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Kim Coles HNUH228C Expecting an A Anonymous 12/27/2025	She seems nice. The content was usually interesting. She talks a lot which I didn't mind. I didn't know what my grade would be at any point tho. Lots of writing and lots of reading. A lot of people got by without speaking during discussions or debates but idk what their grade is
Kim Coles HNUH228C Expecting an A+ Anonymous 12/25/2025	HNUH228C is a very content-dense class but Prof. Coles Is EXTREMELY passionate and knowledgeable about the topic and its clear she genuinely wants students to learn and engage with it. This does mean the class will cover A LOT of very difficult reading and you're expected to keep up with it on your own and be prepared to discuss it in class (attendance is mandatory). However, the grading is very lenient (45% of it is basically a free A if you participate, and 55% is essays). Essay grading can be stressful as there isn't much guidance on how to write it and for the final you don't know your grade till its posted on testudo, but Prof. Coles and our TA MJ were very approachable for feedback before submission. Don't be worried because even if you bomb the first one you can get an A overall by showing improvement or demonstrated effort! Overall a good experience though if you have a busy schedule, aren't used to not having a clear rubric, or struggle with analytical writing, then you may want to reconsider.
Kim Coles HNUH228C Expecting an A- Anonymous 12/22/2025	Horrible class horrible professor. Has “science” in the name but not at all related to science. She just rambles on the entire class and the grading system is horrendous. Did not know at all what my grade is the entire semester and she grades purely off of how much she likes you, nothing else. Genuinely the worst professor I have had at UMD so far.
Kim Coles HNUH228C Expecting an A Anonymous 12/20/2025	She's decent, but this class is hard to get an A in because you don't know for the entire semester until the grades are posted.
Kim Coles HNUH228C Expecting an A Anonymous 04/29/2025	First off prepare to read for this class. It is constant readings over 20 pages everytime for every single class. Most lectures are her talking for 50 min straight but you still have to go. While she claims to be open to everyone's opinion if you say or write anything make sure it aligns with her opinion. The class isn't too hard as there is a lot of peer reviewing for grades and the Process Essays are just completion. The TA (Dalton) is the absolute best he is so understanding if you need a extension on papers and very approachable. Otherwise you won't know your grade until it gets posted on Testudo so just hope and pray. Attendance is mandatory as you can only miss 3 unexcused before being pentalized.
Kim Coles HNUH228C Expecting an A Anonymous 12/18/2024	Pros: - Very passionate professor, you can tell that she loves what she teaches, especially when it came to Othello - Fascinating topic taught in a sensitive way, even if lectures and discussions were sometimes boring - Relatively lenient grading on written assignments Cons: - LOTS of reading that you can't escape from b/c of the discussion-based classes, including some very technical pieces - Most of your grade is contingent on two papers (a 4-page midterm and an 8-page final), and there isn't a lot of transparency about how those papers are graded / help along the way - Some parts of the class seemed a little muddled/disorganized at times, but that's probably because this was a new class this year Overall: Good professor, interesting content, but expect a ton of work, and know that the content may sometimes be uncomfortable (intentionally so) or confusing
Kim Coles HNUH228C Expecting an A Anonymous 12/04/2024	She is not an easy professor, but if you put in the effort this class it will be very interesting and you will get a lot out of it. The class relies heavily on discussion, so just participate and you will be fine. It is graded pretty easily, and the content is very interesting and Dr. Coles is generally good at explaining it.

Kim Coles
HNUH228C

Expecting an A
Anonymous
12/27/2025

She seems nice. The content was usually interesting. She talks a lot which I didn't mind. I didn't know what my grade would be at any point tho. Lots of writing and lots of reading. A lot of people got by without speaking during discussions or debates but idk what their grade is

Kim Coles
HNUH228C

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
12/25/2025

HNUH228C is a very content-dense class but Prof. Coles Is EXTREMELY passionate and knowledgeable about the topic and its clear she genuinely wants students to learn and engage with it. This does mean the class will cover A LOT of very difficult reading and you're expected to keep up with it on your own and be prepared to discuss it in class (attendance is mandatory). However, the grading is very lenient (45% of it is basically a free A if you participate, and 55% is essays). Essay grading can be stressful as there isn't much guidance on how to write it and for the final you don't know your grade till its posted on testudo, but Prof. Coles and our TA MJ were very approachable for feedback before submission. Don't be worried because even if you bomb the first one you can get an A overall by showing improvement or demonstrated effort! Overall a good experience though if you have a busy schedule, aren't used to not having a clear rubric, or struggle with analytical writing, then you may want to reconsider.

Kim Coles
HNUH228C

Expecting an A-
Anonymous
12/22/2025

Horrible class horrible professor. Has “science” in the name but not at all related to science. She just rambles on the entire class and the grading system is horrendous. Did not know at all what my grade is the entire semester and she grades purely off of how much she likes you, nothing else. Genuinely the worst professor I have had at UMD so far.

Kim Coles
HNUH228C

Expecting an A
Anonymous
12/20/2025

She's decent, but this class is hard to get an A in because you don't know for the entire semester until the grades are posted.

Kim Coles
HNUH228C

Expecting an A
Anonymous
04/29/2025

First off prepare to read for this class. It is constant readings over 20 pages everytime for every single class. Most lectures are her talking for 50 min straight but you still have to go. While she claims to be open to everyone's opinion if you say or write anything make sure it aligns with her opinion. The class isn't too hard as there is a lot of peer reviewing for grades and the Process Essays are just completion. The TA (Dalton) is the absolute best he is so understanding if you need a extension on papers and very approachable. Otherwise you won't know your grade until it gets posted on Testudo so just hope and pray. Attendance is mandatory as you can only miss 3 unexcused before being pentalized.

Kim Coles
HNUH228C

Expecting an A
Anonymous
12/18/2024

Pros: - Very passionate professor, you can tell that she loves what she teaches, especially when it came to Othello - Fascinating topic taught in a sensitive way, even if lectures and discussions were sometimes boring - Relatively lenient grading on written assignments Cons: - LOTS of reading that you can't escape from b/c of the discussion-based classes, including some very technical pieces - Most of your grade is contingent on two papers (a 4-page midterm and an 8-page final), and there isn't a lot of transparency about how those papers are graded / help along the way - Some parts of the class seemed a little muddled/disorganized at times, but that's probably because this was a new class this year Overall: Good professor, interesting content, but expect a ton of work, and know that the content may sometimes be uncomfortable (intentionally so) or confusing

Kim Coles
HNUH228C

Expecting an A
Anonymous
12/04/2024

She is not an easy professor, but if you put in the effort this class it will be very interesting and you will get a lot out of it. The class relies heavily on discussion, so just participate and you will be fine. It is graded pretty easily, and the content is very interesting and Dr. Coles is generally good at explaining it.

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