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syllabus

[sil-uh-buhs] / ˈsɪl ə bəs /


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I revised the syllabus to accommodate the expanding model.

From Salon ● Aug. 24, 2026

At universities, the ban has restricted access to online research and course materials, with one Herat student saying he had used his phone to help with about half the syllabus.

From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026

But the syllabus today is at a tipping point.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026

Professors who are Luddites or have used the same syllabus for years sometimes struggle to get out of that state of inertia, Cook said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 18, 2026

“Your syllabus plainly states that passing notes or doing any work other than class work is done at your own risk.”

From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman

You tell Muse to check the syllabi for her classes and order all the books to her dorm room.

From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2026

His evaluation isn’t exhaustive, since he couldn’t access some syllabi, and some didn’t include all readings.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

Students hesitate before volunteering their opinions in class, while faculty appear more cautious, even including disclaimers in their syllabi.

From Salon ● Sep. 22, 2025

Administrative representatives at the university’s main campus in Anza and a branch campus in Mill Valley, Calif., did not have documents readily available related to student and faculty rosters and class syllabi, officers said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 17, 2024

I was ready to taste the dining-hall food, memorize the campus map, and conquer whatever syllabi they wanted to throw my way.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

Campus syllabuses have been pared down to accommodate this generational change.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

The story won the Paris Review’s 2013 Plimpton Prize for Fiction and has appeared on syllabuses at other universities.

From Salon ● Aug. 2, 2026

After, the dream: bestselling author, Pulitzer Prize finalist, his book on syllabuses across the country, invited to speak at literary events worldwide.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 27, 2024

Discussion of new class schedules and syllabuses, and the excitement of students learning their friends were in the same course, filled the plaza between the Student Union Building and campus library Wednesday morning.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 11, 2023

It was preordained, then, that the syllabuses which the Department issued, year by year, in the days of payment by results should have few merits and many defects.

From What Is and What Might Be A Study of Education in General and Elementary Education in Particular by Edmond Holmes




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