European Women in the Age of Revolutions, Colonial Encounters

I love Professor Tiersten. At a school where professors often seem aloof or more involved with other "more important" things than teaching, she takes a legitimite interest in her students. She makes it a point to learn the name of all the students in her class (50-100 people in a class), and you just get the feeling that she wants to be there, is excited to be teaching the material, and wants you to like it too. Therefore, the classes are jam-packed with material. It seems that she loves it so much, that she can't stand to leave something out.

She also wants you to do well. The workload for the class is relatively light, because by her theory, its better to have a manageable workload and know it will all be done than have tons of books which students probably won't get through. Unfortunately, it seems most students take that to mean that the work doesn't have to be done, and class discussion is dominated by the same people every class (about 10-15 people who probably read). She also gives you, as other reviewers have stated, very helpful study guides for the midterm and final. Her 5-7 page research paper is also a lot of fun, and not too difficult (and is the same for both classes).

Lisa Tiersten's classes are a refreshing reprieve in a department that can sometimes feel like its only goal is to kill your soul: she's enthusiastic, she's funny, she's interested, her assigned workload is moderately light, and she really wants you to do well. There are no surprises in this class, and she's also hilarious and one of the nicest professors I've encountered.

And despite what a previous reviewer said, most people I know got an A or A- in this class, and I think the percent A's in the class is around 65%. Its not hard to do well, and if you do the work, you will.