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UNC Pays to Make Syllabi Public | Durham News
UNC-Chapel Hill just paid $50,000 a year plus a $7,500 setup fee for Simple Syllabus — a new system mandated by state law to make all course syllabi publicly searchable. The move, aimed at boosting transparency and helping students plan, has sparked debate: some applaud the openness, others worry about faculty autonomy. The platform enforces strict formatting rules, including course goals, grading, and textbook lists — sometimes skipping traditional weekly outlines. Faculty still control content, but the software’s student portal and admin tools are reshaping how syllabi are shared…
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