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Recent Examples of higher learning
So congratulations to Claremont McKenna College for cramming hard and rightfully becoming teacher’s pet as the only institute of higher learning in the nation to score better than a C in an evaluation of their free speech policies.
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The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 21 Sep. 2025
These colleges demonstrate what’s possible when higher learning institutions put students and public interest first,according to the magazine:
1.
—Sacbee.com, 31 Aug. 2025
The generally inadequate funding for many higher learning institutions in Africa compared to their global counterparts, a long-standing issue, is especially problematic in the AI era.
—Martin K.n Siele, semafor.com, 28 July 2025
Founders of the republic viewed higher learning as essential to its success.
—Time, 1 July 2025
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The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 21 Sep. 2025
These colleges demonstrate what’s possible when higher learning institutions put students and public interest first,according to the magazine:
1.
—Sacbee.com, 31 Aug. 2025
The generally inadequate funding for many higher learning institutions in Africa compared to their global counterparts, a long-standing issue, is especially problematic in the AI era.
—Martin K.n Siele, semafor.com, 28 July 2025
Founders of the republic viewed higher learning as essential to its success.
—Time, 1 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for higher learning
Noun
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But federal pressures — to eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion programs, limit recognition of transgender people, restrict campus protests and focus on hard sciences over liberal arts — are weighing on decision-making in higher education.—
Jaweed Kaleem,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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Time also said one of the biggest issues in higher education is the role of wealth in the admissions process, and how schools can expand their socioeconomic diversity.—
Neal Riley,
CBS News,
4 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Zagorac was fired from substitute teaching jobs in Naperville District 203, Hinsdale District 181 and Schaumburg District 54 in 2005, after the districts realized their background checks did not extend beyond Illinois’ borders, according to the Naperville Sun.—
Olivia Stevens,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Jan. 2026
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The show is set in a teaching hospital.—
Raven Brunner,
PEOPLE,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Higher learning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/higher%20learning. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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