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Terri Anderson
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Spring 2020 - This was hands down my FAVORITE class that I've taken at UCLA! I was just taking it to fulfill my Honors Collegium requirement, but it ended up changing what I want to do with my life! Yes, there's A LOT of reading, but everything Professor Anderson assigns is so interesting that you WANT to read it. Plus, everything she assigned was just news articles, videos, and interviews, so no need to buy anything. She really demands that you stay engaged in the class (i.e. respond and discuss), but she's so sweet and the discussions are really interesting! This class inspired me to focus my overall research on the ways that art can shape community development, which I now hope to pursue in grad school. Take this class! It's a lot of reading and mandatory participation, but soooo worth it!
Spring 2020 - This was hands down my FAVORITE class that I've taken at UCLA! I was just taking it to fulfill my Honors Collegium requirement, but it ended up changing what I want to do with my life! Yes, there's A LOT of reading, but everything Professor Anderson assigns is so interesting that you WANT to read it. Plus, everything she assigned was just news articles, videos, and interviews, so no need to buy anything. She really demands that you stay engaged in the class (i.e. respond and discuss), but she's so sweet and the discussions are really interesting! This class inspired me to focus my overall research on the ways that art can shape community development, which I now hope to pursue in grad school. Take this class! It's a lot of reading and mandatory participation, but soooo worth it!
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Spring 2025 - While the information of the class was interesting, this class is absolutely horrible solely because Professor Anderson is a nightmare. She may act like your friend and try to talk things out with you, but she will then report you out of no where for AI use of for cheating on an exam. She reported over half the class during the Spring and half also in Winter (verified by a friend that took her during Winter) for AI use in class, even though in the Spring we were literally required to share our document with her so she could see our work process. I worked for days on the midterm paper, literally like almost a week to write this paper, and the TA's finished grading the paper within the first week after completion, but we didn't receive grades back until Week 9 (we submitted the paper Week 4 or 5 I believe). The TA's informed us that the professor had regraded every single paper dropping the class average from nearly an 85% to a 45% where every got 50% or below on the paper. We were given very little instruction and no rubric for the final exam, and because this was an online class the students turned to the GroupMe to seek help and guidance for studying. The professor then infiltrated a private class GroupMe, without making her presence known, to then take out of context many messages and reported a large sum of students to the Dean for solicitation and cheating on the final exam. Many have had to deal with these cases throughout the summer and are either prevented from graduated, or for those that have graduated, have a diploma and transcript hold. DO NOT TAKE THIS PROFESSOR UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES. I don't care if it seems like an easy class, dealing with this has been an absolute nightmare and I do not wish this on anyone.
Spring 2025 - While the information of the class was interesting, this class is absolutely horrible solely because Professor Anderson is a nightmare. She may act like your friend and try to talk things out with you, but she will then report you out of no where for AI use of for cheating on an exam. She reported over half the class during the Spring and half also in Winter (verified by a friend that took her during Winter) for AI use in class, even though in the Spring we were literally required to share our document with her so she could see our work process. I worked for days on the midterm paper, literally like almost a week to write this paper, and the TA's finished grading the paper within the first week after completion, but we didn't receive grades back until Week 9 (we submitted the paper Week 4 or 5 I believe). The TA's informed us that the professor had regraded every single paper dropping the class average from nearly an 85% to a 45% where every got 50% or below on the paper. We were given very little instruction and no rubric for the final exam, and because this was an online class the students turned to the GroupMe to seek help and guidance for studying. The professor then infiltrated a private class GroupMe, without making her presence known, to then take out of context many messages and reported a large sum of students to the Dean for solicitation and cheating on the final exam. Many have had to deal with these cases throughout the summer and are either prevented from graduated, or for those that have graduated, have a diploma and transcript hold. DO NOT TAKE THIS PROFESSOR UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES. I don't care if it seems like an easy class, dealing with this has been an absolute nightmare and I do not wish this on anyone.
