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graduate school

NOUN
higher education
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A recent WSJ essay about women in their 40s having children, going to graduate school, living longer and buying houses later—and what it represents about our attitudes on aging—generated a lot of audience feedback.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 25, 2026

The foundation’s board chair, Elizabeth Spalding, is a visiting fellow at a graduate school branch of Hillsdale College in Washington, D.C.;

From Salon Jul. 21, 2026

Diego Bollo views graduate school as a way to fast-track a career as an economic policy analyst and make him stand out to potential employers.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 6, 2026

Already, at least two graduate school programs in California, including the UC Irvine graduate business school, have lowered costs.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 6, 2026

I had never gone to graduate school, and although several of my stories had been Xeroxed and stapled, none of them had ever been published in the traditional sense of the word.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris




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