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[sil-uh-buhs] / ˈsɪl ə bəs /


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For students at UC Riverside, the start of fall semester means picking up their class syllabus, catching up with friends and snapping selfies with the adorable wild donkeys that roam around the school.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

The 16-person seminar will examine the “complexity and the inevitable conflict and contestation that result” from colleges’ multipronged missions, shaped by stakeholders with many needs and interests, the syllabus said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 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 her thorough coursework and off-the-beaten-path syllabus of films opened my eyes to countless new ideas and perspectives.

From Salon ● Jul. 24, 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

I was an English major back then and read so much Shakespeare, and you can look at syllabi now and see students still do.

From Salon ● Oct. 8, 2024

Professors are fearful, editing their syllabi and watching their speech, as they navigate the boundaries of compliance, Smith said.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 16, 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

The notion is expressed in the survey results, which found wide variation in how faculty members mention AI use in syllabuses or whether they encourage or discourage AI in classes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 1, 2026

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

We must have more courage in going beyond the syllabuses that are drawn up by universities and ecclesiastical societies.

From Cambridge Essays on Education by Various


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