as in higher education
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Recent Examples of higher learning
Targeting international students threatens all of us by dictating the terms by which anyone can lay claim to institutional spaces and cultures of higher learning in the U.S. To be sure, the cost of silencing dissenting voices won’t be paid by international students alone.
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Susan Thomas, Time, 29 Apr. 2025
Then on May 12, the moon will peak in Scorpio, activating your exotic ninth house of travel, adventure and higher learning, bringing clarity around a belief system or long-term plan.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 19 Apr. 2025
With some school endowments clocking in at billions of dollars, critics of higher learning have asked why universities even need government funding for scientific research.
—Ira Porter, Christian Science Monitor, 22 Apr. 2025
On May 4, Pluto stations retrograde in your ninth house of higher learning and philosophy, encouraging you to reflect on the bigger picture of your beliefs and life goals.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 19 Apr. 2025
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Susan Thomas, Time, 29 Apr. 2025
Then on May 12, the moon will peak in Scorpio, activating your exotic ninth house of travel, adventure and higher learning, bringing clarity around a belief system or long-term plan.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 19 Apr. 2025
With some school endowments clocking in at billions of dollars, critics of higher learning have asked why universities even need government funding for scientific research.
—Ira Porter, Christian Science Monitor, 22 Apr. 2025
On May 4, Pluto stations retrograde in your ninth house of higher learning and philosophy, encouraging you to reflect on the bigger picture of your beliefs and life goals.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 19 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for higher learning
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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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According to their recent study in the Journal of Education Finance, state higher education spending exceeded Medicaid spending by 33.7% in 1991.—
Michael T. Nietzel,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2025
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The resort’s Wellbeing Center will host a range of wellness activities and programs, aligned with Dr. Chopra’s lifetime teachings and Seven Pillars of Wellbeing.—
Jim Dobson,
Forbes.com,
21 May 2025
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But anyone who sticks around for long enough will notice a more insurgent teaching at play: build your identity, guard it, and do it on purpose.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
21 May 2025
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“Higher learning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/higher%20learning. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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