higher education
noun
: education beyond the secondary level
especially
: education provided by a college or university
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Students and their parents worry about the rising cost of higher education.
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There are also concerns the administration could narrow the scope of loans available to help students attain higher education, like eliminating Parent PLUS loans for undergraduates and graduate student PLUS loans — both of which Project 2025 calls for, Rosinger said.
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Ivana Saric, Axios, 20 Nov. 2024
With the Republican Party set to control all the levers of power in Washington on Jan. 20, its plans to overhaul higher education are on a collision course with other GOP efforts to limit the federal government’s authority.
—Zachary Schermele, USA TODAY, 20 Nov. 2024
Money raised from Arizona lottery games goes toward funding higher education, health and human services, environmental conservation and economic and business development in the state.
—Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 20 Nov. 2024
Anonymous survey responses from 720 students at 87 public and private higher education institutions during the 2023-24 school year pointed to a pattern of rising harassment, intensified Islamophobic incidents and a lack of support from university administrators.
—Molly Gibbs, The Mercury News, 19 Nov. 2024
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Ivana Saric, Axios, 20 Nov. 2024
With the Republican Party set to control all the levers of power in Washington on Jan. 20, its plans to overhaul higher education are on a collision course with other GOP efforts to limit the federal government’s authority.
—Zachary Schermele, USA TODAY, 20 Nov. 2024
Money raised from Arizona lottery games goes toward funding higher education, health and human services, environmental conservation and economic and business development in the state.
—Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 20 Nov. 2024
Anonymous survey responses from 720 students at 87 public and private higher education institutions during the 2023-24 school year pointed to a pattern of rising harassment, intensified Islamophobic incidents and a lack of support from university administrators.
—Molly Gibbs, The Mercury News, 19 Nov. 2024
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“Higher education.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/higher%20education. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.
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