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Mike Kolakoski ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 11/22/2024	He gives a lot of assignments but grades superrr easily. His classes are kind of useless but he cancels over half of them anyway. Overall very nice guy.
Radford Skudrna ENGL101 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 11/20/2024	Great English teacher, very understanding, reasonable deadlines, and not too time consuming. Learned a lot and became better writer while never stressing about this class. Way better than my friends engl101 professors who graded harder and had shorter deadlines.
Edward Daschle ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 11/12/2024	He’s alright but no one cares about ENGL101 so the lectures are so boring and almost never related to what we’re working on. I feel bad because he’ll ask a question and no one answers him or does in the in-class work but he makes the 50 minutes drone on. But the grading is easy and he stays on top of assignments and deadlines (gives plenty of time) unlike some other English professors I’ve heard about.
Olutoyin Adeyemi ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 11/08/2024	Discouraged from asking questions. I’ve never had such an unhelpful teacher. If you have questions, go to the writing center instead because she will offer no assistance and make you feel bad for having one.
Kristofer Reed ENGL101 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 10/25/2024	He’s a great professor and it’s very easy to get an A in the class. He makes the class enjoyable and provides great feedback on any paper you write.
Andrew Howard ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 10/23/2024	Really nice guy!!! One of the most understanding professors. This was the first class I ever took in college and he made me feel like the transition into college would be easy. He takes a very long time to grade, but is a lenient grader and provides helpful feedback. He always makes himself available for his students and is very accommodating. He tends to go on tangents/off topic and is a humorous guy. He likes engagement in his class and is very flexible and easygoing. You can tell that he wants you to succeed above all. That being said, I think it is important to show up to every class because this isn't the class you want to fall behind in. I had a great experience with Professor Howard and would definitely recommend taking ENGL101 with him (especially as a freshman)!
Paul Cote ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 10/16/2024	He's passionate and obviously likes what he teaches, he'd likely be a better professor for a harder class that required more effort. For ENGL101 though, the work was a bit more difficult than it needed to be and was more time-consuming than I would've liked. There are easier professors for ENGL101
Olubukola Salako ENGL101 Expecting a B Anonymous 10/10/2024	Professor Salako has been one of the most interesting and horrid experiences as a teacher so far. Just like all of these other reviews are stating, terrible, terrible, terrible. I thought this was one of the classes where I would be able to ease out and chill, because its English 101. How hard could that be? Maybe if I got more than a 3 in AP Lang I wouldn't be in this mess! Because its a hell-show every single class. Its true, she shows up late to almost every single class single handedly. Really? This class feels like a waste of tuition just sitting there. She will critique you and analyze you with basic, essentially Freshman year high school level analysis. She wants you to conform to exactly what she wants. Which again, just like all the other reviews say, is unsure because she does not know what she wants. The people next to me don't know, she doesn't know, there's not even a TA for the class who could know what she is saying in the first place. I did fall for the initial trick of her initial kindness- but that image slowly creeped away as she showed a genuine lack of care and empathy for her students. She does not want you to learn English, she wants you to conform to her unmade rules and lack of consistency in her work and analysis. I don't know who let her teach this course because it sure as hell is not a fun experience. I mean sure, go ahead and take the course if you want to question your own choices and it being the only class in your schedule. See what its like to have a professor show no care nor compassion. So again, if you want entry level feedback and responses from her. Have fun, its a doozy. She will challenge everything you've learned, even from higher level classes, and somehow find it as wrong. She will shit talk you in front of the whole class and not really provide constructive feedback but just make you question, why am I sitting here, where are the real professors at, why do I exist. Someone report her.
Kristofer Reed ENGL101 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 10/10/2024	Absolutely fantastic professor. Super easy to get an A in the class and he genuinely cares about what he's teaching and gives great feedback. Class discussions were super welcoming and made it the first English class in over 10 years I actually looked forward to attending.
Anthony Batts ENGL101 Expecting an A- Anonymous 09/26/2024	He’s a very enthusiastic guy and truly enjoys the subject. Class isn’t easy but no matter what English is going to be a lot of work so having a passionate prof is nice. The only negative in my book is he does timed quizzes for homework which aren’t to difficult but requires you to do all the readings and have questions ChatGPT or other ways of cheating don’t rlly work with so make sure you lock in for those.
Annemarie Ewing ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 09/12/2024	Dr. Ewing is a fantastic teacher. She keeps her students engaged and is really passionate about what she teaches. She's so kind and friendly with her students and I would highly recommend.
Catherine Bayly ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 09/12/2024	This professor is great! I got an A and never had that in an ENGL class in high school. She was so nice and so easy to work with, and an easyish grader. Two things I did not like about the class were that there was no actual syllabus, instead, there was a weekly to-do list in modules, which was great because it was so organized but this in addition to a syllabus would be better. Second, the assignments during the week were very tedious and a bit annoying, and redundant. The busy work was only helpful in the last half of the semester when it helped us build up to/ complete our final paper. There was an inquiry paper, the final paper, some group work, and assignments. Overall, she really explained the topics well in the lecture and was so understanding about going back to reteach something and help us understand. I'd recommend taking her a thousand times more just because she is so sweet and caring. I really have never loved English class more and I hope to take her again in professional writing.
David Brookshire ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 08/29/2024	Dr. Dave is the goat. Super nice and personable. He lays out all of his assignments in great depth. His class was listed as "blended learning" but that's just because he didn't hold discussion section and we just had to do a discussion board post each Friday instead. The class is only 3 writing assignments that build on each other and but they're all near the second half of the class so it does become more work as it goes along though.
David Brookshire ENGL101 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 08/25/2024	Really easy class and very laid-back professor. None of the non-major writing assignments take too much time. There are 3 major writing assignments: the Stasis Report, the Toulmin WS, and the Final Essay. As long as you finish your work on time and put some effort into writing, you should get a good grade. He is also pretty flexible about due dates and pushed back some of them if enough people asked. There are occasional graded in-class activities, but those are on the calendar and he doesn't care if you don't attend the other classes. He gives out candy at the end of some in-class activities. He is very approachable and good at answering questions. He's just an all-around great guy.
Leela Chantrelle ENGL101 Expecting a B Anonymous 08/24/2024	Do not, for any godforsaken reason, take her. She expects you to be on her level of writing. Unless you're shakespeare, don't expect an A or A+
Justin Lohr ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 08/22/2024	I’d say if you genuinely work with him throughout the semester you’ll get an A. When he gives you comments on drafts, change them and ask him questions that could help you meet his standards. I will say he will never really give 100s and your grades are going to be less than you expect. But if you actually put in the work you’ll definitely get an A.
Andrea Knowles ENGL101 Expecting an A- Anonymous 07/31/2024	Her class was kinda boring to get through as a STEM major who doesn't really care about English, but the course was pretty easy. She did have a bunch of assignments that felt like a waste of time, but for some reason she drops a ton of random assignments grades.
Paul Cote ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 07/29/2024	Professor Cote is one of the best professors I have ever had. He understands the purpose of this course and aligns his expectations of those taking it with that. It is relatively easy but you still learn a lot about writing. He is very nice, understanding, and is able to put things in a way that will make anyone think harder about something or care more about something they don't care about. If you need to take ENGL101, TAKE IT WITH PROFESSOR COTE!!!!!
Laura Williams ENGL101 Expecting an A- Anonymous 07/17/2024	Very harsh grader and provides no feedback to anything asked.
William Pittman ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 07/14/2024	This class was centered around institutional racism, but it used to be centered around buddhism so I assume it is subject to change. Nice professor. In the beginning of class he will talk to anyone about anything. If you keep him talking it is unlikely you will do any work. Not that you do much work in class but it keeps it from being boring. There are several essays throughout. The first is graded the most harshly and the last is quite lengthy but do not fear. It is a stress free class.
Catherine Byrne ENGL101 Expecting an A- Anonymous 07/01/2024	Easy to talk to, but grades insanely hard on both rough drafts and final drafts. Be careful and attend all her office hours and writing center hours if you take Prof Byrne to maximize your grade.
Peter Grybauskas ENGL101 Expecting an A- Anonymous 06/23/2024	Nice guy put is really quirky. He class is surrounded around BeWolf and he is a fan. Everything you do relates to the story. His assignments are easy and there are not many, so don't stress about the work for the class. That being said his grading scale is weird and it seems like he just gives out grades with little explanation to why you got what you got and its impossible to get an A but like everyone gets an A-.
Nasim DarouieHaghighi ENGL101 Expecting an A foubby 06/13/2024	very very easy grader but horrible teacher. stopped going to class about halfway through the semester. asks weird and awkward questions. if you're competent in English and don't feel you need to learn the content, I recommend her just because of how easy the class is.
Peter Grybauskas ENGL101 Expecting an A- Anonymous 06/12/2024	He really doesn't teach much but his class is fairly easy. Show up and half do the assignments. His grading seems a little arbitrary and it's impossible to get an A which is a 93.5 and above and almost everyone gets A-. That being said he is a bit of a quirky guy and there are not many assignments in the class, many of them are not hard. He is obsessed with BeWolf and most assignments are based on the reading, which isn't totally necessary to do because you can read the Spark Notes and be okay. The final project is worth 30% but don't worry because you write comparatively less than other classes and are given at least 5 class periods to work on it and review with peers. He also changes the syllabus and throws in weird projects here and there but they are rather easy. Big Takeaways: Not a ton of work, quirky guy,
Nahid Ahmadian ENGL101 Expecting an A+ Recs_Warnings 06/10/2024	HIGHLY REC Honestly, she’s a great teacher! I took this class (engl101) in spring 2024, and I really don’t understand all the negative reviews. Her teaching style is pretty straightforward and consists of three main things: Class discussion: Usually, there is a reading from the textbook, and for the majority of the class we discuss it, first in pairs then with the whole class. She typically gives us around 5 minutes for the pair discussion, which can also be used to re-read/skim over the text. Then, we discuss it as a class (she highlights/repeats the important parts many times, so even if you forgot to read you’d be fine). This is all ungraded and purely to make sure we understand the text. Outlining assignments: We go over each assignment. Here’s the important part and the BEST tip I can think of— take notes. She tells you all the parts you need for EACH paragraph, down to the sentence and order. Follow that to a T and you will get an A. She even writes the breakdown on the board! I wish my other teachers did that. She repeats the important parts many times too, typically in class discussions, in case you missed them. Discussion posts and feedback: we do peer reviews and she gives individual feedback. Listen to it and ask questions if you’re unsure. She’s really nice and will take the time to make sure everything’s clear. Overall, take her if you can, she’s a good teacher. (I’m even going to take her next fall in a different class— if that doesn’t prove my review I don’t know what will!)
Nahid Ahmadian ENGL101 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 06/03/2024	Honestly, she’s a great teacher! I took this class (engl101) in spring 2024, and I really don’t understand all the negative reviews. Her teaching style is pretty straightforward and consists of three main things: Class discussion: Usually, there is a reading from the textbook, and for the majority of the class we discuss it, first in pairs then with the whole class. She typically gives us around 5 minutes for the pair discussion, which can also be used to re-read/skim over the text. Then, we discuss it as a class (she highlights/repeats the important parts many times, so even if you forgot to read you’d be fine). This is all ungraded and purely to make sure we understand the text. Outlining assignments: We go over each assignment. Here’s the important part and the BEST tip I can think of— take notes. She tells you all the parts you need for EACH paragraph, down to the sentence and order. Follow that to a T and you will get an A. She even writes the breakdown on the board! (I wish my other teachers did that.) She repeats the important parts many times too, typically in class discussions, in case you missed them. Discussion posts and feedback: We do peer reviews and she gives individual feedback. Listen to it and ask questions if you’re unsure. She’s really nice and will take the time to make sure everything’s clear. As for the discussion posts- give an effort and you'll get full points. Overall, take her if you can, she’s a good teacher. (I’m even going to take her next fall in a different class— if that doesn’t prove my review I don’t know what will!)
Susan Pramschufer ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 05/26/2024	Sweetest women you'll ever meet. She really understands students but you HAVE to show up for office hours and be responsible about communicating any issues ahead of time. She will give you can extension and she gives some redo opportunities for the writing assignments, so if you do everything you can to do well she will help you out. That being said she's a somewhat tricky grader so you do have to be on top of things.
David Brookshire ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 05/21/2024	Easiest course ever, just stay on top of everything and you should have no problems. Dr Brookshire is very nice and his humor is pretty funny I find. Very laid back kind of class. Id reccomend!
Robert Lucci ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 05/19/2024	This class was pretty easy with Professor Lucci. He was very flexible with deadlines and giving good feedback and help when needed as long as you reach out. He removed 2 of the major assignments and would give us plenty of time to do our papers. He also makes the assignments very clear and gives you an opportunity to revise and get 100% on the first major assignment. He is very understanding.
Laura Williams ENGL101 Expecting an A- Anonymous 05/18/2024	Nice person, always late for grading, provides 0 help and feedback. And when she does provide feedback, it does not matter because you will still get a low grade in her class.
Radford Skudrna ENGL101 Expecting an A- Anonymous 05/18/2024	Alright, let me be completely honest about this Professor. He's an absolute great guy and I enjoyed his class - wasn't too much of a struggle. But there's still some important things to be said. Let's start with pros. This guys cares about his students - deadass, he would always bring positive energy to his lectures and do his best to help you succeed. Most importantly, he offers extensions as needed (sometimes as long as an entire week), provides really good feedback on all your papers, and gives you adequate time to go through the drafting/review process. I'll be honest, as long as you put in a medium amount of effort, you can actually improve your writing skills with him. Now is something that these other reviews have not touched on - his grading style. Listen - its not a major issue, but its certainly not a minor one either. Basically, it's very easy to get an A- in this class. Aside from the final one, almost every paper is out of 20 points. As you may know, on ELMS you can see the lowest/grade grade for the entire class within each assignment. Rad's grading style is almost identical for every single paper - low around 15 and ALWAYS a high of 19. After finishing my semester, I went through each and every paper to see what the high scores were. This guy did not give a SINGLE 20/20... literally all semester long. But this isn't a huge deal, right? Think again. Rad is not adjusting his overall grade borders, like at all. If you want an A and a 4.0, you're gonna need to get a 93%. And when he refuses to give out a 20/20 on a paper, it puts the maximum possible grade around 95%. This means you literally have almost no room for error in ANY of the smaller assignments and if you get an 17 or 18 on a few papers, you're cooked. Want to get an A in the class? You literally have to be perfect, and even perfect isn't enough. Listen, I get it - we can't just be handing 20 out of 20s on every single paper. But refusing to give out a perfect score for EVERY SINGLE STUDENT, ON EVERY SINGLE ASSIGNMENT? That's a bit ridiculous. On top of all this, you have to come to every single class and be active during lectures since at the end of the semester, there's a participation score worth 50 points. And guess what... NOBODY got a perfect participation score. This fucked numerous students over and left them with an A- instead of an A. All because he wants to demand perfection for every assignment. TLDR: Overall, I really like Rad. He's a great professor, cares about his students, and isn't a very harsh grader. It's genuinely very easy to get an A-, but if you wanna push the upper boundary... you gotta be really careful. One small fuck up and your 4.0 is gone, all because he refuses to give out perfect scores on Every. Single. Assignment. Still, take ENGL101 with him, he's a great guy and I appreciate him.
William Pittman ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 05/17/2024	Professor Pittman was one of my favorite professors at UMD, and I would highly recommend him if he does not retire after this semester. He was very clear about how we should write each of our essays in this class, and he had a great sense of humor that kept me awake despite the class being at 9:30 am. He also made students go to the front of the room to talk to each other before each class started, which I enjoyed as a more social person. However, it is important to keep in mind that his teaching is highly based around Buddhism (and that he extensively discusses the teachings of Buddhism) before enrolling for his classes.
John Tobin ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 05/17/2024	Great teacher! Incredibly friendly and patient. He truly wants you to succeed and is very accommodating. He carries interesting discussions in class that engage pretty much everyone and is a blast to listen to. He keeps the learning material interesting and relevant and finds a way to have everyone do something they are truly invested in while learning English. He grades fairly, so as long as you put your best foot forward and show you tried, you will do well in the class.
Erica Cochran ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 05/17/2024	Good professor, lots of easy busy work that boosts your grade. This class only really has 4 big assignments - the academic summary, rhetorical analysis, portfolio, and position paper. She provides clear guidelines as to what is expected for each assignment and also provides feedback on your writing. This class does have a lot of homework, but it is all posted in advance so you ca finish it all a week before you have important exams so you don't have to worry about it later on. My only problems with her class is that she takes absolutely forever to grade major assignments. I am writing this on May 17 and have still yet to receive a grade for my portfolio and my position paper, meaning my grade could entirely change and I would not have any time to do anything about it. Other than the long grading period, no problems, good professor option for ENGL101.
Robert Lucci ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 05/15/2024	Such a big fan of Lucci. I took him for ARHU158D and when he said he was teaching English 101, I knew I would take him. Great guy, makes the class really easy and cuts out all of the unnecessary English 101 stuff. Take! Lucci!
Catherine Bayly ENGL101 Expecting an A- Anonymous 05/14/2024	Her class is way too tedious. Weekly assignments and discussion boards were too much work tbh. Shes very nice and helpful through.
Erica Cochran ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 05/14/2024	Take this professor. She has a decent amount of assignments but is very understanding and flexible, and most of the work she gives is supposed to build and help you prepare yourself for the major assignments and final.
Paul Cote ENGL101 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 05/14/2024	Hes the GOAT. Simply nothing else to it. He truly cares about the success of his students.
Anney Bolgiano ENGL101 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 05/13/2024	Prof Bolgiano is an amazing professor for this course. A lot of my friends who took ENGL101 had strict professors or hard graders. Prof B is a very easy grader as long as you meet all the rubric requirements and it won't matter about the content or writing skills much. She cares a lot about her students and tries to make class as inclusive as possible. She gives a decent amount of days off for mental health days, as well as days to work on your papers in class. She is very reasonable and personable and I really enjoyed her as a professor, otherwise ENGL101 would've been terrible
Daniel Sidman ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 05/12/2024	Very chill and helpful professor.
Olubukola Salako ENGL101 Anonymous 05/11/2024	Professor Salako was extremely nice and always encouraged us students to ask her questions either in person or via email if we needed help with assignments for this class or any writing assignment we have in other classes, which I really enjoyed. She was very approachable and never made you feel bad or dumb for asking her question. The main issues I had with this class, however, were some of the assignments felt like they didn't belong in this course and were unnecessary and wasted my time without benefitting me in any way. The teacher arrived late most of the time. Major assignments are not graded in a timely manner, so you are unable to learn from your mistakes and correct them for the next major assignment. You are not given any excused absences, so if you miss an in-class activity, you miss out on the points/ receive a grade of 0 for that assignment even if you have a legitimate reason for missing class such as you were in the hospital. If you're good at writing and don't mind doing extra assignments that don't really apply to this class, I would say take her because she is really nice, but if you struggle with writing, I would say find someone else because I don't think you'll learn much is this class or have the time to spend on the assignments.
Katherine Joshi ENGL101 Expecting a B+ Anonymous 05/11/2024	great prof overall, she pretty nice and when you need to get your essays reviewed she'll give good feedback and also pretty lenient when it comes to deadlines. workload isn't a lot until around the end of semester where it starts to go up a bit. overall would recommend
Charlie Mitchell ENGL101 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 05/11/2024	Teacher was very nice and didn't mind having a informal one on one conversation to be able to help. with anything. Gave great, useful feedback on assignments. Encouraged casual conversation at the beginning of class. Teacher got to know everyone personally which was nice. Overall great teaching style. Would recommend!
Xiaofang Huang ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 05/10/2024	Prof. Huang does a great job overall. She is not demanding in terms of classwork, and I believe she follows a similar workload to other ENGL101 teachers. You will have to allocate time for bigger assignments. She often lets people volunteer when asking for answers, but if your class appears to be unengaged, she eventually begins to call on random people. (not a critique but a fyi) Grading-wise, she is understanding and fair but does not often give 100% on big assignments. She is very helpful in terms of revisions or if you ask for support. She is genuinely nice, and if you're fortunate enough to have an engaged class, then the course with her will be a cakewalk.
Nahid Ahmadian ENGL101 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 05/10/2024	Her class is really easy, just excruciatingly boring. Participation is mandatory and you only get one free skip. If you miss another class you need to get a doctor's note or something. There are readings that we are supposed to read before class, but once in the class we read it again, so there is no point in reading beforehand. We had to turn and talk about the material basically every class and then respond to a discussion board post. If you're somewhat decent at writing then this is the teacher for you. It's tedious, but she grades generously and if you show up you get participation points.
Brian Davis ENGL101 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 05/10/2024	The amazing professor. Professor Brian Davis has an amazing energy that makes you want to come to class to learn, I took a late class section but it was great, he understood that it was late but he was still engaging and kept the energy of the room up! He was also very real and up with the times so , he really modeled the treating your students like adults methods. He's just an amazing guy overall!!
Nia Crawford ENGL101 Expecting a B+ Anonymous 05/09/2024	She consistently waits until the last minute to assign work if you're somebody who likes to get ahead on things and also does not read the actual work you submit. For example, she asked me on my final paper draft what the DOE is because that acronym is listed dozens of times, but at the first mention of it were the words " from the Department of Education (DOE)", so she needs to be walked through very self-explanatory things. It's also very apparent that she wants you to talk about what she wants to read, and not what you're actually interested in. Overall I've taken 3 college-level English classes since UMD didn't accept my UMiami's writing credits as FSAW, and she is easily the worst professor out of all of them. Additionally, I've got A's in all of them except for this one, because of her inability to read, and her lack of common sense. Her lack of common sense was highlighted a lot during the semester, particularly when she got mad at me over my final because my main point was about local governments, and I said that the issues were not unique to Baltimore City but heightened in areas like Los Angeles & Long Beach. I have no clue how that's not focusing on specific local-level governments, but she went on a tirade about it. In this tirade she says it's about state-level, but how is that not local???????????????? She just irritated me so badly this semester please take someone else if you have any option.
Anney Bolgiano ENGL101 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 05/09/2024	I'm not the type to write a review on professor's, but if you're going to take ENGL101... take professor Bolgiano. Pretty easy class, very lenient, not strict grading, and she actually cares about her students like someone else said in the other review. She does remember parts of your paper which is nice considering there's like 15 other students. Only complaint is that 75% of the readings and discussion is a relatively similar topic. Always talks about protesting or something to do with racism. It's just annoying to talk about it every single time, makes it seem like a class more about society instead of english.
Robert Lucci ENGL101 Anonymous 05/08/2024	Rude, inconsiderate and doesn't let you talk when you are meeting with him. Takes ages to grade stuff and even when he "grades" he's just skimming over stuff. Dudes just got an ego complex for an english teacher and on top of that the dude is barely a "teacher". Only benefit is lenient deadlines but its not worth putting up with this dudes drama and flamboyance.
Charlie Mitchell ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 05/08/2024	Professor Mitchell is one of the nicest professors I've ever had! He's extremely easy to contact and is very understanding. Would definitely recommend
Charlie Mitchell ENGL101 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 05/08/2024	Great Professor, and very understand when it comes to work flexibility
Catherine Byrne ENGL101 Expecting an A- Anonymous 05/08/2024	She seems like a nice person but her grading is absolutely brutal. She doesn't reveal what the grade cut offs are for each letter grade until the end of the semester and even then she keeps saying that we will be fine (spoiler alert: we were not fine). She also says that she'll take note of whether you implemented her comments or not and grade your writing accordingly, but even if you do, you're still screwed for essays because she'll absolutely tear it apart and give you a low grade (around a low B on average). Also, she grades rough drafts pretty harshly (it's a rough draft, which isn't supposed to be perfect!) and it will bring down your grade. The weighting for each category is also very weird - a rough draft for one of the papers is far more weighted than the final paper of another unit in the course. A notable moment was when a lot of us got around a 75-80% on a rough draft and it brought down our grades significantly (we're talking around 5% on average). The only reason that it is not completely terrible because of the TA, who's very generous with the assignments they're given to grade. Also, the professor is absolutely terrible at responding to emails on time. Try to avoid this professor if you can - she's nice, but she will wreck your GPA.
Robert Lucci ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 05/08/2024	The best professor! He is easy to reach out to and actually provides great feedback.
Catherine Byrne ENGL101 Expecting a B+ Anonymous 05/08/2024	She is nice in person but her grading is AWFUL!! If you try to talk to her about your grade she doesn't care. For some perspective, the class average for one of the essays was a D+, and I read all the essays and they were GOOD. Makes no sense.
Anney Bolgiano ENGL101 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 05/07/2024	She is really kind and understanding of all her student's skill levels! I really appreciated how she gave us a lot of creative freedom and wasn't too strict with grading. She was always looking out for what was best for her students. A lot of the feedback you get is from other students and not really from her which could be difficult, but it didn't pose too much of a problem for me.
Anney Bolgiano ENGL101 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 05/07/2024	She is so sweet and seems to really care about her students. Within the class that I was a part of, you get two free misses, and a built-in 48 hour extension on all assignments. She is an easy grader while also giving good feedback on your writing. There is usually a reading due before every class but they can sometimes be long and not always really needed to participate in class. Overall an enjoyable class and she's great for ENGL101 requirement
Radford Skudrna ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 05/07/2024	Radford is a super chill and easy-going professor. As a stem major, writing is not at all my strong suit but he made this class a breeze. All of the assignments are clear and he gives you plenty of time to complete everything. He really cares about his students and wants everyone to succeed. There are a few long papers (4, 6 and 8 pages), but they build on top of each other and other assignments throughout the semester. He is super understanding about missing classes or needing extensions, so don't be afraid to ask. He does give a grade for participation, but all you have to do is throw in a few comments each class and you'll be good. Overall, a great professor and would totally recommend to anyone.
Janet Shim ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 05/07/2024	She is a good professor. As long as you follow her rubrics, she will give you a good grade. There are, however, a lot of readings and discussions about readings that you will have to do. But overall, she is a good professor.
Annemarie Ewing ENGL101 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 05/07/2024	Professor Ewing is such a sweetheart! I tell you, this lady brought donut holes to class one Friday for all of us. You can tell she really cares about all her students, and she does her best to make the class as easy and non-stressful as possible. Additionally, most of her critiques of my writing were phrased as suggestions. I feel like this gave me room to expand as a writer and make my own decisions instead of doing everything she said necessarily. It's the difference between an art teacher drawing on your work or suggesting to you what you might change. Anyway, you should take a class with Annemarie--you won't regret it.
Leela Chantrelle ENGL101 Anonymous 05/06/2024	Leela is a great professor. Very down to earth, and understanding, makes the class engaging, and even provides a week grace period for major assignments. The class shouldn't be hard, and she keeps it that way. Would recommend
Peter Grybauskas ENGL101 Expecting an A- Anonymous 05/05/2024	Prof G was an engaging professor and made our class fun and interactive. He has a very deep passion for Tolkien and his works, which he incorporates to his engl101 class. While the class is easy going and relaxed, his feedback on essays would be minimal and he would not give above a 93. Overall I do think you are better off taking another professor that goes more towards the guidelines for the ENGL101 course(Prof G made his own twists on assignments to include Tolkien works) since it will probably be a lot easier to get an A.
Catherine Byrne ENGL101 Expecting a B+ Anonymous 05/03/2024	This class, at times was really frustrating. Whether it be "completion grading" that was not graded as such or disorganization and confusion within different tasks. It was exceedingly frustrating too, after completing my essay to the best of. my ability, to then be told that we HAD to make changes and chose different wording in class in order to get a good grade on the assignment. By this I mean, when I write papers I particularly chose my wording and then going into class and being forced to change, highlight and bold new words because the professor wanted to see specific words was hard since I already put my time and effort into the words and wording I thoughtful chose. In all honesty this class was a struggle. I understand different professors have different grading styles but I would have appreciated some consistency throughout the grading because I found the grades I received to not reflect what was put into following the guidelines and effort that was put into the assignments. I found it exceedingly unhelpful, and I want to emphasis this, that when I already completed my paper, and HAD to go back and highlight all over like paint splatters over my paragraphs all these meaningless highlights just for her to prove a point. I found not a second of this style of teaching helpful, in fact I felt as if I were in elementary school highlighting words and coloring in the lines. If I could go back I would wish to take a different instructor because I did not find this Professors teaching style or class to be very beneficial and that is really hard for me to say. I really enjoy school and learning and being pushed to think differently, but this class did not seem to exemplify that which pushes me, shapes my skills, and improves my overall position as a student. If you are taking Engl101, I advise you to take a different professor that is actually consistent and organized, I would avoid this professor at all costs if possible.
David Brookshire ENGL101 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 05/02/2024	Dr Brookshire is the best! super personable and overall funny guy. I would reccomend this professor for ENGL101, or any english class. He makes it easy.
Andrew Howard ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 04/26/2024	LOVE THIS MAN! He was supper understanding that people have lives outside of class and that circumstances pop up. Also he was super fair with his grading and was very helpful if you wanted to improve your writing with office hours. Could not recommend him more!
Paul Cote ENGL101 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 04/26/2024	Professor Cote is an absolute dawg. His classes are very easy, and he just shows up and talks a little. The papers are super easy, and he is super lenient with grading and due dates. If the class wants to push back an assignment, he will do it. TAKE IT WITH HIM!
William Pittman ENGL101 Expecting an A- Anonymous 04/25/2024	Dr. Pittman takes attendance which is annoying and doesn't put in any grades until your final end of the semester grade
William Pittman ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 04/25/2024	I took AP Lang Senior year of HS but I didn't end up taking the exam so I thought that this class would be relatively easy. Dr. Pittman is a tough grader and is obsessed with Buddhism. Attendance is taken every class and as he always says "every day is a test". Much of this class is useless and you spend the entire class talking about Buddhism. The final paper even has a whole section on Buddhism. For an ENGL 101, it is more of an intro to Buddhism ideology class. Definitely don't take him unless you plan on going to class every day and willing to do a bunch of work on Buddhism.
Mike Kolakoski ENGL101 Anonymous 04/25/2024	Too many assignments for a normal Engl101 class.
David Brookshire ENGL101 Expecting an A- Anonymous 04/24/2024	Amazing professor. The class is very manageable, and if you listen in class, then you will gain a lot.
Daniel Sidman ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 04/18/2024	Take him if you need to fill a Gen-ed requirement. It's dull in class sometimes (i play Wordle), but just do your essays he grades fair and you'll get a good grade. If you need ENGL 101 take him!
Laura Williams ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 04/14/2024	Nice teacher, but would really not recommend taking her.
Sonney Wolfe ENGL101 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 04/12/2024	Extremely flexible and understanding. She wants nothing but for you to succeed and learn.
Benjamin Baker ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 04/09/2024	Definitely take another professor if you can. He grades very harshly and unreasonably, more off of what he thinks you personally can achieve rather than a structured rubric. He also does not give good advice on how to make your writing better.
David Brookshire ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 04/08/2024	He is the very best professor I have ever had. He is so kind so please go to class. He is so helpful and is willing to work with you if you have any issues.
Andrea Knowles ENGL101 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 04/03/2024	I love Dr. Knowles! She’s a wonderful professor. Highly recommend
Tom Hatcher ENGL101 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 03/29/2024	Took Professor Hatcher fall 2023. I procrastinated every writing assignment, and most of them are manageable in a 2-4 hour time frame if you pick the right topic. He was very understanding about missing a class or extending deadlines if you had a reason. As long as you participate in class (which can be asking a question or literally telling him how your weekend was at the beginning of class), you will probably get an A. One of his assignments was to post a selfie from a basketball game, and he took us to the UMD farm one class for a "group bonding" experience. Overall, he was a good professor.
Laura Williams ENGL101 Anonymous 03/27/2024	Dr. Williams is a nice teacher, she helps me alot and not very strict to the deadline. But it's hard to get a good grade in her class, I almost spend more time on this class then my professional class, so if you just want to take a gened, go take somebody else. anyway I give her a four star because she is nice.
Radford Skudrna ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 03/11/2024	He is a great Professor and very nice overall/Although his in-person lectures are a bit boring, as the class itself his grading is very fair. You have plenty of time to do assignments, and he also gives out extensions depending on the situation. Gives out good advice for students and make sure to meet with him about your drafts if you need any help. I enjoyed the last final project where I personally made a tik tok (it was pretty easy to do and less work on myself) and he enjoyed it! Overall chill and a nice professor would recommend him :)
Brian Davis ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 02/14/2024	Prof. Davis is absolutely amazing! He is so passionate about what he teaches and is so caring. He provided great feedback, and the whole class was very low-stress. He's such a funny and nice guy, very chill, and often pushed back deadlines when we needed/wanted him to. Highly recommend him.
John Rendeiro ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 02/07/2024	TAKE A CLASS WITH HIM trust me. It is very easy to do well in a class with him because even if you are not the strongest writer he will work with you because he genuinely cares about his students learning. Class was mandatory but if you emailed him your excuse he would excuse your absence.
Nahid Ahmadian ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 01/25/2024	Professor Ahmadian is a kind, gentle, and thoughtful woman. However, not a great professor. For one, she wasn't great at explaining assignments leaving us to have to figure it out among ourselves, using the syllabus, and often just guessing on what we're supposed to write (she's not a super tough grader so this turned out okay for most). Furthermore, she never left actual feedback on any of the assignments I turned in, making it really difficult for me to know what to improve. As for her lectures, her style of lecturing is really un-engaging, often reading straight from the slides. When she asks the class questions, they're often really confusion questions searching for a specific response and any response that differs from that is just wrong. Lastly, she definitely picks favorites. All in all, ENGL101 is just a class you have to get through so she didn't really impact my experience too much but I would go with a different professor if I could choose again.
Stephanie Allen ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 01/23/2024	The class can get a bit boring, and you might feel sleepy. The only piece of advice I can give you is to follow the rubric of the assignments very carefully and attend the draft workshops— other than that she is a fair grader and even grants extensions if you ask for them. I also feel that the courseload was less as compared to other classes.
Porter Olsen ENGL101 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 01/23/2024	Good professor! Always helping and wanting the students to succeed. Class was very simple and helped with understanding what he wanted out of the assignments
Subraj Singh ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 01/22/2024	very understanding teacher would definitely take his class again.
Robert Lucci ENGL101 Expecting an A- nothere 01/21/2024	Great professor, I swear I don’t recall a time where we actually had a paper due on its original date since he’s very lenient and flexible when it comes to due dates. A bit of a harsh grader but does offer revision opportunities for one assignment that you did bad on for a chance for you to get a 100 instead! Overall, he’s very understanding and depending on your ta as well you will have a great time in class!
John MacIntosh ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 01/21/2024	I loved this professor. If you needed help he was always willing to meet with you. My class was half online half in person and it was great. The expectations for assignments are clear and he gives example essays for each assignment (if he doesn't just ask). I think he grades fairly and the workload is not too much, very spread out.
John Rendeiro ENGL101 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 01/20/2024	Amazing professor. Very nice person, reviews your work before the deadline, and grades easy.
Sonney Wolfe ENGL101 Expecting an A- Anonymous 01/19/2024	An amazing professor! She really cares about her students. She provides a lot of feedback as well to improve your writing. She makes the assignments very easy to understand. Overall she makes the class enjoyable and interesting.
Andrew Howard ENGL101 Expecting an A- Anonymous 01/19/2024	Professor Howard is a good english teacher who does care about his students. Assignments are pretty easy, but he can take 1-2 months to grade your papers. Sometimes the english class itself can be boring or dry, but overall he is a good teacher who grades pretty lightly.
Brandee Pettus ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 01/16/2024	Great professor! She's very nice and super understanding if you have to miss class, or are late to submitting an assignment. Some say that she didn't really respond to emails but I always got a quick response. Overall I would definitely recommend taking her class. She makes a gen-ed class like ENGL101 not too bad. There was a good amount of work, but nothing that was super overwhelming or difficult as long as you stayed on top of it.
David Brookshire ENGL101 Expecting an A+ Wgervase 01/15/2024	Dr Dave is such a nice guy. He thoroughly reads rough drafts and gives you feedback on exactly what to do in order to get a good grade on the assignment. He rewards effort and time with good grades. A solid guy to say the least.
John Rendeiro ENGL101 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 01/06/2024	Very nice professor. He grades fairly and even reads your essays before the due date to make sure you're on the right track. Highly recommend taking him.
Robert Harris ENGL101 Expecting an A- Anonymous 01/04/2024	The fact the class is ridiculously easy props up his honestly poor teaching. I don't think I learned a single thing from his teaching in class. If he assigned all of the writing assignments at the very start of the semester I think I would have largely produced the same essays. His teaching style is hard to explain. He really doesn't teach concepts clearly at all and will ask very open-ended vague questions to the class and then be shocked when no one raises their hand. While I participated more than most of the class I often felt like I was taking a shot in the dark when answering questions and could be completely off base with my answer. For an English professor, this is honestly quite a shocking problem to have as I would expect him to be the most clear and concise teacher however that is not the case at all. Overall turning the work in on time and not procrastinating to an insane degree on the writing assignments will get you a pretty decent grade in the class. Oh and one more thing. The review about him putting his mood on the class like we are in high school is absolutely correct. If a lot of people are absent or we didn't read the textbook pages he would be in a mood and either assign bs busy work or just cancel class/end early. Oh and another thing. He is extremely disorganized on canvas so knowing what reading we were supposed to have done was literally impossible. Like no matter how hard you looked the dates would all be conflicting due to him canceling and rescheduling things that you had no way to figure out what you were supposed to have read.
Anney Bolgiano ENGL101 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 01/03/2024	Professor Bolgiano's class is very easy even for someone who isnt a good writer. There are nightly readings to complete and we often would spend 20-40 minutes having an in-class discussion about what we had read. She tries to make the class a very inclusive environment and have people be comfortable speaking. She cared about each of her students and knew small details like what our paper topics were and was sure to help during class. Some of our in-class activities could seem pointless and time-consuming, however, they were extremely easy so I often did not mind. She is a very lenient grader and only asks that you meet the essay requirements in order to get a good grade. Writing skills/content was not that important. The only reason I did not give her 5 stars was because she was a very very slow grader and did not provide feedback fast enough to apply it in the next essay.
Yvonne Roe ENGL101 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 01/02/2024	Yvonne Roe is a very kind person but an awful, unorganized professor. There were times where she was very passive aggressive during email correspondence with people in my class and she had to follow up with apology emails. The class assignments are displayed on a google doc, but she and our TA would modify it last minute without notifying the class. This led to people not getting work done in time or doing exorbitant amounts of work done well before deadlines. There was one instance where more than half of our class wrote an 8-page research paper draft in 3 days and then during class she acted dumb and said the deadline was actually a week from then. There were several instances where she came across as an unprofessional educator and that made taking her class very frustrating.
Brandee Pettus ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 01/02/2024	I liked Professor Pettus! She was always very understanding if you had to turn an assignment in late, or were unable to make it to class (as attendance was taken). I always found it easy to contact her with questions or comments. Her grading style is very fair. While ENGL101 is not a very interesting or engaging class, Professor Pettus made it much more bearable. We did ice-breakers before most classes and then began to work. There are a few assignments here and there, but they are mostly just essay drafts and finals. There was one longer paper (10 pages), but the others were very bearable (3-5 pages). There also were two projects, but they were pretty interesting and fun honestly. If I had the opportunity to take a class with her as my Professor again, I 100% would!
Robert Lucci ENGL101 Expecting an A- Anonymous 01/02/2024	Great professor, I swear I don’t recall a time where we actually had a paper due on its original date since he’s very lenient and flexible when it comes to due dates. A bit of a harsh grader but does offer revision opportunities for one assignment that you did bad on for a chance for you to get a 100 instead! Overall, he’s very understanding and depending on your ta as well you will have a great time in class!
Emily Flamm ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/28/2023	As long as you follow the rubric and write a reflection on any major assignments, you get a 100%. Didn't love her teaching style though and don't think I learned much. The content was boring to me and the subjects the we wrote about were annoying.
Rachel Waugh ENGL101 Expecting a B- tchin1 12/26/2023	Course: There was a good amount of writing and discussions. The writing for liberal arts majors is really light, but for STEM majors it is pretty heavy. The discussions are pretty easy. Just make sure to turn in your assignments and don’t push them off until the last minute. Breakdown: - Assignments (31), 50%, consists of discussions, quizzes, and other miscellaneous assignments. Put in the effort and you should have a high grade on these assignments. - Research Project (11), 50%, all of your essays, final websites, and work towards your research project is here. These take a while and the essays are pretty long. Your final paper should have 20 citations, 10 of which are scholarly. Final paper should be 8-10 pages. You work towards it, but it is a lot to do. Make sure you work on it consistently and start early, otherwise you will be up until 3 AM doing your paper. Professor: Super super sweet! Has a fun British accent and is really good at keeping lectures engaging. She often will make jokes in class that everyone likes. Her class was only 1 time a week for me on a Thursday, her Tuesday class was online and asynchronous. She responds to emails relatively quickly, and her TA’s are very helpful and responsive! Would recommend anyone to take her class!
Andrew Howard ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/24/2023	Really good professor and very lenient overall to the class. He understands that the class is not something most want to take, but also helps present the importance of the material and helps ensure you succeed both in terms of learning and grade wise. I highly would recommend him to anyone needing to take the class.
Marina Ellis ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/23/2023	Amazing! So kind! Very personal! Smooth lectures, and class! TAKE HER!
Sydney Sharpstene ENGL101 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 12/23/2023	I ABSOLUTELY loved having her as a professor. She is so sweet and understanding, and is not a harsh grader whatsoever. The way her class was set up was you would have a reading quiz in the beginning of class, which was just asking "what was the main ideas from the reading?" and you can just skim the textbook readings in order to get the answers and to actually learn the material. She would teach a lesson on whatever paper we were working on, or were soon going to be working on, and then we would have a class activity or worktime to work on whatever paper we were working on. The papers don't take a lot of time to write unless you've saved it all until the last minute, and you have a week to get each draft in, and with the first draft of longer papers such as the position paper, you wouldn't have to get all the pages in. Professor Sharpstene would also be very willing to provide thoughtful feedback to papers, and would respond promptly to emails written at reasonable times of day, sometimes even in the middle of the night. Additionally, she was energetic and enthusiastic about what she was teaching, which was great during a 7:30-8:45 PM class when all the students were tired.
Andrew Howard ENGL101 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 12/23/2023	Professor Howard is the best English professor! He is so kind, has a great sense of humor, and you can see that he truly wants his students to succeed. Lectures are not mandatory, but I went to nearly all of them because of how engaging and fun they were. He is very lenient and will give you extra time if you need it, but I found there to be ample time with most assignments. He is so helpful and I had the best experience - I want to take another one of his classes. All of these five stars are so accurate, he truly deserves this rating. Choose Professor Howard if you see his name while registering!
David Brookshire ENGL101 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 12/22/2023	Dr. Brookshire wants to make sure you learn the key concepts so you'll succeed in college. The most friendly, passionate, and comprehensive teacher I've met so far.
Andrea Knowles ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/22/2023	Dr. Knowles is a great choice -- very understanding, lenient grading, didn't make ENGL101 any more difficult than it needed to be. It was a great experience having her!
Sonney Wolfe ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/22/2023	Sonney is an amazing English teacher, and probably one of the most down-to-earth and connected teachers I've ever had. She is extremely flexible with due dates and often pushes back assignments when necessary due to the class being behind. She also gives precise and detailed feedback on papers, and it truly feels like she is invested in your success throughout the class. Sonney grades quite leniently, and it's pretty easy to do well on papers if you put in the work and don't procrastinate on papers.
Stephanie Allen ENGL101 Expecting an A- Anonymous 12/21/2023	She is VERY boring in class and shows literally no emotion during her lectures. If you ever want to speak to her about how she grades things she is NOT understanding about it. She also has some weird policies about when and how you can contact her and is also pretty slow with grading. I would not recommend taking her if you are able.
Greg Deinert ENGL101 Expecting a B Anonymous 12/21/2023	Not a terrible professor when teaching the material, however he grades way harsher than any other professor I’ve found for English 101. Easily sunk the majority of my time into this class despite it being not in my major, and still barely pulled out a B while friends of mine in other sections got A+ with minimal effort.
