free university

American  

noun

1. a school run informally by and for college students, organized to offer courses and approaches not usually offered in a college curriculum.

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Example Sentences

These include free personal care for the elderly, free prescriptions and free university tuition.

From BBC • Sep. 27, 2024

Years ago, she forgot to sign up for her free university health insurance, and only realized it after our first baby was on the way.

From Slate • Aug. 26, 2023

Whitlam had introduced during his brief but tumultuous three years in power free university education, which enabled Albanese to graduate from Sydney University with an economics degree despite his meager financial resources.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 9, 2022

Duque has said he also wants to enshrine free university tuition for poor and working-class students and pass a police reform bill that he says will protect human rights through better officer training.

From Reuters • Aug. 6, 2021

A few made matters worse by offering more: an unusually large starting salary; a reduced teaching schedule; free university housing.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez