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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Important advice for all university leaders at a pivotal moment in higher education.
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Karen Weaver, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Harvard, a symbolic cornerstone of U.S. higher education, is now under federal scrutiny for allegedly failing to meet civil rights obligations to protect Jewish students from harassment and discrimination.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
If the Administration were not using this kind of fake (to borrow a term) legalism as an excuse to take a hammer to higher education, the letter might be funny.
—Louis Menand, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2025
The proposal also comes amid a time of overall anxiety in higher education, as the administration of President Donald Trump has moved to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education and potentially drastically cut funding that states rely on.
—Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2025
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Karen Weaver, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Harvard, a symbolic cornerstone of U.S. higher education, is now under federal scrutiny for allegedly failing to meet civil rights obligations to protect Jewish students from harassment and discrimination.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
If the Administration were not using this kind of fake (to borrow a term) legalism as an excuse to take a hammer to higher education, the letter might be funny.
—Louis Menand, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2025
The proposal also comes amid a time of overall anxiety in higher education, as the administration of President Donald Trump has moved to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education and potentially drastically cut funding that states rely on.
—Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2025
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“Higher education.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/higher%20education. Accessed 11 Apr. 2025.
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