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But the problem is the quality of education that the students receive, when they are rushed through the pipeline, with no time to focus on themselves, solely concentrated on productivity and employability, to pay back their debt.—
Letters to the Editor,
Hartford Courant,
1 June 2025
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The solitary creatures consume upwards of 1,000 pounds of food per day, with their diet largely consisting of shrimp, krill, crabs and schooling fish, according to NOAA.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
19 May 2025
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Beyond facts discoverable through research, doctors synthesize years of schooling, clinical training, and experience into direct patient care.—
Faisal Kutty,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 May 2025
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International enrollment is an important source of revenue for schools, which is why colleges tend to rely on a contingent of foreign students, who typically pay full tuition.—
Jessica Dickler,Greg Iacurci,
CNBC,
23 May 2025
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International students are more likely to pay full tuition at US colleges, in part because most aren’t eligible for federal financial aid, bringing significant funding to colleges.—
Emma Tucker,
CNN Money,
22 May 2025
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Now, the law would only apply to cities with populations of less than 250,000 that are home to an institute of higher learning with an enrollment of more than 20,000 students.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 June 2025
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The ban, now on emergency pause by Burroughs, already has shaken some of the world’s brightest thinkers at a school often heralded as a premier global hub of higher learning.—
Andy Rose,
CNN Money,
28 May 2025
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The plot of land, on which a teaching and a theology school were established, provided shelter for Africans displaced by Dutch and British colonialism and internecine fights over territory.—
Percy Zvomuya,
Artforum,
1 June 2025
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The Leo full moon on the 12th encourages you to use your voice more boldly, whether that’s through writing, teaching, public speaking, or social media.—
Meghan Rose,
Glamour,
1 June 2025
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“Higher education.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/higher%20education. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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