Susan Pramschufer ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/20/2023	She is a great professor! She tried really hard to make the class manageable for us first-semester freshman and I really appreciated that. She was super accommodating when I got a concussion and had to miss some assignments and turn an essay in late. She really tried to connect with all of us and make sure the material we went over was interesting and relevant. Honestly, the only things I didn't enjoy were the slackers in my class and some of our zoom classes, but that's on me for taking a blended class when I knew I didn't like zoom. The couple essays we do are completely manageable because she breaks the writing process up into smaller assignments and she is super eager to give feedback before you turn it in. Even if you do fumble one of the essays, the final project is easy and great way to boost your grade. You won't regret taking her!
Xiaofang Huang ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/20/2023	Prof Huang is honestly one of the best English professors I've ever had. While the class itself wasn't that interesting, she kept us engaged and interested in our projects throughout the entire semester. She is one of the kindest, most accommodating, and most understanding professors I've ever met. She understands that there is life outside this class and that sometimes life gets in the way. She does take attendance and monitor participation, so do show up, and participate. The class is pretty small so it's not too intimidating. Honestly take her if you can, I really enjoyed this semester with her and I wish I could take another class with her in the future.
Liam Daley ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/19/2023	Prof. Daley sure makes an interesting class! Doesn't tolerate phones and makes that very clear to his students. Overall, he is funny, a fair grader, and tends to veer a bit off track, which makes the class fun. Definitely a good semester!
Robert Harris ENGL101 Expecting a B+ Anonymous 12/19/2023	he is incredibly disrespectful, within the first week saying ‘there is a reason you all are here’ as if we are dumb. his feedback is incredibly poor on the drafts, he will tell u that u did a good job and then next thing you know you are a receiving a C. he does make u sign in and out which is incredibly stupid. Also he gets so mad when u don’t do the stupid textbook readings, if u have taken any english class ever u don’t need to. he’s decently nice and pretty understanding when it comes to work but those are his only good qualities and that’s only if u catch him in a good mood.
John Rendeiro ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/19/2023	Great professor, relaxed about deadlines, super helpful with assignments, and easy to do well
Greg Deinert ENGL101 Expecting an A- Anonymous 12/18/2023	New professor, lectures were boring and nearly fell asleep every class. Gave us very little time between each assignment let alone time to do the papers themselves and everything seemed rushed. He wouldn’t even bump my grade from a 93.55 to a 94, which is critical for gpa
Radford Skudrna ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/18/2023	The ENGL101 GOAT. I hated writing and reading in HS but this guy somehow made writing research papers interesting to do. The work load is decent but due dates are very fair and you have plenty of time. Grades very fairly and is an overall good guy. I do suggest that you go to office hours or drop in hours before a final paper is due. He gives great feedback and can help you raise your paper from b worthy to a worthy.
Nahid Ahmadian ENGL101 Expecting a B+ Anonymous 12/18/2023	This teacher ruined my life. Grades way harder than any other english101 teacher and assignment word counts are way longer. Any other English's teacher is better. You would learn more about english if you read green eggs and ham.
Anthony Batts ENGL101 Expecting an A- Anonymous 12/17/2023	No matter what professor you take, Engl101 is going to take a good amount of time because of all the writing thats required. Even though English is not my best subject, I believe that Dr. Batts graded my work fairly. Dr. Batts explains what is required for each big project through his lectures and by providing examples of past students work. Overall, if you follow what he says you should succeed in his class. I don't know how good the other Engl101 teachers are but if you see a section open for Dr. Batts I would recommend taking him.
Nasim DarouieHaghighi ENGL101 Expecting an A+ HIL04 12/17/2023	These other comments made me laugh lol. The issue with this class was it was useless to even go, class was just a bunch of odd and unnecessary assignments and she was pretty awkward. I stopped going after September but I would send her my drafts for feedback, which was all I really needed. Either she's a super chill grader or maybe I am ok at english, but I got 100s on every single midterm paper. She responds quick over email too and would always answer my questions. My class personally had no participation assignments or attendance so it didn't matter if you went, she doesn't post lectures but I never needed it anyways. Ended the class with a 99%
Brandee Pettus ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/16/2023	I honestly did not like English 101 as a class, just because it was a gen ed and felt very similar to classes that I took when in high school. However, Professor Pettus was a great professor. She was very lenient and understanding if/when you had to miss class, or if you were unable to turn something in on time. She was always quick to answer emails and help you with assignments if needed. The class is very basic and isn't very grueling time-wise. We had a few papers, and one 8-10 page paper at the end of the class, as well as one presentation. Professor Pettus was also very fair with grading, she would grade based on your specific skill level and your improvement in the class, rather than how perfect your work was (a 10/10 is different for everyone). She would take points off if you didn't follow the rubric exactly, because she would give direct directions, but not anything that would hurt your grade too much. At the end of the day, I would love to take a class with Professor Pettus again. If you have the opportunity to take one of her classes go for it!
Dylan Carpenter ENGL101 Expecting an A- Anonymous 12/16/2023	Good professor and cares about students. Definitely Recommend!!!
Tom Hatcher ENGL101 Expecting a B Anonymous 12/15/2023	Professor Hatcher is a great professor who genuinely cares about his students, though his lectures can be a bit boring at times. He treats his class like a high school group, making sure everyone connects with each other. He's always available for help and listens attentively. Despite the lectures, I really enjoyed the other aspects of the class, like his flexibility with deadlines and how he encourages involvement in campus events. He even rewards you to use campus resources like the UMD Writing Center by giving you extensions.
Robert Harris ENGL101 Expecting a B Anonymous 12/15/2023	Extremely tough grader, but his comments or criticism are not helpful at all! So I consistently get the same grades, also it seems like this guy hates his job sometimes. The assignments aren't hard if you keep up with the work, but I wouldn't take this class with him he made it very frustrating with the copious amount of work and vague grading...
David Brookshire ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/14/2023	Great professor! You can tell he really enjoys what he teaches and cares about his students. Attendance isn't mandatory but I highly recommend as he covers assignment descriptions and gives you time to work in class. Not a huge workload and he is very forgiving with due dates. He is very approachable and easy-going as well making it easy to talk to him after class or during office ours.
Alan Montroso ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/13/2023	Great professor with lenient grading and a very manageable workload with an overall very understanding personality.
Subraj Singh ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/13/2023	Really nice and understanding. He always gives extensions on assignments and really cares about his students. Would recommend.
Peter Grybauskas ENGL101 Expecting an A- johnparis 12/13/2023	This class is very easy with Prof G, he makes the classroom fun and from what I've been told by friend's in other engl101 classes he makes you do much less work than normal, and grades very very fair. If you want a professor that will have an impact on you and make the class generally easy, Prof G is your best choice.
Mariko Carson ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/13/2023	This professor did not grade assignments on time ever. Directions were never fully clear for assignments and since previous assignments were never graded, you never knew what to change or fix for the next assignment. She also does not post lecture notes or slides and expects you to take a picture of her slides as she briefly speaks on it during class so if you miss a class you'll be lost. The class itself isn't difficult but choose another professor.
Sonney Wolfe ENGL101 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 12/12/2023	Kind, understanding, and so easy to talk to. 100% take her if you can, i would love to have her as a professor again.
Sabrina Islam ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/11/2023	she's incredibly sweet, but incredibly slow at grading. i believe she follows the regular engl101 assignment sequence (academic summary, rhetorical analysis, annotated bibliography, digital forum, position paper), which means that your grade from this class is almost entirely from these five assignments. i thought her pacing was a little off, as she gave us approximately the same amount of time for every one of these assignments when they're all of different lengths. besides that, our homework was always just textbook readings that we would discuss in class (no quizzes or tests). overall a straightforward class that's essentially just busywork, and sabrina is very sweet albeit incredibly slow at grading.
Brian Davis ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/11/2023	Professor Brian is one of the best teachers I've had in a while. He is very relaxed and understanding if you have any issues meeting a deadline. He also provides helpful feedback and wants everyone to succeed in his class. I would definitely take a class with him again.
Emily Lyons ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/11/2023	Professor Lyons was an excellent professor. I had her during my first semester of college (Fall 2022), and she was an excellent professor to transition into. The class size is small for ENGL101, so she paid attention and cared about each student. The assignments were easy and graded fair. She is excellent if you are going into your first semester.
Emily Lyons ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/11/2023	Professor Lyons was an excellent professor. I had her during my first semester of college (Fall 2022), and she was an excellent professor to transition into. The class size is small for ENGL101, so she paid attention and cared about each student. The assignments were easy and graded fair. She is excellent if you are going into your first semester.
John Rendeiro ENGL101 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 12/11/2023	Dr. Rendiero is one of the nicest professors ever. He is so friendly and always happy to go out of his way to help you succeed. This class is easy and you will get a good grade if you complete all the work.
John MacIntosh ENGL101 Expecting a B+ Anonymous 12/10/2023	AMAZING PROFESSOR. Best one you'll ever have at UMD.
Radford Skudrna ENGL101 Expecting an A- Anonymous 12/09/2023	Very nice guy, but grades a little harshly and sometimes it is hard to understand the assignments. Sometimes, his teaching style is a little crass.
Andrew Howard ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/09/2023	Andrew is THE GOAT. he really does care about his students and makes it easy to succeed in the course. He does take a fairly long time to grade stuff (upwards of 1-2 months if he isn't particularly interested in the assignment) but he is a very fair grader and its easy to do well in the class if you just show up and do the work. Take this man if you have the opportunity!!
David Brookshire ENGL101 Expecting an A mha25005 12/09/2023	Dr. Brookshire is the best! I strongly recommend taking his class. He's super flexible with due dates and understands that people take the class just because it's required. He makes the major writing assignments tolerable since you can choose your topic, and gives you plenty of time to complete them. Even with all that time, he sometimes pushed back due dates even further so there's no reason you would have trouble managing the work. He's a pretty easy grader, so as long as you put in a little effort and thoroughly revise first drafts you will do well.
Greg Deinert ENGL101 Expecting an A- Anonymous 12/08/2023	Loves to hear himself talk. Lectures were long and repetitive. Graded assignments did not have clear instructions which led to low grades.
Kassiah Drummond ENGL101 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 12/08/2023	Really easy going and chill professor. Gives you lots of good feedback on essays and is really flexible on due dates with all the major assignments.
Timmy Bridgeman ENGL101 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 12/08/2023	One of the best teachers I have ever had. Very lenient on due dates and works with you when anything comes up. Genuinely cares about you and tries to help you in anything he can. Projects and homeworks were very easy. He would even bring in food for us to share in class. Strongly recommend taking him in any course you can.
Subraj Singh ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/08/2023	Very good teacher who provides great feedback on work and lets you fix it if you are unhappy with a grade, and very understanding of any absences. If he goes over something he feels people did not understand the first time, he will go over it again.
Timmy Bridgeman ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/08/2023	Great Professor who made learning fun while teaching important information.
Yvonne Roe ENGL101 Expecting an A- Anonymous 12/08/2023	She's incredibly nice, and while the course curriculum itself is jam-packed that's really the English department's fault, not hers, and she's always super understanding when you have other stuff going on.
Lucy Sheehan ENGL101 Anonymous 12/08/2023	Dr. Lucy Sheehan was honestly such a caring professor. If you're struggling mentally, or are stressed she will be understanding. Attendance in this class is super important and dictates your grade, so make sure to go to class if you want a good grade. Something I wasn't a huge fan of was how hard of a grader she is. She also turned off where you can see your grade halfway through the semester which makes it impossible to know your grade in the case that you need to fix it. The only part of the semester I enjoyed in this class was the end when we got to make a public remediation project, which allowed us to utilize our creativity.
Kassiah Drummond ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/07/2023	She makes this class easy and makes students aware that she wants everyone to succeed, but if you actually want to get better at writing, do NOT take ENGL101 with her. She does not teach anything that will help you with the assignments that she is required to give out. Basically, classes are not hard, but when you end up having to write your position paper or any other paper, good luck! If you ask her questions she will end up confusing you more and even if it is a simple question about a requirement for an assignment, you will get multiple contradicting answers from her which also may be different from what is on the syllabus/assignment details so you just never know. It overall made for a very frustrating class in which I had no idea what was actually due and what she was expecting. Also, she will not grade anything in time for you to apply it to your next paper. She is a super cool person and very smart, but this class seemed like a waste of time for me.
John Rendeiro ENGL101 ahandley 12/07/2023	Nicest professor ever. SO accommodating with due dates and missing class. He grades extremely fairly and gives multiple opportunities to revise assignments if you are not happy with grades.
Alan Montroso ENGL101 Expecting an A- Anonymous 12/07/2023	I took English 101 with Professor Montroso. He is a flexible and interesting professor. He grades assignments easily and gives clear instructions for every assignment. He is my favorite professor this semester, please consider him as your professor, you won't regret it.
Anna Cronan ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/07/2023	Professor Cronan is absolutely amazing. She has so much care for her students, she is always looking to improve as a teacher and wants what's best for her students. She is always fair with the amount of work she gives and if you ask her ahead of time with a valid reason, she will allow an extension. She has a great sense of humor and presents the ENGL101 curriculum beautifully. A bunch of us even joked in class about giving her a bad review and she laughed it off. But all in all, she is a great professor and if she is an option for a course you need or want, I would absolutely take her class.
Brandee Pettus ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/06/2023	Like it's aight but to keep it on the real, jit is hella not forgiving. I was mad sick and dying and I emailed her. She gave me a 50/100 on an assignment done that day. Actually unplayable.
John MacIntosh ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/06/2023	Super nice always wanted to see you improve. But, he does not have any rubrics for any of your papers so the grading is very inconsistent. You will also have to make an infographic at the end, which is something that the other classes do not have to do. Overall I liked him even after all of that because he genuinely is super nice.
Kassiah Drummond ENGL101 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 12/06/2023	Super nice professor. She is young and it feels more conversational than the traditional old man lecturing you in an auditorium. She is a fair grader and ensures that everyone in the class at least passes. A few of my friends had bad english 101 profs and ended up struggling to get like a B. I am about to finish with an A+ in the class and I feel like i've polished my writing skills here. I was good at writing in high school so if it is not your thing, it may be a little harder but I genuinely think if you put effort in you will at least get an A-. She plays music before class and tries to get to know you during class discussions while also finishing the lecture in good time to let us go as early as she can. She also cancels class semi-often to allow for you to work on assignments and or for her to grade which helps a lot when it comes to stress, etc. I had a really good time with her this semester and I am glad that I chose her as my prof as she did not have any ratings when I was selecting classes. After hearing others experiences in their 101 class, and the fact that my entire class thinks positively about Prof D and her class, I highly recommend 101 with her for sure, she's great.
Brandee Pettus ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/06/2023	Really nice and understanding, easy on the grading, doesn't really care if work is turned in late so long as you explain why. Flexible with requirements, not too much hw either.
Stephanie Allen ENGL101 Expecting a B+ Anonymous 12/06/2023	Its 1:36am, I literally just turned in the last assignment for this class, and over the course of this semester, i have learned this: if you are STEM major(i'm computer engineering), especially as a freshman, understand this: 1. this isn't hard, its a LOT of busy work that's so time-consuming 2. It's a lot of writing(duhh its english) so if ur not good at it... praying for you<3 the fact I'm even complaining abt an ENGLISH class as a STEM major goes to show how much i highly do NOT recommend you take it with this professor. Some of her grading is fair but she takes off points for NO reason. if you have no other choice but to take her, my tip for success for any assignment, especially major ones: FOLLOW THE RUBRIC DOWN TO THE LETTER!! You have to go to class for discussions and draft workshops cause those will kill ur grade if u miss them and u can't be late either cause they literally start as soon as class is scheduled to start You can ask for an extension and she will give you one(if it's within valid reason obvi (literally 1/5th of the class had a CS project due the day one of the major assignments was due)), but she still took off points for turning it in after the original due date Her lecturers are so boring and it's sad when no one participates without her calling their name specifically...but then I remember how she will literally interrupt you if she thinks you aren't answering her question so karma ig? Idk anyway, choose peace, choose LITERALLY anyone but her (oh and the "assigned readings" have no relation to the class other than her referencing them in her lectures so if u read them or worse, buy the book, it is lowkey a waste of time cause u will not need any of the information from it unless she posts it on canvas) Godspeed to whoever is reading this <3
John Constantine Tobin ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/06/2023	sweetest professor ever. cares about his students and will take time to help with assignments. The course workload is pretty much the same as all the other English 101s workload so the workload doesn't really differ, but I would recommend taking him he is so nice and caring.
Paul Cote ENGL101 Expecting an A+ Sisilol 12/06/2023	Mr. Cote is hands down the best professor in the English department at UMD. He is very understanding of his students' situations--he literally changed his whole syllabus to ease up on us during finals. His final is a 5-page minimum position paper, and only four of his discussions are graded. He allows you to explore your interests throughout each assignment, too! Cote is a professor who will provide meaningful feedback on how to improve your writing and comprehension of complex topics in literature. He does ramble a bit and you can get lost in your daydreaming, but overall this class is an easy A if you put your best foot forward.
Anney Bolgiano ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/05/2023	Professor Bolgiano is the sweetest! I found her class to be very easy. The class discussions were very relaxed, but do usually involve the nightly assigned reading. Her assignments were simpler compared to those from other ENGL101 professors. She was more than happy to answer questions about any assignment. I cannot stress this enough: TAKE HER. You will not be disappointed. She is the best!!
Nia Crawford ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/05/2023	One of the sweetest and most approachable people. She will help you if you need help. She will give you extensions. All that you have to do is put in work, and you will succeed in her class.
Andi Sauer ENGL101 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 12/04/2023	Great teacher. They really take the time to help each student understand how to write their essays and grades very fairly. Highly recommend!
Peter Grybauskas ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/04/2023	Prof G, really understand his students and is one of the best professors I had. He is a very understanding instructor when something comes up with his students. He is always reachable with email and loves what he teaches. I was kind go dreading having to take ENGL 101 as a gen ed but he made it a class that was very enjoyable. He also wants to connect with his students and makes sure we can bring out our best work. His lessons are engaging and his way of enthusiasm is never boring. He wants to make sure that his students excel in his class with quick meetings for the final project and tries his best to connect with all his students.
Andrew Howard ENGL101 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 12/04/2023	Best ENGL Professor ever!! He does take a good amount of time to grade but, he is very interactive with the class (knows everyones name and even talks to us before class to get to know us). Responds quickly to emails and gives amazing feedback (just email him and he will go through your entire essay, he reviewed mine the day it was due and it was like 10 pages). Also he is super flexible, funny, and chill. TAKE HIS CLASS!!!!
Sarah Goodson ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/03/2023	Professor Goodson is chaotic and expects a ridiculous amount of work to be done for this course. Speaking with friends in other ENGL101 courses they all say that they do not do nearly as much work. She assigns three assignments due on every Friday (my asynchronous day). We never do NEARLY as much work on our in-class days. The work is due at different times of the day (sometimes in the morning, 8pm, and midnight). She never responds to emails even about personal matters and often takes forever to put in grades. The one good thing I can say is that she does engage with the class during in-class lectures. In the end I do not recommend taking her course if you want to be swarmed with homework and essay writing.
Andrew Howard ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/03/2023	Professor Howard is an AMAZING professor definitely one of the best at UMD. He is super flexible with just about anything (due dates, rules to assignments, etc) and will give you advice if you ask. However unlike other professors he doesn't proof read your drafts unless you go out of your way to ask and he takes an almost insane amount of time to grade. Once he grades he's a super easy grader so its not a huge deal but its hard to know what grade you have until the end of the semester. He's a great guy though and class is super fun!
Radford Skudrna ENGL101 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 12/03/2023	great professor! lots of papers but he offers to read them and give you feedback in advance of submitting. he's a super friendly and nice guy!
Andi Sauer ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/02/2023	Great teacher, so down to earth and very understanding. Not too hard, and great overall
Stephanie Allen ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 11/30/2023	Boring class, but there isn’t much Ms. Allen can do about that. She’s nice and very understanding. That’s all you can ask for from an ENGL101 professor.
Lara Payne ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 11/29/2023	Best professor ever. Very lenient and extended the due dates as the class requested. She is very understanding and if you try and show her that you put in effort you will get a good grade. Overall, very good experience, take this class with her.
Sonney Wolfe ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 11/20/2023	Sonney is a great professor and an even better person. ENGL101 is known to be a pain in the ass, but she makes her class as fair as possible. She understands her students and treats you humanly, and works with us to make a healthy classroom environment. If you follow instructions and complete all the work you'll very likely end up with an A. I'd definitely recommend.
Andrew Howard ENGL101 Anonymous 11/13/2023	This is the greatest professor for any class at UMD. His due dates are very felxible, and always willing to talk with you about your essay and see what improvments can be made.
Kassiah Drummond ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 11/12/2023	Makes her class easily accessible. Leaves good feedback to push you to be a better writer. Cancels class semi-often
Robert Harris ENGL101 Expecting an A- Anonymous 11/10/2023	Lots of demanding work for english 101 and put his mood on to the class almost like highschool. Just trying to get by, kinda dull class.
Liam Daley ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 11/08/2023	Honestly, this was the most chaotic class but I genuinely looked forward to going every week. Prof. Daley is super engaging and gives so many opportunities for extra credit - it's really not that hard to get an A. He's not the easiest grader but he actually puts time into grading papers and leaving so many helpful comments. 10/10 would recommend
John MacIntosh ENGL101 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 10/21/2023	Super nice guy, class has a bunch of smaller writing assignments that lead up to a larger "position paper". You can write it on anything you want, mine was on terrorism. Super good with giving feedback and lenient grades. In between each assignment is a "peer review" that is super helpful with the assignments and it is super clear what he is looking for. He makes sure to mix class time with lectures and discussions. There are readings every week that you discuss in class but honestly no one does them (Sorry Dr. MacIntosh).
Tom Hatcher ENGL101 Anonymous 10/18/2023	I will say, when I was taking this class I was struggling HARD but Prof Hatcher didn't really care about that. He was mean and rude to me in front of my classmates, loudly telling everyone in the room how far behind I was in more than one occasion. It was embarrassing for me and uncomfortable for others nearby but Prof Hatcher did not seem to mind. Regarding his teaching style, he likes to hear himself talk and his lectures can be quite annoying. He is really big on attendance and does not like having to deal with students that skip lecture (even with a reasonable excuse).
Sonney Wolfe ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 08/14/2023	Very understanding and caring professor. Due to personal circumstances, I had to ask for extensions on assignments several times, and she was completely understanding. Sonney Wolfe is also a great instructor and very approachable when you have questions. I would recommend taking a class with her if you can.
Peter Grybauskas ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 08/12/2023	Prof. G is one of the best professors I've ever heard had at my short time in UMD. Not because he's some genius at teaching or because he changed my life but because he understands the class that he's teaching and acts accordingly based on what his students want to get out of it. ENGL101 is a very easy class and most students in it only want to get their credits and be done. Prof. G understands this and makes the class suitably easy for the students on top of being a legitimately passionate and engaging lecturer when he does give lessons in class. He has a real love for Tolkien and medieval English literature and through his speeches on the material I was able to appreciate a little bit of it as well. He's not a very consistent teacher, quite a few classes are just free time to work, he was absent for 4 lectures over the course of a semester and is sometimes overly energetic when speaking. But this just serves to make the class less of a time sink for students with harder classes and makes it more fun when engaging subjects are actually covered.
Liam Daley ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 07/17/2023	Great English professor. His classes are super engaging, they're usually just discussion that's enjoyable when you engage. The projects aren't bad, there are a lot of easy discussion posts, a couple extra credit opportunities, and some larger essays. The essays aren't bad, he guides you through the process and he's a generous grader. Take ENGL101 with him.
Konstantinos Pozoukidis ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 07/10/2023	Kos is a cool dude. He teaches blended courses so only one class per week is face-to-face, and the others are online. This means that the class has more writing for the online classes but that you don't have to go to Tawes three times a week. The writing is a lot but he provides good feedback if you want to get better at writing. His feedback is honest but you know that from the beginning of the semester.
John Rendeiro ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 06/04/2023	This class was fairly easy. I was close to having a B but because he gives you a lot of opportunities to revise or extend due dates I was able to make it back to an A. He is very understanding and nice.
John Rendeiro ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 06/04/2023	Easy A if you do the assignments somewhat on time. Don't procrastinate and follow the rubrics. Prof. Rendeiro is very nice and understanding. Take him.
Anthony Batts ENGL101 Expecting an A- Anonymous 05/24/2023	Dr.Batts is a nice guy and you can tell he really enjoys teaching. He grades much harder than one would expect for English101, so you definitely cannot get away with bs-ing your work. That being said, he is so chill if you ask for help or ask for an extension. I definitely improved my writing and learned a lot
Brianne Friel ENGL101 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 05/21/2023	She's awesome! Super sweet and flexible with deadlines!
John Rendeiro ENGL101 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 05/18/2023	Definitely take him. He is the most understanding professor and really wants all his students to succeed. He is very lenient on assignments and gradings; gives extensions, allows you to revise work. ENGL101 can be very boring, but I found that actually engaging and participating in class makes it a lot more tolerable.
John MacIntosh ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 05/18/2023	Great professor. Overall very nice guy and is very lenient. Always wants to help you improve and get a better grade.
Lyra Hilliard ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 05/18/2023	English 101 was a blended course. Every Tuesday, it was in person; every other Thursday was on Zoom or asynchronous. Lyra was very understanding and kind. The assignments were super easy. All assignments were pass or fail except the Position Paper and Remediation Project. To get full credit on the pass or fail assignments, you need to follow the directions on the prompts. She is very lenient with extensions as long as you ask at least 24 hours before it is due. There were a lot of assignments per week which was annoying but it was expected considering the class was only in person once a week. I would 100% recommend taking the course with her, she made it so easy, and there is no reason you shouldn't get an A as long as you do the work.
Radford Skudrna ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 05/17/2023	Honestly a really great professor. Work load is decent and he even cut a couple things to make the workload more manageable. He cares about all of his students and gives good advice to help students improve. One thing you should know is that their is a 50 point participation grade in which you need to show up to class. You have creative leeway on what you get to do regarding projects and he always is a pretty happy guy. He reaches out plenty if you need it and hosts zoom classes in which you can talk to him regarding your projects.
Radford Skudrna ENGL101 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 05/17/2023	As a cs major who enjoys anything but writing essays, Radford Skudrna is an amazing professor. He truly cares about his students and does his best to create a chill environment during class. Although I personally haven't submitted anything later than the deadline, I remember him granting students extensions for assignments, which is great. Workload is extremely manageable as well. If I were to advise anything, I would recommend meeting with him to look over your drafts as well as come to class as there is a 50 point participation grade.
Xiaofang Huang ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 05/17/2023	Dr. Huang is passionate about the course, yet the students don't reciprocate her excitement as this is a required course and no one is too interested. Nevertheless, she is attentive and eager to better the writing skills of her students. I am already proficient in writing so I wasn't concerned about passing this class. However, for every assignment, Dr. Huang was willing to read my draft and gave very specific feedback, which I greatly appreciated. I do think she helped me improve and find better clarity in my writing. I recommend not wasting your money on the book since we only had a quiz about its content. I was expecting more quizzes that would justify paying so much for a book, but I believe we only had two at the beginning. If possible, share with friends since she does like the students to read example essays and certain topics from the book.
Konstantinos Pozoukidis ENGL101 Expecting an A- Anonymous 05/16/2023	I would not recommend taking this professor. He barely shows up to class and when he does he talks only about the assignment even when all of the instructions are posted. He is very lenient with deadlines but then gets mad when no one turns in the assignments on time. His feedback is very rude and condescending and does not help with your writing at all. There is a lot of busy work and unnecessary assignments.
Emilee Durand ENGL101 Expecting an A- Anonymous 05/15/2023	Dr. Durand is super understanding who gives great feedback on assignments. I would say her grading is pretty strict but she genuinely wants you to succeed and her feedback on assignments proves it. There's plenty of room for late makeup work but you'll have to communicate that with her. There's a ton of busy work in ENGL101 and you definitely need to attend class to receive participation credit (it adds up). Overall, I would recommend taking her, she's a good professor.
Katherine Joshi ENGL101 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 05/15/2023	Overall, Joshi’s nice, but being nice is not enough. Assigns way too much busy work. Do not take this class unless you like English. Teacher cares too much, whereas students didn’t want to be there. Hybrid option available, but people stopped coming mid-semester so she made participation a part of the grades. Expect four to five weekly assignments (i.e: discussion boards, peer review, submitting rough drafts). All of these assignments she makes you do barely boost your grade (typically at most 0.1%). Also had friends that only wrote 3 papers their entire semester, while I wrote 5, plus two projects. Harsh grader, treats this class like an advanced English class. TLDR: DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS IF YOU DONT LIKE ENGLISH AND/OR HAVE MORE IMPORTANT CLASSES.
Konstantinos Pozoukidis ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 05/14/2023	Dr. Kos provides harsh but honest feedback that allows his students to become better writers. If you go to class, follow his feedback, and do the assignments on time you will easily succeed in his course.
Peter Grybauskas ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 05/13/2023	Prof. G is very smart and pretty funny. Engl 101 is not a hard class but he tried to make it fun and was also very helpful in improving everyone’s writing skills, being able to find and explain what was weak about some of my work. I’m happy with how I did in the class and it was in part thanks to Prof. G.
Melvette Davis ENGL101 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 05/11/2023	I LOVE Dr. Davis with my whole heart. She is so kind-hearted and truly cares about each of her students. I took this class online and it was more organized and put together than any other class I was taking. A lot of her assignments are graded as complete/incomplete depending on if you followed all of the requirements. However, this does not mean you can slack. Dr. Davis leaves a lot of comments and helpful tips on all of your assignments which is super helpful throughout the course. Honestly, a lot of my efforts came from not wanting to disappoint her. She also responds super quickly to emails so if you have a question, she will answer ASAP. I am not a fan of English, but I am a fan of Dr. Davis. 100% recommend taking her if you can.
Garth Libhart ENGL101 Expecting an A+ naderaa 05/11/2023	It's very clear that he cares about his students and he makes sure to let everyone know that he'll give you an extension if you need one. He holds office hours twice a week (I don't think people actually go, though). Assignments are usually pretty easy but he'll sometimes push you with larger assignments. I would give 5 stars if not for the literature review project. 500 words per source and 8 sources is just... not fun. He did realize this though and gave everyone an extension, lowered the min word count to 300, and gave you extra credit for each annotation larger than 500 words.
Melvette Davis ENGL101 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 05/11/2023	Dr.Davis is the absolute best professor! I took the class completely virtual, but she has the best energy even on zoom. For my class, many of the major assignments are "ungraded" meaning they are graded for completeness and following the directions. If you struggle with writing, this class will definitely help you. She shares lots of tips and tricks that I will use in the future. She is always available if you need help, and answers emails very quickly. Great introduction to academic writing, and overall I loved this class.
Thomas Earles ENGL101 Expecting an A gregudo 05/11/2023	Overall I would say he's a pretty decent teacher. His lectures tend to be a bit boring but he understands how people dont like to take english 101 because they want to so he definitely takes that into account. He's a very lenient grader, most of my major assignments i turned in ten minutes before they were due and still got an A on them. Really understanding that his student's are freshman still figuring stuff out so he is not nitpicky about stuff.
Brian Davis ENGL101 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 05/10/2023	Dr. Davis is hands down the best professor I've had at Maryland. He genuinely cares a lot about teaching, and I've learned really valuable and applicable writing concepts from him. He's really laid back and is extremely generous about attendance and extensions but please please take somebody else if you're planning on not giving him the same effort he gives you - he deserves way better. I hate writing in general and his class was late (6:30-7:45) that I thought it would be hard to make it all the time, but I actually looked forward to the class every day.
John Rendeiro ENGL101 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 05/09/2023	Really nice guy. Doesn't grade harshly at all, will give you an extension if you have a reason. Lectures can get boring, but overall its an easy A if you get assignments completed.
Joshua Weiss ENGL101 Expecting a B+ Anonymous 05/09/2023	Really good guy he does care and gives good feedback but he is not for the weak. You really have to work for a good grade in his class. He will give extensions if you ask and he is very flexible. Only take him if you are willing to put in the work and a lot of it. It is really hard to impress him, and he doesn't give out many A's.
Radford Skudrna ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 05/09/2023	Professor Radford is one of the most solid ENGL101 professors at UMD. He is willing to help in any way he can to make your work much better and also give good advice on it too. He is a really chill guy and I highly recommend anybody to take him if they can.
Brittany Starr ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 05/09/2023	Very fair and nice professor who certainly cares about her students. She is lenient when it comes to major projects, incorporates ungrading, and listens and incorporates student feedback. She understands that we have other classes and does not dump a whole lot of work on you like other english professors, although I have had to stay up late to complete some major assignments due to procrastination. In all honesty, she is probably one of the best professors you will ever get at this school.
David Brookshire ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 05/08/2023	Dr Brookshire is hands down my favorite professor. He cares about you succeeding and understands that students have more than one class. He wants you to get an A and makes it very easy for you to.
Andrew Howard ENGL101 Anonymous 05/08/2023	The best professor, take him if you can! He is understandable and his class is manageable.
Amanda Stallings ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 05/08/2023	Dr. Stallings was great! She made one day asynchronous and one in person, so it was a very easy class. It was basically just a bunch of writing assignments that she would explain how to do in person and then we'd write them. There was a nice progression of drafts that made it so you wouldn't procrastinate which I definitely appreciated. Her grading was very fair. All in all, take Stallings if you can!
Peter Grybauskas ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 05/04/2023	Prof G. (as he claims is his nickname) is an awesome dude. Doesn't give a ton of unnecessary assignments - main focus is on a few big papers that will be spaced out very well across the semester. He loves (and studies) J.R.R. Tolkien and lots of his writing, so much of the content is based upon Tolkien's work. I had no idea who Tolkien was before this class and probably won't ever engage with his work in the future, but Prof. G did a great job of explaining Tolkien's writings and made it really easy for us to write about his works. Sometimes the guidelines for assignments can be vague, but if you ask him or shoot him an email he is always willing to help/explain. If you are more reserved/introverted sometimes classes can be awkward because he hosts discussions on occasional readings, but he doesn't dock your grade if you're shy or anything. He's a super goofy dude and loves joking around in class. Definitely cares about his students and their well-being. He's a very laid back guy - the type of guy that I'd want to hang out with outside of class.
Melvette Davis ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 05/04/2023	I loved taking this course with Melvette Davis! As someone who is in STEM, I was nervous about taking English, but Ms. Davis's ungraded approach for most assignments and supportive feedback allowed me to write freely and grow as a writer. I would recommend this professor to everyone!
Sonney Wolfe ENGL101 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 05/03/2023	Sonney is an awesome professor and person. She is so sweet and so understanding of students' needs. She is very willing to work with students around deadlines and genuinely wants every student to succeed. She is very smart and funny and I highly highly recommend.
Konstantinos Pozoukidis ENGL101 Expecting an A- Anonymous 05/03/2023	This professor seemed to be disrespectful and overly critical towards the students for an ENGL101 class. He cared way too much about little things and didn't let you know what you were doing wrong until it was too late.
Nia Crawford ENGL101 Expecting a C Anonymous 05/02/2023	Do not take her if you are misorganized and tend to slack on assignments. You will get bombarded with work out of no where and her major assignments are a huge portion of your grade. If you turn those in late/do a bad job on them, you will get a bad grade in this class. Find a better professor.
Brittany Starr ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 05/02/2023	Really caring and knowledgeable professor. She is very understanding and only wishes the best for her students. Her grading is very fair and goes by the "upgrading process" to cause more fair grades for even just your effort. I learned a lot in her class and her feedback is very helpful. Probably one of my favorite professors.
Sydney Sharpstene ENGL101 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 04/27/2023	Professor Sharpstene is by far one, if not the best, professor and English instructor I have ever had. She is a very open and honest professor but she also takes the time to get to know her students. If you have the opportunity to take her as your professor DO IT. You will not regret it. She allows her students to make their own rules for the class, within reason of course. This model works because then students understand exactly what is expected of them and are more likely to follow the rules. Professor Sharpstene makes this class fun and she provides NUMEROUS resources to allow her students to succeed. Every paper we have written, she has allowed us to distribute the percentage of points allowing us to focus on what is most important per paper. I could honestly rave about her for hours. If you have any issues at all, just let her know and she will take care of you. If you show up, do the assignments, and always ask her questions, you are guaranteed to pass this class. I have a 99.6% in this class. Those who fail are ones who actually don't care. If you try, you will absolutely pass. She grades lightly but gives great constructive feedback. She helps you early on fix major problems with your paper so you can make sure your final draft is the best and you are guaranteed to get a good grade. I love Professor Sharpstene's quirkiness and her attitude to teaching overall. You can just tell that she thoroughly enjoys teaching and that this is her passion. Take her as a professor and I promise you that you will NOT regret it. I am beyond grateful for having taken this class with her. As a STEM major (CompE) it can be hard to balance technical classes with a class such as this but she will WORK with you! As long as you openly communicate, she will go the extra mile to help you and come up with a plan so you can actively succeed. She allows for extensions and everything. I just - ugh SHE IS AMAZING!!!!
Stephanie Allen ENGL101 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 04/22/2023	I took this class in Fall 2022, and it was very boring and mostly useless. However, I believe this to be the fault of the class, not the instructor. Her lectures were not interesting, but the assignments were very clear, and the class wasn't much work. I felt that she graded fairly, and I found her very willing to help with these assignments and answer any questions I had. It definitely wasn't necessary to do the readings (or to pay attention to the lectures), so I found this class to be low-stress and requiring little effort. I thought Ms. Allen did as good a job with this class as anyone could, and any failings in this course were with the material itself, and not the instructor.
Andrew Howard ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 04/17/2023	I turned in assignments like 15 days late and still got full credit super chill and understanding professor. Take him if you can.
John Rendeiro ENGL101 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 03/30/2023	First class professor. Tries his best to understand students and is very clear with just about all of his directions for his assignments.
Robert Harris ENGL101 Anonymous 03/09/2023	everything the one-star comments said is true.
Robert Harris ENGL101 Anonymous 03/09/2023	The worst teacher. The assignments make no sense and are unrealistic. He has a bad attitude which makes the overall course a dread.
Konstantinos Kalapotharakos ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 01/25/2023	Very accommodating in terms of granting extensions as long as you communicate with him. Definitely seems like he really cares about his students. Overall great teacher, gave good feedback and not too hard of a grader I think as long as you put in the work.
Tom Hatcher ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 01/22/2023	Overall, pretty mid, pushed back due dates and was flexible for students but had some questionable grading practices.
Robert Lucci ENGL101 Expecting a B Anonymous 01/17/2023	Absolutely the best English professor! He would schedule a zoom call for help within 15 minutes of messaging him. He truly cares about success!
Amanda Allen ENGL101 Anonymous 01/15/2023	I got a decent grade in this class but I would not recommend taking her. Don't get me wrong, she is very kind, helpful and an amazing individual but if you are looking for good grades, she is not the best choice. She is quite critical about certain details and her major assignments consist of very few points. For example, an essay is 15 points. So, if you lose even 2 to 3 points here, your grades sharply falls to a B or C. Some advantages are that she is very accommodating and her class is blended so you barely have to go more than once a week which is very efficient.
Rachel Waugh ENGL101 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 01/07/2023	Rachel is so sweet I can't even begin. She grades everything for completion, is quite lenient with deadlines, has a reasonable workload, cancels nearly every Tuesday class (it's a TTH course), teaches well, and provides good feedback. All and all, the perfect teacher.
Nia Crawford ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 01/03/2023	Professor Crawford is a nice person and she genuinely does want her students to succeed. She hosts a lot of office hours and is very accessible if you need help. Once, she gave me one-on-one support for a 2 hours straight. If you need to miss class, leave early, or get an extension talk to her in advance and she will likely give you the go-ahead. The elephant in the room is the grading. You may hear people call her a harsh grader. However, that is because she pushes her students to think further and improve. If you are genuinely motivated to get an A, make that clear to her and go in for her office hours; if you do that, you should not have much trouble getting an A in her class. Overall, the class was a little more work than I had expected. However, it was rewarding as she undeniably made each student a better writer. Very down-to-Earth professor. You will learn a lot from this professor.
John Rendeiro ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/30/2022	Incredibly nice person, not a strict grader -- if you complete the work you will do well, and he explains the assignments in great detail. There are some reading homework for most class periods, but you don't actually have to ever read them as he will go over and explain what is important in them during class (therefore I don't recommend buying a book immediately, wait and see if you need/want it). As a person who doesn't like English class at all, I highly recommend Professor Rendeiro.
John Rendeiro ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/28/2022	Very nice and lenient professor. If you do the work it should be an easy A.
Rachel Waugh ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/26/2022	Nicest professor ever! She is very lenient and understanding. She gives a 100 on essays as long as you have an appropriate writing style with good content and as long as you put in the effort (I got a 100 on all the essays). She has an "ungrading" system where if you do all the assignments, you end off with a B+. To get to an A-/A/A+, you need to do 1/2/3 extra assignments which include writing short letters to someone, making a short presentation, designing something relevant to the semester's theme, etc. (All of them are relatively easy. I did 2 assignments b/c an A is worth the same as an A+ in terms of GPA). Not sure if all her classes are like this, but get a BLENDED LEARNING section. 2 classes per week for english where 1 is office hours and the other one is class. I only had to go to ENGL101 once a week and that was amazing! I did spend a lot of time on English this semester but that's b/c it took me time to write the essays since my topic wasn't really researchable even though I was interested in it. PICK A POPULAR RESEARCHABLE TOPIC THAT ACTUALLY INTERESTS YOU.
John MacIntosh ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/24/2022	Dr. Macintosh (but he's fine with just John) is a really great guy. He definitely cares about his students and he grades everything himself, meaning if you need help, he is easy and approachable. The course itself can be fairly tedious and is a bit of work, but if you manage your time and pace yourself it is easily passable. Highly recommend you take him if you can!
Sabrina Islam ENGL101 Expecting an A- Anonymous 12/22/2022	Professor Islam is so kind and easy to talk to. The course itself is a bit boring with classes mostly consisting of reading the textbook and peer reviews. Honestly, I missed most of the classes by the end of the semester. There are a few major assignments with drafts required so it's easy to manage your time around them (i'm usually a horrible procrastinator with essays). Islam is a bit slow with grading, as the semester ended last week and I'm still not sure what my grade will come out to be.
Zachary Frank ENGL101 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 12/21/2022	Zach is hands-down one of the best professors I’ve ever had. The fact that he doesn’t grade individual assignments actually made me a better writer--I could focus on improving my own writing style and I didn’t feel like I had to write a certain way in order to get a good grade. In all honesty this class made me fall in love with writing, no joke. I’m sad to see Zach leave UMD, and I’m so jealous of those who get to have him as a teacher in the future.
Radford Skudrna ENGL101 Expecting an A- Anonymous 12/20/2022	Chill, cool professor who's understandable. However can be a tough grader on assignments.
Nia Crawford ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/19/2022	Great professor! Very helpful and engaging. Was willing to extend deadlines and look over assignments before the due date. Highly recommend for ENGL101. Workload was fair and class was interesting.
Nia Crawford ENGL101 Expecting a C Anonymous 12/18/2022	Professor Crawford is an amazing person, but she moves way too fast through the material. Also, she is kinda harsh on grading not going to lie. She is amazing as she gives some extensions if you reach out to her. Be sure to stay on top of all the work and try your best!
Alan Montroso ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/18/2022	Professor Montroso was great! He was super understanding of students needs and would give extensions on anything if needed. He really cared about his students and it showed. He gave so much feedback and was more than willing to discuss anything outside of class time. Overall great guy and better professor, would highly recommend taking his class.
Shannon Zellars Strohl ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/16/2022	I was initially off-put by her negative reviews on ratemyprofessor, but Professor Zellars-Strohl was awesome. Really lenient grader as long as you follow the rubric/guidelines and is super acommodating with due dates. The class itself was online and insanely boring, and I don't feel like I learned much, but there's only so much you can do with an online class. Also, she didn't give me much feedback on assignments. Definitely take her for engl101.
