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Independent thought and deference to authority have always coexisted uneasily in higher learning.
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Carla Norrlof, Foreign Affairs, 12 Feb. 2019
The Biden administration has forgiven $146 billion in student loan debt through other avenues, including discharging loans for borrowers with disabilities and those who were defrauded by their organizations of higher learning.
—Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 8 Apr. 2024
The Ninth House The ninth house highlights higher learning, Edut says, so things like traveling, expansion, knowledge, adventure, and inspiration.
—Madison Feller, ELLE, 6 Sep. 2023
Express Newspapers / Getty Images Integration of southern schools of higher learning didn't always go smoothly, and such was the case at the University of Mississippi.
—USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2024
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Carla Norrlof, Foreign Affairs, 12 Feb. 2019
The Biden administration has forgiven $146 billion in student loan debt through other avenues, including discharging loans for borrowers with disabilities and those who were defrauded by their organizations of higher learning.
—Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 8 Apr. 2024
The Ninth House The ninth house highlights higher learning, Edut says, so things like traveling, expansion, knowledge, adventure, and inspiration.
—Madison Feller, ELLE, 6 Sep. 2023
Express Newspapers / Getty Images Integration of southern schools of higher learning didn't always go smoothly, and such was the case at the University of Mississippi.
—USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2024
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“Higher learning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/higher%20learning. Accessed 12 Sep. 2024.
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