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Robert Chiles HIST222 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 05/07/2025	Dr. Chiles has been the kindest and most engaging professor I have had at UMD and I am a senior now. I needed one more elective class, and after reading so many positive reviews, I decided to take HIST222, which has been the best decision. Dr. Chiles's lectures are very interesting and it is evident that he cares about history and enjoys teaching it to his students. He doesn't take attendance, but it is expected to attend because he doesn't post lecture slides. He is willing to help his students and answer any questions during or after class. I look forward to attending every week and learning something new because Dr. Chiles makes class fun and he is very enthusiastic when talking about class content. He is very fair with grading and offers feedback and guidance on assignments, and even extra credit at the end of the semester. I have really enjoyed my experience in Dr Chiles's class this semester and I would recommend taking any of his classes!!
Robert Chiles HIST222 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 05/07/2025	Dr. Chiles has been the kindest and most engaging professor I have had at UMD and I am a senior now. I needed one more elective class, and after reading so many positive reviews, I decided on taking HIST222; which has been the best decision. His lectures are very interesting and it is evident that he cares about history and enjoys teaching it to his students. He doesn't take attendance, but it is expected to attend because he doesn't post lecture slides. He is willing to help his students and answer any questions during or after class. He seriously goes above and beyond to make sure everyone gets the most out of his class. I look forward to attending every week and learning something new because Dr. Chiles makes class fun and he is very enthusiastic when talking about class content. He is very fair with grading and offers feedback and guidance on assignments and extra credit at the end of the semester. I have really enjoyed my experience in Dr Chiles's class this semester and I would definitely recommend taking any of his classes!!
Robert Chiles HIST222 Expecting an A Anonymous 05/08/2024	The course explored the nuances encompassed in the experiences of immigrants that came to the U.S. throughout the 19th, 20th, and 21st century. This was different from traditional U.S. history courses that do not focus much on this aspect of American society. Assignments primarily consisted of weekly discussion posts using the ELMS platform which allowed the interaction with classmates through the collaboration of reading/responding to one another's posts. These assignments helped reinforce the topics taught during lecture. Lecture was very engaging and Dr. Chiles was very excited/willing to answer any questions either during lecture or after class. Dr. Chiles is very kind and an excellent lecturer. He cares for his students and his excitement for teaching shows through. In addition, he encouraged students to participate in the food festival which he planned and organized and was very willing to help students in as many capacities as he could. Lastly, he made students feel comfortable sharing their ethnic/cultural backgrounds with the class and created a very wholesome and humanistic atmosphere. Bonus points bc he quoted/referenced a Taylor Swift song
Robert Chiles HIST222 Anonymous 04/30/2024	The course explored the nuances encompassed in the experiences of immigrants that came to the U.S. throughout the 19th, 20th, and 21st century. This was different from traditional U.S. history courses that do not focus much on this aspect of American society. Assignments primarily consisted of weekly discussion posts using the ELMS platform which allowed the interaction with classmates through the collaboration of reading/responding to one another's posts. These assignments helped reinforce the topics taught during lecture. Lecture was very engaging and Dr. Chiles was very excited/willing to answer any questions either during lecture or after class. Dr. Chiles is very kind and an excellent lecturer. He cares for his students and his excitement for teaching shows through. In addition, he encouraged students to participate in the food festival which he planned and organized and was very willing to help students in as many capacities as he could. Lastly, he made students feel comfortable sharing their ethnic/cultural backgrounds with the class and created a very wholesome and humanistic atmosphere. Bonus points bc he quoted/referenced a Taylor Swift song
Robert Chiles HIST222 Expecting an A Anonymous 06/11/2023	easy A, very intrigued by his lectures and didn't dread going to class so that's a huge plus. He's very lenient with grading
Robert Chiles HIST222 Expecting an A- Anonymous 06/11/2023	very lenient, we didn't have too many assignments. He's very entertaining in lecture and tends to ramble (in a good way lol). I recommend any class taught by him, he'll make you interested in the lectures!
Robert Chiles HIST222 Expecting an A Anonymous 05/11/2023	Professor Chiles is genuinely one of the most insightful professors I have ever had. I took his history of immigration course with the intent of just getting the diversities portion of my gen ed requirements over with, but I ended up looking forward to every lecture. His lecture style is very entertaining because of how passionate he is about the content. The course itself broadened my perspective on cultures around the world, and even allowed me to learn more about my own. There are a few large assignments to be aware of, such as a lengthy research paper and presentation, however, I found them to be quite enjoyable. With that being said, he is also quite lenient/flexible with due dates if you present a valid reason. Overall, I would definitely recommend taking a class with this guy. He's the man.