Alan Montroso ENGL101 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 12/16/2022	all ima say is hes the best. So chill, had him as a 8 am and he was so chill he understood if you were late and there is no final. Essays are pretty slight work and they arent bad. If you submit a day late he would still say its on time, best teacher I had, made me actually feel confident about my suckish writing skills (english is not my first language) best professor!!!
Sabrina Islam ENGL101 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 12/15/2022	Professor Islam is a very sweet person and is really passionate about English. Although the classes can get really boring from time to time as we do a lot of textbook reading and brief discussions, the assignments are 100% manageable. There are no tests or quizzes, or reading assigned for homework, but there are a few major writing assignments and one final writing assignment (8 pages) due at the end of the semester (this is technically the final). She gives a lot of time for all her assignments and is lenient with deadlines and extensions, and all the smaller assignments are graded by the TA (you'll almost always get a 100 on them if you do them), and the bigger assignments are graded by the professor. Also, she gives a lot of in-class time to work on assignments due that night or the following morning. The only reason why I rated her 4 stars is because she takes SO LONG to grade and also because the majority of the writing assignments are pretty boring. Aside from those things, I think she's a great teacher, this was a very easy class, and you should take Professor Islam!
Brianne Friel ENGL101 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 12/15/2022	I highly recommend Professor Friel! She is super nice, and gives great feedback. I feel like she really helped me improve my writing. The number of assignments she gives are also super manageable, and she is fairly flexible with due dates.
Brianne Friel ENGL101 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 12/13/2022	Dr. Friel is an amazing professor who wants you to succeed in her class. Great teacher.
Robert Lucci ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/13/2022	Amazing professor, good workload, very open for extensions, approachable, definitely a top pick
Nicole Cuffy ENGL101 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 12/13/2022	She's cool, you can tell that she cares about her students. Overall she is a very smart person and she uses that to help her students
Nahid Ahmadian ENGL101 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 12/13/2022	i dont understand the bad reviews for this prof. her assignments are rly easy, in class activities are graded for completion. reasonable grading. accommodating to peoples needs. doesnt rly announce due dates in advance tho which is annoying but whatever. 6 mini projects that are about a topic you get to pick. no exams. do the work and get an A+
Meghan Collins ENGL101 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 12/13/2022	This course was boring, but Meghan was nice and made it clear she cared about her students. You can definitely get away without doing the readings and I'd say she is a fair grader on assignments. I'm not sure if she actually docks your grade (it's in her syllabus that she does), but I would recommend not skipping class since she pointed out near the end of the semester that missing class a lot affects the participation part of your grade. Discussion boards seemed to be graded on completion and we only did around 10. The first half or so of the semester is a lot of assignments/readings, but it slows down in the second half. I'd take her again for another class if needed!
Brianne Friel ENGL101 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 12/12/2022	Professor Friel is great! She is kind, cares a lot about her students, and was very understanding if the class expressed the need for an extension. She is also very enjoyable to talk to and always gave helpful, constructive criticism on papers that helped me grow as a writer. I highly recommend taking English with her if you can, she's the best.
Rachel Waugh ENGL101 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 12/12/2022	Professor Waugh was great! She's super understanding and sweet and was always quick to respond to emails. We only had in-person classes once a week, so she used the time we had wisely and the content was always interesting. She does an un-grading policy which means if you complete your work properly (discussions, 5 papers, quizzes, and other miscellaneous assignments) you get a B+, and then you do 1-3 boosters in order to get either an A-, A, or A+. For the boosters, we had multiple options like posters relating to the class topic, a poem, etc so it was easy to do all three. Overall, I enjoyed this class and would recommend Professor Waugh to anyone taking ENGL101!
John MacIntosh ENGL101 Expecting an A- Anonymous 12/12/2022	I love John, he is a really kind and understanding professor who really cares about his students. English 101 can at times be a really tedious course, but if you ever need help John will be more than happy to work with you. There are a lot of back to back papers in this course, but it is manageable if you pace yourself. If you're able to take John, highly recommend you do so!
Andrew Howard ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/12/2022	If you don’t know if you should or shouldn’t take him, then take him; he’s one of the best professors at UMD.
John MacIntosh ENGL101 Expecting an A- Anonymous 12/12/2022	Very friendly with students, and very understanding to any extenuating circumstances. Really puts his students first and is very approachable with any questions you could have. Work can get a bit tedious but just talk to him if you are struggling, forgiving about late work as long as you talk to him. Grading is fair and comments on work are very helpful. Assignments are due at midnight and not the start of class, meaning you have the whole day after class to finish the work and still get it in on time if you need it. Class can get boring but try to answer the things he's asking, 9 times out of ten if you think you know the answer, you likely do and if you say the wrong thing it doesn't hurt you in any way
Tom Hatcher ENGL101 Anonymous 12/11/2022	He's a great professor! He is very lenient and will usually push back due dates when needed; he has no problem with giving extensions either. The class mainly includes student participation and discussions about readings at the beginning of the course and later on, switches to workshops, peer reviewing, and discussions about upcoming papers. I recommend taking his course!!
Brian Davis ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/11/2022	If you ever get the chance, definitely take a class with Dr. Davis. Absolutely incredible professor. Gives intense feedback but is a really fair grader if you put in effort. He's really accommodating and has really insightful commentary.
Mariko Carson ENGL101 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 12/09/2022	Do not listen to the three star review on this professor. Dr. Carson is a great professor for ENGL101! She is very straightforward with course content and assignments and does not overcomplicate academic writing. As long as you put a reasonable amount of effort into this class you will get an A. The assignments take a fair amount of time to complete but are not impossible. The assignments also build on one another so after you complete the first few it really does not get much harder. She is also very understanding of students and flexible with deadlines as long as you put the effort into the class.
Xiaofang Huang ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/09/2022	Dr. Huang is really nice, a fair grader, and actually provides helpful feedback. She is more than willing to meet with you and give edits for major assignments, so make sure you utilize that. Classes can be boring and often seem pointless, so you just kinda have to sit through it and hope it's over soon. She takes attendance too. Also, don't bother buying the textbook that she tells you to, you can still do well in the class without it. The course overall is very structured and organized, which I liked. As long as you do all the assignments and put in effort, this class will be an easy A. Dr. Huang is really accommodating and you can tell she actually cares about her students.
Zachary Frank ENGL101 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 12/09/2022	Zach is the best. He’s easily accessible via email and gives excellent feedback, very understanding, and I love that he doesn’t grade individual assignments. His class structure really enabled me to only focus on producing my best work and the only thing he asks is that you try.
Brianne Friel ENGL101 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 12/08/2022	Super nice professor, and she really wants to see you learn and succeed. I’m not sure if I managed to become a teacher’s pet, but she praised me on nearly all of my work, which was nothing special. The class was structured really well and she kept giving extensions to the whole class and individually if you needed it. As long as you can write somewhat coherently, you will get an A. Take her if you can.
Nahid Ahmadian ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/08/2022	I loved her. She's super sweet and a pretty generous grader. We had 2 or 3 in class activities daily that would she would always grade for completion. She was very accommodating when people had to miss class. She wasn't the best at communicating due dates far enough in advance like I was used to from high school, but overall she's a really good person and I enjoyed her class.
Robert Lucci ENGL101 Expecting an A- Anonymous 12/07/2022	Top quality, truly cares, and light hw
Sonney Wolfe ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/07/2022	She's a great instructor for the class, was always very accommodating and nice throughout lectures. She was very generous with my late grades fortunately even though the class was easy enough that I shouldn't have turned anything in late. Every time students become confused at certain parts of assignments, she would gladly clarify and even change certain requirements for projects that she didn't see were important. Assignments weren't too hard inherently but that's due to the department. There may be some better ENGL101 professors out there but I had a great enough time with Sonney Wolfe that if you're worried about taking her class, just know that you won't be stuck with an unreasonable and awful teacher.
Susan Pramschufer ENGL101 Anonymous 12/06/2022	This teacher is AWESOME! She's very kind and makes the class enjoyable. It's quite a bit of essay writing, so she makes everyone work from early on and gives helpful feedback. Usually, 1 or 2 weeks before an essay/assignment is due, we would spend half the class time doing a peer review of our current progress. Basically, we get feedback WHILE we're writing the essays, rather than after we already submitted them. Definitely recommend her.
Emilee Durand ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/06/2022	Dr. Durand is an engaging professor who I can tell wants her class to have fun. There are a lot of assignments to help boost your grade say you ever forgot to complete one or just messed up on something. I will note though however she is a bit of a harsh grader but gives you plenty of opportunities to fix your mistakes with multiple revisions and rough drafts before any final assignment is due. The only complaint I have about the class is there is, at times ALOT of busy work that makes you feel as if you're stuck in high school. Good professor overall.
Susan Pramschufer ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/06/2022	She’s super kind and understanding regarding student life and setbacks. A lot of mini-assignments, but that might just be the course. Overall a lovely human being. I will note that her grading is a bit strict, but her feedback is pretty useful. She definitely expects a lot more effort than you may want to put into a Gen Ed. My advice: if you take her for this class, make sure to talk with her about your papers.
Meghan Collins ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/06/2022	She was really cool about missing class and having late assignments. She doesn’t even deduct points for late submissions. Super nice and obviously cares a lot about her students
David Brookshire ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/05/2022	If you are able to get Dr. Dave, get him. He is very fun to have, classes, are enjoyable and he always provides a great perspective on a multitude of different topics. No textbook. Very flexible and wants you to succeed and have a good grade. I would highly recommend this class.
Susan Pramschufer ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/05/2022	This class feels like an honors section even though its not as it has small class size and the professor is always the one teaching (there are no TAs). The teacher is always nice and gives energy to the class (even during my 8am section), and provides very useful feedback and support on all the writing assignments. She's very clear about what needs to be done and the whole course has a clear path to success that you will do just fine if you follow it.
John MacIntosh ENGL101 Anonymous 12/05/2022	Great teacher. Explains all the ideas in class well and is very helpful when needed. The coursework was a bit tedious, but he graded pretty leniently. As long as you put in a little effort you will get a good grade.
Alexandria Nunn ENGL101 Expecting a C+ Anonymous 12/05/2022	The directions of this class felt extremely unclear throughout the year, expectations were never straightforward. Professor Nunn is very nice and cares about her students, however she is not great at relaying her expectations clearly. Furthermore, the layout of this class is very frustrating as there is always a big paper due and you do not get very much time to complete it. Classes felt very pointless as we would often discuss things unrelated to assignments, it really did feel like a waste of time. There were multiple instances where we were given directions verbally that contradicted the written directions for assignments. The initial syllabus given to us had a number of incorrect dates. It wasn't until about a month into the semester that the teacher even gave the assignments actual "due dates" in canvas (once a student requested it), so it was very difficult to keep track of in that time as well. Class always ran until the last minute every time, never let out early. In her lectures there was a lot of talking but not a lot of things actually said. Overall, not a fan of the teacher for this class, but like her as a person.
Amanda Allen ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/01/2022	Professor Allen was 100% the best choice for ENGL101. I loved her blended style, it suit the class very well. She's a fair grader and the assignments are your standard faire for a writing class. It's a hard class to NOT do well in. Recommend.
Emilee Durand ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 11/30/2022	I loved this class! She is an amazing professor and likes to make sure her students understand everything she is talking about!
Rachel Waugh ENGL101 Anonymous 11/30/2022	Wonderful professor and great TA's. Good lectures and very merciful grading. The class energy is cozy, like you get to know everyone but in a low-stress kind of way. We had a semester theme (climate change) and wrote 5 papers, going from a small summary to a 3k word final paper. Three of the papers were connected (a research proposal, a paper arguing counterclaim, and a paper arguing your claim). I also loved the half online/half in-person structure. I'd highly recommend, especially for STEM majors.
Peter Grybauskas ENGL101 Anonymous 11/30/2022	He's a very passionate, fun, high-energy, Tolkien-loving dude. His class wasn't really for me bc I'm avoidant, so the highly social energy just scared the shit out of me. But if you're not super skittish and love literature then I'd def recommend.
Anthony Batts ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 11/29/2022	Batts is super chill and very organized. He often lets class out early which is also nice. -0.5 star for tougher grading for an ENGL101 course. -0.5 for strict(ish) attendance policy (only 2 unexcused absences for tues/thurs and 3 for MWF) Although if you email him with an excuse he is accommodating. If you take his class just make sure to come to class- final drafts are graded a bit harsher and took more work than expected. rough drafts and other assignments graded very nicely (i.e. completion). He's super approachable and usually answers emails in 24 hrs. All around a nice guy. Overall I'm glad I took his class. He's a really great teacher, I certainly learned a lot from him.
Sonney Wolfe ENGL101 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 11/28/2022	Sonney is a really nice professor. She is flexible and understanding of any issues students are having. Some assignments could be lengthy but are graded quite leniently. Other than essay assignments, there is 1 presentation that is only required to be recorded, and there are no exams/finals. She does not mind absences as long as you email her beforehand. Overall, this class is very easy and I definitely recommend it to anyone requiring to take 101 or in need of an easy A.
Emilee Durand ENGL101 Expecting a B Anonymous 11/24/2022	She's a good professor but has strict grading compared to other professors. Every writing assignment earned me a B. The topic you choose dictates the amount of effort invested in the assignment.
John MacIntosh ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 11/22/2022	Easy and understanding. Take him
Zachary Frank ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 11/11/2022	I highly recommend this professor. One of the most genuine professors I have had so far. He doesn't grade individual assignments so your grade is based on your attendance, submitting assignments on time, and turning in decent major papers. If you go to every class, reach out to him and ask for revisions on your papers/assignments, and participate in class, you will get an A. Pretty much just show up and put in some effort.
Stephanie Allen ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 10/28/2022	Great professor. Class does get a bit boring but I think that's just English 101 for you. Extremely patient, listening, thoughtful, understanding. Grades fairly. Deadlines are nice and spaced apart. Under her, there is no final exam and you just have five major assignments to submit (I don't know if this is true for all English 101 classes or not). Really nothing bad to say about her, she's been great and English 101 has been smooth sailing under her with minimal effort and stress. Highly recommend 10/10
Stephanie Allen ENGL101 Expecting an A kathleenMiles 10/23/2022	Great professor. Class does get a bit boring but I think that's just English 101 for you. Extremely patient, listening, thoughtful, understanding. Grades fairly. Deadlines are nice and spaced apart. Under her, there is no final exam and you just have five major assignments to submit (I don't know if this is true for all English 101 classes or not). Really nothing bad to say about her, she's been great and English 101 has been smooth sailing under her with minimal effort and stress. Highly recommend 10/10
Tom Hatcher ENGL101 Anonymous 10/10/2022	Is very annoying, talks just to talk
Daniel Sidman ENGL101 Expecting a B+ Anonymous 10/06/2022	He's an okay professor. Not too bad not too good. I have noticed some micro aggressions from him. And me and this other POC in the class would give each other the look. So I knew I'm not crazy when I hear the things he says... But he is overall an okay professor.
John Rendeiro ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 09/19/2022	a very good professor. he explains the content and assignments very well. the class itself is boring so sometimes you have to try not to fall asleep, but that's because it's engl101. you don't even need the textbook because he goes over it and explains everything in class. highly recommend take this section
Alan Montroso ENGL101 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 08/05/2022	Professor Montroso is the best English professor (and college professor) I have ever had! Like many other freshmen, I was dreading ENGL101, because research papers are often taxing/ tedious in college. However, Prof Montroso was engaging, understanding, and always willing to answer questions and give feedback. He is very approachable and is genuinely invested in the well-being of his students (e.g. extending deadlines if necessary). Helpful Tip If you are struggling with the research process, ask a librarian for help. Professor Montroso expects you to use academic sources which are mostly found on library databases.
David Brookshire ENGL101 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 07/31/2022	Great teacher! Funny, helpful, flexible with assignments and due dates.
Robert Lucci ENGL101 Expecting a B Anonymous 07/25/2022	Professor Lucci is the GOAT no cap. He is the nicest guy and really wants you to do well. He takes time out of his day to meet with his students and offers zoom sessions to help his students improve their writing. I only didn't get an A because I wasn't motivated enough and was a bum and didn't meet with him enough. If you work hard in his class and show that you genuinely care about improving you will do very well. I hate english and writing but Lucci made it a pleasure to be in his class. For sure take this man if you can!
Katherine Joshi ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 06/02/2022	Are you a teacher's pet? Are you a Suck up? Do you have no life? If you answered yes to any of the above questions, then by all means take Joshi. However if you are normal person looking for a Professor with whom to take English 101, Joshi is not your person. In fact, stay away from her at all costs. I will mention despite rating her like this, she is no monster. She seems like a relatively decent person, her grading standards are just insane. Joshi takes this class, which most students have clearly only taken for the sake of getting their gen ed class for English, and treats it as some kind of upper level english class that is meant for English Majors. Like for gods sake, I am a STEM Major why do you have to take this class so seriously. For example why should you write 3 paragraph responses to her bi weekly discussion boards, and spend countless hours on papers that any other English 101 teacher would have given a 98 for, while Joshi- being the strict grader that she is - gives it a 70. Stay away from Joshi by all means, and for the sake of your GPA, please take another professor.
Mike Kolakoski ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 05/30/2022	Very smart and pleasant guy. Always willing to meet with students and a rather lenient grader. Also, he cancels class quite often which is nice if you can get your work done without meeting in person every week. Definately one of the better professors for this course.
Michael Dignan ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 05/27/2022	This guy is your guy if you need to get English over with, Straightforward in what he wants, you do not need to show up for class, he really is there if you need the help. or office hours. He doesn't waste your time or his and oftentimes cancels a class if there is nothing to teach. Gives you really good feedback. The only drawback is that I couldn't quite tell what he wanted from his rubric and as a result, I lost points, but I really do not know where since the rubric was really open-ended.
Robert Lucci ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 05/26/2022	He wants you to improve in his class. He offers Zoom feedback sessions and is a pretty chill guy. Go to every class, but he's pretty lenient on deadlines. As long as you demonstrate a willingness to do well in his class, you'll do great.
Daniel Sidman ENGL101 Expecting a B+ Anonymous 05/25/2022	Professor Sidman's a pretty good professor. He's your average professor if that makes any sense. You will easily pass English101 with him as long as you show up to class.
Emily Lyons ENGL101 Expecting a B+ Anonymous 05/25/2022	Good teacher and all around nice person. You get the feeling she actually likes talking with her students. Her style of teaching may not be for everyone but it did a lot for me. It conveyed how interesting language and persuasion can be. She gave good advice on papers and I could see my writing improve.
Stephanie Allen ENGL101 Expecting an A WALIK 05/24/2022	Fair grader, lets you skip class, very kind and thoughtful. She is a great professor and an easy A.
Katherine Joshi ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 05/23/2022	Professor Joshi was overall a very good teacher. She explains things in way that’s easy to comprehend, she clearly lays out all expectations, she structures the course in a way that makes completing even big assignments manageable. She is very understanding if you need extra time on deadlines or extra help, and gives thorough feedback. She is a bit of a tough grader - I’m not sure 100% on anything is possible. However, I still felt her grading was fair and there are plenty of other activities for points that boosts grades.
Anthony Batts ENGL101 Expecting an A- Anonymous 05/22/2022	Grades a little tougher than some other 101 professors from what I see, but is reasonable. He’s a super cool guy and lets us out early from class some times so that’s tuff. All hail Batts
Kathleen Orr ENGL101 Anonymous 05/21/2022	Most understanding and caring teacher I've had at UMD. Take her if you can
Emily Lyons ENGL101 Expecting an A- Anonymous 05/20/2022	Really boring class. Lecture is usually on MW and online work due for a grade on Fridays. Grading is inconsistent at times, and the class can be a bore (only because it's English, and I guess it can be hard to make the study of rhetoric fun). I just wish she graded a bit more leniently and responded to emails especially those regarding attendance. Seems odd when she'd respond to emails about assignments and not reply at all to whenever I was sick and couldn't attend class. It's an easy enough class and only 6 or 7 major assignments.
Chika Onyenezi ENGL101 Expecting an A- Anonymous 05/19/2022	Professor Onyenezi was very engaging in class and very understandable with the works you create. Overall, this class helped me survive the semester with a chill professor.
Joshua Weiss ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 05/19/2022	Dr. Weiss is a good professor. He is open and honest with his students, which makes for a good classroom environment. He really does care about his students!! The coursework can be overwhelming, but make sure to balance your time wisely. He is always willing to help improve writing and leaves good feedback, but his class is not an "easy A".
Katherine Joshi ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 05/19/2022	Difficult grader but very understanding with assignments and she explains everything in detail. As a STEM major, her class was challenging but not impossible. The trick to earning an A is to email her and ask her to review your papers before submission. Overall would recommend her class, but she does expect a lot of effort.
Radford Skudrna ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 05/17/2022	Radford is an amazing professor to have for English. I was expecting the class to be a bunch of liberal propaganda like others have told me but as a politically moderate STEM student, the class was great with Radford. He genuinely cares about his students. He is willing to give extensions if you're having a personal issue or if the draft of your paper needs to be reorganized completely like with what happened to me. He really wants to see you succeed. You can even take your drafts to him to look over before they're due and he will give you all the feedback you need to get an A on the assignment. The first few assignments were on social justice but they were really just to teach you rhetorical strategies for you to use in the writing you'll do later. Later in the semester you get to choose your own topic to write on which is great. Let me make something clear though, the class is not easy. However, it's also not hard. It's really just a lot of work and if you put in the work and you have him look at your drafts before they're due, you will be fine. The only issue I think I had with the class was sometimes not understanding how to start some of the assignments but if you ask him he will get you through any misunderstandings you might have. Also, don't buy the textbook. There's a pdf version online you can find. Just google the name of it with pdf at the end.
Robert Lucci ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 05/17/2022	I cannot begin to express how much of a good professor Mr Lucci is. He is down-to-earth, smart, flexible with deadlines, and extremely helpful. I promise you that no workload would ever be too much. He makes the class as interactive as possible and gives you a lot of feedback. His conferences (zoom meetings) are a lifesaver because you get to know where you need to improve. I dislike writing and English in general but professor Lucci always made it so bearable. So if you can, PLEASE TAKE ANY ENGLISH CLASS WITH HIM. It's worth it, I swear. I can totally vouch for him.
Connor Watkins ENGL101 Expecting a B+ Anonymous 05/17/2022	He was a pretty nice guy but his class is extremely boring. He takes attendance and had several papers due within a semester. Didn't have much homework since most of my classes were just lightwork. Felt like I spent most of my time writing papers for his class on the same topics. He talks very quietly and is hard to understand sometimes because it sounds like mumbling.
Emily Lyons ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 05/16/2022	Professor Flamm is an okay teacher. I personally did not like her teaching style. It seems like she would teach us a complex thing for a day then give us a project/ paper or confusing assignment on it. For the majority of the class I felt confused about the content and did not feel like I was really learning to learn something. Just learning to get the class done. Professor Flamm was a very nice, if you needed a day or so extension she would be very understanding. I did not completely understand her grading style. She left nice comments but did not give me much feedback on how I could improve. Her class was 2 days in person and 1 day asynchronous work. Depending on the asynchronous assignment, it would take 15 minutes to an hour or more.
David Brookshire ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 05/16/2022	Easily the best English teacher I've ever had. I've never liked English as a subject and never liked going to English classes, but Dave made the class enjoyable to go to. He gives a lot of extensions which gives you a good amount of time to complete things. I would definitely recommend him for ENGL101.
David Brookshire ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 05/16/2022	Dr. Dave is the best english teacher I have ever had. I used to be terrified of writing but he makes everything very clear and makes the class fun. He is extremely accommodating and always pushes back deadlines to help his student. 100% recommend him for engl101
Amanda Allen ENGL101 Expecting a B+ Anonymous 05/15/2022	She is very nice and I personally suck at English. If you are honestly trying she is willing to help. Honestly, I thought she was a little too critical on some things because most people will never use this kind of writing again. It is what is thou. I think she is a safe and good option overall
John Rendeiro ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 05/14/2022	Rendeiro is an amazing professor. The class is boring but it's ENGL101, it's hard to make it interesting. He is very lenient on grading and turning in assignments late, just email him if you have any issues and he will 100% do his best to help you. He cares a lot about his students, and the class itself is made as easy as possible given the amount of writing.
Joshua Weiss ENGL101 Anonymous 05/14/2022	Dr. Weiss is an excellent person- he is very engaging and fun to talk to! I enjoyed all my conversations with him and it was obvious that he cared about his students. However, I felt like he graded on the harsher side (I would say I am a mediocre writer however I write well enough to scrape by with an A in a lot of other courses). If you want an A you either need to be an above average writer or willing to spend A LOT of time towards the course. I had an extremely heavy course load this semester and could not spend hours upon hours pouring through and improving my papers. He is always willing to help and improve writing, however this class is not an "easy" A. If you are looking to improve writing definitely take this professor! However, if you do not have a lot of time to spare or are not passionate about writing I do not recommend taking this professor.
Justin Thompson ENGL101 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 05/12/2022	BEST PROFESSOR EVER!!!!! 1000/10 would recommend him
Katherine Joshi ENGL101 Anonymous 05/12/2022	Super considerate and explains things really well but such. a. tough. grader. had me on the edge all semester and I know I'm not an English major and stuff but I'd consider myself a decent writer. Her grading seemed super nit-picky cause she would take a bunch of points off just for things she said she wanted worded differently. If you have to take her class I'd recommend emailing her and asking her opinion on assignments as well as going to the writing center. Love her as a person but she will def make you work for the A so just be careful.
William Pittman ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 05/10/2022	This is probably the easiest english 101 course you can take at UMD, largely because of how great pittman is as a professor. He simplifies writing and makes it clear what he expects from you for every assignment. I would definitely recommend taking pittman. As a side note, this class focuses on a book called "What the Buddha Taught" for a few assignments so just know that going in.
William Pittman ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 05/09/2022	Pittman's class just makes sense. Little to no homework. Makes the most of class time. Explains exactly what he wants for every assignment. This class is just a joy to go to and learn in. You will not regret taking Professor Pittman.
David Brookshire ENGL101 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 05/09/2022	Best ENGL101 professor.
Katherine Joshi ENGL101 Anonymous 05/08/2022	As a STEM major, I picked this class because it met once a week and I figured with my schedule of hard STEM classes that this would be easier for me. It was not. I personally thought that she graded everything very harshly. Her response time to grading papers and giving feedback was poor and took forever which made improving your grade hard as most assingments and papers built off the previous. She does respond to emails promptly (although I did have to ask her a few times and she told me she completely forgot) and is willing to meet outside of class time to go over questions that you might have. I think if you like English and are willing to put in a lot of effort this class would be good for you but if you are looking to get an easy A in English101 I do not suggest this class.
Susan Pramschufer ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 05/06/2022	Prof. Pramschufer is so so nice and she really wants all of her students to succeed. There are like 5 different writing assignments and they aren't that bad because they all build on each other. When I say utilize the professor utilize her, she holds office hours and she is willing to meet with you whenever to go over your essay. She will read through your essay and make edits before it due multiple times to help you get a good grade. I will say Prof. Pramschufer is a strict grader when it comes to the essays that's why you should defiantly use office hours to get help. Overall, she was a great professor and I would 100% take her again and I would recommend her to future students. Oh also there is a recommended textbook but you can find it as a PDF online for free so I wouldn't get waste the money on the textbook.
Radford Skudrna ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 05/06/2022	Professor Skudrna is a great professor for ENGL101. He is thougtful, engaging, welcoming, and friendly and he is always going to help you be the best that you can be. Fair warning, his class does include a lot of work, so be prepared to spend a couple hours a week on different weeks working on major assignments. However, he is incredibly helpful when it comes to questions or comments about major assignments, and I 100% recommend meeting with him before you submit any final drafts. This way, you can have the guy who is grading your paper a chance to look over your paper before you officially submit it. I truly recommend Radford as an ENGL101 professor, you cannot go wrong by taking his class.
Sara Faradji ENGL101 Anonymous 05/05/2022	Very chill teacher and has the student's best interests in mind
Lara Payne ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 04/28/2022	Lara is a nice professor, but her personality and method of teaching would get a little annoying sometimes. She would try to be woke, but then make a comment (usually directed towards a student) that could be rude or unnecessary. Also, a lot of the time class felt like a waste of time because we wouldn't actually do anything substantial, just have discussions with a partner that she would usually interrupt every two minutes. I appreciated how she tried to make the workload easier on us by cutting short unnecessary parts of assignments in order to pull higher quality work out of us, which I think worked. Also, if you are in person she requires you to print out every paper you submit, which is extremely inconvenient for a college student living on campus most of the time. Overall, the class wasn't that bad and I was able to get through, but I would not take it again.
Katherine Joshi ENGL101 Anonymous 04/20/2022	Prof. Joshi is one of the nicest professors at UMD. She responds to emails quickly and considers her students the most to help them. Just to be clear, I am majoring in biological sciences: physiology and neurobiology with a premed track and taking courses to consider double majoring in Chemistry in the future. I had her for ENGL 101, and I know that I didn't put much effort to write the papers than other students because I really didn't have much time (this is not an excuse, you will know if you are double majoring in a STEM field), but I tried my best to not fall behind. So, my grade for every paper that I wrote is between B- to B+. All I am saying is that if you are a STEM major and if you are taking more than 16 credits, I do not recommend taking her class. But, if you do have a lot of time to write papers and go to the writing center and all, then take her class.
Emily Lyons ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 04/14/2022	The class was pretty straight forward and she likes to help out her students! Her class is pretty boring but idk how exciting ENGL 101 would be in general... Nice lady and wants people to participate and have fun. I took it on Zoom which was kind of a drag but it probably depends on the person. We also only met MW but she gave us online work to do every Friday which I found annoying but it was usually simple and quick. Not the best but probably not the worst!
Andy Yeh ENGL101 Anonymous 04/14/2022	Decent guy, but too much work for ENGL101. Among the many other professors that teach this class, Yeh should be your last option. His grading is too harsh on students for an English 101 class. The assignments are beyond what should be expected if English 101. I could not catch a break this entire semester in his class, and as a stem major with incredibly demanding classes, I found this class to be my biggest source of stress. Yeh may be a nice guy, but please do not take him if you can avoid him.
Andy Yeh ENGL101 Anonymous 04/08/2022	Andy is a harsh grader. He is treating this like an ENGL400 class. He is a great guy, but if you want an easy A, this class is definitely not for you
Rachel Waugh ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 04/08/2022	The sweetest and best English professor I have had in my life! The class was 1 day asynchronous on Tuesdays and 1 day in-person on Thursdays. She was very understanding with her students, she frequently extends paper deadlines if the class expresses a need for them. As long as you submit assignments before she grades them, she won't mark them late, and even if it is multiple days late she would only take off 10-20% if you do not submit them on time. Class time typically consists of the class discussing current events, her teaching some terms and strategies for your papers, and peer reviews. Her papers are the primary focus of the class and are graded very generously, where she focuses on the structure, organization, effort, and completeness of your paper. This is honestly amazing because many English teachers typically have subjective biases and grade papers unfairly if they do not like what you say. Prof. Waugh is amazing and gives very insightful advice on writing and is one of my favorite teachers at UMD.
Andy Yeh ENGL101 Expecting a B- Anonymous 04/07/2022	First and foremost I think Andy is a chill person, and outside the classroom seems like a great guy. Yet, I cannot get behind the fact that he treats ENGL101 as though I am trying to achieve a doctorate in English. Lots and lots of assignments, after you are done with a big paper you will have to write even more for a reflection post after for example. He is very nit picky on assignments and tells you he will knock off points on the tiniest things that many ENGL101 professors would go over and not think about. Many people in my section have voiced their distaste in his grading. He is not one to give out A's which is fair, and yes he gives very honest feedback. yet, there comes a point where you have to stop and think about whether it is worth the time to be this nit picky on a gen-ed course that everyone has to take, and everyone should be getting a good grade on. To be honest ENGL101 is not the priority for anyone taking the class, and I think he takes it over the edge with his grading, a 100 level gen-ed course should never be this hard. That all being said, you are better off finding another professor, avoid him if you want ENGL101 to be one of your least priorities and you want to just knock it out.
John Rendeiro ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 03/16/2022	Trust me. TAKE HIM
Michael Dignan ENGL101 Expecting a B+ Anonymous 03/14/2022	Honestly if you just want to get ENGL101 done with, this is your guy. You can attend each one of his lecture without taking a single note and still pass the class. Dignan would just talk nonsense within his whole lecture and did not really require us to do the reading that was assigned. Just do the work and look at the rubric and you should be fine.
Andy Yeh ENGL101 Anonymous 03/11/2022	Chill guy, however, he assigns us a LOT of work. These take form in papers, readings, projects and discussion posts. On top of that, Andy is a pretty harsh grader, especially towards students that aren't particularly the best writers. He seems kinda stubborn to give out As. One thing that I liked about Andy is he facilitated meaningful discussions and gave very honest feedback compared to other English professors that just give out free As.
David Brookshire ENGL101 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 03/09/2022	BEST PROFFESOR!!! I have never gotten an A in any English class before, and I received an A+ in his class. This was not due to him being an easy grader (although he was not particularly harsh), but it was due to how resourceful and helpful he was. I have never met anyone that cared for their students more. He is always available (and encouraging) for office hours, and will give you significant help with your paper. I hate English, but I am taking another English class just to have him again
Norrell Edwards ENGL101 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 02/26/2022	Awful teacher
Erin Green ENGL101 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 02/13/2022	Erin Green was a great professor and his ENGL101 class was both interesting but also very laid back.
Cecilia Smith ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 01/31/2022	I highly recommend taking her class. She is understanding and flexible.
Erin Green ENGL101 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 01/25/2022	I love them. Made Engl101 so brain dead easy, which was awesome for me considering I had way more stressful classes to worry about. Don't get me wrong, they give good feedback on your writing assignments and are a good professor. What made me love their class is how nonchalant it is, and how stress free. Recommend 10/10 if you can get them.
Peter Grybauskas ENGL101 Expecting a B+ Anonymous 01/24/2022	Prof G was awesome! He does not give you lots of unnecessary work, instead letting you focus on the actual papers and projects that matter. He can be a little wonky in class, but he is always helpful and does not set unrealistic expectations. I love this guy.
Caroline Rothrock ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 01/22/2022	Very nice and understanding! Also an easy grader
Robert Lucci ENGL101 Expecting an A- Anonymous 01/19/2022	Mr. Lucci is the best English professor you could ask for at UMD! He is extremely thorough with his instructions, gives plenty of time for assignments, and is extremely understanding with giving extra time on assignments as long as you give him adequate notice. His office hours are also very helpful and I was able to improve my writing tons with his feedback. definitely look to take ENGL 101 with professor Lucci if given the chance.
Emily Flamm ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 01/18/2022	Professor Flamm is an okay teacher. I personally did not like her teaching style. It seems like she would teach us a complex thing for a day then give us a project/ paper or confusing assignment on it. For the majority of the class I felt confused about the content and did not feel like I was really learning to learn something. Just learning to get the class done. Professor Flamm was a very nice, if you needed a day or so extension she would be very understanding. I did not completely understand her grading style. She left nice comments but did not give me much feedback on how I could improve. Her class was 2 days in person and 1 day asynchronous work. Depending on the asynchronous assignment, it would take 15 minutes to an hour or more.
David Brookshire ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 01/14/2022	I hate english. Well... hated. I was so afraid to take a college level english course because I dreaded writing all throughout highschool. But now I feel pretty confident as a writer and have a newfound appreciation for writing. Dr. Dave is so easy going and stress-free. He changed my outlook on english classes. Also he pushes back deadlines a lot which is a lifesaver. Take his class.
David Brookshire ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 01/11/2022	I’ve hated english all my life but Dr. Dave made it great. He always extended deadlines for papers, and always gave criticism in a logical manner. In this class, you will be choosing an unresolved issue and will be writing about this issue for the entirety of the semester. My only recommendation for this class is to choose an ongoing issue that you are actually passionate about, whether it be environmental, political, etc.
Anthony Batts ENGL101 Anonymous 01/11/2022	There are a few activities and feedback that I found to be unhelpful for my following assignments or personal improvement, but overall Batts provides reasonable grading and does his best to find what methods will help out the students the most. He would also frequently let us out early. Batts is nice and understanding, especially when you turn in some assignments late. The workload may be heavy at times, and you have to start at a reasonable pace. Despite this I can't find any other professor who would offer a lighter workload, especially when Batts slightly adjusted the requirements a couple of times for our benefit. Don't be afraid to reach out to him for clarification or help.
Robert Lucci ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 01/10/2022	TAKE HIS CLASS! Although I've only taken one of his classes, he makes the class very easy and its almost IMPOSSIBLE to get anything below a B. I'm not a fan of English and was dreading taking it, but he made classes really enjoyable even in an online format. If you need an extension for an assignment for ANY reason, just email him and he will grant it. He really emphasizes communication so as long as you give him a heads up on things, he will be more than helpful to accommodate things. He grades really easily as well. Honestly, this was the class I spent the least time studying and doing work for but I still didn't have any issues with my grade. Can't recommend him enough.
Michael Dignan ENGL101 Expecting a B+ Anonymous 01/09/2022	Great guy.
Anthony Batts ENGL101 Expecting an A- Anonymous 01/07/2022	Dr. Batts is a nice guy and an interesting person but he gave more assignments than necessary (they weren't hard but took time and there were like 2+ a week) and graded fairly. He's flexible on turning in assignments late and sometimes let us out early. Dr. Batts tried to get to know his students through 1 on 1 meetings and made lectures go by fast through different assignments and groupwork. However if you don't like writing you might want a professor who gives less work.
John Rendeiro ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 01/07/2022	Very lenient professor. I doubt you'll do poorly in this class as long as you put in some level of effort in since he goes out of his way to make you succeed. The class itself is pretty boring though, but that has nothing to do with the professor. You can be the best professor in the world and can't make this class interesting.
Shannon Zellars Strohl ENGL101 Expecting an A- Anonymous 01/05/2022	Professor Zellars Strohl is an excellent professor. She's not strict and she is very lenient on grading. I've known classmates who would turn in assignments WEEKS late and she would grade as normal. Although you will never get a 100% in her class (because she never gives out 100s from my understanding), it's almost impossible to get lower than a B- unless you totally don't do the work. Her peer reviews and comments are very useful when improving your work and can definitely change your writing for future assignments. If you do get her, have fun but don't slack off.
Emily Lyons ENGL101 Expecting an A- Anonymous 01/04/2022	She is funny and responsive to student issues. The readings and online coursework aren't too bad, for the most part she keeps it interesting.
Kiera Wolfe ENGL101 Expecting an A- Anonymous 12/31/2021	This class was really interesting and as long as you complete your assignments on time you should do well. Professor Wolfe was really kind and made sure you understood what was going on in class.
John Rendeiro ENGL101 Expecting a B+ Anonymous 12/29/2021	The most decent, human, and caring professor ever. Wants to see you succeed, and gives the right amount of specific feedback to help make it happen. Does a great job at providing building blocks for the final project. Loved JCR!
John MacIntosh ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/26/2021	Very nice guy and he makes his lectures interesting and entertaining. Though the content can be boring, it can be important for the assignment you are working on. He graded reasonably, and you'll get an A if you write your papers using the techniques and organization that he teaches you for that assignment. There is a decent more amount of work than I anticipated, but he is a good teacher, and I'd recommend taking him.
Katherine Hansen ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/25/2021	Hansen is an incredibly kind and very considerate professor. Her class is a little boring but not to her fault, the ENG101 curriculum is simply very basic and at times boring as it is mostly tied to the basics of writing. She is very understanding and will give extensions as long as the student asks for one. She is a newer teacher and does follow the textbook very closely, but allows technology in class and is not a harsh grader (doesn't give 100 on major writing assignments-- 98 is the highest you can get). I recommend taking her class though.
John Rendeiro ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/23/2021	He's a great guy and really understanding. He genuinely cares about his students and will give you every opportunity to do well in this class. The workload isn't too bad and he is a generous grader. My only complaint would be that his lectures can be long and not very interactive. But honestly, it isn't too bad.
David Brookshire ENGL101 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 12/23/2021	He is very flexible with assignment due dates and grades. He gives constructive feedback to all our essays. His essays are pretty straightforward with clear criteria. He makes writing so much easier to organize and helped me improve my writing. I am pretty sure that he gave out relatively fewer essay assignments than most other ENGL101 professors. His class is one of the few English classes that are blended. In his class, you only need to come twice per week, you have a short discussion assignment once per week. Like the earlier reviews have said, Dr. Dave is easy-going and approachable especially during office hours. I would recommend anyone to take his classes even aside from ENGL101.
Amanda Allen ENGL101 Expecting an A- Anonymous 12/22/2021	Good professor, this is a subject I struggle in but had to take for the gen ed but was able to make it through with an A-. One major help was that the biggest assignment was before break, so while everyone else had to do it on top of all the other big final papers in the end, we were basically done before Thanksgiving. Blended was also great, only had to go in once a week with a short assignment the other day.
Mariko Carson ENGL101 Anonymous 12/22/2021	Dr. Carson is overall a nice professor, but can be frustrating at times. She is very kind to her students and tries her best to keep her class both engaging and relevant to our generation. Compared to other professors, Dr. Carson had 6 major assignments (as well as warm ups and minor assignments in between) and boy will it take up your time. Each week, it felt like there was always something to do and it felt really rushed. Other professors (from what I heard) only had to do half of what we did. The mini assignments and warm-ups are easy points but some of them were an overwhelming amount of work for a mere four points or less. Carson goes over some techniques of “effective writing” for assignments, but when it boils down to what she expects of you to do, the lines can be blurred and it is really up to your interpretation. I think the most frustrating part of Carson’s class was how late she puts in the grades. Even after the first semester is officially done, she still only has half of our grades in so it is hard to gauge how well we are doing in the class. Very frustrating. One of Carson’s strong suits, however, is her effective communication with the class. There were times where she allowed extensions and due dated became flexible (sometimes for the whole class, most times for individuals) but I would not rely on that too much. Overall, Carson is an ok professor. Definitely not the worst, but has room for improvement in her class and teaching skill
Nicole Cuffy ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/22/2021	She is a true professional, yet caring and intellectual. Don't worry about grades because she cares more about your ideas and understanding of the assignment. She truly cares about the writing process and the success of her students. She made her classroom feel like a space where we could learn and be ourselves. I would totally love to have her for professional writing after taking ENGL101 with her!
Bianca Licitra ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/21/2021	They are extremely approachable and want you to succeed. That being said, they are a very harsh grader for the major writing assignments so take the time to receive feedback from them. I don't recommend the writing center to succeed in this class as Bianca is very particular about how they grade. Deadlines were flexible and the class is set up so it is hard to fail. As long as you do every assignment you will receive at least a B.
Caroline Rothrock ENGL101 Expecting an A- Anonymous 12/20/2021	Great teacher, always available for help if you need it. Work isn't difficult and grades very fairly.
Kiera Wolfe ENGL101 Expecting a B+ Anonymous 12/20/2021	This teacher graded participation based on attendance. I got sick three times this semester. Luckily it wasn't covid any of the times but I emailed her and told her I was sick and she still knocked points off of my grade for being absent. It feels like a double standard because the university asks us not to go to class or be around other people if we have covid symptoms or are sick yet when we follow those rules, we get punished for it by our grades. I really did not like this teacher or the way the class was set it up. I don't think I actually got better at writing either. The class had three small research projects, a presentation in front of the class (5 min), 4 essays, and a final project where you propose a solution to an issue you are passionate about. I highly recommend staying away from this professor, there are so many other options, there must be one that is more reasonable.
Cameron Mozafari ENGL101 Expecting an A- knaiknav 12/20/2021	Dr.Mozafari is a great teacher, he does a good job in all his classes to engage the class and make sure that students are doing well and doing their work. He is very accomodating to course difficulty and often changes the rubrics if students think it is too hard, you just have to ask him. He is also very kind in offering extensions for the whole class and relieving stress. He makes sure you are doing well in class by asking about your mental health and checking up on you and giving your response changes the assignment due dates to help you. However, I would say that he is a picky grader and grades the essays with more focus and difficulty than other professors might. Other than that, he is a great professor and I would recommend taking him again.
Brian Davis ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/20/2021	Best professor ever. He is the most laid back, reasonable, and respectable professional I have ever had.
Anthony Batts ENGL101 Anonymous 12/19/2021	Good Professor. The contact taught in class is helpful for assignments. He is also very accommodating and easy to talk to regarding assignments.
