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[sil-uh-buhs] / ˈsɪl ə bəs /


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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

But the syllabus today is at a tipping point.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 1, 2026

I assumed teams would stay intact because the syllabus said “team.”

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 25, 2026

Perhaps mulling over his spring class syllabus, or his plans for New York Fashion Week.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu

At Tulane, it had been seminars, 50 kids in a session, textbooks and unwavering syllabi.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 9, 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

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

Only a dozen or so students are there, fumbling with notebooks and syllabi.

From "Tuesdays with Morrie" by Mitch Albom

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

By the spring of 2021, the College Board had hired a young scholar to direct the course’s development and began collecting college syllabuses.

From New York Times Feb. 13, 2023

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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