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Spring 2025 - YOU WILL BE SENT TO DEAN IF YOU TAKE THIS CLASS. OPEN MISCONDUCT REPORTS AGAINST DR. TERRI ANDERSON WITH UCLA SOCIOLOGY BOARD. HALF THE CLASS SENT TO DEAN FOR AI< SOLICITATION OR COLLABORATION. EVEN THE TA'S HAVE MISCONDUCT REPORTS AGAINST HER!! Avoid this class at all costs. Professor Anderson is one of the most rigid and unapproachable instructors I’ve ever encountered. There is absolutely no room for conversation, especially when it comes to grading or clarification. She is extremely heavy-handed and strict about AI usage. You’ll be required to submit a Google Doc edit history link with every assignment so she can monitor everything you typed, every change, every revision. It feels invasive and unnecessary, especially for a sociology course. Points are deducted randomly, often in tiny amounts like 0.1 or 0.3 points, but she gives no explanation or feedback when this happens. She’ll even call you out on Canvas for “using AI” or “not watching lectures” or “not reading,” even when there's no proof. She tracks your time spent on Perusall readings and makes assumptions based on those numbers. The TAs are supposed to do most of the grading, but even they don’t have any power. If you want to contest a grade, Professor Anderson won’t answer your emails—she makes you go to office hours, and even then, she often won’t budge. Everything is up to her and her subjective judgment. Expect weekly proctored quizzes with only 4 questions, and they’re always super specific, focusing on tiny, random details from the readings. Each week also includes a Perusall reading assignment, a discussion post, and often multiple readings along with over 100 minutes of video lectures. The workload is extremely heavy. The midterm is an essay and the final is an oral exam—again, graded solely by her. This class felt more like surveillance than education. There’s no way to improve your grade, no opportunity to advocate for yourself, and no sense of fairness. I don’t recommend this professor under any circumstances.
Spring 2025 - YOU WILL BE SENT TO DEAN IF YOU TAKE THIS CLASS. OPEN MISCONDUCT REPORTS AGAINST DR. TERRI ANDERSON WITH UCLA SOCIOLOGY BOARD. HALF THE CLASS SENT TO DEAN FOR AI< SOLICITATION OR COLLABORATION. EVEN THE TA'S HAVE MISCONDUCT REPORTS AGAINST HER!! Avoid this class at all costs. Professor Anderson is one of the most rigid and unapproachable instructors I’ve ever encountered. There is absolutely no room for conversation, especially when it comes to grading or clarification. She is extremely heavy-handed and strict about AI usage. You’ll be required to submit a Google Doc edit history link with every assignment so she can monitor everything you typed, every change, every revision. It feels invasive and unnecessary, especially for a sociology course. Points are deducted randomly, often in tiny amounts like 0.1 or 0.3 points, but she gives no explanation or feedback when this happens. She’ll even call you out on Canvas for “using AI” or “not watching lectures” or “not reading,” even when there's no proof. She tracks your time spent on Perusall readings and makes assumptions based on those numbers. The TAs are supposed to do most of the grading, but even they don’t have any power. If you want to contest a grade, Professor Anderson won’t answer your emails—she makes you go to office hours, and even then, she often won’t budge. Everything is up to her and her subjective judgment. Expect weekly proctored quizzes with only 4 questions, and they’re always super specific, focusing on tiny, random details from the readings. Each week also includes a Perusall reading assignment, a discussion post, and often multiple readings along with over 100 minutes of video lectures. The workload is extremely heavy. The midterm is an essay and the final is an oral exam—again, graded solely by her. This class felt more like surveillance than education. There’s no way to improve your grade, no opportunity to advocate for yourself, and no sense of fairness. I don’t recommend this professor under any circumstances.
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I am biased. I absolutely loved this professor! I took Professor Anderson for three courses: sociology of gender, sociology of education, and social psychology (I think that's the title). She was my favorite professor from undergrad! (I graduated a couple of years ago, but I still remember her.) The material is very, very interesting. Go to her office hours! She is just a very cool person to talk with. She is very creative and artsy and loves films. She is a very interesting person, and that comes out in the way she approaches the class. I loved how she would play excerpts from "This American Life," and the books she chose were so different from the books I had to read for other classes. I remember she had us write journals, and they were very meaningful. I even saved a few because they remind me of the intellectual epiphanies I had through her classes. She really reads them and always left me questions to think about. If you don't b.s. these, she writes thoughtful comments. I also remember a final project she had us do. We were supposed to try to pass as the opposite gender. This was very fun to do as well as intellectually enlightening. I realized it's really hard to pass, but one of the other girls in my group did a very good job. Some people weren't sure if she was a guy or a girl. Wonderful project!