Emily Lyons ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/19/2021	Not a fan. I took this class online Spring 2021, so that might have contributed. She didn't answer emails. She took a VERY long time time to grade our assignments and the lectures were rather dull. She did grade me fairly though, but she left little feedback. At one point, we had to create a website, and we had to learn how to create it ourself cause she had no clue. She seems like a nice person, but not a great professor.
Bianca Licitra ENGL101 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 12/18/2021	This class was a nice break from my STEM classes and she worked with students to set the due dates for assignments and was very understanding and overall was great. I would highly recommend Bianca, especially hearing how others talk about their English professors.
William Pittman ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/17/2021	Pittman is the GOAT! Go to his office hours if you're struggling. He really helped me. I learned a lot and actually enjoyed the readings he assigned for homework. Learn essay structure because that is how he grades. Overall, the A was not easy to achieve... he is a tough grader but his comments are very helpful.
Amanda Allen ENGL101 Anonymous 12/16/2021	The class is blended which is extremely nice. The days where you are asynchronous you have a mini assignment to do, which never takes more than the class period. On the writing assignments, she gives good feedback and is available for office hours outside of this if you want more in depth feedback. She is a little bit of a hard grader, but as long as you take time and put in the work, you will be fine. If you are willing to put in work to get a good grade, I highly recommend taking Engl 101 with Professor Allen.
Sabrina Islam ENGL101 Anonymous 12/16/2021	She really loves to get to know her students, however, can be harsh in grading compared to when talking to her in class. She takes quite a while to grade anything, as it is coming to the end of the semester with 2 major assignments still not graded. I would take it with her again, but note that you need to put a lot of effort into the papers.
Anthony Batts ENGL101 Expecting a B+ Anonymous 12/16/2021	Pretty nice professor who is chill. Sometimes we get out early from class. You are allowed to skip 4 classes without losing credit which is nice. The lectures he gives are pretty helpful in terms of content. The only negative is that we do not receive very much feedback from our final projects other than a filled out rubric which makes it difficult to learn from our mistakes. Other than that, I would recommend this professor.
Erica Cochran ENGL101 Anonymous 12/13/2021	Definitely take her if you can! Easy homework with in class exercises to review the homework. At the beginning of class, the homework may feel like a waste of time (some are) but you will realize that a lot of the critical readings are preparing you for the papers you will write. The Academic Summary, Rhetorical Analysis, and Position Paper are the notable assignments. She gives you decent time to prepare and get a good grade. Before the due date, there will always be an in class "workshop" in which you will peer review another persons paper which is very helpful. Professor Cochran is a great human who is flexible and understanding. Take her for sure.
Sabrina Islam ENGL101 Anonymous 12/13/2021	Really nice as a person, not that great of a grader a little too harsh. The classes don't really help just look at the assignment details and you should be fine. if you can't turn in on time shes really nice about it but I would let her know before
John Rendeiro ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/10/2021	He's possibly one of the most understanding and respectful teachers you can find on campus. The content itself may be boring to some people, but it's English and it's a class about writing, so he's covering what he's required to. Class does have a good amount of writing, but this professor is very lenient. I am thankful that I chose his section for ENGL101.
Michael Kolakoski ENGL101 Anonymous 12/09/2021	Okay, I don't really understand where all these stellar reviews for Kolakoski are coming from. I took several classes that were 400-level or supposedly much more difficult, but Kolakoski's ENGL101 assigned more work than all of them combined. The sheer amount of work he assigned was plain unreasonable - there was something due almost every single day. Sure, he's lenient with deadlines and grades on effort for most of the assignments, but the overall quantity of assignments began to feel like a backlog eventually. He's a pretty harsh grader on the major writing assignments too, of which there are about four or five during the semester. Avoid Kolakoski, take a different professor that won't assign more work than all of your other classes combined.
Amanda Allen ENGL101 Expecting a B+ Anonymous 12/09/2021	Blended class is super nice workload wise. She's really nice and makes the material as engaging as possible. She also gives in-depth feedback on your writing so you know exactly what you did wrong. She also generally helps you a lot with her feedback on the assignments before you start writing and gives good suggestions. The assignments are all well-explained and are all very approachable, I've heard so many things about other English teachers having really shit requirements but Prof. Allen has very reasonable requirements.
Kiera Wolfe ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/09/2021	kiera was a really nice instructor that was very approachable and easy to get along with. her class was pretty chill and as long as you know all your due dates you won't be overwhelmed. there's a lot of group work and you don't get a lot of homework that isn't the main assignments. she's also generous with grades. i'd definitely recommend :)
Amanda Allen ENGL101 Anonymous 12/09/2021	I'm going to start of this review by saying that she is a very nice professor. She clearly cares about her class, and I appreciate that. However, I cannot recommend taking her, largely due to the fact that there are many more English teachers in this school that will be far more lenient in their grading than this professor. If you are looking to have a strong A (as long as effort is put in), then look for another teacher. Allen grades far too harshly, and the low amount of points that each of her assignments is worth leads to your grade fluctuating wildly if you miss even one point on an assignment. It has been an absolute pain to be able to get a decent grade this semester due to this. Your assignments have to be near perfect if you want an A, and quite frankly a course of this type does not deserve to have this much work put into it. Again, nice teacher, but take another teacher. You will have an easier time and be far less worried about being perfect in every assignment.
Zachary Frank ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/09/2021	A super nice, friendly, and caring person. The course is laid out in a way where you essentially start with an A, and keep that A unless you don't do an assignment, miss multiple classes, or very clearly are slacking off. Show up to class and do the assignments and it's basically a guaranteed A. Zach is also a very effective teacher and encourages you to ask him for feedback on assignments. The workload is very manageable. I highly recommend him for ENGL101.
William Pittman ENGL101 WhatitDoBaby 12/09/2021	William Pittman is a great professor. This is not your traditional ENGL101 class. He teaches about Buddha's teaching and how it would apply in the real world. He leaves helpful comments on the papers as well. Highly recommend him. Plus he does music on the side.
Lisa Latouche ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/09/2021	Really nice and caring teacher. Very flexible with due dates and any issues regarding assignments.
Caroline Rothrock ENGL101 Anonymous 12/08/2021	Could not recommend more. She's one of the kindest and most relaxed profs you'll ever have. She's passionate about the subject matter and always willing to help clarify anything. She frequently extended deadlines based on class consensus or miscommunication on her part. The papers are easy and the grading is fair and constructive. One of the best English profs I've ever had.
Kristine Morrissey ENGL101 Anonymous 12/08/2021	Overall solid professor, fairly lenient grading which is a plus. The workload was surprisingly light and straightforward overall. Class time is mostly dedicated to going over the various assignments. Would recommend this professor.
Robert Lucci ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/07/2021	best english teacher ever. if you go to his office hours he will literally help you write your entire essay and he gives redo's on an essay which helps boost your grade a ton. he cares about his students and i actually learned something from his class. he is so chill and as long as you participate or show you are trying your best you will get an A. unlike the other english teachers, he gives us a ton of extra time on all our assignments because he wants us to do our best and focus on one assignment at a time.
Radford Skudrna ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/07/2021	I'm a STEM major and usually don't enjoy english classes, but Professor Skudrna was engaging, open, and welcoming. He always gives people the opportunity to engage in class but never forces anyone to which I appreciate. He was one of my nicest professors this semester and always brings good energy even if the class seems tired. If you complete the assignments you generally get good scores. I highly recommend taking his class
David Brookshire ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/06/2021	This is a phenomenal professor. He is so flexible with grades and class attendance. He is fun and his office hours are so laid back. He doesn't waste time or your money! I didn't have to buy a textbook. His essays are definitely challenging but if you just talk to him, he will change the due dates to work with you. If you need a freshman professor, he's the best!!!!
Erin Green ENGL101 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 12/06/2021	Literally got an 100. Didn't show up for 3/4 of the class. Grades major assignments 10/10 instead of giving percentages. Literally could not have gotten an easier teacher. They cancelled class half of the time.
Emily Lyons ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/05/2021	Great teacher! Took Spring 2021 and I think she graded pretty fairly.
Connor Watkins ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/05/2021	Prof Watkins is very easy but very boring. He takes attendance so you can't really skip class. The class itself makes you want to fall asleep, but the homework is relatively light, as you should have no problem getting an A in this class.
Andrew Howard ENGL101 Anonymous 12/03/2021	Honestly, he is a great teacher and always has the energy and passion to teach every day that I was in his classroom. He also is very cool too and helps with essays that someone might be stuck on. Overall good guy
Andrew Howard ENGL101 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 12/02/2021	Prof Howard is very kind and personable. He's really lenient about deadlines if you're having trouble and takes a lot of care with his students. He's always trying to improve his class experience and is always available for questions and review.
Kathleen Orr ENGL101 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 11/30/2021	Amazing teacher! She has improved my writing tremendously and is also energetic and nice. 1
Caroline Rothrock ENGL101 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 11/17/2021	Very understanding and helpful when you need more clarifications on assignments. The work assigned isn't that hard and she works with students and truly wants what's best for them!
John Rendeiro ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 11/17/2021	Very lax on grading so as long as you turn in your stuff within a day or so of the due date you should easily get a B or above. Don't worry about the homework readings with this guy, as the in-class discussions are not graded and rarely actually involve giving responses to the teacher. He will go on for an hour explaining every minutia to you anyway, so strap in and find some work to do on your laptop during class. Personally, I have been registering for classes, doing homework, doing ENGL101 work (because there is no class time designated to actually complete the assignments), shopping online, etc. Really nice guy and will promptly help with whatever you need. My only poor comment is that the class is boring as heck and you might have to fight nodding off a couple times.
Caroline Rothrock ENGL101 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 11/15/2021	Highly recommend!
Nancy Vera ENGL101 Anonymous 11/03/2021	This instructor grades unnecessarily harshly for a ENGL101 class when students should be focusing on the classes that help them explore their major. An extreme amount of work is given. She seems nice but is insanely strict with late assignments and is only looking for the cookie cutter response to the questions
Kiera Wolfe ENGL101 Anonymous 10/22/2021	Grades on whether you agree with her politics. Extremely chirpy and fake, almost feels like overly passive aggressive. Really disliked this teacher, I would not recommend taking engl from her if you want to feel accomplished and have fun in the class.
Erica Cochran ENGL101 Anonymous 10/14/2021	She's great if you can take her class, do it!
Lisa Latouche ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 09/16/2021	Very nice lady, really understandable and works with you if you need it. She also gives great feedback, and I truly learned more than I expected.
Alan Montroso ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 09/02/2021	Great teacher!
William Pittman ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 08/10/2021	Pittman made the class super interesting and I learned a lot from him. It was not your traditional engl101 class because he taught it through reading a book about Buddhism. I would recommend him highly to any incoming freshman who needs to take an english course. He's also a really friendly guy who loves to tell stories.
Fatima Taha ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 06/17/2021	Recommend 10/10. This professor is one of the best ones I've ever had. She is very accommodating to student's circumstances, she is also a very lenient grader and offers a lot of feedback that earns you 100% if you apply said feedback. She recommended the textbook, but I only opened that thing once and there are not many reading materials either.
Joshua Weiss ENGL101 Expecting an A julia128 06/16/2021	Dr. Weiss is a fantastic professor! Not only does he readily engage with his students, but it is clear that he cared about all of us. He is also funny and his class is fun to attend. I didn't think I needed English 101 but he taught me that I can't just phone in my essays anymore. I cannot recommend him enough.
Cheryl Spinner ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 05/22/2021	Dr. Spinner was a nice professor and wanted to make sure you turned in your work when it was at its best so she would give extensions if you needed it. However, personally, I didn't learn much from her and had to learn everything on my own, with very poor writing experience. I feel like she would do better in an in-person semester but she was not the best in an online environment. Also, I didn't know where I stood with my grade until after finals.
Nicole Cuffy ENGL101 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 05/19/2021	Hands down the best ENGL101 professor at UMD. She cares so much for her students and grades nice, and provides excellent feedback.
Gail Upchurch ENGL101 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 05/11/2021	She is so so sweet! She was seriously the best professor - extremely understanding and receptive of her students. As long as you write about a topic you are passionate about, you're pretty much guaranteed to get an A+. I was nervous to take a college level English because I never took AP in high school, but she made it so do-able. I would definitely recommend her over any other professor for ENGL101!
David Brookshire ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 04/29/2021	As other people had said, love Dr.Dave's class. -He doesn't over lecture. -pushes deadlines all the time to give students more time work on papers -easy-going and approachable -flexible office hours -assignments are relatively easy (other than the actual big papers which just take awhile to do) -Some things I would say that aren't great about him is that he is a VERY SLOW grader. He takes forever to give back feedback. This can be annoying and stressful because the big papers you work on in this class have to do with one another. So he says he'll give back feedback on Tuesday and never does. Yeah would recommend and get put on waitlist (I was on waitlist I think I was #12 and ended up getting a spot so I would try it anyways)
Melvette Davis ENGL101 Expecting an A- Anonymous 04/20/2021	Did not give clear feedback on essays and project grades, but the homework was manageable.
Claudia Rojas ENGL101 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 04/06/2021	shes the goat
Amanda Allen ENGL101 Expecting an A- Anonymous 04/02/2021	Professor Allen is extremely caring and respectful. She never loaded us with work (like the horror stories I heard from my friends in other ENGL101 classes) and she is great in office hours. I needed help narrowing my topic and finding a good angle, and she gave me good advice. She has "assignment sheets" for assignments that clearly lay out what she wants, and the assignments are never too much. I say she is very fair and it has been enjoyable.
Jonathan Reyes ENGL101 Expecting an A- Anonymous 03/31/2021	Great guy! And young too, so he basically tries to understand.
Nabila Hijazi ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 03/23/2021	Professor Hijazi is an amazing professor. Her class is interesting and it is easy to understand her lessons. She always provides feedback and offers help which has definitely improved my writing this semester. She won't give you a free A+, but if you work hard and put in effort you will definitely get consistent As. Also, make sure to participate in the discussion posts and assignments because they are all completion grades and will help you get easy points. If her class is available, TAKE HIJAZI!
Erica Cochran ENGL101 Expecting an A- Anonymous 02/06/2021	A really great professor. She gives reading assignments and explains the material to prepare you for each of the major assignments for the course. She also gives really good feedback, and I definitely noticed my writing improve through her class
Jonathan Reyes ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 01/27/2021	Super awesome! He is very understanding and a great teacher. He takes interest in what you're doing and he's young so he relates and is really cool.
Gail Upchurch ENGL101 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 01/25/2021	She's the BEST! Prof. Upchurch is super understanding especially in regards to students' mental health and COVID-related stress. She's an excellent teacher and used engaging projects to help us work on our skills and make better arguments in writing. I liked her class a lot
Nabila Hijazi ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 01/23/2021	Professor Hijazi taught things clearly. Everything was structured. I enjoyed the course and the line of thinking. She was always helpful and understanding.
Robert Lucci ENGL101 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 01/23/2021	Literally the most chill dude you'll ever meet. Gave honest, constructive feedback and made his instructions clear. This class was a great experience with him.
Elizabeth Nonemaker ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 01/12/2021	You can tell Professor Nonemaker really cares about her students! She is nice, understanding, and teaches class in a way that is engaging (as much as online classes can be), and honestly tries to improve your writing. She gives good feedback and the work is definitely manageable. I highly recommend her!
Konstantinos Pozoukidis ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 01/12/2021	Kos genuinely wants you to be successful in this class—he gave really good constructive criticism early on and throughout the process of the writing the final paper and was very helpful in office hours. Very approachable and personable, and a lenient grader.
Susan Pramschufer ENGL101 Expecting an A- Anonymous 01/08/2021	Prof. Pramschufer is very sweet. She’s very forgiving and her TA, Roya is very nice and understanding. The class has a pretty heavy/ moderate work load depending on what other classes you’re taking because you can get a little over whelmed with all of the essays and assignments in addition to your other courses. the class is pretty straight forward, especially if you took AP english in high school. Professor Pramschufer, as well as her TA are always willing to help and answer questions which is good. I would definitely recommend visiting their office hours a lot because Professor is very strict about what she wants to see on your essays, especially with exigence, cohesion, and works cited pages.
David Brookshire ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/30/2020	GOAT. good luck getting him tho, gotta be quick. Man wants to work with the students, not work the students.
Virginia Butler ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/27/2020	grading was fair and she is a very nice person
Gerard Holmes ENGL101 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 12/21/2020	Stand up guy. He accommodated students well during the pandemic, was easy to communicate with, fast response time, all that. The course load was sometimes overwhelming and it felt like we barely had any time. But besides that, he was super nice and made it manageable.
Gerard Holmes ENGL101 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 12/20/2020	Really great guy. I took his course online. He really cares and understands that students have personal things going on in their lives too so he'll help you with assignments and deadlines.
Hannah Beilenson ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/20/2020	Super helpful during office hours and she makes sure that everyone is comfortable with the assignments given. Has an awesome one-week extension for every assignment except the last one (because grades are due) and as a bonus was understanding if students couldn't make it to class/complete an assignment on election day.
Robert Lucci ENGL101 Anonymous 12/19/2020	Prof. Lucci was an absolutely awesome English teacher for my freshman year. He gives clear and in depth feedback and is super laid back when it comes to giving more time for assignments IF you let him know that you need it. Overall a great teacher to have, make sure you ask for clarity if you need it and be prepared to do weekly readings (textbook)
Nia Crawford ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/18/2020	Super sweet professor! If you are stressed, just tell her, and she will give you an extension! Overall, grading is a little harsh for a 100 level English class, and there are just a lot of assignments over the semester, so make sure you are on top of your work. I would say my writing skills really improved from the beginning of the semester!
Nabila Hijazi ENGL101 Expecting a B+ Anonymous 12/17/2020	Nice teacher and pretty chill class. However, she never gives any good feedback and does not tell you what is wrong with your papers. You will pretty much know your grade after the first assignment.
Alexis Walston ENGL101 Expecting an A- Anonymous 12/17/2020	Professor Lexi was very encouraging and flexible during the semester. She would go out of her way to make sure the zoom environment was welcoming by asking you to turn on your camera or a topic question at the beginning of class. She did not make us read that much from the textbook, but rather created lectures. I would have given her 5 stars, but some things she graded a little harsh.
Emilee Durand ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/17/2020	She is a very strict or harsh grader. Make sure to proofread all your work at least 10x. A lot of work is busy work also.
Paul Cote ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/15/2020	So nice and caring about his students. He was great with zoom and really understanding about the pandemic, and class is directed towards your interests as well. Best English prof i’ve had
Nia Crawford ENGL101 Expecting an A- Anonymous 12/11/2020	She doesn’t really explain much of her assignments very well and constantly refers to the book that we spent $70 on but barely utilize. I don’t think anyone actually reads it. She is really helpful when you have a question though. Overall, pretty mixed feelings
Zachary Frank ENGL101 Anonymous 12/11/2020	Enjoyed his class. A great guy and very understanding. He replies to emails very quickly and genuinely wants his students to do well. I highly recommend his class!
John MacIntosh ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/10/2020	Classes are a bit boring, but he is a nice guy and you can tell he cares about his students. He is very flexible and an easy grader. The assignments are fairly tedious though, especially the final paper, but he'll do his best to help you work through it.
Paul Cote ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/10/2020	more like paul goat, enough said
Elizabeth Nonemaker ENGL101 Expecting a B+ Anonymous 12/09/2020	Professor Nonemaker was great! She is very nice, reasonable, cares for her students, and conducts class in a straightforward way. I was so worried about having to take this class since I am not the best writer and Professor Nonemaker made this class easy for me to handle. I would not personally want to take another writing class since I am not huge into writing but she made this class fun for what it is. Great teacher!
Daune O'Brien ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/08/2020	Professor O'Brien was a great professor for ENGL101 and was very understanding if we needed more time for assignments. Due to the pandemic, getting assignments done was harder and motivation was definitely lower. She always managed to keep the class somewhat upbeat and positive and is always willing to help with your writing.
Paul Cote ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/04/2020	Professor Cote's the best. He is super accommodating & understanding, and directs the content and papers so that they're based on your interests. Reading isn't heavy at all either.
Robert Lucci ENGL101 Expecting an A- Anonymous 12/02/2020	I love Mr.Lucci, he is so supportive and overall a great professor, he makes sure you have loads of extra time and are able to be successful in his class
Aaron Bartlett ENGL101 Anonymous 11/24/2020	Awful professor. Grades hard and is very rude in his comments. Not too much work but would have rather taken a professor that gave more work and graded easier.
David Brookshire ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 10/19/2020	Dr. Dave is such a great teacher. He is so nice and accommodating to all of his students. I would 10/10 recommend taking him. He is so real and understands you have other things going on. He is easy on grading and is always giving out extra points for minimal assignments.
Liam Daley ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 08/26/2020	I took him over the summer, but he was a very good professor. His classes were asynchronous but he was very appreciative towards anyone who showed up. He provides lots of chances for extra credit and doesn’t give a lot of low grades unless you don’t do the assignment, although he doesn’t seem to give 100s on any major papers judging from the grade distributions. His lectures were kind of rambley but that’s most likely because it’s hard to teach to a computer. He did say that the textbook is required, although all textbook readings were optional so it’s not exactly a necessity. Overall he’s a good professor and the assignments were meaningful.
Peter Witte ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 08/23/2020	I took this class over summer session 2. He's a pretty easy grader and seemed like a cool guy.
Kathleen Buckley ENGL101 Expecting a B+ Anonymous 07/21/2020	Very nice, the class overall was tougher than it should have been.
Rachel Waugh ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 06/08/2020	Professor Waugh is a great choice for ENGL101. Her class was half online/in-person, which was really nice schedule-wise; the class ran pretty similarly to other ENGL101 classes (pacing), and the grading was relatively fair. I think the main plus about the class was Professor Waugh. She's always very pleasant and is willing to meet and talk with students about any issues in class. She was very understanding during the coronavirus pandemic and adjusted the class schedule to lighten the course load for her students. You honestly cannot go wrong with taking her course!
Nicole Cuffy ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 05/20/2020	she's a brilliant professor who cares about her students. she made engl101 meaningful but manageable. she wants students to succeed so as long as you put effort into your essays, you will do well.
Amanda Allen ENGL101 Expecting an A- Anonymous 04/14/2020	Prof Allen is great! She is extremely understanding to any student issues and manages to make a boring class enjoyable to come to. She never overworks her students and the class is very easygoing, but you still learn a lot. Definitely one of the better professors to take english from.
Kappa Danielson ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 04/09/2020	She's one of the nicest professors and always gives great feedback on all the drafts. If you just follow her feedback on drafts you'll do fine on all of the assignments. She's a very fair grader.
John MacIntosh ENGL101 Expecting an A- Anonymous 03/25/2020	Very energetic and enthusiastic. Flexible with his assignments as needed for the students' benefits. The class is not difficult, just tedious. The assignments are relatively and easy and well spaced out, and the final project begins as small assignments each consecutive assignments builds on the prior assignment, culminating in cool website project. He does grade a slightly harder than I would expect, but that is a personal opinion.
Max Lasky ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 01/31/2020	Lasky is simply an amazing professor! He is easily approachable, understanding with deadlines, and doesn't make the class stressful at all.
Elizabeth Benton ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 01/29/2020	Okay so here's the thing- she has really high energy which is good for staying awake in a last FC class. She's not the easiest ENGL101 teacher but she's pretty fair. She's a little disorganized even though she tries to be organized. She's mostly forgiving and you can always meet with her to go over a paper and she'll help you improve it. Like with any course, if you need help you need to seek it. However, she's just not the easiest or most chill professor so it's hard to look back on the class with a super positive experience. It wasn't bad, just not good. A shimmer above "fine."
Marina Seamans ENGL101 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 01/03/2020	Great! Super easy!
David Brookshire ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/21/2019	Dr. Brookshire is an amazing person. He truly understands that we are busy students with other obligations as well. His deadlines are fair and he works hard to be available for students during office hours and outside appointments. There's a lot of small grades throughout the semester that will help carry you when the real papers come. There were 2 long essays that we wrote in class with multiple activities that lead up to them to help us get the best grade possible. The 2 essays go hand in hand, so it wasn't so tedious. Also, we got to choose our topic, so it was more fun to write. At the end of the semester, we made websites out of our topics, which is a lot of work but it's much better than writing another essay. He is also one of the only professors that don't require purchase of the ENGL101 book, which saves you $100 !
David Brookshire ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/21/2019	Dr. Brookshire is an amazing person. He truly understands that we are busy students with other obligations as well. His deadlines are fair and he works hard to be available for students during office hours and outside appointments. There's a lot of small grades throughout the semester that will help carry you when the real papers come. There were 2 long essays that we wrote in class with multiple activities that lead up to them to help us get the best grade possible. The 2 essays go hand in hand, so it wasn't so tedious. Also, we got to choose our topic, so it was more fun to write. At the end of the semester, we made websites out of our topics, which is a lot of work but it's much better than writing another essay. He is also one of the only professors that don't require purchase of the ENGL101 book, which saves you $100 !
Amanda Allen ENGL101 Expecting an A- Anonymous 12/18/2019	As a freshman in a blended ENGL101 class, I'm pretty glad I took it with Professor Allen. She is a very nice and easy-to-approach person who does her best to make her class interesting. Her assignments were usually less stressful than those I heard about assigned by other ENGL101 professors. She is a fair grader and if you check her grade distribution you'll see that most students receive in the A to B range. She definitely has the best interests of her students in mind. Overall, if you have the option to take her from ENGL101 and are willing to put effort into your work, I would recommend her.
Sabrina Islam ENGL101 Expecting an A- Anonymous 12/14/2019	Nice and lenient but a bit of a harsh grader in my opinion. Maybe writing just isn't for me though.
Kelsey Kerr ENGL101 Anonymous 12/12/2019	I had Professor Kerr this semester for ENGL101. Her class was one of my favorite classes this semester, since she found a way to make the material engaging and interesting by encouraging in-class discussions. She can grade a little hard but I highly recommend attending office hours if you're feeling unsure bout the assignments in the class. Also, we had a few pop quizzes throughout the semester, but if you do the reading and review it a little bit before class you should be fine. Overall, one of my favorite professors I've had. Highly recommend.
Elizabeth Benton ENGL101 Expecting a C+ Anonymous 11/19/2019	This professor is an extremely tough grader. She has a very specific writing style that she expects her students to conform to. It’s a difficult class to get an A in. She also takes attendance every class.
Samantha O'Connor ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 11/16/2019	really nice and helpful. tries to get everyone to understand what's required to do well and wants students to succeed. i especially love how excited she gets when we get what shes talking about
Nahid Ahmadian ENGL101 Expecting a B+ Anonymous 10/23/2019	Really sweet professor, but the class itself has many issues. Assigns readings that we then read again in class and discuss (redundant), class is boring. Asks unnecessary questions about the readings, that have nothing to do at all. She also has many grammatical errors and spellings in her own work when this is an English class (you would not expect a math professor to mess up 2+2), and class is somewhat unstructured. She grades pretty well and is a very sweet person to talk to but not as a professor.
Ayesha Shibli ENGL101 Expecting an A- Anonymous 10/23/2019	Great teacher, easy to connect with and talk to. However, she might chose to pick on you throughout the year. But overall, I would recommend Ayesha as a teacher :)
Matthew Cascio ENGL101 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 10/16/2019	Best ENGL101 teacher. 10 free skip days before he cared. I got 100s on all but 2 assignments, which were high 90s. Finished the class with a 96, wrote the 8-page position paper the night before it was due. He was 100% worth the 8 am.
Tricia Raysor ENGL101 Expecting an A- Anonymous 09/22/2019	Very nice teacher. English has always been my worst subject and I hated participating in any class but I was never shy in this class and liked the assignments. She grades fairly and is extremely approachable. She answers questions fast in person and through email.
Grace Kwon ENGL101 Anonymous 09/05/2019	Compared to other lecturers, Kwon is really tough and pedantic when it comes to grading writing assignments. That being said, that would not be such a bad thing if her teaching quality and composure paralleled her "leave no prisoners" grading style, but that's not the case. Her passion for the students is paralleled only by her propensity to be disorganized and prone to stress, which tends to come off poorly in her teaching and assignments. Office hours (which she is pretty generous with, I'll give her that) are a MUST if you want a grade that'll make you not contemplate getting a rope necklace from Home Depot.
Emily Lyons ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 07/08/2019	Funny, easy to talk to and thoroughly engaging.
Brandy Williams ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 06/02/2019	One of the coolest TAs I've ever had. She gives very detailed feedback for all the assignments (so your writing actually improve s) and is wittily funny. My impression is that ENGL101 is a boring Gen Ed for most - not the case if you take Ms. Williams' class. Oh, and she explains MLA 8 very well.
Rakia Khalid ENGL101 Expecting a B+ Anonymous 05/19/2019	Professor Khalid is just about the last professor I'd ever recommend anyone to take for ENGL101. Her tone in class seemed sweet at first, but I found it over time to change and become more elitist, condescending, and overall just rude. Classes were dreadfully boring, with Professor Khalid doing literally nothing to engage her students, and her lessons were so dry and unhelpful that I considered not going to class probably every day. When it comes to grading, I found Khalid's grades incredibly unfair, as her standards were set so high it seemed impossible to get anything above a B+. I received the high score, or just below it on most major grading assignments, yet I'm still sitting at a B hoping for a B+, but I really don't have any idea where I'll end. This brings me to my next point, that Professor Khalid takes FOREVER to grade even small assignments like a 300 word summary. Took her almost a month to release grades, which is ridiculous. It's the end of the semester now, and I'm still missing grades on THREE major assignments, two of which were due weeks ago. I know you're not supposed to talk about teachers grading with bias, but this must be mentioned about Professor Khalid. She once told me (after I had inquired about my grade in the class) that she has much higher expectations for me than my classmates, and therefore grades my assignments with a more difficult lens. WHAT? Not only did she ADMIT to me that she was biased, but she told me that she's grading my assignments harder than everyone else's! If anything is to be taken away from this, it's that Professor Khalid is unprofessional, unqualified, and frankly unlikeable, and therefore she should not be allowed to continue teaching ENGL101.
Daniel Quimby ENGL101 Expecting a B- Anonymous 05/07/2019	Good guy, really cares about the curriculum and English language. Very hard grader, expects way too much out of the papers. But is very helpful when you meet with him during office hours.
Kappa Danielson ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 05/02/2019	Awesome professor, very young so she's very into it and wants to help you a lot. She also gives great feedback on rough drafts which make your final draft a pretty solid grade. Defo would take
Kiyanna Hill ENGL101 Anonymous 04/11/2019	Terrible at time management and didnt recive my first grade back till almost 3/4 of the semester is over. Not even grades that were for completion were put in. Always cancels class though, so thats good I guess.
Daniel Quimby ENGL101 Expecting an F Anonymous 04/04/2019	Extremely hard grader
Michael Colson ENGL101 Expecting an A braniac9 01/31/2019	Accommodating when necessary. Clear lectures. Comprehensive feedback on writing assignments. Very helpful during office hours. Fair grade (Maybe even a little light for the final paper).
Daniel Kason ENGL101 Expecting an A- Anonymous 01/29/2019	TOUGH GRADERGRADED BY FEW THINGSSO MANY PAPERS Humanities in general is not my strong suit, and I genuinely believe that I became a better writer through this class. However, I did find his grading to be on the harsh side, especially for a gen ed. To get an A, you need a 94% in the class, but the highest grade he ever gives out is a 96%. I would try to take someone else, but he's alright. In terms of course difficulty, I would give it a 3.5/5 because the coursework itself is moderately easy, but his grading system definitely adds more stress.
Jeannette Schollaert ENGL101 Expecting a B- Anonymous 01/25/2019	Garbage. Doesn’t even know was the ranges of grades are. Stay away unless you are very liberal or willing to go against your beliefs to tell her what she wants to hear
Michael Kolakoski ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 01/13/2019	Very good teacher. His expectations are clear, he responded to emails quickly even when having a baby, and his feedback is very helpful. He definitely helped me improve my writing skills. Also I was scared that he would be a tough grader, but he really wasn't?
Michael Kolakoski ENGL101 Expecting an A ChrisPBacon 01/09/2019	Mike's a great professor. He is very clear about his expectations for each essay, and he gives very detailed outlines/examples of what he wants to see in the assignments. Make sure you attend lecture regularly to catch his notes and helpful tips when writing essays. MAKE SURE YOU GO TO OFFICE HOURS FOR EVERY LITTLE QUESTION. I cannot stress this enough. Mike cares a lot about the effort students put in. You can be an amazing writer, and the kid next to you might be an average writer, but if Mike sees the other kid put more work in, regularly attend lecture, go to office hours, etc, then that kid will get the higher grade. Mike is very friendly and gives great feedback at office hours and it is your one-on-one time to really improve your essay. With that being said, he is a hard grader, but if you put the work in and actively engage yourself in class as much as possible, you will be successful! Mike may seem intimidating at first, but don't let that scare you. Side note for all professors of ENGL101: if you go to the writing center for help, they will email your professor letting them know you can came in. This is a great way to show your professor that you are putting in solid effort outside of class for a big assignment.
Kerishma Panigrahi ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/18/2018	She's very nice. A little tough of a grader at the beginning of the semester, but truly wants to help you improve your writing. Show up to class, its engl101 so yes it may be a bit boring sometimes, but worth going to build a good relationship with her.
Cheryl Spinner ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/12/2018	Dr. Spinner is a great professor, and if you're interested in learning how to improve your writing I do recommend taking her sections. She is very willing to listen to student's concerns and office hours are a huge help for critiquing your essays throughout the year.
Rakia Khalid ENGL101 Expecting a B+ Anonymous 12/04/2018	I put in considerable time and effort into the class, and so very little back from the professor teaching this course. She was incredibly unprofessional in regards to how she handled the class. For example, this course is all about revising and improving your work, how is that in any way possible when it takes OVER 1 month to receive grades in feedback. This is unacceptable, students have deadlines that we have to abide, how can teachers have this much time to return grades. It is completely unacceptable. I was in no way able to learn from my work because each new major assignment needed to be turned in BEFORE I received the grade and feedback from the previous assignment. Even the academic summary which was a mere 300 words took over 3 weeks to grade! I find this extremely contradictory to what the class is supposed to do. I spent long and late nights working on the papers she assigned and met almost every deadline, but she does not have the respect for her students to turn back grades and feedback in a more timely manner. All it ended up being was busy work after busy work. Along with this, the teacher had the audacity to accuse the class not once, but twice of racially profiling her. She cited reasons as lack of trying or attention in class. To accuse a class of around 20 students of racially profiling her is a testament to this teachers character. She believed that our lack of effort towards the class was rooted in our perception of her race and ethnicity, rather than the more obvious fact of her POOR teaching skills. The fact that we as a class got accused o racially profiling her is deeply concerning and uncomforting and frankly unacceptable. When asked, "When will we receive our final grades" in the third to last class, she responded with her normal bothered attitude, "You will get it when you get it". She runs the class with this very uninviting tone and then claims about how friendly and open she is, which is an absolute fallacy. I have learned absolutely nothing in this course, we used fearless writing, a textbook worth over $100 a bunch of times but gained absolutely nothing from it! It was a waste of money and it's again unacceptable that a mandatory class has a mandatory bok that is not covered within tuition! There are so many things wrong with both the structure of this course and the professor who "taught" it. Taught is in quotes because she did not teach me a single thing. If you create a course based o rewriting and revising your work, either give professors enough time to grade papers so that there is time for learning from our previous work, or hire teachers who can grade in a timely manner. Very disappointed in the professor, and the university for both the structure of the course and their belief that this professor would be a good fit for teaching this class. Will recommend everyone I know to AVOID this professor at all costs.
Sara Faradji ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/03/2018	Great teacher
Peter Grybauskas ENGL101 Expecting an A- Anonymous 10/16/2018	Haven't finished the semester yet but he is funny and makes the class interesting. There's a moderate amount of work (not much when compared to what I've heard from friends with other professors). If you're unsure of which professer to take for ENGL101 I would definitely reccomend Prof G.
Douglas Kern ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 08/19/2018	Really wants the best for the students. As long as you do the work, you'll get a good grade.
David Brookshire ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 05/17/2018	Super caring professor and knows that his students are taking other challenging courses. Extends deadlines, allows you to rewrite essays and overall just wants you to learn something and do well in class.
Uchechi Okereke-Beshel ENGL101 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 05/17/2018	She is the best! She really cares about her students and wants you to improve. She is willing to put in the time to help you succeed. She is also an easy grader! :)
Justin Lohr ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 05/08/2018	The good stuff: One of the wisest and knowledgeable professors I've had. Really cares about his subject and cares that his students learn and grow as writers. He is always willing to help and will always work with you to improve your writing skills and confidence. I learned more about writing in his class than any other English class. Really nice and respectful guy. Also cracks some funny jokes in class too. The not so good stuff: He is a tough grader. This is because his standards are high and expects good work from his students. It makes sense because he puts in lots of effort to teaching and expects the same from his students. He gives more homework than the average ENGL 101 professor but it's mostly readings I never bothered to read. Advice: If you work hard, show him you care, and don't procrastinate - you will get the grade you want.
Brian Davis ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 05/03/2018	You wanna take Mr. Davis for Engl101. He's really laid back, and grades really lightly. Just follow the directions for papers and you'll be guaranteed an A. He also assigns less work than other Engl101 teachers. Makes a lot of jokes in class, and is really great in general.
Brian Davis ENGL101 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 05/01/2018	Awesome guy, great professor. Brian is the man
Fatima Azam ENGL101 Expecting an A- Anonymous 04/25/2018	Fatima is a friendly person and a decent teacher, but I found the class mind-numbingly boring (through no fault of hers). She is a fair grader and will take the time to help you improve your writing if you take the initiative to meet with her.
Joshua Weiss ENGL101 Expecting an A- Anonymous 01/23/2018	Joshua Weiss is an excellent teacher and seriously cared about his students improvement. Take his ENGL101 class for fair grading and excellent support.
Valerie Johnson ENGL101 Expecting an A- Anonymous 01/03/2018	Had her for ENGL101. Do not take her class, very tough/biased grader and overall unfriendly/uncaring demeanor. The vast majority of my class did not like her at all. Would not recommend to anybody at UMD.
Rick Frankos ENGL101 Expecting a B Anonymous 01/02/2018	Simply terrible! Don't take him whatsoever!!!!!!
Kelsey Kerr ENGL101 Expecting an A- Anonymous 12/30/2017	One of my favorite professors at UMD! She's great at teaching-- as long as you're willing to put forth a little effort in the class, she'll teach you a ton. Not a harsh grader, but also not an easy grader..
Emilee Durand ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/11/2017	Although, she makes sure her students are comfortable with the material she's teaching, she makes it almost impossible to get a more than decent grade on writing assignments due to her strict grading guidelines (if you're expecting a close to perfect grade on writing assignments, think again and proofread to death). Her lectures aren't the most captivating, but she tries her best and manages to teach what she must.
Daniel Kason ENGL101 Expecting an A- lactaid 11/19/2017	Dan is a really nice guy who will push you to improve your writing skills. The class is writing-heavy and probably requires a couple of hours of work per week. If you want to improve your writing skills and have an overall enjoyable ENGL101 experience I would recommend Dan.
Susan Pramschufer ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/16/2014	Though she was a pretty good teacher. I didn't agree with all of her opinions, but the class was good. She'll let you come to her office hours/send her your paper as many times as you want and she'll practically grade it before you turn it in. She was energized and cares about her students. At least for ENG101 she was a really good teacher.
Nabila Hijazi ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 05/19/2014	Great professor. Really enjoyed her class this semester. I took the blended learning version of her class. 4 or 5 major papers throughout the semester and I knew exactly what was expected for the assignment. There are weekly assignments online, but they are very simple, just tedious. Not many people in my class participated, so it was easy to get points. Be sure to see Mrs. Hijazi during her office hours to receive extra help with assignments. Go to the writing center! She is an assistant director and it means a lot to her... I got an A+ in the class... Just be sure to act like you care in class, do what is asked of you, and improve in your writing throughout the semester! Take Hijazi!
Nabila Hijazi ENGL101 Expecting a B+ Anonymous 02/01/2014	She is a really great professor. If you try hard, she's going to see that and appreciate it. Extremely hard, but she expects you to take your writing seriously as you should. A is never a guarantee so if you're looking for an easy teacher, switch to another class.
Heather McHale ENGL101 Expecting an A- Anonymous 12/24/2013	Great teacher. She is a fair grader and actually tries to improve your writing. I wish she would diversify her in class readings though since every article we read was about women/feminism.
David Brookshire ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/23/2013	Dude is the man. Funny and easy grader. Go to class, participate, ask him questions, easiest English A you could ask for.
Tod Jones ENGL101 Expecting an A- Anonymous 11/15/2012	I liked Dr. Jones. He was a very nice guy. Class is a little dry but it's tolerable considering you get out early a lot. Rblood's comment stating he rarely ever went over assignments is completely flawed and ridiculous. They day which we are required to turn in our assignments he reads over the next assignment and asks if there are any questions. He also spend the Rough Draft clinic asking if we have any last minute clarifications which we might need. He always replies to the emails sent and he is very thorough in response.
Elizabeth McClure ENGL101 Expecting a B Anonymous 10/26/2012	Shes a very nice person, but honestly, I cannot recommend her. Shes very hard to contact out of class and she has very limited office hours. She said she would email us comments on topics for a paper we had to write, but didnt email us until the night before it was supposed to be due. To add insult to injury, she didnt allow extra time to write the paper. The assignments arent very hard, but are usually very confusing. Her assignments are done in parts, and honestly it feels like each part is more confusing than the last one, and she doesnt do a very good job explaining what to do.
Nabila Hijazi ENGL101 Expecting a B+ Sal_man 07/27/2012	She is a genuinely nice teacher, but won't give out free "A"s. If you go to her office hours and show that you are taking her course seriously she will note of it and it can benefit you later. The argumentative papers are actually interesting to write since you write two papers each about opposing stances on a topic. All in all, you have to put a lot of effort into the class but you'll have an ease of mind with her.
Tod Jones ENGL101 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 12/26/2011	Dr. Jones is a nice guy. He is very organized and the classes are predictable. A lot of people say that English 101 classes are all the same but I would disagree. I know a lot of people that had other professors and they had much more busy work. This class consisted of clear-cut papers and no busy work. Although the papers are semi-large, they are easily manageable. Dr. Jones can tell how much work you put into a paper and gives very fair grades. I always thought he gave me too high of grades for my papers. He is a good professor and will often let the class out early.
Heather McHale ENGL101 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/09/2011	The course itself is not particularly enjoyable, as it involves several papers and a pretty good amount of busy work, but Professor McHale is a pretty good professor! She's SUPER liberal, which I loved, but she openly admits it and she's never offensive about it. I felt that sometimes she beat a dead horse with a stick, and class drug on, but in general the class isn't too bad. The class is really interactive, and she's got a nerdy, fun sense of humor. But prepare to wait a longgg time to get your paper graded and returned to you. Engl101 is a hard course to get an A in because the university wants students to take Junior English, so she was a tough grader, but it's definitely possible to get an A.
Phillip Moses ENGL101 Expecting a B Lunar01 09/20/2011	This class is English 101 so you will have quite a bit of writing to do. Moses does a fine job in teaching how to write these papers with samples of his own writing. There are only 5 papers in the class with the final paper worth the most. It's best to start your readings and do your best on early (easy, short) papers so you won't be dragged down by later (long, research) papers. As for the class itself, he takes attendance so you HAVE to come to class. If you miss more than 6 classes, he might dock your grade by one letter grade if I remember correctly. When you do peer review, make sure to actually write your rough draft because your classmates will be able to help you point out structural and grammar mistakes you missed. Overall this should be a manageable class if you do your readings and start your papers early. You can definitely get an A in this class if you really work for it.
Sarah Dammeyer ENGL101 Expecting a B+ terp999 07/05/2011	Ms. Dammeyer is definitely one of the better ENGL101 professors. The class - of course - was pretty difficult, and there was a lot of work and several papers to write, but Dammeyer was always there for extra help. A lot of her assignments made you think outside the box and be creative, which was awesome. You'll really feel yourself becoming a better writer throughout the class - though you may not really love the workload at the time. I would recommend her to anyone who has to take ENGL101. She's a very sweet lady whose so friendly and very helpful. Go to her office hours! You won't regret it.
Robert Crane ENGL101 Expecting a C Anonymous 05/25/2011	I've never been much of a writer but I learned a lot in his class. The amount of work he gave was reasonable and he's a very understanding person. I would definitely recommend taking this course with him.
Paul Cote ENGL101 Expecting an A- umterps2169 01/02/2011	hes a nice a guy but let me just say Paul Cote's class was sooooo boring. the work was mostly just the research papers which every engl101 class has, but attendance was mandatory and even though there wasnt ever work in class i kind of wish there was because he sat there and talked the full hour and 15 minutes and reviewed stuff that we read in a book that was common sense. i had to prevent myself from falling asleep all the time
Adam Binkley ENGL101 Expecting a B Wendell Alston Jr. 12/15/2010	This teacher is great for english 101, a class that most people dread, he makes exciting to come to. he uses youtube,facebook, etc to better relate to the students. Dont let his free spirit fool you though because he is a pretty critical grader and puts alot into his grading. If u want to enjoy Eng101 take Adam.
Heather McHale ENGL101 Expecting a B+ Anonymous 12/07/2010	Her class was my most enjoyable class this semester. She has a sense of humor which makes the class fun, but she expects students to work hard. The work load is not quite as fun as the class; however, all of the English101 classes are tough. She is not an easy grader though she is a fair grader.

