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the area and buildings around a university, college, school, etc.
Visitors crowded the campus on graduation day. Rallies were held on university campuses across the country. We walked around the campus on our first day.
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Recent Examples of campuses
Since 2023, five branch campuses have closed or will close by the end of this school year.
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Kelly Meyerhofer, Journal Sentinel, 10 Dec. 2024
Another request is to create a 10-year plan to invest in reaching and turning out young voters, particularly on college campuses, and rebuild the multiracial and poor working-class base in all 50 states.
—Rachel Schilke, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 10 Dec. 2024
The first episode of the season homes in on the political tensions ramping up on college campuses over the last few years.
—Theara Coleman, theweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Unlike four-year institutions that are considered state property, the branch campuses are owned by the counties where they are located.
—Kelly Meyerhofer, Journal Sentinel, 10 Dec. 2024
The transformations of these sites come after years of declining enrollment and financial pressures at the two-year campuses previously known as UW Colleges.
—Kelly Meyerhofer, Journal Sentinel, 10 Dec. 2024
In the past year, college administrators have tried to balance freedoms of speech and expression with efforts to ensure safety, and a number of campuses have implemented stricter measures on protests.
—Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 9 Dec. 2024
Although the union, which represents service workers across UC campuses, did not support Republican Steven Choi, a conservative from Irvine, its decision to oppose a largely pro-labor Democrat probably helped cinch the race in a close contest.
—Mackenzie Mays, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
The transformations of these sites come after years of declining enrollment and financial pressures at the two-year campuses previously known as UW Colleges, writes Kelly Meyerhofer.
—Steven Martinez, Journal Sentinel, 9 Dec. 2024
Kelly Meyerhofer, Journal Sentinel, 10 Dec. 2024
Another request is to create a 10-year plan to invest in reaching and turning out young voters, particularly on college campuses, and rebuild the multiracial and poor working-class base in all 50 states.
—Rachel Schilke, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 10 Dec. 2024
The first episode of the season homes in on the political tensions ramping up on college campuses over the last few years.
—Theara Coleman, theweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Unlike four-year institutions that are considered state property, the branch campuses are owned by the counties where they are located.
—Kelly Meyerhofer, Journal Sentinel, 10 Dec. 2024
The transformations of these sites come after years of declining enrollment and financial pressures at the two-year campuses previously known as UW Colleges.
—Kelly Meyerhofer, Journal Sentinel, 10 Dec. 2024
In the past year, college administrators have tried to balance freedoms of speech and expression with efforts to ensure safety, and a number of campuses have implemented stricter measures on protests.
—Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 9 Dec. 2024
Although the union, which represents service workers across UC campuses, did not support Republican Steven Choi, a conservative from Irvine, its decision to oppose a largely pro-labor Democrat probably helped cinch the race in a close contest.
—Mackenzie Mays, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
The transformations of these sites come after years of declining enrollment and financial pressures at the two-year campuses previously known as UW Colleges, writes Kelly Meyerhofer.
—Steven Martinez, Journal Sentinel, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Campuses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/campuses. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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