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Tracy Thompson PLCY401 Expecting an A Anonymous 01/10/2025	The professor is super sweet and really really educated on criminal justice. She wants the students to think, and also gives new and interesting ways to think about commonly known topics. The class is interesting and we always learn something new. It can be boring at times since its a lecture, but the content is pretty interesting overall. She does have lots of assignments for the class though, and there is always something due. She is also not the easiest grader, so you definitely have to work hard for each assignment. However, she is very understanding, and allows extensions and changes in deadlines with the class's needs. She also allows an automatic 7 day grace period after each deadline for students to submit with no penalty. The course is interesting, but be prepared to write and research!
Joshua Itzkowitz Shifrinson PLCY401 Expecting an A- Anonymous 12/10/2024	This has been one of my fav profs ever at UMD. I took his PLCY401 class (which I was not super interested in from the offset), but he made the content super engaging and interesting. Our class was about 15 people and mostly discussion-based, but I learned SO MUCH more than I tend to learn in my other discussion-based classes. Every time you speak, he makes you feel understood, and if you're off the mark, he guides you in the right direction, and you actually learn. He doesn't post his slides, so you have to go to class, and the two essays he assigns are pretty demanding, but he is a very fair grader and does set his students up for success. This feels like what a college class actually should feel like - a challenge without being impossible. As a person, he is also super cool. he's super knowledgeable without making you feel stupid and really does care about his students. great class rlly recommend even if you have no background in International relations and national security.