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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Such views could amount to a red flag for the higher education sector, especially as the share of young, male high school grads who are enrolled in college has declined.
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Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 23 May 2024
For the time being, higher education veterans said, cautious boards could prove more prone to elevate university insiders rather than to gamble on newcomers.
—Stephanie Saul, New York Times, 22 May 2024
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Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 23 May 2024
For the time being, higher education veterans said, cautious boards could prove more prone to elevate university insiders rather than to gamble on newcomers.
—Stephanie Saul, New York Times, 22 May 2024
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“Higher education.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/higher%20education. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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