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Eugenia Lao LATN302 Expecting a P JDPORT89_1 04/30/2026	As a student at The University of Maryland I had Dr. Eugenia Lao as a Professor in three semester courses: Elementary Latin I and II, and a course on the Roman poet Ovid (302) in which we studied his works. I found all three courses to be well-organized and intellectually stimulating. Dr. Lau proved to be an outstanding Professor who genuinely cared about her students. The Elementary Latin courses were both informative and challenging. I learned a great deal in both of these courses. The syllabus was excellent. Dr. Lao’s instructional methods included recorded lectures that I found fascinating and well-organized. The lectures presented Latin grammar and syntax in a very interesting way, often sprinkled with humor and fine visuals. Additionally, Dr. Lao hosted a lively zoom session each week in which students worked on oral translations focusing on improving their understanding of Latin grammar and vocabulary. During these sessions I found Dr. Lao to be helpful, patient, and extremely professional. The Ovid course involved students translating original Latin text and understanding the nuances of this Roman poet. Dr. Lao demonstrated a significant knowledge and enthusiasm for the material we covered in class. In short, this class was both educational and fun. Finally with respect to assessments and homework I found Dr. Lao to be fair and always capable of providing positive feedback to me. I highly recommend any of Dr. Lao’s courses to serious students of Latin and the Classics. Jonathan Porter 4/28/26
Judith Hallett LATN302 Expecting a AU OtG 06/03/2013	I had a lot of fun auditing this class. Dr. Hallett very clearly knew what she was doing, and managed the class in seminar format very well. In class, we would go around the table translating portions of passages by Ovid. Out-of-class assignments consisted either of reading a scholarly article and answering questions, which would then be discussed in class, or one of three larger assignments based on Latin texts and scholarly articles. The final project for the class was the performance of a dramatic adaptation of a story by Ovid.