as in graduate
of or relating to studies done after earning a bachelor's degree or other degree
After college, she spent her first postgraduate year studying abroad.
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Recent Examples of postgraduate
Walter Loeb, Forbes, 16 June 2022
The University of California and 48,000 people who work as teachers and researchers while earning postgraduate degrees came to a tentative labor agreement Friday, both sides announced.
—Dennis Romero, NBC News, 17 Dec. 2022
Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2024
Ba was born in Ohio, where her father emigrated from China to pursue postgraduate studies in economics.
—Ann Binlot, ARTnews.com, 5 Sep. 2024
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Academia is important for a few reasons; this community generates studies that influence company actions or consumer choices and also often awakens young people to be creative in their postgraduate years.
—Walter Loeb, Forbes, 16 June 2022
The University of California and 48,000 people who work as teachers and researchers while earning postgraduate degrees came to a tentative labor agreement Friday, both sides announced.
—Dennis Romero, NBC News, 17 Dec. 2022
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According to the Spanish government, workers must have an undergraduate or postgraduate degree, or have at least three years of work experience in her current field to qualify.
—Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2024
Ba was born in Ohio, where her father emigrated from China to pursue postgraduate studies in economics.
—Ann Binlot, ARTnews.com, 5 Sep. 2024
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While in the Navy, Carter took graduate courses in nuclear physics and served as a submariner on the USS Pomfret.Scott Kraft, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2024
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In 2013, two graduate students at the Harvard University Graduate School of Design launched a petition asking the Pritzker Committee to correct the oversight and retroactively acknowledge Scott Brown, leading to a swell of press and support.Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 25 Dec. 2024
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In November, leading universities like MIT, Carnegie Mellon University, the University of Texas and Brandeis announced free tuition programs for undergraduates meeting certain income requirements.Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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First-year undergraduate college enrollment dropped across the nation this fall and that's had an impact.Kayla Jimenez, USA TODAY, 14 Nov. 2024
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Move spring football to June: College football’s current transfer portal windows were installed to sync up with the academic calendar (which will not change) and spring football.Scott Dochterman, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
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The school offers an innovative curriculum that embeds the visual and performing arts into strategies to help students retain academic content — especially those who are struggling with STEM subjects.Christopher C. Morphew, Baltimore Sun, 29 Dec. 2024
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What to Know To determine its findings, SmartAsset examined U.S. counties across four categories—housing appreciation, students' academic performance, recreation and community centers per 1,000 people, and child care costs.Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
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The most selective are filled with students from the most privileged families nationwide and internationally.Michael Collins, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Postgraduate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/postgraduate. Accessed 10 Jan. 2025.
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