Mike Kolakoski
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
11/22/2024

He gives a lot of assignments but grades superrr easily. His classes are kind of useless but he cancels over half of them anyway. Overall very nice guy.

Radford Skudrna
ENGL101

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
11/20/2024

Great English teacher, very understanding, reasonable deadlines, and not too time consuming. Learned a lot and became better writer while never stressing about this class. Way better than my friends engl101 professors who graded harder and had shorter deadlines.

Edward Daschle
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
11/12/2024

He’s alright but no one cares about ENGL101 so the lectures are so boring and almost never related to what we’re working on. I feel bad because he’ll ask a question and no one answers him or does in the in-class work but he makes the 50 minutes drone on. But the grading is easy and he stays on top of assignments and deadlines (gives plenty of time) unlike some other English professors I’ve heard about.

Olutoyin Adeyemi
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
11/08/2024

Discouraged from asking questions. I’ve never had such an unhelpful teacher. If you have questions, go to the writing center instead because she will offer no assistance and make you feel bad for having one.

Kristofer Reed
ENGL101

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
10/25/2024

He’s a great professor and it’s very easy to get an A in the class. He makes the class enjoyable and provides great feedback on any paper you write.

Andrew Howard
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
10/23/2024

Really nice guy!!! One of the most understanding professors. This was the first class I ever took in college and he made me feel like the transition into college would be easy. He takes a very long time to grade, but is a lenient grader and provides helpful feedback. He always makes himself available for his students and is very accommodating. He tends to go on tangents/off topic and is a humorous guy. He likes engagement in his class and is very flexible and easygoing. You can tell that he wants you to succeed above all. That being said, I think it is important to show up to every class because this isn't the class you want to fall behind in. I had a great experience with Professor Howard and would definitely recommend taking ENGL101 with him (especially as a freshman)!

Paul Cote
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
10/16/2024

He's passionate and obviously likes what he teaches, he'd likely be a better professor for a harder class that required more effort. For ENGL101 though, the work was a bit more difficult than it needed to be and was more time-consuming than I would've liked. There are easier professors for ENGL101

Olubukola Salako
ENGL101

Expecting a B
Anonymous
10/10/2024

Professor Salako has been one of the most interesting and horrid experiences as a teacher so far. Just like all of these other reviews are stating, terrible, terrible, terrible. I thought this was one of the classes where I would be able to ease out and chill, because its English 101. How hard could that be? Maybe if I got more than a 3 in AP Lang I wouldn't be in this mess! Because its a hell-show every single class. Its true, she shows up late to almost every single class single handedly. Really? This class feels like a waste of tuition just sitting there. She will critique you and analyze you with basic, essentially Freshman year high school level analysis. She wants you to conform to exactly what she wants. Which again, just like all the other reviews say, is unsure because she does not know what she wants. The people next to me don't know, she doesn't know, there's not even a TA for the class who could know what she is saying in the first place. I did fall for the initial trick of her initial kindness- but that image slowly creeped away as she showed a genuine lack of care and empathy for her students. She does not want you to learn English, she wants you to conform to her unmade rules and lack of consistency in her work and analysis. I don't know who let her teach this course because it sure as hell is not a fun experience. I mean sure, go ahead and take the course if you want to question your own choices and it being the only class in your schedule. See what its like to have a professor show no care nor compassion. So again, if you want entry level feedback and responses from her. Have fun, its a doozy. She will challenge everything you've learned, even from higher level classes, and somehow find it as wrong. She will shit talk you in front of the whole class and not really provide constructive feedback but just make you question, why am I sitting here, where are the real professors at, why do I exist. Someone report her.

Kristofer Reed
ENGL101

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
10/10/2024

Absolutely fantastic professor. Super easy to get an A in the class and he genuinely cares about what he's teaching and gives great feedback. Class discussions were super welcoming and made it the first English class in over 10 years I actually looked forward to attending.

Anthony Batts
ENGL101

Expecting an A-
Anonymous
09/26/2024

He’s a very enthusiastic guy and truly enjoys the subject. Class isn’t easy but no matter what English is going to be a lot of work so having a passionate prof is nice. The only negative in my book is he does timed quizzes for homework which aren’t to difficult but requires you to do all the readings and have questions ChatGPT or other ways of cheating don’t rlly work with so make sure you lock in for those.

Annemarie Ewing
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
09/12/2024

Dr. Ewing is a fantastic teacher. She keeps her students engaged and is really passionate about what she teaches. She's so kind and friendly with her students and I would highly recommend.

Catherine Bayly
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
09/12/2024

This professor is great! I got an A and never had that in an ENGL class in high school. She was so nice and so easy to work with, and an easyish grader. Two things I did not like about the class were that there was no actual syllabus, instead, there was a weekly to-do list in modules, which was great because it was so organized but this in addition to a syllabus would be better. Second, the assignments during the week were very tedious and a bit annoying, and redundant. The busy work was only helpful in the last half of the semester when it helped us build up to/ complete our final paper. There was an inquiry paper, the final paper, some group work, and assignments. Overall, she really explained the topics well in the lecture and was so understanding about going back to reteach something and help us understand. I'd recommend taking her a thousand times more just because she is so sweet and caring. I really have never loved English class more and I hope to take her again in professional writing.

David Brookshire
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
08/29/2024

Dr. Dave is the goat. Super nice and personable. He lays out all of his assignments in great depth. His class was listed as "blended learning" but that's just because he didn't hold discussion section and we just had to do a discussion board post each Friday instead. The class is only 3 writing assignments that build on each other and but they're all near the second half of the class so it does become more work as it goes along though.

David Brookshire
ENGL101

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
08/25/2024

Really easy class and very laid-back professor. None of the non-major writing assignments take too much time. There are 3 major writing assignments: the Stasis Report, the Toulmin WS, and the Final Essay. As long as you finish your work on time and put some effort into writing, you should get a good grade. He is also pretty flexible about due dates and pushed back some of them if enough people asked. There are occasional graded in-class activities, but those are on the calendar and he doesn't care if you don't attend the other classes. He gives out candy at the end of some in-class activities. He is very approachable and good at answering questions. He's just an all-around great guy.

Leela Chantrelle
ENGL101

Expecting a B
Anonymous
08/24/2024

Do not, for any godforsaken reason, take her. She expects you to be on her level of writing. Unless you're shakespeare, don't expect an A or A+

Justin Lohr
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
08/22/2024

I’d say if you genuinely work with him throughout the semester you’ll get an A. When he gives you comments on drafts, change them and ask him questions that could help you meet his standards. I will say he will never really give 100s and your grades are going to be less than you expect. But if you actually put in the work you’ll definitely get an A.

Andrea Knowles
ENGL101

Expecting an A-
Anonymous
07/31/2024

Her class was kinda boring to get through as a STEM major who doesn't really care about English, but the course was pretty easy. She did have a bunch of assignments that felt like a waste of time, but for some reason she drops a ton of random assignments grades.

Paul Cote
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
07/29/2024

Professor Cote is one of the best professors I have ever had. He understands the purpose of this course and aligns his expectations of those taking it with that. It is relatively easy but you still learn a lot about writing. He is very nice, understanding, and is able to put things in a way that will make anyone think harder about something or care more about something they don't care about. If you need to take ENGL101, TAKE IT WITH PROFESSOR COTE!!!!!

Laura Williams
ENGL101

Expecting an A-
Anonymous
07/17/2024

Very harsh grader and provides no feedback to anything asked.

William Pittman
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
07/14/2024

This class was centered around institutional racism, but it used to be centered around buddhism so I assume it is subject to change. Nice professor. In the beginning of class he will talk to anyone about anything. If you keep him talking it is unlikely you will do any work. Not that you do much work in class but it keeps it from being boring. There are several essays throughout. The first is graded the most harshly and the last is quite lengthy but do not fear. It is a stress free class.

Catherine Byrne
ENGL101

Expecting an A-
Anonymous
07/01/2024

Easy to talk to, but grades insanely hard on both rough drafts and final drafts. Be careful and attend all her office hours and writing center hours if you take Prof Byrne to maximize your grade.

Peter Grybauskas
ENGL101

Expecting an A-
Anonymous
06/23/2024

Nice guy put is really quirky. He class is surrounded around BeWolf and he is a fan. Everything you do relates to the story. His assignments are easy and there are not many, so don't stress about the work for the class. That being said his grading scale is weird and it seems like he just gives out grades with little explanation to why you got what you got and its impossible to get an A but like everyone gets an A-.

Nasim DarouieHaghighi
ENGL101

Expecting an A
foubby
06/13/2024

very very easy grader but horrible teacher. stopped going to class about halfway through the semester. asks weird and awkward questions. if you're competent in English and don't feel you need to learn the content, I recommend her just because of how easy the class is.

Peter Grybauskas
ENGL101

Expecting an A-
Anonymous
06/12/2024

He really doesn't teach much but his class is fairly easy. Show up and half do the assignments. His grading seems a little arbitrary and it's impossible to get an A which is a 93.5 and above and almost everyone gets A-. That being said he is a bit of a quirky guy and there are not many assignments in the class, many of them are not hard. He is obsessed with BeWolf and most assignments are based on the reading, which isn't totally necessary to do because you can read the Spark Notes and be okay. The final project is worth 30% but don't worry because you write comparatively less than other classes and are given at least 5 class periods to work on it and review with peers. He also changes the syllabus and throws in weird projects here and there but they are rather easy. Big Takeaways: Not a ton of work, quirky guy,

Nahid Ahmadian
ENGL101

Expecting an A+
Recs_Warnings
06/10/2024

HIGHLY REC Honestly, she’s a great teacher! I took this class (engl101) in spring 2024, and I really don’t understand all the negative reviews. Her teaching style is pretty straightforward and consists of three main things: Class discussion: Usually, there is a reading from the textbook, and for the majority of the class we discuss it, first in pairs then with the whole class. She typically gives us around 5 minutes for the pair discussion, which can also be used to re-read/skim over the text. Then, we discuss it as a class (she highlights/repeats the important parts many times, so even if you forgot to read you’d be fine). This is all ungraded and purely to make sure we understand the text. Outlining assignments: We go over each assignment. Here’s the important part and the BEST tip I can think of— take notes. She tells you all the parts you need for EACH paragraph, down to the sentence and order. Follow that to a T and you will get an A. She even writes the breakdown on the board! I wish my other teachers did that. She repeats the important parts many times too, typically in class discussions, in case you missed them. Discussion posts and feedback: we do peer reviews and she gives individual feedback. Listen to it and ask questions if you’re unsure. She’s really nice and will take the time to make sure everything’s clear. Overall, take her if you can, she’s a good teacher. (I’m even going to take her next fall in a different class— if that doesn’t prove my review I don’t know what will!)

Nahid Ahmadian
ENGL101

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
06/03/2024

Honestly, she’s a great teacher! I took this class (engl101) in spring 2024, and I really don’t understand all the negative reviews. Her teaching style is pretty straightforward and consists of three main things: Class discussion: Usually, there is a reading from the textbook, and for the majority of the class we discuss it, first in pairs then with the whole class. She typically gives us around 5 minutes for the pair discussion, which can also be used to re-read/skim over the text. Then, we discuss it as a class (she highlights/repeats the important parts many times, so even if you forgot to read you’d be fine). This is all ungraded and purely to make sure we understand the text. Outlining assignments: We go over each assignment. Here’s the important part and the BEST tip I can think of— take notes. She tells you all the parts you need for EACH paragraph, down to the sentence and order. Follow that to a T and you will get an A. She even writes the breakdown on the board! (I wish my other teachers did that.) She repeats the important parts many times too, typically in class discussions, in case you missed them. Discussion posts and feedback: We do peer reviews and she gives individual feedback. Listen to it and ask questions if you’re unsure. She’s really nice and will take the time to make sure everything’s clear. As for the discussion posts- give an effort and you'll get full points. Overall, take her if you can, she’s a good teacher. (I’m even going to take her next fall in a different class— if that doesn’t prove my review I don’t know what will!)

Susan Pramschufer
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
05/26/2024

Sweetest women you'll ever meet. She really understands students but you HAVE to show up for office hours and be responsible about communicating any issues ahead of time. She will give you can extension and she gives some redo opportunities for the writing assignments, so if you do everything you can to do well she will help you out. That being said she's a somewhat tricky grader so you do have to be on top of things.

David Brookshire
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
05/21/2024

Easiest course ever, just stay on top of everything and you should have no problems. Dr Brookshire is very nice and his humor is pretty funny I find. Very laid back kind of class. Id reccomend!

Robert Lucci
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
05/19/2024

This class was pretty easy with Professor Lucci. He was very flexible with deadlines and giving good feedback and help when needed as long as you reach out. He removed 2 of the major assignments and would give us plenty of time to do our papers. He also makes the assignments very clear and gives you an opportunity to revise and get 100% on the first major assignment. He is very understanding.

Laura Williams
ENGL101

Expecting an A-
Anonymous
05/18/2024

Nice person, always late for grading, provides 0 help and feedback. And when she does provide feedback, it does not matter because you will still get a low grade in her class.

Radford Skudrna
ENGL101

Expecting an A-
Anonymous
05/18/2024

Alright, let me be completely honest about this Professor. He's an absolute great guy and I enjoyed his class - wasn't too much of a struggle. But there's still some important things to be said. Let's start with pros. This guys cares about his students - deadass, he would always bring positive energy to his lectures and do his best to help you succeed. Most importantly, he offers extensions as needed (sometimes as long as an entire week), provides really good feedback on all your papers, and gives you adequate time to go through the drafting/review process. I'll be honest, as long as you put in a medium amount of effort, you can actually improve your writing skills with him. Now is something that these other reviews have not touched on - his grading style. Listen - its not a major issue, but its certainly not a minor one either. Basically, it's very easy to get an A- in this class. Aside from the final one, almost every paper is out of 20 points. As you may know, on ELMS you can see the lowest/grade grade for the entire class within each assignment. Rad's grading style is almost identical for every single paper - low around 15 and ALWAYS a high of 19. After finishing my semester, I went through each and every paper to see what the high scores were. This guy did not give a SINGLE 20/20... literally all semester long. But this isn't a huge deal, right? Think again. Rad is not adjusting his overall grade borders, like at all. If you want an A and a 4.0, you're gonna need to get a 93%. And when he refuses to give out a 20/20 on a paper, it puts the maximum possible grade around 95%. This means you literally have almost no room for error in ANY of the smaller assignments and if you get an 17 or 18 on a few papers, you're cooked. Want to get an A in the class? You literally have to be perfect, and even perfect isn't enough. Listen, I get it - we can't just be handing 20 out of 20s on every single paper. But refusing to give out a perfect score for EVERY SINGLE STUDENT, ON EVERY SINGLE ASSIGNMENT? That's a bit ridiculous. On top of all this, you have to come to every single class and be active during lectures since at the end of the semester, there's a participation score worth 50 points. And guess what... NOBODY got a perfect participation score. This fucked numerous students over and left them with an A- instead of an A. All because he wants to demand perfection for every assignment. TLDR: Overall, I really like Rad. He's a great professor, cares about his students, and isn't a very harsh grader. It's genuinely very easy to get an A-, but if you wanna push the upper boundary... you gotta be really careful. One small fuck up and your 4.0 is gone, all because he refuses to give out perfect scores on Every. Single. Assignment. Still, take ENGL101 with him, he's a great guy and I appreciate him.

William Pittman
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
05/17/2024

Professor Pittman was one of my favorite professors at UMD, and I would highly recommend him if he does not retire after this semester. He was very clear about how we should write each of our essays in this class, and he had a great sense of humor that kept me awake despite the class being at 9:30 am. He also made students go to the front of the room to talk to each other before each class started, which I enjoyed as a more social person. However, it is important to keep in mind that his teaching is highly based around Buddhism (and that he extensively discusses the teachings of Buddhism) before enrolling for his classes.

John Tobin
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
05/17/2024

Great teacher! Incredibly friendly and patient. He truly wants you to succeed and is very accommodating. He carries interesting discussions in class that engage pretty much everyone and is a blast to listen to. He keeps the learning material interesting and relevant and finds a way to have everyone do something they are truly invested in while learning English. He grades fairly, so as long as you put your best foot forward and show you tried, you will do well in the class.

Erica Cochran
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
05/17/2024

Good professor, lots of easy busy work that boosts your grade. This class only really has 4 big assignments - the academic summary, rhetorical analysis, portfolio, and position paper. She provides clear guidelines as to what is expected for each assignment and also provides feedback on your writing. This class does have a lot of homework, but it is all posted in advance so you ca finish it all a week before you have important exams so you don't have to worry about it later on. My only problems with her class is that she takes absolutely forever to grade major assignments. I am writing this on May 17 and have still yet to receive a grade for my portfolio and my position paper, meaning my grade could entirely change and I would not have any time to do anything about it. Other than the long grading period, no problems, good professor option for ENGL101.

Robert Lucci
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
05/15/2024

Such a big fan of Lucci. I took him for ARHU158D and when he said he was teaching English 101, I knew I would take him. Great guy, makes the class really easy and cuts out all of the unnecessary English 101 stuff. Take! Lucci!

Catherine Bayly
ENGL101

Expecting an A-
Anonymous
05/14/2024

Her class is way too tedious. Weekly assignments and discussion boards were too much work tbh. Shes very nice and helpful through.

Erica Cochran
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
05/14/2024

Take this professor. She has a decent amount of assignments but is very understanding and flexible, and most of the work she gives is supposed to build and help you prepare yourself for the major assignments and final.

Paul Cote
ENGL101

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
05/14/2024

Hes the GOAT. Simply nothing else to it. He truly cares about the success of his students.

Anney Bolgiano
ENGL101

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
05/13/2024

Prof Bolgiano is an amazing professor for this course. A lot of my friends who took ENGL101 had strict professors or hard graders. Prof B is a very easy grader as long as you meet all the rubric requirements and it won't matter about the content or writing skills much. She cares a lot about her students and tries to make class as inclusive as possible. She gives a decent amount of days off for mental health days, as well as days to work on your papers in class. She is very reasonable and personable and I really enjoyed her as a professor, otherwise ENGL101 would've been terrible

Daniel Sidman
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
05/12/2024

Very chill and helpful professor.

Olubukola Salako
ENGL101

Anonymous
05/11/2024

Professor Salako was extremely nice and always encouraged us students to ask her questions either in person or via email if we needed help with assignments for this class or any writing assignment we have in other classes, which I really enjoyed. She was very approachable and never made you feel bad or dumb for asking her question. The main issues I had with this class, however, were some of the assignments felt like they didn't belong in this course and were unnecessary and wasted my time without benefitting me in any way. The teacher arrived late most of the time. Major assignments are not graded in a timely manner, so you are unable to learn from your mistakes and correct them for the next major assignment. You are not given any excused absences, so if you miss an in-class activity, you miss out on the points/ receive a grade of 0 for that assignment even if you have a legitimate reason for missing class such as you were in the hospital. If you're good at writing and don't mind doing extra assignments that don't really apply to this class, I would say take her because she is really nice, but if you struggle with writing, I would say find someone else because I don't think you'll learn much is this class or have the time to spend on the assignments.

Katherine Joshi
ENGL101

Expecting a B+
Anonymous
05/11/2024

great prof overall, she pretty nice and when you need to get your essays reviewed she'll give good feedback and also pretty lenient when it comes to deadlines. workload isn't a lot until around the end of semester where it starts to go up a bit. overall would recommend

Charlie Mitchell
ENGL101

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
05/11/2024

Teacher was very nice and didn't mind having a informal one on one conversation to be able to help. with anything. Gave great, useful feedback on assignments. Encouraged casual conversation at the beginning of class. Teacher got to know everyone personally which was nice. Overall great teaching style. Would recommend!

Xiaofang Huang
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
05/10/2024

Prof. Huang does a great job overall. She is not demanding in terms of classwork, and I believe she follows a similar workload to other ENGL101 teachers. You will have to allocate time for bigger assignments. She often lets people volunteer when asking for answers, but if your class appears to be unengaged, she eventually begins to call on random people. (not a critique but a fyi) Grading-wise, she is understanding and fair but does not often give 100% on big assignments. She is very helpful in terms of revisions or if you ask for support. She is genuinely nice, and if you're fortunate enough to have an engaged class, then the course with her will be a cakewalk.

Nahid Ahmadian
ENGL101

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
05/10/2024

Her class is really easy, just excruciatingly boring. Participation is mandatory and you only get one free skip. If you miss another class you need to get a doctor's note or something. There are readings that we are supposed to read before class, but once in the class we read it again, so there is no point in reading beforehand. We had to turn and talk about the material basically every class and then respond to a discussion board post. If you're somewhat decent at writing then this is the teacher for you. It's tedious, but she grades generously and if you show up you get participation points.

Brian Davis
ENGL101

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
05/10/2024

The amazing professor. Professor Brian Davis has an amazing energy that makes you want to come to class to learn, I took a late class section but it was great, he understood that it was late but he was still engaging and kept the energy of the room up! He was also very real and up with the times so , he really modeled the treating your students like adults methods. He's just an amazing guy overall!!

Nia Crawford
ENGL101

Expecting a B+
Anonymous
05/09/2024

She consistently waits until the last minute to assign work if you're somebody who likes to get ahead on things and also does not read the actual work you submit. For example, she asked me on my final paper draft what the DOE is because that acronym is listed dozens of times, but at the first mention of it were the words " from the Department of Education (DOE)", so she needs to be walked through very self-explanatory things. It's also very apparent that she wants you to talk about what she wants to read, and not what you're actually interested in. Overall I've taken 3 college-level English classes since UMD didn't accept my UMiami's writing credits as FSAW, and she is easily the worst professor out of all of them. Additionally, I've got A's in all of them except for this one, because of her inability to read, and her lack of common sense. Her lack of common sense was highlighted a lot during the semester, particularly when she got mad at me over my final because my main point was about local governments, and I said that the issues were not unique to Baltimore City but heightened in areas like Los Angeles & Long Beach. I have no clue how that's not focusing on specific local-level governments, but she went on a tirade about it. In this tirade she says it's about state-level, but how is that not local???????????????? She just irritated me so badly this semester please take someone else if you have any option.

Anney Bolgiano
ENGL101

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
05/09/2024

I'm not the type to write a review on professor's, but if you're going to take ENGL101... take professor Bolgiano. Pretty easy class, very lenient, not strict grading, and she actually cares about her students like someone else said in the other review. She does remember parts of your paper which is nice considering there's like 15 other students. Only complaint is that 75% of the readings and discussion is a relatively similar topic. Always talks about protesting or something to do with racism. It's just annoying to talk about it every single time, makes it seem like a class more about society instead of english.

Robert Lucci
ENGL101

Anonymous
05/08/2024

Rude, inconsiderate and doesn't let you talk when you are meeting with him. Takes ages to grade stuff and even when he "grades" he's just skimming over stuff. Dudes just got an ego complex for an english teacher and on top of that the dude is barely a "teacher". Only benefit is lenient deadlines but its not worth putting up with this dudes drama and flamboyance.

Charlie Mitchell
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
05/08/2024

Professor Mitchell is one of the nicest professors I've ever had! He's extremely easy to contact and is very understanding. Would definitely recommend

Charlie Mitchell
ENGL101

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
05/08/2024

Great Professor, and very understand when it comes to work flexibility

Catherine Byrne
ENGL101

Expecting an A-
Anonymous
05/08/2024

She seems like a nice person but her grading is absolutely brutal. She doesn't reveal what the grade cut offs are for each letter grade until the end of the semester and even then she keeps saying that we will be fine (spoiler alert: we were not fine). She also says that she'll take note of whether you implemented her comments or not and grade your writing accordingly, but even if you do, you're still screwed for essays because she'll absolutely tear it apart and give you a low grade (around a low B on average). Also, she grades rough drafts pretty harshly (it's a rough draft, which isn't supposed to be perfect!) and it will bring down your grade. The weighting for each category is also very weird - a rough draft for one of the papers is far more weighted than the final paper of another unit in the course. A notable moment was when a lot of us got around a 75-80% on a rough draft and it brought down our grades significantly (we're talking around 5% on average). The only reason that it is not completely terrible because of the TA, who's very generous with the assignments they're given to grade. Also, the professor is absolutely terrible at responding to emails on time. Try to avoid this professor if you can - she's nice, but she will wreck your GPA.

Robert Lucci
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
05/08/2024

The best professor! He is easy to reach out to and actually provides great feedback.

Catherine Byrne
ENGL101

Expecting a B+
Anonymous
05/08/2024

She is nice in person but her grading is AWFUL!! If you try to talk to her about your grade she doesn't care. For some perspective, the class average for one of the essays was a D+, and I read all the essays and they were GOOD. Makes no sense.

Anney Bolgiano
ENGL101

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
05/07/2024

She is really kind and understanding of all her student's skill levels! I really appreciated how she gave us a lot of creative freedom and wasn't too strict with grading. She was always looking out for what was best for her students. A lot of the feedback you get is from other students and not really from her which could be difficult, but it didn't pose too much of a problem for me.

Anney Bolgiano
ENGL101

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
05/07/2024

She is so sweet and seems to really care about her students. Within the class that I was a part of, you get two free misses, and a built-in 48 hour extension on all assignments. She is an easy grader while also giving good feedback on your writing. There is usually a reading due before every class but they can sometimes be long and not always really needed to participate in class. Overall an enjoyable class and she's great for ENGL101 requirement

Radford Skudrna
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
05/07/2024

Radford is a super chill and easy-going professor. As a stem major, writing is not at all my strong suit but he made this class a breeze. All of the assignments are clear and he gives you plenty of time to complete everything. He really cares about his students and wants everyone to succeed. There are a few long papers (4, 6 and 8 pages), but they build on top of each other and other assignments throughout the semester. He is super understanding about missing classes or needing extensions, so don't be afraid to ask. He does give a grade for participation, but all you have to do is throw in a few comments each class and you'll be good. Overall, a great professor and would totally recommend to anyone.

Janet Shim
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
05/07/2024

She is a good professor. As long as you follow her rubrics, she will give you a good grade. There are, however, a lot of readings and discussions about readings that you will have to do. But overall, she is a good professor.

Annemarie Ewing
ENGL101

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
05/07/2024

Professor Ewing is such a sweetheart! I tell you, this lady brought donut holes to class one Friday for all of us. You can tell she really cares about all her students, and she does her best to make the class as easy and non-stressful as possible. Additionally, most of her critiques of my writing were phrased as suggestions. I feel like this gave me room to expand as a writer and make my own decisions instead of doing everything she said necessarily. It's the difference between an art teacher drawing on your work or suggesting to you what you might change. Anyway, you should take a class with Annemarie--you won't regret it.

Leela Chantrelle
ENGL101

Anonymous
05/06/2024

Leela is a great professor. Very down to earth, and understanding, makes the class engaging, and even provides a week grace period for major assignments. The class shouldn't be hard, and she keeps it that way. Would recommend

Peter Grybauskas
ENGL101

Expecting an A-
Anonymous
05/05/2024

Prof G was an engaging professor and made our class fun and interactive. He has a very deep passion for Tolkien and his works, which he incorporates to his engl101 class. While the class is easy going and relaxed, his feedback on essays would be minimal and he would not give above a 93. Overall I do think you are better off taking another professor that goes more towards the guidelines for the ENGL101 course(Prof G made his own twists on assignments to include Tolkien works) since it will probably be a lot easier to get an A.

Catherine Byrne
ENGL101

Expecting a B+
Anonymous
05/03/2024

This class, at times was really frustrating. Whether it be "completion grading" that was not graded as such or disorganization and confusion within different tasks. It was exceedingly frustrating too, after completing my essay to the best of. my ability, to then be told that we HAD to make changes and chose different wording in class in order to get a good grade on the assignment. By this I mean, when I write papers I particularly chose my wording and then going into class and being forced to change, highlight and bold new words because the professor wanted to see specific words was hard since I already put my time and effort into the words and wording I thoughtful chose. In all honesty this class was a struggle. I understand different professors have different grading styles but I would have appreciated some consistency throughout the grading because I found the grades I received to not reflect what was put into following the guidelines and effort that was put into the assignments. I found it exceedingly unhelpful, and I want to emphasis this, that when I already completed my paper, and HAD to go back and highlight all over like paint splatters over my paragraphs all these meaningless highlights just for her to prove a point. I found not a second of this style of teaching helpful, in fact I felt as if I were in elementary school highlighting words and coloring in the lines. If I could go back I would wish to take a different instructor because I did not find this Professors teaching style or class to be very beneficial and that is really hard for me to say. I really enjoy school and learning and being pushed to think differently, but this class did not seem to exemplify that which pushes me, shapes my skills, and improves my overall position as a student. If you are taking Engl101, I advise you to take a different professor that is actually consistent and organized, I would avoid this professor at all costs if possible.

David Brookshire
ENGL101

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
05/02/2024

Dr Brookshire is the best! super personable and overall funny guy. I would reccomend this professor for ENGL101, or any english class. He makes it easy.

Andrew Howard
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
04/26/2024

LOVE THIS MAN! He was supper understanding that people have lives outside of class and that circumstances pop up. Also he was super fair with his grading and was very helpful if you wanted to improve your writing with office hours. Could not recommend him more!

Paul Cote
ENGL101

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
04/26/2024

Professor Cote is an absolute dawg. His classes are very easy, and he just shows up and talks a little. The papers are super easy, and he is super lenient with grading and due dates. If the class wants to push back an assignment, he will do it. TAKE IT WITH HIM!

William Pittman
ENGL101

Expecting an A-
Anonymous
04/25/2024

Dr. Pittman takes attendance which is annoying and doesn't put in any grades until your final end of the semester grade

William Pittman
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
04/25/2024

I took AP Lang Senior year of HS but I didn't end up taking the exam so I thought that this class would be relatively easy. Dr. Pittman is a tough grader and is obsessed with Buddhism. Attendance is taken every class and as he always says "every day is a test". Much of this class is useless and you spend the entire class talking about Buddhism. The final paper even has a whole section on Buddhism. For an ENGL 101, it is more of an intro to Buddhism ideology class. Definitely don't take him unless you plan on going to class every day and willing to do a bunch of work on Buddhism.

Mike Kolakoski
ENGL101

Anonymous
04/25/2024

Too many assignments for a normal Engl101 class.

David Brookshire
ENGL101

Expecting an A-
Anonymous
04/24/2024

Amazing professor. The class is very manageable, and if you listen in class, then you will gain a lot.

Daniel Sidman
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
04/18/2024

Take him if you need to fill a Gen-ed requirement. It's dull in class sometimes (i play Wordle), but just do your essays he grades fair and you'll get a good grade. If you need ENGL 101 take him!

Laura Williams
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
04/14/2024

Nice teacher, but would really not recommend taking her.

Sonney Wolfe
ENGL101

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
04/12/2024

Extremely flexible and understanding. She wants nothing but for you to succeed and learn.

Benjamin Baker
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
04/09/2024

Definitely take another professor if you can. He grades very harshly and unreasonably, more off of what he thinks you personally can achieve rather than a structured rubric. He also does not give good advice on how to make your writing better.

David Brookshire
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
04/08/2024

He is the very best professor I have ever had. He is so kind so please go to class. He is so helpful and is willing to work with you if you have any issues.

Andrea Knowles
ENGL101

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
04/03/2024

I love Dr. Knowles! She’s a wonderful professor. Highly recommend

Tom Hatcher
ENGL101

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
03/29/2024

Took Professor Hatcher fall 2023. I procrastinated every writing assignment, and most of them are manageable in a 2-4 hour time frame if you pick the right topic. He was very understanding about missing a class or extending deadlines if you had a reason. As long as you participate in class (which can be asking a question or literally telling him how your weekend was at the beginning of class), you will probably get an A. One of his assignments was to post a selfie from a basketball game, and he took us to the UMD farm one class for a "group bonding" experience. Overall, he was a good professor.

Laura Williams
ENGL101

Anonymous
03/27/2024

Dr. Williams is a nice teacher, she helps me alot and not very strict to the deadline. But it's hard to get a good grade in her class, I almost spend more time on this class then my professional class, so if you just want to take a gened, go take somebody else. anyway I give her a four star because she is nice.

Radford Skudrna
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
03/11/2024

He is a great Professor and very nice overall/Although his in-person lectures are a bit boring, as the class itself his grading is very fair. You have plenty of time to do assignments, and he also gives out extensions depending on the situation. Gives out good advice for students and make sure to meet with him about your drafts if you need any help. I enjoyed the last final project where I personally made a tik tok (it was pretty easy to do and less work on myself) and he enjoyed it! Overall chill and a nice professor would recommend him :)

Brian Davis
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
02/14/2024

Prof. Davis is absolutely amazing! He is so passionate about what he teaches and is so caring. He provided great feedback, and the whole class was very low-stress. He's such a funny and nice guy, very chill, and often pushed back deadlines when we needed/wanted him to. Highly recommend him.

John Rendeiro
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
02/07/2024

TAKE A CLASS WITH HIM trust me. It is very easy to do well in a class with him because even if you are not the strongest writer he will work with you because he genuinely cares about his students learning. Class was mandatory but if you emailed him your excuse he would excuse your absence.

Nahid Ahmadian
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
01/25/2024

Professor Ahmadian is a kind, gentle, and thoughtful woman. However, not a great professor. For one, she wasn't great at explaining assignments leaving us to have to figure it out among ourselves, using the syllabus, and often just guessing on what we're supposed to write (she's not a super tough grader so this turned out okay for most). Furthermore, she never left actual feedback on any of the assignments I turned in, making it really difficult for me to know what to improve. As for her lectures, her style of lecturing is really un-engaging, often reading straight from the slides. When she asks the class questions, they're often really confusion questions searching for a specific response and any response that differs from that is just wrong. Lastly, she definitely picks favorites. All in all, ENGL101 is just a class you have to get through so she didn't really impact my experience too much but I would go with a different professor if I could choose again.

Stephanie Allen
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
01/23/2024

The class can get a bit boring, and you might feel sleepy. The only piece of advice I can give you is to follow the rubric of the assignments very carefully and attend the draft workshops— other than that she is a fair grader and even grants extensions if you ask for them. I also feel that the courseload was less as compared to other classes.

Porter Olsen
ENGL101

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
01/23/2024

Good professor! Always helping and wanting the students to succeed. Class was very simple and helped with understanding what he wanted out of the assignments

Subraj Singh
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
01/22/2024

very understanding teacher would definitely take his class again.

Robert Lucci
ENGL101

Expecting an A-
nothere
01/21/2024

Great professor, I swear I don’t recall a time where we actually had a paper due on its original date since he’s very lenient and flexible when it comes to due dates. A bit of a harsh grader but does offer revision opportunities for one assignment that you did bad on for a chance for you to get a 100 instead! Overall, he’s very understanding and depending on your ta as well you will have a great time in class!

John MacIntosh
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
01/21/2024

I loved this professor. If you needed help he was always willing to meet with you. My class was half online half in person and it was great. The expectations for assignments are clear and he gives example essays for each assignment (if he doesn't just ask). I think he grades fairly and the workload is not too much, very spread out.

John Rendeiro
ENGL101

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
01/20/2024

Amazing professor. Very nice person, reviews your work before the deadline, and grades easy.

Sonney Wolfe
ENGL101

Expecting an A-
Anonymous
01/19/2024

An amazing professor! She really cares about her students. She provides a lot of feedback as well to improve your writing. She makes the assignments very easy to understand. Overall she makes the class enjoyable and interesting.

Andrew Howard
ENGL101

Expecting an A-
Anonymous
01/19/2024

Professor Howard is a good english teacher who does care about his students. Assignments are pretty easy, but he can take 1-2 months to grade your papers. Sometimes the english class itself can be boring or dry, but overall he is a good teacher who grades pretty lightly.

Brandee Pettus
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
01/16/2024

Great professor! She's very nice and super understanding if you have to miss class, or are late to submitting an assignment. Some say that she didn't really respond to emails but I always got a quick response. Overall I would definitely recommend taking her class. She makes a gen-ed class like ENGL101 not too bad. There was a good amount of work, but nothing that was super overwhelming or difficult as long as you stayed on top of it.

David Brookshire
ENGL101

Expecting an A+
Wgervase
01/15/2024

Dr Dave is such a nice guy. He thoroughly reads rough drafts and gives you feedback on exactly what to do in order to get a good grade on the assignment. He rewards effort and time with good grades. A solid guy to say the least.

John Rendeiro
ENGL101

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
01/06/2024

Very nice professor. He grades fairly and even reads your essays before the due date to make sure you're on the right track. Highly recommend taking him.

Robert Harris
ENGL101

Expecting an A-
Anonymous
01/04/2024

The fact the class is ridiculously easy props up his honestly poor teaching. I don't think I learned a single thing from his teaching in class. If he assigned all of the writing assignments at the very start of the semester I think I would have largely produced the same essays. His teaching style is hard to explain. He really doesn't teach concepts clearly at all and will ask very open-ended vague questions to the class and then be shocked when no one raises their hand. While I participated more than most of the class I often felt like I was taking a shot in the dark when answering questions and could be completely off base with my answer. For an English professor, this is honestly quite a shocking problem to have as I would expect him to be the most clear and concise teacher however that is not the case at all. Overall turning the work in on time and not procrastinating to an insane degree on the writing assignments will get you a pretty decent grade in the class. Oh and one more thing. The review about him putting his mood on the class like we are in high school is absolutely correct. If a lot of people are absent or we didn't read the textbook pages he would be in a mood and either assign bs busy work or just cancel class/end early. Oh and another thing. He is extremely disorganized on canvas so knowing what reading we were supposed to have done was literally impossible. Like no matter how hard you looked the dates would all be conflicting due to him canceling and rescheduling things that you had no way to figure out what you were supposed to have read.

Anney Bolgiano
ENGL101

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
01/03/2024

Professor Bolgiano's class is very easy even for someone who isnt a good writer. There are nightly readings to complete and we often would spend 20-40 minutes having an in-class discussion about what we had read. She tries to make the class a very inclusive environment and have people be comfortable speaking. She cared about each of her students and knew small details like what our paper topics were and was sure to help during class. Some of our in-class activities could seem pointless and time-consuming, however, they were extremely easy so I often did not mind. She is a very lenient grader and only asks that you meet the essay requirements in order to get a good grade. Writing skills/content was not that important. The only reason I did not give her 5 stars was because she was a very very slow grader and did not provide feedback fast enough to apply it in the next essay.

Yvonne Roe
ENGL101

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
01/02/2024

Yvonne Roe is a very kind person but an awful, unorganized professor. There were times where she was very passive aggressive during email correspondence with people in my class and she had to follow up with apology emails. The class assignments are displayed on a google doc, but she and our TA would modify it last minute without notifying the class. This led to people not getting work done in time or doing exorbitant amounts of work done well before deadlines. There was one instance where more than half of our class wrote an 8-page research paper draft in 3 days and then during class she acted dumb and said the deadline was actually a week from then. There were several instances where she came across as an unprofessional educator and that made taking her class very frustrating.

Brandee Pettus
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
01/02/2024

I liked Professor Pettus! She was always very understanding if you had to turn an assignment in late, or were unable to make it to class (as attendance was taken). I always found it easy to contact her with questions or comments. Her grading style is very fair. While ENGL101 is not a very interesting or engaging class, Professor Pettus made it much more bearable. We did ice-breakers before most classes and then began to work. There are a few assignments here and there, but they are mostly just essay drafts and finals. There was one longer paper (10 pages), but the others were very bearable (3-5 pages). There also were two projects, but they were pretty interesting and fun honestly. If I had the opportunity to take a class with her as my Professor again, I 100% would!

Robert Lucci
ENGL101

Expecting an A-
Anonymous
01/02/2024

Great professor, I swear I don’t recall a time where we actually had a paper due on its original date since he’s very lenient and flexible when it comes to due dates. A bit of a harsh grader but does offer revision opportunities for one assignment that you did bad on for a chance for you to get a 100 instead! Overall, he’s very understanding and depending on your ta as well you will have a great time in class!

Emily Flamm
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
12/28/2023

As long as you follow the rubric and write a reflection on any major assignments, you get a 100%. Didn't love her teaching style though and don't think I learned much. The content was boring to me and the subjects the we wrote about were annoying.

Rachel Waugh
ENGL101

Expecting a B-
tchin1
12/26/2023

Course: There was a good amount of writing and discussions. The writing for liberal arts majors is really light, but for STEM majors it is pretty heavy. The discussions are pretty easy. Just make sure to turn in your assignments and don’t push them off until the last minute. Breakdown: - Assignments (31), 50%, consists of discussions, quizzes, and other miscellaneous assignments. Put in the effort and you should have a high grade on these assignments. - Research Project (11), 50%, all of your essays, final websites, and work towards your research project is here. These take a while and the essays are pretty long. Your final paper should have 20 citations, 10 of which are scholarly. Final paper should be 8-10 pages. You work towards it, but it is a lot to do. Make sure you work on it consistently and start early, otherwise you will be up until 3 AM doing your paper. Professor: Super super sweet! Has a fun British accent and is really good at keeping lectures engaging. She often will make jokes in class that everyone likes. Her class was only 1 time a week for me on a Thursday, her Tuesday class was online and asynchronous. She responds to emails relatively quickly, and her TA’s are very helpful and responsive! Would recommend anyone to take her class!

Andrew Howard
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
12/24/2023

Really good professor and very lenient overall to the class. He understands that the class is not something most want to take, but also helps present the importance of the material and helps ensure you succeed both in terms of learning and grade wise. I highly would recommend him to anyone needing to take the class.

Marina Ellis
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
12/23/2023

Amazing! So kind! Very personal! Smooth lectures, and class! TAKE HER!

Sydney Sharpstene
ENGL101

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
12/23/2023

I ABSOLUTELY loved having her as a professor. She is so sweet and understanding, and is not a harsh grader whatsoever. The way her class was set up was you would have a reading quiz in the beginning of class, which was just asking "what was the main ideas from the reading?" and you can just skim the textbook readings in order to get the answers and to actually learn the material. She would teach a lesson on whatever paper we were working on, or were soon going to be working on, and then we would have a class activity or worktime to work on whatever paper we were working on. The papers don't take a lot of time to write unless you've saved it all until the last minute, and you have a week to get each draft in, and with the first draft of longer papers such as the position paper, you wouldn't have to get all the pages in. Professor Sharpstene would also be very willing to provide thoughtful feedback to papers, and would respond promptly to emails written at reasonable times of day, sometimes even in the middle of the night. Additionally, she was energetic and enthusiastic about what she was teaching, which was great during a 7:30-8:45 PM class when all the students were tired.

Andrew Howard
ENGL101

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
12/23/2023

Professor Howard is the best English professor! He is so kind, has a great sense of humor, and you can see that he truly wants his students to succeed. Lectures are not mandatory, but I went to nearly all of them because of how engaging and fun they were. He is very lenient and will give you extra time if you need it, but I found there to be ample time with most assignments. He is so helpful and I had the best experience - I want to take another one of his classes. All of these five stars are so accurate, he truly deserves this rating. Choose Professor Howard if you see his name while registering!

David Brookshire
ENGL101

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
12/22/2023

Dr. Brookshire wants to make sure you learn the key concepts so you'll succeed in college. The most friendly, passionate, and comprehensive teacher I've met so far.

Andrea Knowles
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
12/22/2023

Dr. Knowles is a great choice -- very understanding, lenient grading, didn't make ENGL101 any more difficult than it needed to be. It was a great experience having her!

Sonney Wolfe
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
12/22/2023

Sonney is an amazing English teacher, and probably one of the most down-to-earth and connected teachers I've ever had. She is extremely flexible with due dates and often pushes back assignments when necessary due to the class being behind. She also gives precise and detailed feedback on papers, and it truly feels like she is invested in your success throughout the class. Sonney grades quite leniently, and it's pretty easy to do well on papers if you put in the work and don't procrastinate on papers.

Stephanie Allen
ENGL101

Expecting an A-
Anonymous
12/21/2023

She is VERY boring in class and shows literally no emotion during her lectures. If you ever want to speak to her about how she grades things she is NOT understanding about it. She also has some weird policies about when and how you can contact her and is also pretty slow with grading. I would not recommend taking her if you are able.

Greg Deinert
ENGL101

Expecting a B
Anonymous
12/21/2023

Not a terrible professor when teaching the material, however he grades way harsher than any other professor I’ve found for English 101. Easily sunk the majority of my time into this class despite it being not in my major, and still barely pulled out a B while friends of mine in other sections got A+ with minimal effort.

Susan Pramschufer
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
12/20/2023

She is a great professor! She tried really hard to make the class manageable for us first-semester freshman and I really appreciated that. She was super accommodating when I got a concussion and had to miss some assignments and turn an essay in late. She really tried to connect with all of us and make sure the material we went over was interesting and relevant. Honestly, the only things I didn't enjoy were the slackers in my class and some of our zoom classes, but that's on me for taking a blended class when I knew I didn't like zoom. The couple essays we do are completely manageable because she breaks the writing process up into smaller assignments and she is super eager to give feedback before you turn it in. Even if you do fumble one of the essays, the final project is easy and great way to boost your grade. You won't regret taking her!

Xiaofang Huang
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
12/20/2023

Prof Huang is honestly one of the best English professors I've ever had. While the class itself wasn't that interesting, she kept us engaged and interested in our projects throughout the entire semester. She is one of the kindest, most accommodating, and most understanding professors I've ever met. She understands that there is life outside this class and that sometimes life gets in the way. She does take attendance and monitor participation, so do show up, and participate. The class is pretty small so it's not too intimidating. Honestly take her if you can, I really enjoyed this semester with her and I wish I could take another class with her in the future.

Liam Daley
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
12/19/2023

Prof. Daley sure makes an interesting class! Doesn't tolerate phones and makes that very clear to his students. Overall, he is funny, a fair grader, and tends to veer a bit off track, which makes the class fun. Definitely a good semester!