Robert Chiles
HIST222

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
05/07/2025

Dr. Chiles has been the kindest and most engaging professor I have had at UMD and I am a senior now. I needed one more elective class, and after reading so many positive reviews, I decided to take HIST222, which has been the best decision. Dr. Chiles's lectures are very interesting and it is evident that he cares about history and enjoys teaching it to his students. He doesn't take attendance, but it is expected to attend because he doesn't post lecture slides. He is willing to help his students and answer any questions during or after class. I look forward to attending every week and learning something new because Dr. Chiles makes class fun and he is very enthusiastic when talking about class content. He is very fair with grading and offers feedback and guidance on assignments, and even extra credit at the end of the semester. I have really enjoyed my experience in Dr Chiles's class this semester and I would recommend taking any of his classes!!

Robert Chiles
HIST222

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
05/07/2025

Dr. Chiles has been the kindest and most engaging professor I have had at UMD and I am a senior now. I needed one more elective class, and after reading so many positive reviews, I decided on taking HIST222; which has been the best decision. His lectures are very interesting and it is evident that he cares about history and enjoys teaching it to his students. He doesn't take attendance, but it is expected to attend because he doesn't post lecture slides. He is willing to help his students and answer any questions during or after class. He seriously goes above and beyond to make sure everyone gets the most out of his class. I look forward to attending every week and learning something new because Dr. Chiles makes class fun and he is very enthusiastic when talking about class content. He is very fair with grading and offers feedback and guidance on assignments and extra credit at the end of the semester. I have really enjoyed my experience in Dr Chiles's class this semester and I would definitely recommend taking any of his classes!!

Robert Chiles
HIST222

Expecting an A
Anonymous
05/08/2024

The course explored the nuances encompassed in the experiences of immigrants that came to the U.S. throughout the 19th, 20th, and 21st century. This was different from traditional U.S. history courses that do not focus much on this aspect of American society. Assignments primarily consisted of weekly discussion posts using the ELMS platform which allowed the interaction with classmates through the collaboration of reading/responding to one another's posts. These assignments helped reinforce the topics taught during lecture. Lecture was very engaging and Dr. Chiles was very excited/willing to answer any questions either during lecture or after class. Dr. Chiles is very kind and an excellent lecturer. He cares for his students and his excitement for teaching shows through. In addition, he encouraged students to participate in the food festival which he planned and organized and was very willing to help students in as many capacities as he could. Lastly, he made students feel comfortable sharing their ethnic/cultural backgrounds with the class and created a very wholesome and humanistic atmosphere. Bonus points bc he quoted/referenced a Taylor Swift song

Robert Chiles
HIST222

Anonymous
04/30/2024

The course explored the nuances encompassed in the experiences of immigrants that came to the U.S. throughout the 19th, 20th, and 21st century. This was different from traditional U.S. history courses that do not focus much on this aspect of American society. Assignments primarily consisted of weekly discussion posts using the ELMS platform which allowed the interaction with classmates through the collaboration of reading/responding to one another's posts. These assignments helped reinforce the topics taught during lecture. Lecture was very engaging and Dr. Chiles was very excited/willing to answer any questions either during lecture or after class. Dr. Chiles is very kind and an excellent lecturer. He cares for his students and his excitement for teaching shows through. In addition, he encouraged students to participate in the food festival which he planned and organized and was very willing to help students in as many capacities as he could. Lastly, he made students feel comfortable sharing their ethnic/cultural backgrounds with the class and created a very wholesome and humanistic atmosphere. Bonus points bc he quoted/referenced a Taylor Swift song

Robert Chiles
HIST222

Expecting an A
Anonymous
06/11/2023

easy A, very intrigued by his lectures and didn't dread going to class so that's a huge plus. He's very lenient with grading

Robert Chiles
HIST222

Expecting an A-
Anonymous
06/11/2023

very lenient, we didn't have too many assignments. He's very entertaining in lecture and tends to ramble (in a good way lol). I recommend any class taught by him, he'll make you interested in the lectures!

Robert Chiles
HIST222

Expecting an A
Anonymous
05/11/2023

Professor Chiles is genuinely one of the most insightful professors I have ever had. I took his history of immigration course with the intent of just getting the diversities portion of my gen ed requirements over with, but I ended up looking forward to every lecture. His lecture style is very entertaining because of how passionate he is about the content. The course itself broadened my perspective on cultures around the world, and even allowed me to learn more about my own. There are a few large assignments to be aware of, such as a lengthy research paper and presentation, however, I found them to be quite enjoyable. With that being said, he is also quite lenient/flexible with due dates if you present a valid reason. Overall, I would definitely recommend taking a class with this guy. He's the man.

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