"In July, officials at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill determined that the documents are not automatically subject to such requests after the Oversight Project, founded by the conservative think tank the Heritage Foundation, requested that the university hand over any course materials from more than 70 classes that contained one of 30 words or phrases, including "gender identity," "intersectionality," "queer" and "sexuality.""
""There are no existing or responsive University records subject to disclosure under the North Carolina Public Records Act. Course materials, including but not limited to exams, lectures, assignments and syllabi, are the intellectual property of the preparer.""
""The university has a longstanding practice of recognizing faculty's intellectual property rights in course materials and does not reproduce these materials in response to public records requests without first asking for faculty consent," they wrote in an email."
University of North Carolina system campuses are split over whether syllabi and course materials should be subject to public-records requests. Right-wing groups and the Oversight Project sought course materials that included terms such as "gender identity," "intersectionality," "queer" and "sexuality." UNC Chapel Hill determined those materials are not automatically subject to the North Carolina Public Records Act and stated that course materials are the intellectual property of the preparer. The university indicated it does not reproduce course materials for public records requests without faculty consent. UNC Greensboro required faculty to submit spring 2025 syllabi in response to a separate request.
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