HIST 139B
U.S., 1875 to 1900
Description: Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour (when scheduled). Designed for juniors/seniors. American political, social, and institutional history in period of great change. Emphasis on altering concepts of role of government and responses to that alteration. P/NP or letter grading.
Units: 4.0
Units: 4.0
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Spring 2024 - I enjoyed her lectures but she often included information that wasn’t necessary for tests and papers, such as birthdates, birthplaces and other boring background info. She also doesn’t record her lectures or provide slides so you need to show up to class to get the notes. She seemed friendly at first but when emailing with her I found her to be of little to no help when asking for clarification on something. There’s a midterm, book review, and final paper (3 different prompts, 10 pages total). I think she grades rather harshly for the book review but she was more lenient on the final. Our midterm was cancelled, thankfully. My main issue with her is her indifference in helping students. She is NOT a caring professor. Protests were happening right outside our class in Royce and she never once mentioned what was happening. I understand not bringing up her personal beliefs, I don’t mind that. My issue is she didn’t address the impact it had on her students and offer resources, support, or accommodations. Some of us felt uncomfortable coming on campus during this time and asked for some kind of accommodation whether it be notes or a recorded lecture or moving to online but she refused because she wanted classes to continue in person. She LOVES having an audience and she seemed extremely annoyed when the protests interrupted her lectures. She knows her stuff but she is not a caring or flexible professor. I wouldn’t take her again.
Spring 2024 - I enjoyed her lectures but she often included information that wasn’t necessary for tests and papers, such as birthdates, birthplaces and other boring background info. She also doesn’t record her lectures or provide slides so you need to show up to class to get the notes. She seemed friendly at first but when emailing with her I found her to be of little to no help when asking for clarification on something. There’s a midterm, book review, and final paper (3 different prompts, 10 pages total). I think she grades rather harshly for the book review but she was more lenient on the final. Our midterm was cancelled, thankfully. My main issue with her is her indifference in helping students. She is NOT a caring professor. Protests were happening right outside our class in Royce and she never once mentioned what was happening. I understand not bringing up her personal beliefs, I don’t mind that. My issue is she didn’t address the impact it had on her students and offer resources, support, or accommodations. Some of us felt uncomfortable coming on campus during this time and asked for some kind of accommodation whether it be notes or a recorded lecture or moving to online but she refused because she wanted classes to continue in person. She LOVES having an audience and she seemed extremely annoyed when the protests interrupted her lectures. She knows her stuff but she is not a caring or flexible professor. I wouldn’t take her again.