Robert Harris
ENGL101

Expecting a B+
Anonymous
12/19/2023

he is incredibly disrespectful, within the first week saying ‘there is a reason you all are here’ as if we are dumb. his feedback is incredibly poor on the drafts, he will tell u that u did a good job and then next thing you know you are a receiving a C. he does make u sign in and out which is incredibly stupid. Also he gets so mad when u don’t do the stupid textbook readings, if u have taken any english class ever u don’t need to. he’s decently nice and pretty understanding when it comes to work but those are his only good qualities and that’s only if u catch him in a good mood.

John Rendeiro
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
12/19/2023

Great professor, relaxed about deadlines, super helpful with assignments, and easy to do well

Greg Deinert
ENGL101

Expecting an A-
Anonymous
12/18/2023

New professor, lectures were boring and nearly fell asleep every class. Gave us very little time between each assignment let alone time to do the papers themselves and everything seemed rushed. He wouldn’t even bump my grade from a 93.55 to a 94, which is critical for gpa

Radford Skudrna
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
12/18/2023

The ENGL101 GOAT. I hated writing and reading in HS but this guy somehow made writing research papers interesting to do. The work load is decent but due dates are very fair and you have plenty of time. Grades very fairly and is an overall good guy. I do suggest that you go to office hours or drop in hours before a final paper is due. He gives great feedback and can help you raise your paper from b worthy to a worthy.

Nahid Ahmadian
ENGL101

Expecting a B+
Anonymous
12/18/2023

This teacher ruined my life. Grades way harder than any other english101 teacher and assignment word counts are way longer. Any other English's teacher is better. You would learn more about english if you read green eggs and ham.

Anthony Batts
ENGL101

Expecting an A-
Anonymous
12/17/2023

No matter what professor you take, Engl101 is going to take a good amount of time because of all the writing thats required. Even though English is not my best subject, I believe that Dr. Batts graded my work fairly. Dr. Batts explains what is required for each big project through his lectures and by providing examples of past students work. Overall, if you follow what he says you should succeed in his class. I don't know how good the other Engl101 teachers are but if you see a section open for Dr. Batts I would recommend taking him.

Nasim DarouieHaghighi
ENGL101

Expecting an A+
HIL04
12/17/2023

These other comments made me laugh lol. The issue with this class was it was useless to even go, class was just a bunch of odd and unnecessary assignments and she was pretty awkward. I stopped going after September but I would send her my drafts for feedback, which was all I really needed. Either she's a super chill grader or maybe I am ok at english, but I got 100s on every single midterm paper. She responds quick over email too and would always answer my questions. My class personally had no participation assignments or attendance so it didn't matter if you went, she doesn't post lectures but I never needed it anyways. Ended the class with a 99%

Brandee Pettus
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
12/16/2023

I honestly did not like English 101 as a class, just because it was a gen ed and felt very similar to classes that I took when in high school. However, Professor Pettus was a great professor. She was very lenient and understanding if/when you had to miss class, or if you were unable to turn something in on time. She was always quick to answer emails and help you with assignments if needed. The class is very basic and isn't very grueling time-wise. We had a few papers, and one 8-10 page paper at the end of the class, as well as one presentation. Professor Pettus was also very fair with grading, she would grade based on your specific skill level and your improvement in the class, rather than how perfect your work was (a 10/10 is different for everyone). She would take points off if you didn't follow the rubric exactly, because she would give direct directions, but not anything that would hurt your grade too much. At the end of the day, I would love to take a class with Professor Pettus again. If you have the opportunity to take one of her classes go for it!

Dylan Carpenter
ENGL101

Expecting an A-
Anonymous
12/16/2023

Good professor and cares about students. Definitely Recommend!!!

Tom Hatcher
ENGL101

Expecting a B
Anonymous
12/15/2023

Professor Hatcher is a great professor who genuinely cares about his students, though his lectures can be a bit boring at times. He treats his class like a high school group, making sure everyone connects with each other. He's always available for help and listens attentively. Despite the lectures, I really enjoyed the other aspects of the class, like his flexibility with deadlines and how he encourages involvement in campus events. He even rewards you to use campus resources like the UMD Writing Center by giving you extensions.

Robert Harris
ENGL101

Expecting a B
Anonymous
12/15/2023

Extremely tough grader, but his comments or criticism are not helpful at all! So I consistently get the same grades, also it seems like this guy hates his job sometimes. The assignments aren't hard if you keep up with the work, but I wouldn't take this class with him he made it very frustrating with the copious amount of work and vague grading...

David Brookshire
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
12/14/2023

Great professor! You can tell he really enjoys what he teaches and cares about his students. Attendance isn't mandatory but I highly recommend as he covers assignment descriptions and gives you time to work in class. Not a huge workload and he is very forgiving with due dates. He is very approachable and easy-going as well making it easy to talk to him after class or during office ours.

Alan Montroso
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
12/13/2023

Great professor with lenient grading and a very manageable workload with an overall very understanding personality.

Subraj Singh
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
12/13/2023

Really nice and understanding. He always gives extensions on assignments and really cares about his students. Would recommend.

Peter Grybauskas
ENGL101

Expecting an A-
johnparis
12/13/2023

This class is very easy with Prof G, he makes the classroom fun and from what I've been told by friend's in other engl101 classes he makes you do much less work than normal, and grades very very fair. If you want a professor that will have an impact on you and make the class generally easy, Prof G is your best choice.

Mariko Carson
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
12/13/2023

This professor did not grade assignments on time ever. Directions were never fully clear for assignments and since previous assignments were never graded, you never knew what to change or fix for the next assignment. She also does not post lecture notes or slides and expects you to take a picture of her slides as she briefly speaks on it during class so if you miss a class you'll be lost. The class itself isn't difficult but choose another professor.

Sonney Wolfe
ENGL101

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
12/12/2023

Kind, understanding, and so easy to talk to. 100% take her if you can, i would love to have her as a professor again.

Sabrina Islam
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
12/11/2023

she's incredibly sweet, but incredibly slow at grading. i believe she follows the regular engl101 assignment sequence (academic summary, rhetorical analysis, annotated bibliography, digital forum, position paper), which means that your grade from this class is almost entirely from these five assignments. i thought her pacing was a little off, as she gave us approximately the same amount of time for every one of these assignments when they're all of different lengths. besides that, our homework was always just textbook readings that we would discuss in class (no quizzes or tests). overall a straightforward class that's essentially just busywork, and sabrina is very sweet albeit incredibly slow at grading.

Brian Davis
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
12/11/2023

Professor Brian is one of the best teachers I've had in a while. He is very relaxed and understanding if you have any issues meeting a deadline. He also provides helpful feedback and wants everyone to succeed in his class. I would definitely take a class with him again.

Emily Lyons
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
12/11/2023

Professor Lyons was an excellent professor. I had her during my first semester of college (Fall 2022), and she was an excellent professor to transition into. The class size is small for ENGL101, so she paid attention and cared about each student. The assignments were easy and graded fair. She is excellent if you are going into your first semester.

Emily Lyons
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
12/11/2023

Professor Lyons was an excellent professor. I had her during my first semester of college (Fall 2022), and she was an excellent professor to transition into. The class size is small for ENGL101, so she paid attention and cared about each student. The assignments were easy and graded fair. She is excellent if you are going into your first semester.

John Rendeiro
ENGL101

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
12/11/2023

Dr. Rendiero is one of the nicest professors ever. He is so friendly and always happy to go out of his way to help you succeed. This class is easy and you will get a good grade if you complete all the work.

John MacIntosh
ENGL101

Expecting a B+
Anonymous
12/10/2023

AMAZING PROFESSOR. Best one you'll ever have at UMD.

Radford Skudrna
ENGL101

Expecting an A-
Anonymous
12/09/2023

Very nice guy, but grades a little harshly and sometimes it is hard to understand the assignments. Sometimes, his teaching style is a little crass.

Andrew Howard
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
12/09/2023

Andrew is THE GOAT. he really does care about his students and makes it easy to succeed in the course. He does take a fairly long time to grade stuff (upwards of 1-2 months if he isn't particularly interested in the assignment) but he is a very fair grader and its easy to do well in the class if you just show up and do the work. Take this man if you have the opportunity!!

David Brookshire
ENGL101

Expecting an A
mha25005
12/09/2023

Dr. Brookshire is the best! I strongly recommend taking his class. He's super flexible with due dates and understands that people take the class just because it's required. He makes the major writing assignments tolerable since you can choose your topic, and gives you plenty of time to complete them. Even with all that time, he sometimes pushed back due dates even further so there's no reason you would have trouble managing the work. He's a pretty easy grader, so as long as you put in a little effort and thoroughly revise first drafts you will do well.

Greg Deinert
ENGL101

Expecting an A-
Anonymous
12/08/2023

Loves to hear himself talk. Lectures were long and repetitive. Graded assignments did not have clear instructions which led to low grades.

Kassiah Drummond
ENGL101

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
12/08/2023

Really easy going and chill professor. Gives you lots of good feedback on essays and is really flexible on due dates with all the major assignments.

Timmy Bridgeman
ENGL101

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
12/08/2023

One of the best teachers I have ever had. Very lenient on due dates and works with you when anything comes up. Genuinely cares about you and tries to help you in anything he can. Projects and homeworks were very easy. He would even bring in food for us to share in class. Strongly recommend taking him in any course you can.

Subraj Singh
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
12/08/2023

Very good teacher who provides great feedback on work and lets you fix it if you are unhappy with a grade, and very understanding of any absences. If he goes over something he feels people did not understand the first time, he will go over it again.

Timmy Bridgeman
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
12/08/2023

Great Professor who made learning fun while teaching important information.

Yvonne Roe
ENGL101

Expecting an A-
Anonymous
12/08/2023

She's incredibly nice, and while the course curriculum itself is jam-packed that's really the English department's fault, not hers, and she's always super understanding when you have other stuff going on.

Lucy Sheehan
ENGL101

Anonymous
12/08/2023

Dr. Lucy Sheehan was honestly such a caring professor. If you're struggling mentally, or are stressed she will be understanding. Attendance in this class is super important and dictates your grade, so make sure to go to class if you want a good grade. Something I wasn't a huge fan of was how hard of a grader she is. She also turned off where you can see your grade halfway through the semester which makes it impossible to know your grade in the case that you need to fix it. The only part of the semester I enjoyed in this class was the end when we got to make a public remediation project, which allowed us to utilize our creativity.

Kassiah Drummond
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
12/07/2023

She makes this class easy and makes students aware that she wants everyone to succeed, but if you actually want to get better at writing, do NOT take ENGL101 with her. She does not teach anything that will help you with the assignments that she is required to give out. Basically, classes are not hard, but when you end up having to write your position paper or any other paper, good luck! If you ask her questions she will end up confusing you more and even if it is a simple question about a requirement for an assignment, you will get multiple contradicting answers from her which also may be different from what is on the syllabus/assignment details so you just never know. It overall made for a very frustrating class in which I had no idea what was actually due and what she was expecting. Also, she will not grade anything in time for you to apply it to your next paper. She is a super cool person and very smart, but this class seemed like a waste of time for me.

John Rendeiro
ENGL101

ahandley
12/07/2023

Nicest professor ever. SO accommodating with due dates and missing class. He grades extremely fairly and gives multiple opportunities to revise assignments if you are not happy with grades.

Alan Montroso
ENGL101

Expecting an A-
Anonymous
12/07/2023

I took English 101 with Professor Montroso. He is a flexible and interesting professor. He grades assignments easily and gives clear instructions for every assignment. He is my favorite professor this semester, please consider him as your professor, you won't regret it.

Anna Cronan
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
12/07/2023

Professor Cronan is absolutely amazing. She has so much care for her students, she is always looking to improve as a teacher and wants what's best for her students. She is always fair with the amount of work she gives and if you ask her ahead of time with a valid reason, she will allow an extension. She has a great sense of humor and presents the ENGL101 curriculum beautifully. A bunch of us even joked in class about giving her a bad review and she laughed it off. But all in all, she is a great professor and if she is an option for a course you need or want, I would absolutely take her class.

Brandee Pettus
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
12/06/2023

Like it's aight but to keep it on the real, jit is hella not forgiving. I was mad sick and dying and I emailed her. She gave me a 50/100 on an assignment done that day. Actually unplayable.

John MacIntosh
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
12/06/2023

Super nice always wanted to see you improve. But, he does not have any rubrics for any of your papers so the grading is very inconsistent. You will also have to make an infographic at the end, which is something that the other classes do not have to do. Overall I liked him even after all of that because he genuinely is super nice.

Kassiah Drummond
ENGL101

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
12/06/2023

Super nice professor. She is young and it feels more conversational than the traditional old man lecturing you in an auditorium. She is a fair grader and ensures that everyone in the class at least passes. A few of my friends had bad english 101 profs and ended up struggling to get like a B. I am about to finish with an A+ in the class and I feel like i've polished my writing skills here. I was good at writing in high school so if it is not your thing, it may be a little harder but I genuinely think if you put effort in you will at least get an A-. She plays music before class and tries to get to know you during class discussions while also finishing the lecture in good time to let us go as early as she can. She also cancels class semi-often to allow for you to work on assignments and or for her to grade which helps a lot when it comes to stress, etc. I had a really good time with her this semester and I am glad that I chose her as my prof as she did not have any ratings when I was selecting classes. After hearing others experiences in their 101 class, and the fact that my entire class thinks positively about Prof D and her class, I highly recommend 101 with her for sure, she's great.

Brandee Pettus
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
12/06/2023

Really nice and understanding, easy on the grading, doesn't really care if work is turned in late so long as you explain why. Flexible with requirements, not too much hw either.

Stephanie Allen
ENGL101

Expecting a B+
Anonymous
12/06/2023

Its 1:36am, I literally just turned in the last assignment for this class, and over the course of this semester, i have learned this: if you are STEM major(i'm computer engineering), especially as a freshman, understand this: 1. this isn't hard, its a LOT of busy work that's so time-consuming 2. It's a lot of writing(duhh its english) so if ur not good at it... praying for you<3 the fact I'm even complaining abt an ENGLISH class as a STEM major goes to show how much i highly do NOT recommend you take it with this professor. Some of her grading is fair but she takes off points for NO reason. if you have no other choice but to take her, my tip for success for any assignment, especially major ones: FOLLOW THE RUBRIC DOWN TO THE LETTER!! You have to go to class for discussions and draft workshops cause those will kill ur grade if u miss them and u can't be late either cause they literally start as soon as class is scheduled to start You can ask for an extension and she will give you one(if it's within valid reason obvi (literally 1/5th of the class had a CS project due the day one of the major assignments was due)), but she still took off points for turning it in after the original due date Her lecturers are so boring and it's sad when no one participates without her calling their name specifically...but then I remember how she will literally interrupt you if she thinks you aren't answering her question so karma ig? Idk anyway, choose peace, choose LITERALLY anyone but her (oh and the "assigned readings" have no relation to the class other than her referencing them in her lectures so if u read them or worse, buy the book, it is lowkey a waste of time cause u will not need any of the information from it unless she posts it on canvas) Godspeed to whoever is reading this <3

John Constantine Tobin
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
12/06/2023

sweetest professor ever. cares about his students and will take time to help with assignments. The course workload is pretty much the same as all the other English 101s workload so the workload doesn't really differ, but I would recommend taking him he is so nice and caring.

Paul Cote
ENGL101

Expecting an A+
Sisilol
12/06/2023

Mr. Cote is hands down the best professor in the English department at UMD. He is very understanding of his students' situations--he literally changed his whole syllabus to ease up on us during finals. His final is a 5-page minimum position paper, and only four of his discussions are graded. He allows you to explore your interests throughout each assignment, too! Cote is a professor who will provide meaningful feedback on how to improve your writing and comprehension of complex topics in literature. He does ramble a bit and you can get lost in your daydreaming, but overall this class is an easy A if you put your best foot forward.

Anney Bolgiano
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
12/05/2023

Professor Bolgiano is the sweetest! I found her class to be very easy. The class discussions were very relaxed, but do usually involve the nightly assigned reading. Her assignments were simpler compared to those from other ENGL101 professors. She was more than happy to answer questions about any assignment. I cannot stress this enough: TAKE HER. You will not be disappointed. She is the best!!

Nia Crawford
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
12/05/2023

One of the sweetest and most approachable people. She will help you if you need help. She will give you extensions. All that you have to do is put in work, and you will succeed in her class.

Andi Sauer
ENGL101

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
12/04/2023

Great teacher. They really take the time to help each student understand how to write their essays and grades very fairly. Highly recommend!

Peter Grybauskas
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
12/04/2023

Prof G, really understand his students and is one of the best professors I had. He is a very understanding instructor when something comes up with his students. He is always reachable with email and loves what he teaches. I was kind go dreading having to take ENGL 101 as a gen ed but he made it a class that was very enjoyable. He also wants to connect with his students and makes sure we can bring out our best work. His lessons are engaging and his way of enthusiasm is never boring. He wants to make sure that his students excel in his class with quick meetings for the final project and tries his best to connect with all his students.

Andrew Howard
ENGL101

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
12/04/2023

Best ENGL Professor ever!! He does take a good amount of time to grade but, he is very interactive with the class (knows everyones name and even talks to us before class to get to know us). Responds quickly to emails and gives amazing feedback (just email him and he will go through your entire essay, he reviewed mine the day it was due and it was like 10 pages). Also he is super flexible, funny, and chill. TAKE HIS CLASS!!!!

Sarah Goodson
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
12/03/2023

Professor Goodson is chaotic and expects a ridiculous amount of work to be done for this course. Speaking with friends in other ENGL101 courses they all say that they do not do nearly as much work. She assigns three assignments due on every Friday (my asynchronous day). We never do NEARLY as much work on our in-class days. The work is due at different times of the day (sometimes in the morning, 8pm, and midnight). She never responds to emails even about personal matters and often takes forever to put in grades. The one good thing I can say is that she does engage with the class during in-class lectures. In the end I do not recommend taking her course if you want to be swarmed with homework and essay writing.

Andrew Howard
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
12/03/2023

Professor Howard is an AMAZING professor definitely one of the best at UMD. He is super flexible with just about anything (due dates, rules to assignments, etc) and will give you advice if you ask. However unlike other professors he doesn't proof read your drafts unless you go out of your way to ask and he takes an almost insane amount of time to grade. Once he grades he's a super easy grader so its not a huge deal but its hard to know what grade you have until the end of the semester. He's a great guy though and class is super fun!

Radford Skudrna
ENGL101

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
12/03/2023

great professor! lots of papers but he offers to read them and give you feedback in advance of submitting. he's a super friendly and nice guy!

Andi Sauer
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
12/02/2023

Great teacher, so down to earth and very understanding. Not too hard, and great overall

Stephanie Allen
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
11/30/2023

Boring class, but there isn’t much Ms. Allen can do about that. She’s nice and very understanding. That’s all you can ask for from an ENGL101 professor.

Lara Payne
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
11/29/2023

Best professor ever. Very lenient and extended the due dates as the class requested. She is very understanding and if you try and show her that you put in effort you will get a good grade. Overall, very good experience, take this class with her.

Sonney Wolfe
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
11/20/2023

Sonney is a great professor and an even better person. ENGL101 is known to be a pain in the ass, but she makes her class as fair as possible. She understands her students and treats you humanly, and works with us to make a healthy classroom environment. If you follow instructions and complete all the work you'll very likely end up with an A. I'd definitely recommend.

Andrew Howard
ENGL101

Anonymous
11/13/2023

This is the greatest professor for any class at UMD. His due dates are very felxible, and always willing to talk with you about your essay and see what improvments can be made.

Kassiah Drummond
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
11/12/2023

Makes her class easily accessible. Leaves good feedback to push you to be a better writer. Cancels class semi-often

Robert Harris
ENGL101

Expecting an A-
Anonymous
11/10/2023

Lots of demanding work for english 101 and put his mood on to the class almost like highschool. Just trying to get by, kinda dull class.

Liam Daley
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
11/08/2023

Honestly, this was the most chaotic class but I genuinely looked forward to going every week. Prof. Daley is super engaging and gives so many opportunities for extra credit - it's really not that hard to get an A. He's not the easiest grader but he actually puts time into grading papers and leaving so many helpful comments. 10/10 would recommend

John MacIntosh
ENGL101

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
10/21/2023

Super nice guy, class has a bunch of smaller writing assignments that lead up to a larger "position paper". You can write it on anything you want, mine was on terrorism. Super good with giving feedback and lenient grades. In between each assignment is a "peer review" that is super helpful with the assignments and it is super clear what he is looking for. He makes sure to mix class time with lectures and discussions. There are readings every week that you discuss in class but honestly no one does them (Sorry Dr. MacIntosh).

Tom Hatcher
ENGL101

Anonymous
10/18/2023

I will say, when I was taking this class I was struggling HARD but Prof Hatcher didn't really care about that. He was mean and rude to me in front of my classmates, loudly telling everyone in the room how far behind I was in more than one occasion. It was embarrassing for me and uncomfortable for others nearby but Prof Hatcher did not seem to mind. Regarding his teaching style, he likes to hear himself talk and his lectures can be quite annoying. He is really big on attendance and does not like having to deal with students that skip lecture (even with a reasonable excuse).

Sonney Wolfe
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
08/14/2023

Very understanding and caring professor. Due to personal circumstances, I had to ask for extensions on assignments several times, and she was completely understanding. Sonney Wolfe is also a great instructor and very approachable when you have questions. I would recommend taking a class with her if you can.

Peter Grybauskas
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
08/12/2023

Prof. G is one of the best professors I've ever heard had at my short time in UMD. Not because he's some genius at teaching or because he changed my life but because he understands the class that he's teaching and acts accordingly based on what his students want to get out of it. ENGL101 is a very easy class and most students in it only want to get their credits and be done. Prof. G understands this and makes the class suitably easy for the students on top of being a legitimately passionate and engaging lecturer when he does give lessons in class. He has a real love for Tolkien and medieval English literature and through his speeches on the material I was able to appreciate a little bit of it as well. He's not a very consistent teacher, quite a few classes are just free time to work, he was absent for 4 lectures over the course of a semester and is sometimes overly energetic when speaking. But this just serves to make the class less of a time sink for students with harder classes and makes it more fun when engaging subjects are actually covered.

Liam Daley
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
07/17/2023

Great English professor. His classes are super engaging, they're usually just discussion that's enjoyable when you engage. The projects aren't bad, there are a lot of easy discussion posts, a couple extra credit opportunities, and some larger essays. The essays aren't bad, he guides you through the process and he's a generous grader. Take ENGL101 with him.

Konstantinos Pozoukidis
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
07/10/2023

Kos is a cool dude. He teaches blended courses so only one class per week is face-to-face, and the others are online. This means that the class has more writing for the online classes but that you don't have to go to Tawes three times a week. The writing is a lot but he provides good feedback if you want to get better at writing. His feedback is honest but you know that from the beginning of the semester.

John Rendeiro
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
06/04/2023

This class was fairly easy. I was close to having a B but because he gives you a lot of opportunities to revise or extend due dates I was able to make it back to an A. He is very understanding and nice.

John Rendeiro
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
06/04/2023

Easy A if you do the assignments somewhat on time. Don't procrastinate and follow the rubrics. Prof. Rendeiro is very nice and understanding. Take him.

Anthony Batts
ENGL101

Expecting an A-
Anonymous
05/24/2023

Dr.Batts is a nice guy and you can tell he really enjoys teaching. He grades much harder than one would expect for English101, so you definitely cannot get away with bs-ing your work. That being said, he is so chill if you ask for help or ask for an extension. I definitely improved my writing and learned a lot

Brianne Friel
ENGL101

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
05/21/2023

She's awesome! Super sweet and flexible with deadlines!

John Rendeiro
ENGL101

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
05/18/2023

Definitely take him. He is the most understanding professor and really wants all his students to succeed. He is very lenient on assignments and gradings; gives extensions, allows you to revise work. ENGL101 can be very boring, but I found that actually engaging and participating in class makes it a lot more tolerable.

John MacIntosh
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
05/18/2023

Great professor. Overall very nice guy and is very lenient. Always wants to help you improve and get a better grade.

Lyra Hilliard
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
05/18/2023

English 101 was a blended course. Every Tuesday, it was in person; every other Thursday was on Zoom or asynchronous. Lyra was very understanding and kind. The assignments were super easy. All assignments were pass or fail except the Position Paper and Remediation Project. To get full credit on the pass or fail assignments, you need to follow the directions on the prompts. She is very lenient with extensions as long as you ask at least 24 hours before it is due. There were a lot of assignments per week which was annoying but it was expected considering the class was only in person once a week. I would 100% recommend taking the course with her, she made it so easy, and there is no reason you shouldn't get an A as long as you do the work.

Radford Skudrna
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
05/17/2023

Honestly a really great professor. Work load is decent and he even cut a couple things to make the workload more manageable. He cares about all of his students and gives good advice to help students improve. One thing you should know is that their is a 50 point participation grade in which you need to show up to class. You have creative leeway on what you get to do regarding projects and he always is a pretty happy guy. He reaches out plenty if you need it and hosts zoom classes in which you can talk to him regarding your projects.

Radford Skudrna
ENGL101

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
05/17/2023

As a cs major who enjoys anything but writing essays, Radford Skudrna is an amazing professor. He truly cares about his students and does his best to create a chill environment during class. Although I personally haven't submitted anything later than the deadline, I remember him granting students extensions for assignments, which is great. Workload is extremely manageable as well. If I were to advise anything, I would recommend meeting with him to look over your drafts as well as come to class as there is a 50 point participation grade.

Xiaofang Huang
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
05/17/2023

Dr. Huang is passionate about the course, yet the students don't reciprocate her excitement as this is a required course and no one is too interested. Nevertheless, she is attentive and eager to better the writing skills of her students. I am already proficient in writing so I wasn't concerned about passing this class. However, for every assignment, Dr. Huang was willing to read my draft and gave very specific feedback, which I greatly appreciated. I do think she helped me improve and find better clarity in my writing. I recommend not wasting your money on the book since we only had a quiz about its content. I was expecting more quizzes that would justify paying so much for a book, but I believe we only had two at the beginning. If possible, share with friends since she does like the students to read example essays and certain topics from the book.

Konstantinos Pozoukidis
ENGL101

Expecting an A-
Anonymous
05/16/2023

I would not recommend taking this professor. He barely shows up to class and when he does he talks only about the assignment even when all of the instructions are posted. He is very lenient with deadlines but then gets mad when no one turns in the assignments on time. His feedback is very rude and condescending and does not help with your writing at all. There is a lot of busy work and unnecessary assignments.

Emilee Durand
ENGL101

Expecting an A-
Anonymous
05/15/2023

Dr. Durand is super understanding who gives great feedback on assignments. I would say her grading is pretty strict but she genuinely wants you to succeed and her feedback on assignments proves it. There's plenty of room for late makeup work but you'll have to communicate that with her. There's a ton of busy work in ENGL101 and you definitely need to attend class to receive participation credit (it adds up). Overall, I would recommend taking her, she's a good professor.

Katherine Joshi
ENGL101

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
05/15/2023

Overall, Joshi’s nice, but being nice is not enough. Assigns way too much busy work. Do not take this class unless you like English. Teacher cares too much, whereas students didn’t want to be there. Hybrid option available, but people stopped coming mid-semester so she made participation a part of the grades. Expect four to five weekly assignments (i.e: discussion boards, peer review, submitting rough drafts). All of these assignments she makes you do barely boost your grade (typically at most 0.1%). Also had friends that only wrote 3 papers their entire semester, while I wrote 5, plus two projects. Harsh grader, treats this class like an advanced English class. TLDR: DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS IF YOU DONT LIKE ENGLISH AND/OR HAVE MORE IMPORTANT CLASSES.

Konstantinos Pozoukidis
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
05/14/2023

Dr. Kos provides harsh but honest feedback that allows his students to become better writers. If you go to class, follow his feedback, and do the assignments on time you will easily succeed in his course.

Peter Grybauskas
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
05/13/2023

Prof. G is very smart and pretty funny. Engl 101 is not a hard class but he tried to make it fun and was also very helpful in improving everyone’s writing skills, being able to find and explain what was weak about some of my work. I’m happy with how I did in the class and it was in part thanks to Prof. G.

Melvette Davis
ENGL101

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
05/11/2023

I LOVE Dr. Davis with my whole heart. She is so kind-hearted and truly cares about each of her students. I took this class online and it was more organized and put together than any other class I was taking. A lot of her assignments are graded as complete/incomplete depending on if you followed all of the requirements. However, this does not mean you can slack. Dr. Davis leaves a lot of comments and helpful tips on all of your assignments which is super helpful throughout the course. Honestly, a lot of my efforts came from not wanting to disappoint her. She also responds super quickly to emails so if you have a question, she will answer ASAP. I am not a fan of English, but I am a fan of Dr. Davis. 100% recommend taking her if you can.

Garth Libhart
ENGL101

Expecting an A+
naderaa
05/11/2023

It's very clear that he cares about his students and he makes sure to let everyone know that he'll give you an extension if you need one. He holds office hours twice a week (I don't think people actually go, though). Assignments are usually pretty easy but he'll sometimes push you with larger assignments. I would give 5 stars if not for the literature review project. 500 words per source and 8 sources is just... not fun. He did realize this though and gave everyone an extension, lowered the min word count to 300, and gave you extra credit for each annotation larger than 500 words.

Melvette Davis
ENGL101

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
05/11/2023

Dr.Davis is the absolute best professor! I took the class completely virtual, but she has the best energy even on zoom. For my class, many of the major assignments are "ungraded" meaning they are graded for completeness and following the directions. If you struggle with writing, this class will definitely help you. She shares lots of tips and tricks that I will use in the future. She is always available if you need help, and answers emails very quickly. Great introduction to academic writing, and overall I loved this class.

Thomas Earles
ENGL101

Expecting an A
gregudo
05/11/2023

Overall I would say he's a pretty decent teacher. His lectures tend to be a bit boring but he understands how people dont like to take english 101 because they want to so he definitely takes that into account. He's a very lenient grader, most of my major assignments i turned in ten minutes before they were due and still got an A on them. Really understanding that his student's are freshman still figuring stuff out so he is not nitpicky about stuff.

Brian Davis
ENGL101

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
05/10/2023

Dr. Davis is hands down the best professor I've had at Maryland. He genuinely cares a lot about teaching, and I've learned really valuable and applicable writing concepts from him. He's really laid back and is extremely generous about attendance and extensions but please please take somebody else if you're planning on not giving him the same effort he gives you - he deserves way better. I hate writing in general and his class was late (6:30-7:45) that I thought it would be hard to make it all the time, but I actually looked forward to the class every day.

John Rendeiro
ENGL101

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
05/09/2023

Really nice guy. Doesn't grade harshly at all, will give you an extension if you have a reason. Lectures can get boring, but overall its an easy A if you get assignments completed.

Joshua Weiss
ENGL101

Expecting a B+
Anonymous
05/09/2023

Really good guy he does care and gives good feedback but he is not for the weak. You really have to work for a good grade in his class. He will give extensions if you ask and he is very flexible. Only take him if you are willing to put in the work and a lot of it. It is really hard to impress him, and he doesn't give out many A's.

Radford Skudrna
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
05/09/2023

Professor Radford is one of the most solid ENGL101 professors at UMD. He is willing to help in any way he can to make your work much better and also give good advice on it too. He is a really chill guy and I highly recommend anybody to take him if they can.

Brittany Starr
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
05/09/2023

Very fair and nice professor who certainly cares about her students. She is lenient when it comes to major projects, incorporates ungrading, and listens and incorporates student feedback. She understands that we have other classes and does not dump a whole lot of work on you like other english professors, although I have had to stay up late to complete some major assignments due to procrastination. In all honesty, she is probably one of the best professors you will ever get at this school.

David Brookshire
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
05/08/2023

Dr Brookshire is hands down my favorite professor. He cares about you succeeding and understands that students have more than one class. He wants you to get an A and makes it very easy for you to.

Andrew Howard
ENGL101

Anonymous
05/08/2023

The best professor, take him if you can! He is understandable and his class is manageable.

Amanda Stallings
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
05/08/2023

Dr. Stallings was great! She made one day asynchronous and one in person, so it was a very easy class. It was basically just a bunch of writing assignments that she would explain how to do in person and then we'd write them. There was a nice progression of drafts that made it so you wouldn't procrastinate which I definitely appreciated. Her grading was very fair. All in all, take Stallings if you can!

Peter Grybauskas
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
05/04/2023

Prof G. (as he claims is his nickname) is an awesome dude. Doesn't give a ton of unnecessary assignments - main focus is on a few big papers that will be spaced out very well across the semester. He loves (and studies) J.R.R. Tolkien and lots of his writing, so much of the content is based upon Tolkien's work. I had no idea who Tolkien was before this class and probably won't ever engage with his work in the future, but Prof. G did a great job of explaining Tolkien's writings and made it really easy for us to write about his works. Sometimes the guidelines for assignments can be vague, but if you ask him or shoot him an email he is always willing to help/explain. If you are more reserved/introverted sometimes classes can be awkward because he hosts discussions on occasional readings, but he doesn't dock your grade if you're shy or anything. He's a super goofy dude and loves joking around in class. Definitely cares about his students and their well-being. He's a very laid back guy - the type of guy that I'd want to hang out with outside of class.

Melvette Davis
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
05/04/2023

I loved taking this course with Melvette Davis! As someone who is in STEM, I was nervous about taking English, but Ms. Davis's ungraded approach for most assignments and supportive feedback allowed me to write freely and grow as a writer. I would recommend this professor to everyone!

Sonney Wolfe
ENGL101

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
05/03/2023

Sonney is an awesome professor and person. She is so sweet and so understanding of students' needs. She is very willing to work with students around deadlines and genuinely wants every student to succeed. She is very smart and funny and I highly highly recommend.

Konstantinos Pozoukidis
ENGL101

Expecting an A-
Anonymous
05/03/2023

This professor seemed to be disrespectful and overly critical towards the students for an ENGL101 class. He cared way too much about little things and didn't let you know what you were doing wrong until it was too late.

Nia Crawford
ENGL101

Expecting a C
Anonymous
05/02/2023

Do not take her if you are misorganized and tend to slack on assignments. You will get bombarded with work out of no where and her major assignments are a huge portion of your grade. If you turn those in late/do a bad job on them, you will get a bad grade in this class. Find a better professor.

Brittany Starr
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
05/02/2023

Really caring and knowledgeable professor. She is very understanding and only wishes the best for her students. Her grading is very fair and goes by the "upgrading process" to cause more fair grades for even just your effort. I learned a lot in her class and her feedback is very helpful. Probably one of my favorite professors.

Sydney Sharpstene
ENGL101

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
04/27/2023

Professor Sharpstene is by far one, if not the best, professor and English instructor I have ever had. She is a very open and honest professor but she also takes the time to get to know her students. If you have the opportunity to take her as your professor DO IT. You will not regret it. She allows her students to make their own rules for the class, within reason of course. This model works because then students understand exactly what is expected of them and are more likely to follow the rules. Professor Sharpstene makes this class fun and she provides NUMEROUS resources to allow her students to succeed. Every paper we have written, she has allowed us to distribute the percentage of points allowing us to focus on what is most important per paper. I could honestly rave about her for hours. If you have any issues at all, just let her know and she will take care of you. If you show up, do the assignments, and always ask her questions, you are guaranteed to pass this class. I have a 99.6% in this class. Those who fail are ones who actually don't care. If you try, you will absolutely pass. She grades lightly but gives great constructive feedback. She helps you early on fix major problems with your paper so you can make sure your final draft is the best and you are guaranteed to get a good grade. I love Professor Sharpstene's quirkiness and her attitude to teaching overall. You can just tell that she thoroughly enjoys teaching and that this is her passion. Take her as a professor and I promise you that you will NOT regret it. I am beyond grateful for having taken this class with her. As a STEM major (CompE) it can be hard to balance technical classes with a class such as this but she will WORK with you! As long as you openly communicate, she will go the extra mile to help you and come up with a plan so you can actively succeed. She allows for extensions and everything. I just - ugh SHE IS AMAZING!!!!

Stephanie Allen
ENGL101

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
04/22/2023

I took this class in Fall 2022, and it was very boring and mostly useless. However, I believe this to be the fault of the class, not the instructor. Her lectures were not interesting, but the assignments were very clear, and the class wasn't much work. I felt that she graded fairly, and I found her very willing to help with these assignments and answer any questions I had. It definitely wasn't necessary to do the readings (or to pay attention to the lectures), so I found this class to be low-stress and requiring little effort. I thought Ms. Allen did as good a job with this class as anyone could, and any failings in this course were with the material itself, and not the instructor.

Andrew Howard
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
04/17/2023

I turned in assignments like 15 days late and still got full credit super chill and understanding professor. Take him if you can.

John Rendeiro
ENGL101

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
03/30/2023

First class professor. Tries his best to understand students and is very clear with just about all of his directions for his assignments.

Robert Harris
ENGL101

Anonymous
03/09/2023

everything the one-star comments said is true.

Robert Harris
ENGL101

Anonymous
03/09/2023

The worst teacher. The assignments make no sense and are unrealistic. He has a bad attitude which makes the overall course a dread.

Konstantinos Kalapotharakos
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
01/25/2023

Very accommodating in terms of granting extensions as long as you communicate with him. Definitely seems like he really cares about his students. Overall great teacher, gave good feedback and not too hard of a grader I think as long as you put in the work.

Tom Hatcher
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
01/22/2023

Overall, pretty mid, pushed back due dates and was flexible for students but had some questionable grading practices.

Robert Lucci
ENGL101

Expecting a B
Anonymous
01/17/2023

Absolutely the best English professor! He would schedule a zoom call for help within 15 minutes of messaging him. He truly cares about success!

Amanda Allen
ENGL101

Anonymous
01/15/2023

I got a decent grade in this class but I would not recommend taking her. Don't get me wrong, she is very kind, helpful and an amazing individual but if you are looking for good grades, she is not the best choice. She is quite critical about certain details and her major assignments consist of very few points. For example, an essay is 15 points. So, if you lose even 2 to 3 points here, your grades sharply falls to a B or C. Some advantages are that she is very accommodating and her class is blended so you barely have to go more than once a week which is very efficient.

Rachel Waugh
ENGL101

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
01/07/2023

Rachel is so sweet I can't even begin. She grades everything for completion, is quite lenient with deadlines, has a reasonable workload, cancels nearly every Tuesday class (it's a TTH course), teaches well, and provides good feedback. All and all, the perfect teacher.

Nia Crawford
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
01/03/2023

Professor Crawford is a nice person and she genuinely does want her students to succeed. She hosts a lot of office hours and is very accessible if you need help. Once, she gave me one-on-one support for a 2 hours straight. If you need to miss class, leave early, or get an extension talk to her in advance and she will likely give you the go-ahead. The elephant in the room is the grading. You may hear people call her a harsh grader. However, that is because she pushes her students to think further and improve. If you are genuinely motivated to get an A, make that clear to her and go in for her office hours; if you do that, you should not have much trouble getting an A in her class. Overall, the class was a little more work than I had expected. However, it was rewarding as she undeniably made each student a better writer. Very down-to-Earth professor. You will learn a lot from this professor.

John Rendeiro
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
12/30/2022

Incredibly nice person, not a strict grader -- if you complete the work you will do well, and he explains the assignments in great detail. There are some reading homework for most class periods, but you don't actually have to ever read them as he will go over and explain what is important in them during class (therefore I don't recommend buying a book immediately, wait and see if you need/want it). As a person who doesn't like English class at all, I highly recommend Professor Rendeiro.

John Rendeiro
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
12/28/2022

Very nice and lenient professor. If you do the work it should be an easy A.

Rachel Waugh
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
12/26/2022

Nicest professor ever! She is very lenient and understanding. She gives a 100 on essays as long as you have an appropriate writing style with good content and as long as you put in the effort (I got a 100 on all the essays). She has an "ungrading" system where if you do all the assignments, you end off with a B+. To get to an A-/A/A+, you need to do 1/2/3 extra assignments which include writing short letters to someone, making a short presentation, designing something relevant to the semester's theme, etc. (All of them are relatively easy. I did 2 assignments b/c an A is worth the same as an A+ in terms of GPA). Not sure if all her classes are like this, but get a BLENDED LEARNING section. 2 classes per week for english where 1 is office hours and the other one is class. I only had to go to ENGL101 once a week and that was amazing! I did spend a lot of time on English this semester but that's b/c it took me time to write the essays since my topic wasn't really researchable even though I was interested in it. PICK A POPULAR RESEARCHABLE TOPIC THAT ACTUALLY INTERESTS YOU.

John MacIntosh
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
12/24/2022

Dr. Macintosh (but he's fine with just John) is a really great guy. He definitely cares about his students and he grades everything himself, meaning if you need help, he is easy and approachable. The course itself can be fairly tedious and is a bit of work, but if you manage your time and pace yourself it is easily passable. Highly recommend you take him if you can!

Sabrina Islam
ENGL101

Expecting an A-
Anonymous
12/22/2022

Professor Islam is so kind and easy to talk to. The course itself is a bit boring with classes mostly consisting of reading the textbook and peer reviews. Honestly, I missed most of the classes by the end of the semester. There are a few major assignments with drafts required so it's easy to manage your time around them (i'm usually a horrible procrastinator with essays). Islam is a bit slow with grading, as the semester ended last week and I'm still not sure what my grade will come out to be.

Zachary Frank
ENGL101

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
12/21/2022

Zach is hands-down one of the best professors I’ve ever had. The fact that he doesn’t grade individual assignments actually made me a better writer--I could focus on improving my own writing style and I didn’t feel like I had to write a certain way in order to get a good grade. In all honesty this class made me fall in love with writing, no joke. I’m sad to see Zach leave UMD, and I’m so jealous of those who get to have him as a teacher in the future.

Radford Skudrna
ENGL101

Expecting an A-
Anonymous
12/20/2022

Chill, cool professor who's understandable. However can be a tough grader on assignments.

Nia Crawford
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
12/19/2022

Great professor! Very helpful and engaging. Was willing to extend deadlines and look over assignments before the due date. Highly recommend for ENGL101. Workload was fair and class was interesting.

Nia Crawford
ENGL101

Expecting a C
Anonymous
12/18/2022

Professor Crawford is an amazing person, but she moves way too fast through the material. Also, she is kinda harsh on grading not going to lie. She is amazing as she gives some extensions if you reach out to her. Be sure to stay on top of all the work and try your best!

Alan Montroso
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
12/18/2022

Professor Montroso was great! He was super understanding of students needs and would give extensions on anything if needed. He really cared about his students and it showed. He gave so much feedback and was more than willing to discuss anything outside of class time. Overall great guy and better professor, would highly recommend taking his class.

Shannon Zellars Strohl
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
12/16/2022

I was initially off-put by her negative reviews on ratemyprofessor, but Professor Zellars-Strohl was awesome. Really lenient grader as long as you follow the rubric/guidelines and is super acommodating with due dates. The class itself was online and insanely boring, and I don't feel like I learned much, but there's only so much you can do with an online class. Also, she didn't give me much feedback on assignments. Definitely take her for engl101.

Alan Montroso
ENGL101

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
12/16/2022

all ima say is hes the best. So chill, had him as a 8 am and he was so chill he understood if you were late and there is no final. Essays are pretty slight work and they arent bad. If you submit a day late he would still say its on time, best teacher I had, made me actually feel confident about my suckish writing skills (english is not my first language) best professor!!!

Sabrina Islam
ENGL101

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
12/15/2022

Professor Islam is a very sweet person and is really passionate about English. Although the classes can get really boring from time to time as we do a lot of textbook reading and brief discussions, the assignments are 100% manageable. There are no tests or quizzes, or reading assigned for homework, but there are a few major writing assignments and one final writing assignment (8 pages) due at the end of the semester (this is technically the final). She gives a lot of time for all her assignments and is lenient with deadlines and extensions, and all the smaller assignments are graded by the TA (you'll almost always get a 100 on them if you do them), and the bigger assignments are graded by the professor. Also, she gives a lot of in-class time to work on assignments due that night or the following morning. The only reason why I rated her 4 stars is because she takes SO LONG to grade and also because the majority of the writing assignments are pretty boring. Aside from those things, I think she's a great teacher, this was a very easy class, and you should take Professor Islam!

Brianne Friel
ENGL101

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
12/15/2022

I highly recommend Professor Friel! She is super nice, and gives great feedback. I feel like she really helped me improve my writing. The number of assignments she gives are also super manageable, and she is fairly flexible with due dates.

Brianne Friel
ENGL101

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
12/13/2022

Dr. Friel is an amazing professor who wants you to succeed in her class. Great teacher.

