This op-ed on the dangers of requiring public posting of course syllabi at the University of North Carolina System was authored by Annelise Mennicke and Caitlin Shroering of AAUP UNC - Charlotte.

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Sign the petition linked below to support higher ed workers at the UNC System in their fight against the requirement to create a searchable repository of all university syllabi, which will endanger students and instructors by inviting political actors to attack free inquiry across UNC campuses.

The information this trustee claims should be evaluated are indeed included in tenure packages, developed in phases over the probationary tenure track period as faculty prepare annual evaluations and a 3 year reappointment review.

The tenure track probationary period is usually ~6 years, and before then, consider 5-8 years of graduate school plus 4 years of undergraduate work. By the time a tenure dossier hits the desk of trustees, most faculty have been through a host of rigorous evaluations spanning at least 20 years.