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higher education

NOUN
college and thereon
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For many young Indians, higher education is no guarantee of upward mobility.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

The competition has been marred by repeated scandals surrounding major exams required for government jobs and higher education.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

As a bilingual multimedia journalist, she covers immigration, higher education and Asian American communities.

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026

She’s covered higher education for a decade and is the author of “Sunk Cost: Who’s to Blame for the Nation’s Broken Student Loan System and How to Fix It.”

From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026

II When civil rights leaders first demanded the admission of minority students to higher education, academic officials could have challenged their critics to seek the more important reform of primary and secondary education.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez



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