Robert Lucci
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
12/13/2022

Amazing professor, good workload, very open for extensions, approachable, definitely a top pick

Nicole Cuffy
ENGL101

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
12/13/2022

She's cool, you can tell that she cares about her students. Overall she is a very smart person and she uses that to help her students

Nahid Ahmadian
ENGL101

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
12/13/2022

i dont understand the bad reviews for this prof. her assignments are rly easy, in class activities are graded for completion. reasonable grading. accommodating to peoples needs. doesnt rly announce due dates in advance tho which is annoying but whatever. 6 mini projects that are about a topic you get to pick. no exams. do the work and get an A+

Meghan Collins
ENGL101

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
12/13/2022

This course was boring, but Meghan was nice and made it clear she cared about her students. You can definitely get away without doing the readings and I'd say she is a fair grader on assignments. I'm not sure if she actually docks your grade (it's in her syllabus that she does), but I would recommend not skipping class since she pointed out near the end of the semester that missing class a lot affects the participation part of your grade. Discussion boards seemed to be graded on completion and we only did around 10. The first half or so of the semester is a lot of assignments/readings, but it slows down in the second half. I'd take her again for another class if needed!

Brianne Friel
ENGL101

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
12/12/2022

Professor Friel is great! She is kind, cares a lot about her students, and was very understanding if the class expressed the need for an extension. She is also very enjoyable to talk to and always gave helpful, constructive criticism on papers that helped me grow as a writer. I highly recommend taking English with her if you can, she's the best.

Rachel Waugh
ENGL101

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
12/12/2022

Professor Waugh was great! She's super understanding and sweet and was always quick to respond to emails. We only had in-person classes once a week, so she used the time we had wisely and the content was always interesting. She does an un-grading policy which means if you complete your work properly (discussions, 5 papers, quizzes, and other miscellaneous assignments) you get a B+, and then you do 1-3 boosters in order to get either an A-, A, or A+. For the boosters, we had multiple options like posters relating to the class topic, a poem, etc so it was easy to do all three. Overall, I enjoyed this class and would recommend Professor Waugh to anyone taking ENGL101!

John MacIntosh
ENGL101

Expecting an A-
Anonymous
12/12/2022

I love John, he is a really kind and understanding professor who really cares about his students. English 101 can at times be a really tedious course, but if you ever need help John will be more than happy to work with you. There are a lot of back to back papers in this course, but it is manageable if you pace yourself. If you're able to take John, highly recommend you do so!

Andrew Howard
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
12/12/2022

If you don’t know if you should or shouldn’t take him, then take him; he’s one of the best professors at UMD.

John MacIntosh
ENGL101

Expecting an A-
Anonymous
12/12/2022

Very friendly with students, and very understanding to any extenuating circumstances. Really puts his students first and is very approachable with any questions you could have. Work can get a bit tedious but just talk to him if you are struggling, forgiving about late work as long as you talk to him. Grading is fair and comments on work are very helpful. Assignments are due at midnight and not the start of class, meaning you have the whole day after class to finish the work and still get it in on time if you need it. Class can get boring but try to answer the things he's asking, 9 times out of ten if you think you know the answer, you likely do and if you say the wrong thing it doesn't hurt you in any way

Tom Hatcher
ENGL101

Anonymous
12/11/2022

He's a great professor! He is very lenient and will usually push back due dates when needed; he has no problem with giving extensions either. The class mainly includes student participation and discussions about readings at the beginning of the course and later on, switches to workshops, peer reviewing, and discussions about upcoming papers. I recommend taking his course!!

Brian Davis
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
12/11/2022

If you ever get the chance, definitely take a class with Dr. Davis. Absolutely incredible professor. Gives intense feedback but is a really fair grader if you put in effort. He's really accommodating and has really insightful commentary.

Mariko Carson
ENGL101

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
12/09/2022

Do not listen to the three star review on this professor. Dr. Carson is a great professor for ENGL101! She is very straightforward with course content and assignments and does not overcomplicate academic writing. As long as you put a reasonable amount of effort into this class you will get an A. The assignments take a fair amount of time to complete but are not impossible. The assignments also build on one another so after you complete the first few it really does not get much harder. She is also very understanding of students and flexible with deadlines as long as you put the effort into the class.

Xiaofang Huang
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
12/09/2022

Dr. Huang is really nice, a fair grader, and actually provides helpful feedback. She is more than willing to meet with you and give edits for major assignments, so make sure you utilize that. Classes can be boring and often seem pointless, so you just kinda have to sit through it and hope it's over soon. She takes attendance too. Also, don't bother buying the textbook that she tells you to, you can still do well in the class without it. The course overall is very structured and organized, which I liked. As long as you do all the assignments and put in effort, this class will be an easy A. Dr. Huang is really accommodating and you can tell she actually cares about her students.

Zachary Frank
ENGL101

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
12/09/2022

Zach is the best. He’s easily accessible via email and gives excellent feedback, very understanding, and I love that he doesn’t grade individual assignments. His class structure really enabled me to only focus on producing my best work and the only thing he asks is that you try.

Brianne Friel
ENGL101

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
12/08/2022

Super nice professor, and she really wants to see you learn and succeed. I’m not sure if I managed to become a teacher’s pet, but she praised me on nearly all of my work, which was nothing special. The class was structured really well and she kept giving extensions to the whole class and individually if you needed it. As long as you can write somewhat coherently, you will get an A. Take her if you can.

Nahid Ahmadian
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
12/08/2022

I loved her. She's super sweet and a pretty generous grader. We had 2 or 3 in class activities daily that would she would always grade for completion. She was very accommodating when people had to miss class. She wasn't the best at communicating due dates far enough in advance like I was used to from high school, but overall she's a really good person and I enjoyed her class.

Robert Lucci
ENGL101

Expecting an A-
Anonymous
12/07/2022

Top quality, truly cares, and light hw

Sonney Wolfe
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
12/07/2022

She's a great instructor for the class, was always very accommodating and nice throughout lectures. She was very generous with my late grades fortunately even though the class was easy enough that I shouldn't have turned anything in late. Every time students become confused at certain parts of assignments, she would gladly clarify and even change certain requirements for projects that she didn't see were important. Assignments weren't too hard inherently but that's due to the department. There may be some better ENGL101 professors out there but I had a great enough time with Sonney Wolfe that if you're worried about taking her class, just know that you won't be stuck with an unreasonable and awful teacher.

Susan Pramschufer
ENGL101

Anonymous
12/06/2022

This teacher is AWESOME! She's very kind and makes the class enjoyable. It's quite a bit of essay writing, so she makes everyone work from early on and gives helpful feedback. Usually, 1 or 2 weeks before an essay/assignment is due, we would spend half the class time doing a peer review of our current progress. Basically, we get feedback WHILE we're writing the essays, rather than after we already submitted them. Definitely recommend her.

Emilee Durand
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
12/06/2022

Dr. Durand is an engaging professor who I can tell wants her class to have fun. There are a lot of assignments to help boost your grade say you ever forgot to complete one or just messed up on something. I will note though however she is a bit of a harsh grader but gives you plenty of opportunities to fix your mistakes with multiple revisions and rough drafts before any final assignment is due. The only complaint I have about the class is there is, at times ALOT of busy work that makes you feel as if you're stuck in high school. Good professor overall.

Susan Pramschufer
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
12/06/2022

She’s super kind and understanding regarding student life and setbacks. A lot of mini-assignments, but that might just be the course. Overall a lovely human being. I will note that her grading is a bit strict, but her feedback is pretty useful. She definitely expects a lot more effort than you may want to put into a Gen Ed. My advice: if you take her for this class, make sure to talk with her about your papers.

Meghan Collins
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
12/06/2022

She was really cool about missing class and having late assignments. She doesn’t even deduct points for late submissions. Super nice and obviously cares a lot about her students

David Brookshire
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
12/05/2022

If you are able to get Dr. Dave, get him. He is very fun to have, classes, are enjoyable and he always provides a great perspective on a multitude of different topics. No textbook. Very flexible and wants you to succeed and have a good grade. I would highly recommend this class.

Susan Pramschufer
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
12/05/2022

This class feels like an honors section even though its not as it has small class size and the professor is always the one teaching (there are no TAs). The teacher is always nice and gives energy to the class (even during my 8am section), and provides very useful feedback and support on all the writing assignments. She's very clear about what needs to be done and the whole course has a clear path to success that you will do just fine if you follow it.

John MacIntosh
ENGL101

Anonymous
12/05/2022

Great teacher. Explains all the ideas in class well and is very helpful when needed. The coursework was a bit tedious, but he graded pretty leniently. As long as you put in a little effort you will get a good grade.

Alexandria Nunn
ENGL101

Expecting a C+
Anonymous
12/05/2022

The directions of this class felt extremely unclear throughout the year, expectations were never straightforward. Professor Nunn is very nice and cares about her students, however she is not great at relaying her expectations clearly. Furthermore, the layout of this class is very frustrating as there is always a big paper due and you do not get very much time to complete it. Classes felt very pointless as we would often discuss things unrelated to assignments, it really did feel like a waste of time. There were multiple instances where we were given directions verbally that contradicted the written directions for assignments. The initial syllabus given to us had a number of incorrect dates. It wasn't until about a month into the semester that the teacher even gave the assignments actual "due dates" in canvas (once a student requested it), so it was very difficult to keep track of in that time as well. Class always ran until the last minute every time, never let out early. In her lectures there was a lot of talking but not a lot of things actually said. Overall, not a fan of the teacher for this class, but like her as a person.

Amanda Allen
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
12/01/2022

Professor Allen was 100% the best choice for ENGL101. I loved her blended style, it suit the class very well. She's a fair grader and the assignments are your standard faire for a writing class. It's a hard class to NOT do well in. Recommend.

Emilee Durand
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
11/30/2022

I loved this class! She is an amazing professor and likes to make sure her students understand everything she is talking about!

Rachel Waugh
ENGL101

Anonymous
11/30/2022

Wonderful professor and great TA's. Good lectures and very merciful grading. The class energy is cozy, like you get to know everyone but in a low-stress kind of way. We had a semester theme (climate change) and wrote 5 papers, going from a small summary to a 3k word final paper. Three of the papers were connected (a research proposal, a paper arguing counterclaim, and a paper arguing your claim). I also loved the half online/half in-person structure. I'd highly recommend, especially for STEM majors.

Peter Grybauskas
ENGL101

Anonymous
11/30/2022

He's a very passionate, fun, high-energy, Tolkien-loving dude. His class wasn't really for me bc I'm avoidant, so the highly social energy just scared the shit out of me. But if you're not super skittish and love literature then I'd def recommend.

Anthony Batts
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
11/29/2022

Batts is super chill and very organized. He often lets class out early which is also nice. -0.5 star for tougher grading for an ENGL101 course. -0.5 for strict(ish) attendance policy (only 2 unexcused absences for tues/thurs and 3 for MWF) Although if you email him with an excuse he is accommodating. If you take his class just make sure to come to class- final drafts are graded a bit harsher and took more work than expected. rough drafts and other assignments graded very nicely (i.e. completion). He's super approachable and usually answers emails in 24 hrs. All around a nice guy. Overall I'm glad I took his class. He's a really great teacher, I certainly learned a lot from him.

Sonney Wolfe
ENGL101

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
11/28/2022

Sonney is a really nice professor. She is flexible and understanding of any issues students are having. Some assignments could be lengthy but are graded quite leniently. Other than essay assignments, there is 1 presentation that is only required to be recorded, and there are no exams/finals. She does not mind absences as long as you email her beforehand. Overall, this class is very easy and I definitely recommend it to anyone requiring to take 101 or in need of an easy A.

Emilee Durand
ENGL101

Expecting a B
Anonymous
11/24/2022

She's a good professor but has strict grading compared to other professors. Every writing assignment earned me a B. The topic you choose dictates the amount of effort invested in the assignment.

John MacIntosh
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
11/22/2022

Easy and understanding. Take him

Zachary Frank
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
11/11/2022

I highly recommend this professor. One of the most genuine professors I have had so far. He doesn't grade individual assignments so your grade is based on your attendance, submitting assignments on time, and turning in decent major papers. If you go to every class, reach out to him and ask for revisions on your papers/assignments, and participate in class, you will get an A. Pretty much just show up and put in some effort.

Stephanie Allen
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
10/28/2022

Great professor. Class does get a bit boring but I think that's just English 101 for you. Extremely patient, listening, thoughtful, understanding. Grades fairly. Deadlines are nice and spaced apart. Under her, there is no final exam and you just have five major assignments to submit (I don't know if this is true for all English 101 classes or not). Really nothing bad to say about her, she's been great and English 101 has been smooth sailing under her with minimal effort and stress. Highly recommend 10/10

Stephanie Allen
ENGL101

Expecting an A
kathleenMiles
10/23/2022

Great professor. Class does get a bit boring but I think that's just English 101 for you. Extremely patient, listening, thoughtful, understanding. Grades fairly. Deadlines are nice and spaced apart. Under her, there is no final exam and you just have five major assignments to submit (I don't know if this is true for all English 101 classes or not). Really nothing bad to say about her, she's been great and English 101 has been smooth sailing under her with minimal effort and stress. Highly recommend 10/10

Tom Hatcher
ENGL101

Anonymous
10/10/2022

Is very annoying, talks just to talk

Daniel Sidman
ENGL101

Expecting a B+
Anonymous
10/06/2022

He's an okay professor. Not too bad not too good. I have noticed some micro aggressions from him. And me and this other POC in the class would give each other the look. So I knew I'm not crazy when I hear the things he says... But he is overall an okay professor.

John Rendeiro
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
09/19/2022

a very good professor. he explains the content and assignments very well. the class itself is boring so sometimes you have to try not to fall asleep, but that's because it's engl101. you don't even need the textbook because he goes over it and explains everything in class. highly recommend take this section

Alan Montroso
ENGL101

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
08/05/2022

Professor Montroso is the best English professor (and college professor) I have ever had! Like many other freshmen, I was dreading ENGL101, because research papers are often taxing/ tedious in college. However, Prof Montroso was engaging, understanding, and always willing to answer questions and give feedback. He is very approachable and is genuinely invested in the well-being of his students (e.g. extending deadlines if necessary). *Helpful Tip* If you are struggling with the research process, ask a librarian for help. Professor Montroso expects you to use academic sources which are mostly found on library databases.

David Brookshire
ENGL101

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
07/31/2022

Great teacher! Funny, helpful, flexible with assignments and due dates.

Robert Lucci
ENGL101

Expecting a B
Anonymous
07/25/2022

Professor Lucci is the GOAT no cap. He is the nicest guy and really wants you to do well. He takes time out of his day to meet with his students and offers zoom sessions to help his students improve their writing. I only didn't get an A because I wasn't motivated enough and was a bum and didn't meet with him enough. If you work hard in his class and show that you genuinely care about improving you will do very well. I hate english and writing but Lucci made it a pleasure to be in his class. For sure take this man if you can!

Katherine Joshi
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
06/02/2022

Are you a teacher's pet? Are you a Suck up? Do you have no life? If you answered yes to any of the above questions, then by all means take Joshi. However if you are normal person looking for a Professor with whom to take English 101, Joshi is not your person. In fact, stay away from her at all costs. I will mention despite rating her like this, she is no monster. She seems like a relatively decent person, her grading standards are just insane. Joshi takes this class, which most students have clearly only taken for the sake of getting their gen ed class for English, and treats it as some kind of upper level english class that is meant for English Majors. Like for gods sake, I am a STEM Major why do you have to take this class so seriously. For example why should you write 3 paragraph responses to her bi weekly discussion boards, and spend countless hours on papers that any other English 101 teacher would have given a 98 for, while Joshi- being the strict grader that she is - gives it a 70. Stay away from Joshi by all means, and for the sake of your GPA, please take another professor.

Mike Kolakoski
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
05/30/2022

Very smart and pleasant guy. Always willing to meet with students and a rather lenient grader. Also, he cancels class quite often which is nice if you can get your work done without meeting in person every week. Definately one of the better professors for this course.

Michael Dignan
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
05/27/2022

This guy is your guy if you need to get English over with, Straightforward in what he wants, you do not need to show up for class, he really is there if you need the help. or office hours. He doesn't waste your time or his and oftentimes cancels a class if there is nothing to teach. Gives you really good feedback. The only drawback is that I couldn't quite tell what he wanted from his rubric and as a result, I lost points, but I really do not know where since the rubric was really open-ended.

Robert Lucci
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
05/26/2022

He wants you to improve in his class. He offers Zoom feedback sessions and is a pretty chill guy. Go to every class, but he's pretty lenient on deadlines. As long as you demonstrate a willingness to do well in his class, you'll do great.

Daniel Sidman
ENGL101

Expecting a B+
Anonymous
05/25/2022

Professor Sidman's a pretty good professor. He's your average professor if that makes any sense. You will easily pass English101 with him as long as you show up to class.

Emily Lyons
ENGL101

Expecting a B+
Anonymous
05/25/2022

Good teacher and all around nice person. You get the feeling she actually likes talking with her students. Her style of teaching may not be for everyone but it did a lot for me. It conveyed how interesting language and persuasion can be. She gave good advice on papers and I could see my writing improve.

Stephanie Allen
ENGL101

Expecting an A
WALIK
05/24/2022

Fair grader, lets you skip class, very kind and thoughtful. She is a great professor and an easy A.

Katherine Joshi
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
05/23/2022

Professor Joshi was overall a very good teacher. She explains things in way that’s easy to comprehend, she clearly lays out all expectations, she structures the course in a way that makes completing even big assignments manageable. She is very understanding if you need extra time on deadlines or extra help, and gives thorough feedback. She is a bit of a tough grader - I’m not sure 100% on anything is possible. However, I still felt her grading was fair and there are plenty of other activities for points that boosts grades.

Anthony Batts
ENGL101

Expecting an A-
Anonymous
05/22/2022

Grades a little tougher than some other 101 professors from what I see, but is reasonable. He’s a super cool guy and lets us out early from class some times so that’s tuff. All hail Batts

Kathleen Orr
ENGL101

Anonymous
05/21/2022

Most understanding and caring teacher I've had at UMD. Take her if you can

Emily Lyons
ENGL101

Expecting an A-
Anonymous
05/20/2022

Really boring class. Lecture is usually on MW and online work due for a grade on Fridays. Grading is inconsistent at times, and the class can be a bore (only because it's English, and I guess it can be hard to make the study of rhetoric fun). I just wish she graded a bit more leniently and responded to emails especially those regarding attendance. Seems odd when she'd respond to emails about assignments and not reply at all to whenever I was sick and couldn't attend class. It's an easy enough class and only 6 or 7 major assignments.

Chika Onyenezi
ENGL101

Expecting an A-
Anonymous
05/19/2022

Professor Onyenezi was very engaging in class and very understandable with the works you create. Overall, this class helped me survive the semester with a chill professor.

Joshua Weiss
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
05/19/2022

Dr. Weiss is a good professor. He is open and honest with his students, which makes for a good classroom environment. He really does care about his students!! The coursework can be overwhelming, but make sure to balance your time wisely. He is always willing to help improve writing and leaves good feedback, but his class is not an "easy A".

Katherine Joshi
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
05/19/2022

Difficult grader but very understanding with assignments and she explains everything in detail. As a STEM major, her class was challenging but not impossible. The trick to earning an A is to email her and ask her to review your papers before submission. Overall would recommend her class, but she does expect a lot of effort.

Radford Skudrna
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
05/17/2022

Radford is an amazing professor to have for English. I was expecting the class to be a bunch of liberal propaganda like others have told me but as a politically moderate STEM student, the class was great with Radford. He genuinely cares about his students. He is willing to give extensions if you're having a personal issue or if the draft of your paper needs to be reorganized completely like with what happened to me. He really wants to see you succeed. You can even take your drafts to him to look over before they're due and he will give you all the feedback you need to get an A on the assignment. The first few assignments were on social justice but they were really just to teach you rhetorical strategies for you to use in the writing you'll do later. Later in the semester you get to choose your own topic to write on which is great. Let me make something clear though, the class is not easy. However, it's also not hard. It's really just a lot of work and if you put in the work and you have him look at your drafts before they're due, you will be fine. The only issue I think I had with the class was sometimes not understanding how to start some of the assignments but if you ask him he will get you through any misunderstandings you might have. Also, don't buy the textbook. There's a pdf version online you can find. Just google the name of it with pdf at the end.

Robert Lucci
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
05/17/2022

I cannot begin to express how much of a good professor Mr Lucci is. He is down-to-earth, smart, flexible with deadlines, and extremely helpful. I promise you that no workload would ever be too much. He makes the class as interactive as possible and gives you a lot of feedback. His conferences (zoom meetings) are a lifesaver because you get to know where you need to improve. I dislike writing and English in general but professor Lucci always made it so bearable. So if you can, PLEASE TAKE ANY ENGLISH CLASS WITH HIM. It's worth it, I swear. I can totally vouch for him.

Connor Watkins
ENGL101

Expecting a B+
Anonymous
05/17/2022

He was a pretty nice guy but his class is extremely boring. He takes attendance and had several papers due within a semester. Didn't have much homework since most of my classes were just lightwork. Felt like I spent most of my time writing papers for his class on the same topics. He talks very quietly and is hard to understand sometimes because it sounds like mumbling.

Emily Lyons
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
05/16/2022

Professor Flamm is an okay teacher. I personally did not like her teaching style. It seems like she would teach us a complex thing for a day then give us a project/ paper or confusing assignment on it. For the majority of the class I felt confused about the content and did not feel like I was really learning to learn something. Just learning to get the class done. Professor Flamm was a very nice, if you needed a day or so extension she would be very understanding. I did not completely understand her grading style. She left nice comments but did not give me much feedback on how I could improve. Her class was 2 days in person and 1 day asynchronous work. Depending on the asynchronous assignment, it would take 15 minutes to an hour or more.

David Brookshire
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
05/16/2022

Easily the best English teacher I've ever had. I've never liked English as a subject and never liked going to English classes, but Dave made the class enjoyable to go to. He gives a lot of extensions which gives you a good amount of time to complete things. I would definitely recommend him for ENGL101.

David Brookshire
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
05/16/2022

Dr. Dave is the best english teacher I have ever had. I used to be terrified of writing but he makes everything very clear and makes the class fun. He is extremely accommodating and always pushes back deadlines to help his student. 100% recommend him for engl101

Amanda Allen
ENGL101

Expecting a B+
Anonymous
05/15/2022

She is very nice and I personally suck at English. If you are honestly trying she is willing to help. Honestly, I thought she was a little too critical on some things because most people will never use this kind of writing again. It is what is thou. I think she is a safe and good option overall

John Rendeiro
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
05/14/2022

Rendeiro is an amazing professor. The class is boring but it's ENGL101, it's hard to make it interesting. He is very lenient on grading and turning in assignments late, just email him if you have any issues and he will 100% do his best to help you. He cares a lot about his students, and the class itself is made as easy as possible given the amount of writing.

Joshua Weiss
ENGL101

Anonymous
05/14/2022

Dr. Weiss is an excellent person- he is very engaging and fun to talk to! I enjoyed all my conversations with him and it was obvious that he cared about his students. However, I felt like he graded on the harsher side (I would say I am a mediocre writer however I write well enough to scrape by with an A in a lot of other courses). If you want an A you either need to be an above average writer or willing to spend A LOT of time towards the course. I had an extremely heavy course load this semester and could not spend hours upon hours pouring through and improving my papers. He is always willing to help and improve writing, however this class is not an "easy" A. If you are looking to improve writing definitely take this professor! However, if you do not have a lot of time to spare or are not passionate about writing I do not recommend taking this professor.

Justin Thompson
ENGL101

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
05/12/2022

BEST PROFESSOR EVER!!!!! 1000/10 would recommend him

Katherine Joshi
ENGL101

Anonymous
05/12/2022

Super considerate and explains things really well but such. a. tough. grader. had me on the edge all semester and I know I'm not an English major and stuff but I'd consider myself a decent writer. Her grading seemed super nit-picky cause she would take a bunch of points off just for things she said she wanted worded differently. If you have to take her class I'd recommend emailing her and asking her opinion on assignments as well as going to the writing center. Love her as a person but she will def make you work for the A so just be careful.

William Pittman
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
05/10/2022

This is probably the easiest english 101 course you can take at UMD, largely because of how great pittman is as a professor. He simplifies writing and makes it clear what he expects from you for every assignment. I would definitely recommend taking pittman. As a side note, this class focuses on a book called "What the Buddha Taught" for a few assignments so just know that going in.

William Pittman
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
05/09/2022

Pittman's class just makes sense. Little to no homework. Makes the most of class time. Explains exactly what he wants for every assignment. This class is just a joy to go to and learn in. You will not regret taking Professor Pittman.

David Brookshire
ENGL101

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
05/09/2022

Best ENGL101 professor.

Katherine Joshi
ENGL101

Anonymous
05/08/2022

As a STEM major, I picked this class because it met once a week and I figured with my schedule of hard STEM classes that this would be easier for me. It was not. I personally thought that she graded everything very harshly. Her response time to grading papers and giving feedback was poor and took forever which made improving your grade hard as most assingments and papers built off the previous. She does respond to emails promptly (although I did have to ask her a few times and she told me she completely forgot) and is willing to meet outside of class time to go over questions that you might have. I think if you like English and are willing to put in a lot of effort this class would be good for you but if you are looking to get an easy A in English101 I do not suggest this class.

Susan Pramschufer
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
05/06/2022

Prof. Pramschufer is so so nice and she really wants all of her students to succeed. There are like 5 different writing assignments and they aren't that bad because they all build on each other. When I say utilize the professor utilize her, she holds office hours and she is willing to meet with you whenever to go over your essay. She will read through your essay and make edits before it due multiple times to help you get a good grade. I will say Prof. Pramschufer is a strict grader when it comes to the essays that's why you should defiantly use office hours to get help. Overall, she was a great professor and I would 100% take her again and I would recommend her to future students. Oh also there is a recommended textbook but you can find it as a PDF online for free so I wouldn't get waste the money on the textbook.

Radford Skudrna
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
05/06/2022

Professor Skudrna is a great professor for ENGL101. He is thougtful, engaging, welcoming, and friendly and he is always going to help you be the best that you can be. Fair warning, his class does include a lot of work, so be prepared to spend a couple hours a week on different weeks working on major assignments. However, he is incredibly helpful when it comes to questions or comments about major assignments, and I 100% recommend meeting with him before you submit any final drafts. This way, you can have the guy who is grading your paper a chance to look over your paper before you officially submit it. I truly recommend Radford as an ENGL101 professor, you cannot go wrong by taking his class.

Sara Faradji
ENGL101

Anonymous
05/05/2022

Very chill teacher and has the student's best interests in mind

Lara Payne
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
04/28/2022

Lara is a nice professor, but her personality and method of teaching would get a little annoying sometimes. She would try to be woke, but then make a comment (usually directed towards a student) that could be rude or unnecessary. Also, a lot of the time class felt like a waste of time because we wouldn't actually do anything substantial, just have discussions with a partner that she would usually interrupt every two minutes. I appreciated how she tried to make the workload easier on us by cutting short unnecessary parts of assignments in order to pull higher quality work out of us, which I think worked. Also, if you are in person she requires you to print out every paper you submit, which is extremely inconvenient for a college student living on campus most of the time. Overall, the class wasn't that bad and I was able to get through, but I would not take it again.

Katherine Joshi
ENGL101

Anonymous
04/20/2022

Prof. Joshi is one of the nicest professors at UMD. She responds to emails quickly and considers her students the most to help them. Just to be clear, I am majoring in biological sciences: physiology and neurobiology with a premed track and taking courses to consider double majoring in Chemistry in the future. I had her for ENGL 101, and I know that I didn't put much effort to write the papers than other students because I really didn't have much time (this is not an excuse, you will know if you are double majoring in a STEM field), but I tried my best to not fall behind. So, my grade for every paper that I wrote is between B- to B+. All I am saying is that if you are a STEM major and if you are taking more than 16 credits, I do not recommend taking her class. But, if you do have a lot of time to write papers and go to the writing center and all, then take her class.

Emily Lyons
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
04/14/2022

The class was pretty straight forward and she likes to help out her students! Her class is pretty boring but idk how exciting ENGL 101 would be in general... Nice lady and wants people to participate and have fun. I took it on Zoom which was kind of a drag but it probably depends on the person. We also only met MW but she gave us online work to do every Friday which I found annoying but it was usually simple and quick. Not the best but probably not the worst!

Andy Yeh
ENGL101

Anonymous
04/14/2022

Decent guy, but too much work for ENGL101. Among the many other professors that teach this class, Yeh should be your last option. His grading is too harsh on students for an English 101 class. The assignments are beyond what should be expected if English 101. I could not catch a break this entire semester in his class, and as a stem major with incredibly demanding classes, I found this class to be my biggest source of stress. Yeh may be a nice guy, but please do not take him if you can avoid him.

Andy Yeh
ENGL101

Anonymous
04/08/2022

Andy is a harsh grader. He is treating this like an ENGL400 class. He is a great guy, but if you want an easy A, this class is definitely not for you

Rachel Waugh
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
04/08/2022

The sweetest and best English professor I have had in my life! The class was 1 day asynchronous on Tuesdays and 1 day in-person on Thursdays. She was very understanding with her students, she frequently extends paper deadlines if the class expresses a need for them. As long as you submit assignments before she grades them, she won't mark them late, and even if it is multiple days late she would only take off 10-20% if you do not submit them on time. Class time typically consists of the class discussing current events, her teaching some terms and strategies for your papers, and peer reviews. Her papers are the primary focus of the class and are graded very generously, where she focuses on the structure, organization, effort, and completeness of your paper. This is honestly amazing because many English teachers typically have subjective biases and grade papers unfairly if they do not like what you say. Prof. Waugh is amazing and gives very insightful advice on writing and is one of my favorite teachers at UMD.

Andy Yeh
ENGL101

Expecting a B-
Anonymous
04/07/2022

First and foremost I think Andy is a chill person, and outside the classroom seems like a great guy. Yet, I cannot get behind the fact that he treats ENGL101 as though I am trying to achieve a doctorate in English. Lots and lots of assignments, after you are done with a big paper you will have to write even more for a reflection post after for example. He is very nit picky on assignments and tells you he will knock off points on the tiniest things that many ENGL101 professors would go over and not think about. Many people in my section have voiced their distaste in his grading. He is not one to give out A's which is fair, and yes he gives very honest feedback. yet, there comes a point where you have to stop and think about whether it is worth the time to be this nit picky on a gen-ed course that everyone has to take, and everyone should be getting a good grade on. To be honest ENGL101 is not the priority for anyone taking the class, and I think he takes it over the edge with his grading, a 100 level gen-ed course should never be this hard. That all being said, you are better off finding another professor, avoid him if you want ENGL101 to be one of your least priorities and you want to just knock it out.

John Rendeiro
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
03/16/2022

Trust me. TAKE HIM

Michael Dignan
ENGL101

Expecting a B+
Anonymous
03/14/2022

Honestly if you just want to get ENGL101 done with, this is your guy. You can attend each one of his lecture without taking a single note and still pass the class. Dignan would just talk nonsense within his whole lecture and did not really require us to do the reading that was assigned. Just do the work and look at the rubric and you should be fine.

Andy Yeh
ENGL101

Anonymous
03/11/2022

Chill guy, however, he assigns us a LOT of work. These take form in papers, readings, projects and discussion posts. On top of that, Andy is a pretty harsh grader, especially towards students that aren't particularly the best writers. He seems kinda stubborn to give out As. One thing that I liked about Andy is he facilitated meaningful discussions and gave very honest feedback compared to other English professors that just give out free As.

David Brookshire
ENGL101

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
03/09/2022

BEST PROFFESOR!!! I have never gotten an A in any English class before, and I received an A+ in his class. This was not due to him being an easy grader (although he was not particularly harsh), but it was due to how resourceful and helpful he was. I have never met anyone that cared for their students more. He is always available (and encouraging) for office hours, and will give you significant help with your paper. I hate English, but I am taking another English class just to have him again

Norrell Edwards
ENGL101

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
02/26/2022

Awful teacher

Erin Green
ENGL101

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
02/13/2022

Erin Green was a great professor and his ENGL101 class was both interesting but also very laid back.

Cecilia Smith
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
01/31/2022

I highly recommend taking her class. She is understanding and flexible.

Erin Green
ENGL101

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
01/25/2022

I love them. Made Engl101 so brain dead easy, which was awesome for me considering I had way more stressful classes to worry about. Don't get me wrong, they give good feedback on your writing assignments and are a good professor. What made me love their class is how nonchalant it is, and how stress free. Recommend 10/10 if you can get them.

Peter Grybauskas
ENGL101

Expecting a B+
Anonymous
01/24/2022

Prof G was awesome! He does not give you lots of unnecessary work, instead letting you focus on the actual papers and projects that matter. He can be a little wonky in class, but he is always helpful and does not set unrealistic expectations. I love this guy.

Caroline Rothrock
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
01/22/2022

Very nice and understanding! Also an easy grader

Robert Lucci
ENGL101

Expecting an A-
Anonymous
01/19/2022

Mr. Lucci is the best English professor you could ask for at UMD! He is extremely thorough with his instructions, gives plenty of time for assignments, and is extremely understanding with giving extra time on assignments as long as you give him adequate notice. His office hours are also very helpful and I was able to improve my writing tons with his feedback. definitely look to take ENGL 101 with professor Lucci if given the chance.

Emily Flamm
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
01/18/2022

Professor Flamm is an okay teacher. I personally did not like her teaching style. It seems like she would teach us a complex thing for a day then give us a project/ paper or confusing assignment on it. For the majority of the class I felt confused about the content and did not feel like I was really learning to learn something. Just learning to get the class done. Professor Flamm was a very nice, if you needed a day or so extension she would be very understanding. I did not completely understand her grading style. She left nice comments but did not give me much feedback on how I could improve. Her class was 2 days in person and 1 day asynchronous work. Depending on the asynchronous assignment, it would take 15 minutes to an hour or more.

David Brookshire
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
01/14/2022

I hate english. Well... hated. I was so afraid to take a college level english course because I dreaded writing all throughout highschool. But now I feel pretty confident as a writer and have a newfound appreciation for writing. Dr. Dave is so easy going and stress-free. He changed my outlook on english classes. Also he pushes back deadlines a lot which is a lifesaver. Take his class.

David Brookshire
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
01/11/2022

I’ve hated english all my life but Dr. Dave made it great. He always extended deadlines for papers, and always gave criticism in a logical manner. In this class, you will be choosing an unresolved issue and will be writing about this issue for the entirety of the semester. My only recommendation for this class is to choose an ongoing issue that you are actually passionate about, whether it be environmental, political, etc.

Anthony Batts
ENGL101

Anonymous
01/11/2022

There are a few activities and feedback that I found to be unhelpful for my following assignments or personal improvement, but overall Batts provides reasonable grading and does his best to find what methods will help out the students the most. He would also frequently let us out early. Batts is nice and understanding, especially when you turn in some assignments late. The workload may be heavy at times, and you have to start at a reasonable pace. Despite this I can't find any other professor who would offer a lighter workload, especially when Batts slightly adjusted the requirements a couple of times for our benefit. Don't be afraid to reach out to him for clarification or help.

Robert Lucci
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
01/10/2022

TAKE HIS CLASS! Although I've only taken one of his classes, he makes the class very easy and its almost IMPOSSIBLE to get anything below a B. I'm not a fan of English and was dreading taking it, but he made classes really enjoyable even in an online format. If you need an extension for an assignment for ANY reason, just email him and he will grant it. He really emphasizes communication so as long as you give him a heads up on things, he will be more than helpful to accommodate things. He grades really easily as well. Honestly, this was the class I spent the least time studying and doing work for but I still didn't have any issues with my grade. Can't recommend him enough.

Michael Dignan
ENGL101

Expecting a B+
Anonymous
01/09/2022

Great guy.

Anthony Batts
ENGL101

Expecting an A-
Anonymous
01/07/2022

Dr. Batts is a nice guy and an interesting person but he gave more assignments than necessary (they weren't hard but took time and there were like 2+ a week) and graded fairly. He's flexible on turning in assignments late and sometimes let us out early. Dr. Batts tried to get to know his students through 1 on 1 meetings and made lectures go by fast through different assignments and groupwork. However if you don't like writing you might want a professor who gives less work.

John Rendeiro
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
01/07/2022

Very lenient professor. I doubt you'll do poorly in this class as long as you put in some level of effort in since he goes out of his way to make you succeed. The class itself is pretty boring though, but that has nothing to do with the professor. You can be the best professor in the world and can't make this class interesting.

Shannon Zellars Strohl
ENGL101

Expecting an A-
Anonymous
01/05/2022

Professor Zellars Strohl is an excellent professor. She's not strict and she is very lenient on grading. I've known classmates who would turn in assignments WEEKS late and she would grade as normal. Although you will never get a 100% in her class (because she never gives out 100s from my understanding), it's almost impossible to get lower than a B- unless you totally don't do the work. Her peer reviews and comments are very useful when improving your work and can definitely change your writing for future assignments. If you do get her, have fun but don't slack off.

Emily Lyons
ENGL101

Expecting an A-
Anonymous
01/04/2022

She is funny and responsive to student issues. The readings and online coursework aren't too bad, for the most part she keeps it interesting.

Kiera Wolfe
ENGL101

Expecting an A-
Anonymous
12/31/2021

This class was really interesting and as long as you complete your assignments on time you should do well. Professor Wolfe was really kind and made sure you understood what was going on in class.

John Rendeiro
ENGL101

Expecting a B+
Anonymous
12/29/2021

The most decent, human, and caring professor ever. Wants to see you succeed, and gives the right amount of specific feedback to help make it happen. Does a great job at providing building blocks for the final project. Loved JCR!

John MacIntosh
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
12/26/2021

Very nice guy and he makes his lectures interesting and entertaining. Though the content can be boring, it can be important for the assignment you are working on. He graded reasonably, and you'll get an A if you write your papers using the techniques and organization that he teaches you for that assignment. There is a decent more amount of work than I anticipated, but he is a good teacher, and I'd recommend taking him.

Katherine Hansen
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
12/25/2021

Hansen is an incredibly kind and very considerate professor. Her class is a little boring but not to her fault, the ENG101 curriculum is simply very basic and at times boring as it is mostly tied to the basics of writing. She is very understanding and will give extensions as long as the student asks for one. She is a newer teacher and does follow the textbook very closely, but allows technology in class and is not a harsh grader (doesn't give 100 on major writing assignments-- 98 is the highest you can get). I recommend taking her class though.

John Rendeiro
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
12/23/2021

He's a great guy and really understanding. He genuinely cares about his students and will give you every opportunity to do well in this class. The workload isn't too bad and he is a generous grader. My only complaint would be that his lectures can be long and not very interactive. But honestly, it isn't too bad.

David Brookshire
ENGL101

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
12/23/2021

He is very flexible with assignment due dates and grades. He gives constructive feedback to all our essays. His essays are pretty straightforward with clear criteria. He makes writing so much easier to organize and helped me improve my writing. I am pretty sure that he gave out relatively fewer essay assignments than most other ENGL101 professors. His class is one of the few English classes that are blended. In his class, you only need to come twice per week, you have a short discussion assignment once per week. Like the earlier reviews have said, Dr. Dave is easy-going and approachable especially during office hours. I would recommend anyone to take his classes even aside from ENGL101.

Amanda Allen
ENGL101

Expecting an A-
Anonymous
12/22/2021

Good professor, this is a subject I struggle in but had to take for the gen ed but was able to make it through with an A-. One major help was that the biggest assignment was before break, so while everyone else had to do it on top of all the other big final papers in the end, we were basically done before Thanksgiving. Blended was also great, only had to go in once a week with a short assignment the other day.

Mariko Carson
ENGL101

Anonymous
12/22/2021

Dr. Carson is overall a nice professor, but can be frustrating at times. She is very kind to her students and tries her best to keep her class both engaging and relevant to our generation. Compared to other professors, Dr. Carson had 6 major assignments (as well as warm ups and minor assignments in between) and boy will it take up your time. Each week, it felt like there was always something to do and it felt really rushed. Other professors (from what I heard) only had to do half of what we did. The mini assignments and warm-ups are easy points but some of them were an overwhelming amount of work for a mere four points or less. Carson goes over some techniques of “effective writing” for assignments, but when it boils down to what she expects of you to do, the lines can be blurred and it is really up to your interpretation. I think the most frustrating part of Carson’s class was how late she puts in the grades. Even after the first semester is officially done, she still only has half of our grades in so it is hard to gauge how well we are doing in the class. Very frustrating. One of Carson’s strong suits, however, is her effective communication with the class. There were times where she allowed extensions and due dated became flexible (sometimes for the whole class, most times for individuals) but I would not rely on that too much. Overall, Carson is an ok professor. Definitely not the worst, but has room for improvement in her class and teaching skill

Nicole Cuffy
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
12/22/2021

She is a true professional, yet caring and intellectual. Don't worry about grades because she cares more about your ideas and understanding of the assignment. She truly cares about the writing process and the success of her students. She made her classroom feel like a space where we could learn and be ourselves. I would totally love to have her for professional writing after taking ENGL101 with her!

Bianca Licitra
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
12/21/2021

They are extremely approachable and want you to succeed. That being said, they are a very harsh grader for the major writing assignments so take the time to receive feedback from them. I don't recommend the writing center to succeed in this class as Bianca is very particular about how they grade. Deadlines were flexible and the class is set up so it is hard to fail. As long as you do every assignment you will receive at least a B.

Caroline Rothrock
ENGL101

Expecting an A-
Anonymous
12/20/2021

Great teacher, always available for help if you need it. Work isn't difficult and grades very fairly.

Kiera Wolfe
ENGL101

Expecting a B+
Anonymous
12/20/2021

This teacher graded participation based on attendance. I got sick three times this semester. Luckily it wasn't covid any of the times but I emailed her and told her I was sick and she still knocked points off of my grade for being absent. It feels like a double standard because the university asks us not to go to class or be around other people if we have covid symptoms or are sick yet when we follow those rules, we get punished for it by our grades. I really did not like this teacher or the way the class was set it up. I don't think I actually got better at writing either. The class had three small research projects, a presentation in front of the class (5 min), 4 essays, and a final project where you propose a solution to an issue you are passionate about. I highly recommend staying away from this professor, there are so many other options, there must be one that is more reasonable.

Cameron Mozafari
ENGL101

Expecting an A-
knaiknav
12/20/2021

Dr.Mozafari is a great teacher, he does a good job in all his classes to engage the class and make sure that students are doing well and doing their work. He is very accomodating to course difficulty and often changes the rubrics if students think it is too hard, you just have to ask him. He is also very kind in offering extensions for the whole class and relieving stress. He makes sure you are doing well in class by asking about your mental health and checking up on you and giving your response changes the assignment due dates to help you. However, I would say that he is a picky grader and grades the essays with more focus and difficulty than other professors might. Other than that, he is a great professor and I would recommend taking him again.

Brian Davis
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
12/20/2021

Best professor ever. He is the most laid back, reasonable, and respectable professional I have ever had.

Anthony Batts
ENGL101

Anonymous
12/19/2021

Good Professor. The contact taught in class is helpful for assignments. He is also very accommodating and easy to talk to regarding assignments.

Emily Lyons
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
12/19/2021

Not a fan. I took this class online Spring 2021, so that might have contributed. She didn't answer emails. She took a VERY long time time to grade our assignments and the lectures were rather dull. She did grade me fairly though, but she left little feedback. At one point, we had to create a website, and we had to learn how to create it ourself cause she had no clue. She seems like a nice person, but not a great professor.

Bianca Licitra
ENGL101

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
12/18/2021

This class was a nice break from my STEM classes and she worked with students to set the due dates for assignments and was very understanding and overall was great. I would highly recommend Bianca, especially hearing how others talk about their English professors.

William Pittman
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
12/17/2021

Pittman is the GOAT! Go to his office hours if you're struggling. He really helped me. I learned a lot and actually enjoyed the readings he assigned for homework. Learn essay structure because that is how he grades. Overall, the A was not easy to achieve... he is a tough grader but his comments are very helpful.

Amanda Allen
ENGL101

Anonymous
12/16/2021

The class is blended which is extremely nice. The days where you are asynchronous you have a mini assignment to do, which never takes more than the class period. On the writing assignments, she gives good feedback and is available for office hours outside of this if you want more in depth feedback. She is a little bit of a hard grader, but as long as you take time and put in the work, you will be fine. If you are willing to put in work to get a good grade, I highly recommend taking Engl 101 with Professor Allen.

Sabrina Islam
ENGL101

Anonymous
12/16/2021

She really loves to get to know her students, however, can be harsh in grading compared to when talking to her in class. She takes quite a while to grade anything, as it is coming to the end of the semester with 2 major assignments still not graded. I would take it with her again, but note that you need to put a lot of effort into the papers.

Anthony Batts
ENGL101

Expecting a B+
Anonymous
12/16/2021

Pretty nice professor who is chill. Sometimes we get out early from class. You are allowed to skip 4 classes without losing credit which is nice. The lectures he gives are pretty helpful in terms of content. The only negative is that we do not receive very much feedback from our final projects other than a filled out rubric which makes it difficult to learn from our mistakes. Other than that, I would recommend this professor.

