syllabus
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The answer is that Maya Annik Bedward’s film doubles as an impressive cinematic syllabus.
From Salon ● Oct. 31, 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
“We haven’t gotten to that book on the syllabus yet,” I say.
From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed
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Of course none of these plays are routinely read in high school or even college, but their absence from syllabi can be a virtue for audiences.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 6, 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
While most of his peers were still swapping syllabi and feeling out new professors, Mahdawi had started his day not in a classroom, but in immigration court—virtually, on Webex.
From Slate ● Sep. 16, 2025
After UW’s Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering suggested that professors put a land acknowledgment in their syllabi, Reges responded by crafting his own acknowledgment.
From Seattle Times ● May 7, 2024
I still have the syllabi from all my classes, and David’s been bringing me assignments.
From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed
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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
And it’s not just judges; it’s the litigants, the lawyers, the law professors who have to tear up their syllabuses.
From Slate ● May 14, 2024
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
Very careful syllabuses were prepared and widely circulated, and the whole scheme was intended to be educational rather than directly propagandist.
From The History of the Fabian Society by Edward R. Pease
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