I am biased. I absolutely loved this professor! I took Professor Anderson for three courses: sociology of gender, sociology of education, and social psychology (I think that's the title). She was my favorite professor from undergrad! (I graduated a couple of years ago, but I still remember her.) The material is very, very interesting. Go to her office hours! She is just a very cool person to talk with. She is very creative and artsy and loves films. She is a very interesting person, and that comes out in the way she approaches the class. I loved how she would play excerpts from "This American Life," and the books she chose were so different from the books I had to read for other classes. I remember she had us write journals, and they were very meaningful. I even saved a few because they remind me of the intellectual epiphanies I had through her classes. She really reads them and always left me questions to think about. If you don't b.s. these, she writes thoughtful comments. I also remember a final project she had us do. We were supposed to try to pass as the opposite gender. This was very fun to do as well as intellectually enlightening. I realized it's really hard to pass, but one of the other girls in my group did a very good job. Some people weren't sure if she was a guy or a girl. Wonderful project!
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Spring 2018 - Great professor, great class. You think you're woke? Think again. Set up: Class Discussion Participation: 20% / 2% per week Pop Quizzes (Best 4/5): 20% / 5% each Project Gender at the Mall: 15% Project Gender & Power: 20% Final Essay: 25% Quizzes are on lecture, movies, readings, links. This class has heavy readings but super interesting! T.A.'s grade fairly and are very helpful. Getting an A is achievable as long as you do all the readings. Including watching the films. Books are expensive - Kaleidoscope $95 - Gender Outlaw $12 - Men Explain Things to Me $10 - Course Reader $?? (Maybe 40) I have the first three books - loose leaf. Selling all 3 for only $40. The course reader is on reserve at Powell. Text: ********** Won't be in LA for long.
Spring 2018 - Great professor, great class. You think you're woke? Think again. Set up: Class Discussion Participation: 20% / 2% per week Pop Quizzes (Best 4/5): 20% / 5% each Project Gender at the Mall: 15% Project Gender & Power: 20% Final Essay: 25% Quizzes are on lecture, movies, readings, links. This class has heavy readings but super interesting! T.A.'s grade fairly and are very helpful. Getting an A is achievable as long as you do all the readings. Including watching the films. Books are expensive - Kaleidoscope $95 - Gender Outlaw $12 - Men Explain Things to Me $10 - Course Reader $?? (Maybe 40) I have the first three books - loose leaf. Selling all 3 for only $40. The course reader is on reserve at Powell. Text: ********** Won't be in LA for long.
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I took Soc 130 and M174 with Professor Anderson, and found both courses to be interesting, thought-provoking, and well worth my time. Professor Anderson is an extremely interesting lecturer, and really wants to make sure her students are "getting it". She doesn't believe in tests because then we're just studying to pass a test rather than thinking critically and reflecting, which is why she only assigns papers. While there is a lot of reading, it's usually pretty interesting, and you don't need to read everything throughly. Her classes allow for a lot of student input and discussion, and she knows many of the students by name. In all honesty, if you put in the work for the class, which is not painful, your grade will reflect that. In short, Anderson is by far one of the best professors I've had at UCLA, take her if you get a chance!
I took Soc 130 and M174 with Professor Anderson, and found both courses to be interesting, thought-provoking, and well worth my time. Professor Anderson is an extremely interesting lecturer, and really wants to make sure her students are "getting it". She doesn't believe in tests because then we're just studying to pass a test rather than thinking critically and reflecting, which is why she only assigns papers. While there is a lot of reading, it's usually pretty interesting, and you don't need to read everything throughly. Her classes allow for a lot of student input and discussion, and she knows many of the students by name. In all honesty, if you put in the work for the class, which is not painful, your grade will reflect that. In short, Anderson is by far one of the best professors I've had at UCLA, take her if you get a chance!
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...the review below me is completely absurd. Kate Ceredona is definitely a hard grader, but that's because she wants students to push themselves to learn and understand the material better. She is by no means, a "BxTCH." All too often, students blame their own inabilities on the TA. TAs are there to facilitate student-generated discussion and help students understand the material. They are not there to hold your hand or spoon-feed you answers/good grades.
...the review below me is completely absurd. Kate Ceredona is definitely a hard grader, but that's because she wants students to push themselves to learn and understand the material better. She is by no means, a "BxTCH." All too often, students blame their own inabilities on the TA. TAs are there to facilitate student-generated discussion and help students understand the material. They are not there to hold your hand or spoon-feed you answers/good grades.
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