Erica Cochran
ENGL101

Anonymous
12/13/2021

Definitely take her if you can! Easy homework with in class exercises to review the homework. At the beginning of class, the homework may feel like a waste of time (some are) but you will realize that a lot of the critical readings are preparing you for the papers you will write. The Academic Summary, Rhetorical Analysis, and Position Paper are the notable assignments. She gives you decent time to prepare and get a good grade. Before the due date, there will always be an in class "workshop" in which you will peer review another persons paper which is very helpful. Professor Cochran is a great human who is flexible and understanding. Take her for sure.

Sabrina Islam
ENGL101

Anonymous
12/13/2021

Really nice as a person, not that great of a grader a little too harsh. The classes don't really help just look at the assignment details and you should be fine. if you can't turn in on time shes really nice about it but I would let her know before

John Rendeiro
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
12/10/2021

He's possibly one of the most understanding and respectful teachers you can find on campus. The content itself may be boring to some people, but it's English and it's a class about writing, so he's covering what he's required to. Class does have a good amount of writing, but this professor is very lenient. I am thankful that I chose his section for ENGL101.

Michael Kolakoski
ENGL101

Anonymous
12/09/2021

Okay, I don't really understand where all these stellar reviews for Kolakoski are coming from. I took several classes that were 400-level or supposedly much more difficult, but Kolakoski's ENGL101 assigned more work than all of them combined. The sheer amount of work he assigned was plain unreasonable - there was something due almost every single day. Sure, he's lenient with deadlines and grades on effort for most of the assignments, but the overall quantity of assignments began to feel like a backlog eventually. He's a pretty harsh grader on the major writing assignments too, of which there are about four or five during the semester. Avoid Kolakoski, take a different professor that won't assign more work than all of your other classes combined.

Amanda Allen
ENGL101

Expecting a B+
Anonymous
12/09/2021

Blended class is super nice workload wise. She's really nice and makes the material as engaging as possible. She also gives in-depth feedback on your writing so you know exactly what you did wrong. She also generally helps you a lot with her feedback on the assignments before you start writing and gives good suggestions. The assignments are all well-explained and are all very approachable, I've heard so many things about other English teachers having really shit requirements but Prof. Allen has very reasonable requirements.

Kiera Wolfe
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
12/09/2021

kiera was a really nice instructor that was very approachable and easy to get along with. her class was pretty chill and as long as you know all your due dates you won't be overwhelmed. there's a lot of group work and you don't get a lot of homework that isn't the main assignments. she's also generous with grades. i'd definitely recommend :)

Amanda Allen
ENGL101

Anonymous
12/09/2021

I'm going to start of this review by saying that she is a very nice professor. She clearly cares about her class, and I appreciate that. However, I cannot recommend taking her, largely due to the fact that there are many more English teachers in this school that will be far more lenient in their grading than this professor. If you are looking to have a strong A (as long as effort is put in), then look for another teacher. Allen grades far too harshly, and the low amount of points that each of her assignments is worth leads to your grade fluctuating wildly if you miss even one point on an assignment. It has been an absolute pain to be able to get a decent grade this semester due to this. Your assignments have to be near perfect if you want an A, and quite frankly a course of this type does not deserve to have this much work put into it. Again, nice teacher, but take another teacher. You will have an easier time and be far less worried about being perfect in every assignment.

Zachary Frank
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
12/09/2021

A super nice, friendly, and caring person. The course is laid out in a way where you essentially start with an A, and keep that A unless you don't do an assignment, miss multiple classes, or very clearly are slacking off. Show up to class and do the assignments and it's basically a guaranteed A. Zach is also a very effective teacher and encourages you to ask him for feedback on assignments. The workload is very manageable. I highly recommend him for ENGL101.

William Pittman
ENGL101

WhatitDoBaby
12/09/2021

William Pittman is a great professor. This is not your traditional ENGL101 class. He teaches about Buddha's teaching and how it would apply in the real world. He leaves helpful comments on the papers as well. Highly recommend him. Plus he does music on the side.

Lisa Latouche
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
12/09/2021

Really nice and caring teacher. Very flexible with due dates and any issues regarding assignments.

Caroline Rothrock
ENGL101

Anonymous
12/08/2021

Could not recommend more. She's one of the kindest and most relaxed profs you'll ever have. She's passionate about the subject matter and always willing to help clarify anything. She frequently extended deadlines based on class consensus or miscommunication on her part. The papers are easy and the grading is fair and constructive. One of the best English profs I've ever had.

Kristine Morrissey
ENGL101

Anonymous
12/08/2021

Overall solid professor, fairly lenient grading which is a plus. The workload was surprisingly light and straightforward overall. Class time is mostly dedicated to going over the various assignments. Would recommend this professor.

Robert Lucci
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
12/07/2021

best english teacher ever. if you go to his office hours he will literally help you write your entire essay and he gives redo's on an essay which helps boost your grade a ton. he cares about his students and i actually learned something from his class. he is so chill and as long as you participate or show you are trying your best you will get an A. unlike the other english teachers, he gives us a ton of extra time on all our assignments because he wants us to do our best and focus on one assignment at a time.

Radford Skudrna
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
12/07/2021

I'm a STEM major and usually don't enjoy english classes, but Professor Skudrna was engaging, open, and welcoming. He always gives people the opportunity to engage in class but never forces anyone to which I appreciate. He was one of my nicest professors this semester and always brings good energy even if the class seems tired. If you complete the assignments you generally get good scores. I highly recommend taking his class

David Brookshire
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
12/06/2021

This is a phenomenal professor. He is so flexible with grades and class attendance. He is fun and his office hours are so laid back. He doesn't waste time or your money! I didn't have to buy a textbook. His essays are definitely challenging but if you just talk to him, he will change the due dates to work with you. If you need a freshman professor, he's the best!!!!

Erin Green
ENGL101

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
12/06/2021

Literally got an 100. Didn't show up for 3/4 of the class. Grades major assignments 10/10 instead of giving percentages. Literally could not have gotten an easier teacher. They cancelled class half of the time.

Emily Lyons
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
12/05/2021

Great teacher! Took Spring 2021 and I think she graded pretty fairly.

Connor Watkins
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
12/05/2021

Prof Watkins is very easy but very boring. He takes attendance so you can't really skip class. The class itself makes you want to fall asleep, but the homework is relatively light, as you should have no problem getting an A in this class.

Andrew Howard
ENGL101

Anonymous
12/03/2021

Honestly, he is a great teacher and always has the energy and passion to teach every day that I was in his classroom. He also is very cool too and helps with essays that someone might be stuck on. Overall good guy

Andrew Howard
ENGL101

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
12/02/2021

Prof Howard is very kind and personable. He's really lenient about deadlines if you're having trouble and takes a lot of care with his students. He's always trying to improve his class experience and is always available for questions and review.

Kathleen Orr
ENGL101

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
11/30/2021

Amazing teacher! She has improved my writing tremendously and is also energetic and nice. 1

Caroline Rothrock
ENGL101

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
11/17/2021

Very understanding and helpful when you need more clarifications on assignments. The work assigned isn't that hard and she works with students and truly wants what's best for them!

John Rendeiro
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
11/17/2021

Very lax on grading so as long as you turn in your stuff within a day or so of the due date you should easily get a B or above. Don't worry about the homework readings with this guy, as the in-class discussions are not graded and rarely actually involve giving responses to the teacher. He will go on for an hour explaining every minutia to you anyway, so strap in and find some work to do on your laptop during class. Personally, I have been registering for classes, doing homework, doing ENGL101 work (because there is no class time designated to actually complete the assignments), shopping online, etc. Really nice guy and will promptly help with whatever you need. My only poor comment is that the class is boring as heck and you might have to fight nodding off a couple times.

Caroline Rothrock
ENGL101

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
11/15/2021

Highly recommend!

Nancy Vera
ENGL101

Anonymous
11/03/2021

This instructor grades unnecessarily harshly for a ENGL101 class when students should be focusing on the classes that help them explore their major. An extreme amount of work is given. She seems nice but is insanely strict with late assignments and is only looking for the cookie cutter response to the questions

Kiera Wolfe
ENGL101

Anonymous
10/22/2021

Grades on whether you agree with her politics. Extremely chirpy and fake, almost feels like overly passive aggressive. Really disliked this teacher, I would not recommend taking engl from her if you want to feel accomplished and have fun in the class.

Erica Cochran
ENGL101

Anonymous
10/14/2021

She's great if you can take her class, do it!

Lisa Latouche
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
09/16/2021

Very nice lady, really understandable and works with you if you need it. She also gives great feedback, and I truly learned more than I expected.

Alan Montroso
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
09/02/2021

Great teacher!

William Pittman
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
08/10/2021

Pittman made the class super interesting and I learned a lot from him. It was not your traditional engl101 class because he taught it through reading a book about Buddhism. I would recommend him highly to any incoming freshman who needs to take an english course. He's also a really friendly guy who loves to tell stories.

Fatima Taha
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
06/17/2021

Recommend 10/10. This professor is one of the best ones I've ever had. She is very accommodating to student's circumstances, she is also a very lenient grader and offers a lot of feedback that earns you 100% if you apply said feedback. She recommended the textbook, but I only opened that thing once and there are not many reading materials either.

Joshua Weiss
ENGL101

Expecting an A
julia128
06/16/2021

Dr. Weiss is a fantastic professor! Not only does he readily engage with his students, but it is clear that he cared about all of us. He is also funny and his class is fun to attend. I didn't think I needed English 101 but he taught me that I can't just phone in my essays anymore. I cannot recommend him enough.

Cheryl Spinner
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
05/22/2021

Dr. Spinner was a nice professor and wanted to make sure you turned in your work when it was at its best so she would give extensions if you needed it. However, personally, I didn't learn much from her and had to learn everything on my own, with very poor writing experience. I feel like she would do better in an in-person semester but she was not the best in an online environment. Also, I didn't know where I stood with my grade until after finals.

Nicole Cuffy
ENGL101

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
05/19/2021

Hands down the best ENGL101 professor at UMD. She cares so much for her students and grades nice, and provides excellent feedback.

Gail Upchurch
ENGL101

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
05/11/2021

She is so so sweet! She was seriously the best professor - extremely understanding and receptive of her students. As long as you write about a topic you are passionate about, you're pretty much guaranteed to get an A+. I was nervous to take a college level English because I never took AP in high school, but she made it so do-able. I would definitely recommend her over any other professor for ENGL101!

David Brookshire
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
04/29/2021

As other people had said, love Dr.Dave's class. -He doesn't over lecture. -pushes deadlines all the time to give students more time work on papers -easy-going and approachable -flexible office hours -assignments are relatively easy (other than the actual big papers which just take awhile to do) -Some things I would say that aren't great about him is that he is a VERY SLOW grader. He takes forever to give back feedback. This can be annoying and stressful because the big papers you work on in this class have to do with one another. So he says he'll give back feedback on Tuesday and never does. Yeah would recommend and get put on waitlist (I was on waitlist I think I was #12 and ended up getting a spot so I would try it anyways)

Melvette Davis
ENGL101

Expecting an A-
Anonymous
04/20/2021

Did not give clear feedback on essays and project grades, but the homework was manageable.

Claudia Rojas
ENGL101

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
04/06/2021

shes the goat

Amanda Allen
ENGL101

Expecting an A-
Anonymous
04/02/2021

Professor Allen is extremely caring and respectful. She never loaded us with work (like the horror stories I heard from my friends in other ENGL101 classes) and she is great in office hours. I needed help narrowing my topic and finding a good angle, and she gave me good advice. She has "assignment sheets" for assignments that clearly lay out what she wants, and the assignments are never too much. I say she is very fair and it has been enjoyable.

Jonathan Reyes
ENGL101

Expecting an A-
Anonymous
03/31/2021

Great guy! And young too, so he basically tries to understand.

Nabila Hijazi
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
03/23/2021

Professor Hijazi is an amazing professor. Her class is interesting and it is easy to understand her lessons. She always provides feedback and offers help which has definitely improved my writing this semester. She won't give you a free A+, but if you work hard and put in effort you will definitely get consistent As. Also, make sure to participate in the discussion posts and assignments because they are all completion grades and will help you get easy points. If her class is available, TAKE HIJAZI!

Erica Cochran
ENGL101

Expecting an A-
Anonymous
02/06/2021

A really great professor. She gives reading assignments and explains the material to prepare you for each of the major assignments for the course. She also gives really good feedback, and I definitely noticed my writing improve through her class

Jonathan Reyes
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
01/27/2021

Super awesome! He is very understanding and a great teacher. He takes interest in what you're doing and he's young so he relates and is really cool.

Gail Upchurch
ENGL101

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
01/25/2021

She's the BEST! Prof. Upchurch is super understanding especially in regards to students' mental health and COVID-related stress. She's an excellent teacher and used engaging projects to help us work on our skills and make better arguments in writing. I liked her class a lot

Nabila Hijazi
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
01/23/2021

Professor Hijazi taught things clearly. Everything was structured. I enjoyed the course and the line of thinking. She was always helpful and understanding.

Robert Lucci
ENGL101

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
01/23/2021

Literally the most chill dude you'll ever meet. Gave honest, constructive feedback and made his instructions clear. This class was a great experience with him.

Elizabeth Nonemaker
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
01/12/2021

You can tell Professor Nonemaker really cares about her students! She is nice, understanding, and teaches class in a way that is engaging (as much as online classes can be), and honestly tries to improve your writing. She gives good feedback and the work is definitely manageable. I highly recommend her!

Konstantinos Pozoukidis
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
01/12/2021

Kos genuinely wants you to be successful in this class—he gave really good constructive criticism early on and throughout the process of the writing the final paper and was very helpful in office hours. Very approachable and personable, and a lenient grader.

Susan Pramschufer
ENGL101

Expecting an A-
Anonymous
01/08/2021

Prof. Pramschufer is very sweet. She’s very forgiving and her TA, Roya is very nice and understanding. The class has a pretty heavy/ moderate work load depending on what other classes you’re taking because you can get a little over whelmed with all of the essays and assignments in addition to your other courses. the class is pretty straight forward, especially if you took AP english in high school. Professor Pramschufer, as well as her TA are always willing to help and answer questions which is good. I would definitely recommend visiting their office hours a lot because Professor is very strict about what she wants to see on your essays, especially with exigence, cohesion, and works cited pages.

David Brookshire
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
12/30/2020

GOAT. good luck getting him tho, gotta be quick. Man wants to work with the students, not work the students.

Virginia Butler
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
12/27/2020

grading was fair and she is a very nice person

Gerard Holmes
ENGL101

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
12/21/2020

Stand up guy. He accommodated students well during the pandemic, was easy to communicate with, fast response time, all that. The course load was sometimes overwhelming and it felt like we barely had any time. But besides that, he was super nice and made it manageable.

Gerard Holmes
ENGL101

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
12/20/2020

Really great guy. I took his course online. He really cares and understands that students have personal things going on in their lives too so he'll help you with assignments and deadlines.

Hannah Beilenson
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
12/20/2020

Super helpful during office hours and she makes sure that everyone is comfortable with the assignments given. Has an awesome one-week extension for every assignment except the last one (because grades are due) and as a bonus was understanding if students couldn't make it to class/complete an assignment on election day.

Robert Lucci
ENGL101

Anonymous
12/19/2020

Prof. Lucci was an absolutely awesome English teacher for my freshman year. He gives clear and in depth feedback and is super laid back when it comes to giving more time for assignments IF you let him know that you need it. Overall a great teacher to have, make sure you ask for clarity if you need it and be prepared to do weekly readings (textbook)

Nia Crawford
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
12/18/2020

Super sweet professor! If you are stressed, just tell her, and she will give you an extension! Overall, grading is a little harsh for a 100 level English class, and there are just a lot of assignments over the semester, so make sure you are on top of your work. I would say my writing skills really improved from the beginning of the semester!

Nabila Hijazi
ENGL101

Expecting a B+
Anonymous
12/17/2020

Nice teacher and pretty chill class. However, she never gives any good feedback and does not tell you what is wrong with your papers. You will pretty much know your grade after the first assignment.

Alexis Walston
ENGL101

Expecting an A-
Anonymous
12/17/2020

Professor Lexi was very encouraging and flexible during the semester. She would go out of her way to make sure the zoom environment was welcoming by asking you to turn on your camera or a topic question at the beginning of class. She did not make us read that much from the textbook, but rather created lectures. I would have given her 5 stars, but some things she graded a little harsh.

Emilee Durand
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
12/17/2020

She is a very strict or harsh grader. Make sure to proofread all your work at least 10x. A lot of work is busy work also.

Paul Cote
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
12/15/2020

So nice and caring about his students. He was great with zoom and really understanding about the pandemic, and class is directed towards your interests as well. Best English prof i’ve had

Nia Crawford
ENGL101

Expecting an A-
Anonymous
12/11/2020

She doesn’t really explain much of her assignments very well and constantly refers to the book that we spent $70 on but barely utilize. I don’t think anyone actually reads it. She is really helpful when you have a question though. Overall, pretty mixed feelings

Zachary Frank
ENGL101

Anonymous
12/11/2020

Enjoyed his class. A great guy and very understanding. He replies to emails very quickly and genuinely wants his students to do well. I highly recommend his class!

John MacIntosh
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
12/10/2020

Classes are a bit boring, but he is a nice guy and you can tell he cares about his students. He is very flexible and an easy grader. The assignments are fairly tedious though, especially the final paper, but he'll do his best to help you work through it.

Paul Cote
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
12/10/2020

more like paul goat, enough said

Elizabeth Nonemaker
ENGL101

Expecting a B+
Anonymous
12/09/2020

Professor Nonemaker was great! She is very nice, reasonable, cares for her students, and conducts class in a straightforward way. I was so worried about having to take this class since I am not the best writer and Professor Nonemaker made this class easy for me to handle. I would not personally want to take another writing class since I am not huge into writing but she made this class fun for what it is. Great teacher!

Daune O'Brien
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
12/08/2020

Professor O'Brien was a great professor for ENGL101 and was very understanding if we needed more time for assignments. Due to the pandemic, getting assignments done was harder and motivation was definitely lower. She always managed to keep the class somewhat upbeat and positive and is always willing to help with your writing.

Paul Cote
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
12/04/2020

Professor Cote's the best. He is super accommodating & understanding, and directs the content and papers so that they're based on your interests. Reading isn't heavy at all either.

Robert Lucci
ENGL101

Expecting an A-
Anonymous
12/02/2020

I love Mr.Lucci, he is so supportive and overall a great professor, he makes sure you have loads of extra time and are able to be successful in his class

Aaron Bartlett
ENGL101

Anonymous
11/24/2020

Awful professor. Grades hard and is very rude in his comments. Not too much work but would have rather taken a professor that gave more work and graded easier.

David Brookshire
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
10/19/2020

Dr. Dave is such a great teacher. He is so nice and accommodating to all of his students. I would 10/10 recommend taking him. He is so real and understands you have other things going on. He is easy on grading and is always giving out extra points for minimal assignments.

Liam Daley
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
08/26/2020

I took him over the summer, but he was a very good professor. His classes were asynchronous but he was very appreciative towards anyone who showed up. He provides lots of chances for extra credit and doesn’t give a lot of low grades unless you don’t do the assignment, although he doesn’t seem to give 100s on any major papers judging from the grade distributions. His lectures were kind of rambley but that’s most likely because it’s hard to teach to a computer. He did say that the textbook is required, although all textbook readings were optional so it’s not exactly a necessity. Overall he’s a good professor and the assignments were meaningful.

Peter Witte
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
08/23/2020

I took this class over summer session 2. He's a pretty easy grader and seemed like a cool guy.

Kathleen Buckley
ENGL101

Expecting a B+
Anonymous
07/21/2020

Very nice, the class overall was tougher than it should have been.

Rachel Waugh
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
06/08/2020

Professor Waugh is a great choice for ENGL101. Her class was half online/in-person, which was really nice schedule-wise; the class ran pretty similarly to other ENGL101 classes (pacing), and the grading was relatively fair. I think the main plus about the class was Professor Waugh. She's always very pleasant and is willing to meet and talk with students about any issues in class. She was very understanding during the coronavirus pandemic and adjusted the class schedule to lighten the course load for her students. You honestly cannot go wrong with taking her course!

Nicole Cuffy
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
05/20/2020

she's a brilliant professor who cares about her students. she made engl101 meaningful but manageable. she wants students to succeed so as long as you put effort into your essays, you will do well.

Amanda Allen
ENGL101

Expecting an A-
Anonymous
04/14/2020

Prof Allen is great! She is extremely understanding to any student issues and manages to make a boring class enjoyable to come to. She never overworks her students and the class is very easygoing, but you still learn a lot. Definitely one of the better professors to take english from.

Kappa Danielson
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
04/09/2020

She's one of the nicest professors and always gives great feedback on all the drafts. If you just follow her feedback on drafts you'll do fine on all of the assignments. She's a very fair grader.

John MacIntosh
ENGL101

Expecting an A-
Anonymous
03/25/2020

Very energetic and enthusiastic. Flexible with his assignments as needed for the students' benefits. The class is not difficult, just tedious. The assignments are relatively and easy and well spaced out, and the final project begins as small assignments each consecutive assignments builds on the prior assignment, culminating in cool website project. He does grade a slightly harder than I would expect, but that is a personal opinion.

Max Lasky
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
01/31/2020

Lasky is simply an amazing professor! He is easily approachable, understanding with deadlines, and doesn't make the class stressful at all.

Elizabeth Benton
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
01/29/2020

Okay so here's the thing- she has really high energy which is good for staying awake in a last FC class. She's not the easiest ENGL101 teacher but she's pretty fair. She's a little disorganized even though she tries to be organized. She's mostly forgiving and you can always meet with her to go over a paper and she'll help you improve it. Like with any course, if you need help you need to seek it. However, she's just not the easiest or most chill professor so it's hard to look back on the class with a super positive experience. It wasn't bad, just not good. A shimmer above "fine."

Marina Seamans
ENGL101

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
01/03/2020

Great! Super easy!

David Brookshire
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
12/21/2019

Dr. Brookshire is an amazing person. He truly understands that we are busy students with other obligations as well. His deadlines are fair and he works hard to be available for students during office hours and outside appointments. There's a lot of small grades throughout the semester that will help carry you when the real papers come. There were 2 long essays that we wrote in class with multiple activities that lead up to them to help us get the best grade possible. The 2 essays go hand in hand, so it wasn't so tedious. Also, we got to choose our topic, so it was more fun to write. At the end of the semester, we made websites out of our topics, which is a lot of work but it's much better than writing another essay. He is also one of the only professors that don't require purchase of the ENGL101 book, which saves you $100 !

David Brookshire
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
12/21/2019

Dr. Brookshire is an amazing person. He truly understands that we are busy students with other obligations as well. His deadlines are fair and he works hard to be available for students during office hours and outside appointments. There's a lot of small grades throughout the semester that will help carry you when the real papers come. There were 2 long essays that we wrote in class with multiple activities that lead up to them to help us get the best grade possible. The 2 essays go hand in hand, so it wasn't so tedious. Also, we got to choose our topic, so it was more fun to write. At the end of the semester, we made websites out of our topics, which is a lot of work but it's much better than writing another essay. He is also one of the only professors that don't require purchase of the ENGL101 book, which saves you $100 !

Amanda Allen
ENGL101

Expecting an A-
Anonymous
12/18/2019

As a freshman in a blended ENGL101 class, I'm pretty glad I took it with Professor Allen. She is a very nice and easy-to-approach person who does her best to make her class interesting. Her assignments were usually less stressful than those I heard about assigned by other ENGL101 professors. She is a fair grader and if you check her grade distribution you'll see that most students receive in the A to B range. She definitely has the best interests of her students in mind. Overall, if you have the option to take her from ENGL101 and are willing to put effort into your work, I would recommend her.

Sabrina Islam
ENGL101

Expecting an A-
Anonymous
12/14/2019

Nice and lenient but a bit of a harsh grader in my opinion. Maybe writing just isn't for me though.

Kelsey Kerr
ENGL101

Anonymous
12/12/2019

I had Professor Kerr this semester for ENGL101. Her class was one of my favorite classes this semester, since she found a way to make the material engaging and interesting by encouraging in-class discussions. She can grade a little hard but I highly recommend attending office hours if you're feeling unsure bout the assignments in the class. Also, we had a few pop quizzes throughout the semester, but if you do the reading and review it a little bit before class you should be fine. Overall, one of my favorite professors I've had. Highly recommend.

Elizabeth Benton
ENGL101

Expecting a C+
Anonymous
11/19/2019

This professor is an extremely tough grader. She has a very specific writing style that she expects her students to conform to. It’s a difficult class to get an A in. She also takes attendance every class.

Samantha O'Connor
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
11/16/2019

really nice and helpful. tries to get everyone to understand what's required to do well and wants students to succeed. i especially love how excited she gets when we get what shes talking about

Nahid Ahmadian
ENGL101

Expecting a B+
Anonymous
10/23/2019

Really sweet professor, but the class itself has many issues. Assigns readings that we then read again in class and discuss (redundant), class is boring. Asks unnecessary questions about the readings, that have nothing to do at all. She also has many grammatical errors and spellings in her own work when this is an English class (you would not expect a math professor to mess up 2+2), and class is somewhat unstructured. She grades pretty well and is a very sweet person to talk to but not as a professor.

Ayesha Shibli
ENGL101

Expecting an A-
Anonymous
10/23/2019

Great teacher, easy to connect with and talk to. However, she might chose to pick on you throughout the year. But overall, I would recommend Ayesha as a teacher :)

Matthew Cascio
ENGL101

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
10/16/2019

Best ENGL101 teacher. 10 free skip days before he cared. I got 100s on all but 2 assignments, which were high 90s. Finished the class with a 96, wrote the 8-page position paper the night before it was due. He was 100% worth the 8 am.

Tricia Raysor
ENGL101

Expecting an A-
Anonymous
09/22/2019

Very nice teacher. English has always been my worst subject and I hated participating in any class but I was never shy in this class and liked the assignments. She grades fairly and is extremely approachable. She answers questions fast in person and through email.

Grace Kwon
ENGL101

Anonymous
09/05/2019

Compared to other lecturers, Kwon is really tough and pedantic when it comes to grading writing assignments. That being said, that would not be such a bad thing if her teaching quality and composure paralleled her "leave no prisoners" grading style, but that's not the case. Her passion for the students is paralleled only by her propensity to be disorganized and prone to stress, which tends to come off poorly in her teaching and assignments. Office hours (which she is pretty generous with, I'll give her that) are a MUST if you want a grade that'll make you not contemplate getting a rope necklace from Home Depot.

Emily Lyons
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
07/08/2019

Funny, easy to talk to and thoroughly engaging.

Brandy Williams
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
06/02/2019

One of the coolest TAs I've ever had. She gives very detailed feedback for all the assignments (so your writing actually improve s) and is wittily funny. My impression is that ENGL101 is a boring Gen Ed for most - not the case if you take Ms. Williams' class. Oh, and she explains MLA 8 very well.

Rakia Khalid
ENGL101

Expecting a B+
Anonymous
05/19/2019

Professor Khalid is just about the last professor I'd ever recommend anyone to take for ENGL101. Her tone in class seemed sweet at first, but I found it over time to change and become more elitist, condescending, and overall just rude. Classes were dreadfully boring, with Professor Khalid doing literally nothing to engage her students, and her lessons were so dry and unhelpful that I considered not going to class probably every day. When it comes to grading, I found Khalid's grades incredibly unfair, as her standards were set so high it seemed impossible to get anything above a B+. I received the high score, or just below it on most major grading assignments, yet I'm still sitting at a B hoping for a B+, but I really don't have any idea where I'll end. This brings me to my next point, that Professor Khalid takes FOREVER to grade even small assignments like a 300 word summary. Took her almost a month to release grades, which is ridiculous. It's the end of the semester now, and I'm still missing grades on THREE major assignments, two of which were due weeks ago. I know you're not supposed to talk about teachers grading with bias, but this must be mentioned about Professor Khalid. She once told me (after I had inquired about my grade in the class) that she has much higher expectations for me than my classmates, and therefore grades my assignments with a more difficult lens. WHAT? Not only did she ADMIT to me that she was biased, but she told me that she's grading my assignments harder than everyone else's! If anything is to be taken away from this, it's that Professor Khalid is unprofessional, unqualified, and frankly unlikeable, and therefore she should not be allowed to continue teaching ENGL101.

Daniel Quimby
ENGL101

Expecting a B-
Anonymous
05/07/2019

Good guy, really cares about the curriculum and English language. Very hard grader, expects way too much out of the papers. But is very helpful when you meet with him during office hours.

Kappa Danielson
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
05/02/2019

Awesome professor, very young so she's very into it and wants to help you a lot. She also gives great feedback on rough drafts which make your final draft a pretty solid grade. Defo would take

Kiyanna Hill
ENGL101

Anonymous
04/11/2019

Terrible at time management and didnt recive my first grade back till almost 3/4 of the semester is over. Not even grades that were for completion were put in. Always cancels class though, so thats good I guess.

Daniel Quimby
ENGL101

Expecting an F
Anonymous
04/04/2019

Extremely hard grader

Michael Colson
ENGL101

Expecting an A
braniac9
01/31/2019

Accommodating when necessary. Clear lectures. Comprehensive feedback on writing assignments. Very helpful during office hours. Fair grade (Maybe even a little light for the final paper).

Daniel Kason
ENGL101

Expecting an A-
Anonymous
01/29/2019

TOUGH GRADERGRADED BY FEW THINGSSO MANY PAPERS Humanities in general is not my strong suit, and I genuinely believe that I became a better writer through this class. However, I did find his grading to be on the harsh side, especially for a gen ed. To get an A, you need a 94% in the class, but the highest grade he ever gives out is a 96%. I would try to take someone else, but he's alright. In terms of course difficulty, I would give it a 3.5/5 because the coursework itself is moderately easy, but his grading system definitely adds more stress.

Jeannette Schollaert
ENGL101

Expecting a B-
Anonymous
01/25/2019

Garbage. Doesn’t even know was the ranges of grades are. Stay away unless you are very liberal or willing to go against your beliefs to tell her what she wants to hear

Michael Kolakoski
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
01/13/2019

Very good teacher. His expectations are clear, he responded to emails quickly even when having a baby, and his feedback is very helpful. He definitely helped me improve my writing skills. Also I was scared that he would be a tough grader, but he really wasn't?

Michael Kolakoski
ENGL101

Expecting an A
ChrisPBacon
01/09/2019

Mike's a great professor. He is very clear about his expectations for each essay, and he gives very detailed outlines/examples of what he wants to see in the assignments. Make sure you attend lecture regularly to catch his notes and helpful tips when writing essays. MAKE SURE YOU GO TO OFFICE HOURS FOR EVERY LITTLE QUESTION. I cannot stress this enough. Mike cares a lot about the effort students put in. You can be an amazing writer, and the kid next to you might be an average writer, but if Mike sees the other kid put more work in, regularly attend lecture, go to office hours, etc, then that kid will get the higher grade. Mike is very friendly and gives great feedback at office hours and it is your one-on-one time to really improve your essay. With that being said, he is a hard grader, but if you put the work in and actively engage yourself in class as much as possible, you will be successful! Mike may seem intimidating at first, but don't let that scare you. Side note for all professors of ENGL101: if you go to the writing center for help, they will email your professor letting them know you can came in. This is a great way to show your professor that you are putting in solid effort outside of class for a big assignment.

Kerishma Panigrahi
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
12/18/2018

She's very nice. A little tough of a grader at the beginning of the semester, but truly wants to help you improve your writing. Show up to class, its engl101 so yes it may be a bit boring sometimes, but worth going to build a good relationship with her.

Cheryl Spinner
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
12/12/2018

Dr. Spinner is a great professor, and if you're interested in learning how to improve your writing I do recommend taking her sections. She is very willing to listen to student's concerns and office hours are a huge help for critiquing your essays throughout the year.

Rakia Khalid
ENGL101

Expecting a B+
Anonymous
12/04/2018

I put in considerable time and effort into the class, and so very little back from the professor teaching this course. She was incredibly unprofessional in regards to how she handled the class. For example, this course is all about revising and improving your work, how is that in any way possible when it takes OVER 1 month to receive grades in feedback. This is unacceptable, students have deadlines that we have to abide, how can teachers have this much time to return grades. It is completely unacceptable. I was in no way able to learn from my work because each new major assignment needed to be turned in BEFORE I received the grade and feedback from the previous assignment. Even the academic summary which was a mere 300 words took over 3 weeks to grade! I find this extremely contradictory to what the class is supposed to do. I spent long and late nights working on the papers she assigned and met almost every deadline, but she does not have the respect for her students to turn back grades and feedback in a more timely manner. All it ended up being was busy work after busy work. Along with this, the teacher had the audacity to accuse the class not once, but twice of racially profiling her. She cited reasons as lack of trying or attention in class. To accuse a class of around 20 students of racially profiling her is a testament to this teachers character. She believed that our lack of effort towards the class was rooted in our perception of her race and ethnicity, rather than the more obvious fact of her POOR teaching skills. The fact that we as a class got accused o racially profiling her is deeply concerning and uncomforting and frankly unacceptable. When asked, "When will we receive our final grades" in the third to last class, she responded with her normal bothered attitude, "You will get it when you get it". She runs the class with this very uninviting tone and then claims about how friendly and open she is, which is an absolute fallacy. I have learned absolutely nothing in this course, we used fearless writing, a textbook worth over $100 a bunch of times but gained absolutely nothing from it! It was a waste of money and it's again unacceptable that a mandatory class has a mandatory bok that is not covered within tuition! There are so many things wrong with both the structure of this course and the professor who "taught" it. Taught is in quotes because she did not teach me a single thing. If you create a course based o rewriting and revising your work, either give professors enough time to grade papers so that there is time for learning from our previous work, or hire teachers who can grade in a timely manner. Very disappointed in the professor, and the university for both the structure of the course and their belief that this professor would be a good fit for teaching this class. Will recommend everyone I know to AVOID this professor at all costs.

Sara Faradji
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
12/03/2018

Great teacher

Peter Grybauskas
ENGL101

Expecting an A-
Anonymous
10/16/2018

Haven't finished the semester yet but he is funny and makes the class interesting. There's a moderate amount of work (not much when compared to what I've heard from friends with other professors). If you're unsure of which professer to take for ENGL101 I would definitely reccomend Prof G.

Douglas Kern
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
08/19/2018

Really wants the best for the students. As long as you do the work, you'll get a good grade.

David Brookshire
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
05/17/2018

Super caring professor and knows that his students are taking other challenging courses. Extends deadlines, allows you to rewrite essays and overall just wants you to learn something and do well in class.

Uchechi Okereke-Beshel
ENGL101

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
05/17/2018

She is the best! She really cares about her students and wants you to improve. She is willing to put in the time to help you succeed. She is also an easy grader! :)

Justin Lohr
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
05/08/2018

The good stuff: One of the wisest and knowledgeable professors I've had. Really cares about his subject and cares that his students learn and grow as writers. He is always willing to help and will always work with you to improve your writing skills and confidence. I learned more about writing in his class than any other English class. Really nice and respectful guy. Also cracks some funny jokes in class too. The not so good stuff: He is a tough grader. This is because his standards are high and expects good work from his students. It makes sense because he puts in lots of effort to teaching and expects the same from his students. He gives more homework than the average ENGL 101 professor but it's mostly readings I never bothered to read. Advice: If you work hard, show him you care, and don't procrastinate - you will get the grade you want.

Brian Davis
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
05/03/2018

You wanna take Mr. Davis for Engl101. He's really laid back, and grades really lightly. Just follow the directions for papers and you'll be guaranteed an A. He also assigns less work than other Engl101 teachers. Makes a lot of jokes in class, and is really great in general.

Brian Davis
ENGL101

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
05/01/2018

Awesome guy, great professor. Brian is the man

Fatima Azam
ENGL101

Expecting an A-
Anonymous
04/25/2018

Fatima is a friendly person and a decent teacher, but I found the class mind-numbingly boring (through no fault of hers). She is a fair grader and will take the time to help you improve your writing if you take the initiative to meet with her.

Joshua Weiss
ENGL101

Expecting an A-
Anonymous
01/23/2018

Joshua Weiss is an excellent teacher and seriously cared about his students improvement. Take his ENGL101 class for fair grading and excellent support.

Valerie Johnson
ENGL101

Expecting an A-
Anonymous
01/03/2018

Had her for ENGL101. Do not take her class, very tough/biased grader and overall unfriendly/uncaring demeanor. The vast majority of my class did not like her at all. Would not recommend to anybody at UMD.

Rick Frankos
ENGL101

Expecting a B
Anonymous
01/02/2018

Simply terrible! Don't take him whatsoever!!!!!!

Kelsey Kerr
ENGL101

Expecting an A-
Anonymous
12/30/2017

One of my favorite professors at UMD! She's great at teaching-- as long as you're willing to put forth a little effort in the class, she'll teach you a ton. Not a harsh grader, but also not an easy grader..

Emilee Durand
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
12/11/2017

Although, she makes sure her students are comfortable with the material she's teaching, she makes it almost impossible to get a more than decent grade on writing assignments due to her strict grading guidelines (if you're expecting a close to perfect grade on writing assignments, think again and proofread to death). Her lectures aren't the most captivating, but she tries her best and manages to teach what she must.

Daniel Kason
ENGL101

Expecting an A-
lactaid
11/19/2017

Dan is a really nice guy who will push you to improve your writing skills. The class is writing-heavy and probably requires a couple of hours of work per week. If you want to improve your writing skills and have an overall enjoyable ENGL101 experience I would recommend Dan.

Susan Pramschufer
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
12/16/2014

Though she was a pretty good teacher. I didn't agree with all of her opinions, but the class was good. She'll let you come to her office hours/send her your paper as many times as you want and she'll practically grade it before you turn it in. She was energized and cares about her students. At least for ENG101 she was a really good teacher.

Nabila Hijazi
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
05/19/2014

Great professor. Really enjoyed her class this semester. I took the blended learning version of her class. 4 or 5 major papers throughout the semester and I knew exactly what was expected for the assignment. There are weekly assignments online, but they are very simple, just tedious. Not many people in my class participated, so it was easy to get points. Be sure to see Mrs. Hijazi during her office hours to receive extra help with assignments. Go to the writing center! She is an assistant director and it means a lot to her... I got an A+ in the class... Just be sure to act like you care in class, do what is asked of you, and improve in your writing throughout the semester! Take Hijazi!

Nabila Hijazi
ENGL101

Expecting a B+
Anonymous
02/01/2014

She is a really great professor. If you try hard, she's going to see that and appreciate it. Extremely hard, but she expects you to take your writing seriously as you should. A is never a guarantee so if you're looking for an easy teacher, switch to another class.

Heather McHale
ENGL101

Expecting an A-
Anonymous
12/24/2013

Great teacher. She is a fair grader and actually tries to improve your writing. I wish she would diversify her in class readings though since every article we read was about women/feminism.

David Brookshire
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
12/23/2013

Dude is the man. Funny and easy grader. Go to class, participate, ask him questions, easiest English A you could ask for.

Tod Jones
ENGL101

Expecting an A-
Anonymous
11/15/2012

I liked Dr. Jones. He was a very nice guy. Class is a little dry but it's tolerable considering you get out early a lot. Rblood's comment stating he rarely ever went over assignments is completely flawed and ridiculous. They day which we are required to turn in our assignments he reads over the next assignment and asks if there are any questions. He also spend the Rough Draft clinic asking if we have any last minute clarifications which we might need. He always replies to the emails sent and he is very thorough in response.

Elizabeth McClure
ENGL101

Expecting a B
Anonymous
10/26/2012

Shes a very nice person, but honestly, I cannot recommend her. Shes very hard to contact out of class and she has very limited office hours. She said she would email us comments on topics for a paper we had to write, but didnt email us until the night before it was supposed to be due. To add insult to injury, she didnt allow extra time to write the paper. The assignments arent very hard, but are usually very confusing. Her assignments are done in parts, and honestly it feels like each part is more confusing than the last one, and she doesnt do a very good job explaining what to do.

Nabila Hijazi
ENGL101

Expecting a B+
Sal_man
07/27/2012

She is a genuinely nice teacher, but won't give out free "A"s. If you go to her office hours and show that you are taking her course seriously she will note of it and it can benefit you later. The argumentative papers are actually interesting to write since you write two papers each about opposing stances on a topic. All in all, you have to put a lot of effort into the class but you'll have an ease of mind with her.

Tod Jones
ENGL101

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
12/26/2011

Dr. Jones is a nice guy. He is very organized and the classes are predictable. A lot of people say that English 101 classes are all the same but I would disagree. I know a lot of people that had other professors and they had much more busy work. This class consisted of clear-cut papers and no busy work. Although the papers are semi-large, they are easily manageable. Dr. Jones can tell how much work you put into a paper and gives very fair grades. I always thought he gave me too high of grades for my papers. He is a good professor and will often let the class out early.

Heather McHale
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
12/09/2011

The course itself is not particularly enjoyable, as it involves several papers and a pretty good amount of busy work, but Professor McHale is a pretty good professor! She's SUPER liberal, which I loved, but she openly admits it and she's never offensive about it. I felt that sometimes she beat a dead horse with a stick, and class drug on, but in general the class isn't too bad. The class is really interactive, and she's got a nerdy, fun sense of humor. But prepare to wait a longgg time to get your paper graded and returned to you. Engl101 is a hard course to get an A in because the university wants students to take Junior English, so she was a tough grader, but it's definitely possible to get an A.

Phillip Moses
ENGL101

Expecting a B
Lunar01
09/20/2011

This class is English 101 so you will have quite a bit of writing to do. Moses does a fine job in teaching how to write these papers with samples of his own writing. There are only 5 papers in the class with the final paper worth the most. It's best to start your readings and do your best on early (easy, short) papers so you won't be dragged down by later (long, research) papers. As for the class itself, he takes attendance so you HAVE to come to class. If you miss more than 6 classes, he might dock your grade by one letter grade if I remember correctly. When you do peer review, make sure to actually write your rough draft because your classmates will be able to help you point out structural and grammar mistakes you missed. Overall this should be a manageable class if you do your readings and start your papers early. You can definitely get an A in this class if you really work for it.

Sarah Dammeyer
ENGL101

Expecting a B+
terp999
07/05/2011

Ms. Dammeyer is definitely one of the better ENGL101 professors. The class - of course - was pretty difficult, and there was a lot of work and several papers to write, but Dammeyer was always there for extra help. A lot of her assignments made you think outside the box and be creative, which was awesome. You'll really feel yourself becoming a better writer throughout the class - though you may not really love the workload at the time. I would recommend her to anyone who has to take ENGL101. She's a very sweet lady whose so friendly and very helpful. Go to her office hours! You won't regret it.

Robert Crane
ENGL101

Expecting a C
Anonymous
05/25/2011

I've never been much of a writer but I learned a lot in his class. The amount of work he gave was reasonable and he's a very understanding person. I would definitely recommend taking this course with him.

Paul Cote
ENGL101

Expecting an A-
umterps2169
01/02/2011

hes a nice a guy but let me just say Paul Cote's class was sooooo boring. the work was mostly just the research papers which every engl101 class has, but attendance was mandatory and even though there wasnt ever work in class i kind of wish there was because he sat there and talked the full hour and 15 minutes and reviewed stuff that we read in a book that was common sense. i had to prevent myself from falling asleep all the time

Adam Binkley
ENGL101

Expecting a B
Wendell Alston Jr.
12/15/2010

This teacher is great for english 101, a class that most people dread, he makes exciting to come to. he uses youtube,facebook, etc to better relate to the students. Dont let his free spirit fool you though because he is a pretty critical grader and puts alot into his grading. If u want to enjoy Eng101 take Adam.

Heather McHale
ENGL101

Expecting a B+
Anonymous
12/07/2010

Her class was my most enjoyable class this semester. She has a sense of humor which makes the class fun, but she expects students to work hard. The work load is not quite as fun as the class; however, all of the English101 classes are tough. She is not an easy grader though she is a fair grader.

Tod Jones
ENGL101

Expecting a B
rblood
12/11/2008

My worst teacher since I've arrived at college. Really never taught us anything about assignments that were helpful to us. Never thoroughly explained an assignment, nor how to write an effective audience analysis. Never in class did he himself lecture us as students on how to evoke exigence with the audience, which was a big part of the last few assignments. I got A's in AP english courses in high school, although it's my least favorite subject and my worst, and I come here and have been getting C's because quite frankly, I've never been sure exactly what he expects from us on a paper. To end it, he even told me that my writing skill is "not where it should be for a college student at this point in the semester" Wow thanks. I highly suggest a different teacher if you aren't 100% confident in your writing abilities

Elizabeth Fixsen
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
01/04/2008

The class had a lot of busy work, but she graded essays fairly. Even though I got B+ and A- on the major assignments, I got an A in the class because of the busy work.

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