Ben Fortun

HIST71 · ETH71 · 21 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 96/100
RMP rating: 4.8/5
Take again: 95.45%
Difficulty: 2.2

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if you want fun lectures, real learning, and a high chance at an A.

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Engaging, funny lectures that spark real interest in ethnic studies
Mostly light work with discussions, readings, and plentiful
Nearly universal A grades when students show up and do the assignments

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

EasyA

82/100

Most students earn As with attention, readings, and , though writing standards can be higher than expected for a few.

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Is the course easy?

Beginner

72/100

Content is approachable if you attend and ; intellectual challenge is low to moderate rather than abstract or brutal.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

as mandatory, with participation and lecture presence expected.

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Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

95/100

Students repeatedly call him the and urge .

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Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

72/100

Plenty of and mostly high grades, though a minority call him a .

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Workload

Light

74/100

Mainly readings, discussions, occasional quizzes or one essay, and frequent rather than crushing homework.

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Teaching experience

Excellent

93/100

Students praise passionate, hilarious lectures, personal care, and .

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Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

32/100

, and essays more than high-stakes exams.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

22 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

as funny, passionate, and easy to follow, with light-to-moderate reading and strong .

Main concern

and a minority report strict writing standards with .

What students said

“LITERALLY THE BEST. Initially, I was only looking to fulfill my ethnic studies credit but he sparked my genuine interest in Asian American history.”
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“By no means a difficult class, but you will have to actually do the assignments”
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“The . Such a and is very caring of his students.”
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Remote format

Online

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Exam style

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Many sections have few or no quizzes and and written work instead.

Barely any quizzesEasy testsNo quizzes or tests in some sectionsExtra credit events

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

78/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

; when tests exist they are described as easy, with lots of .

Easy testsBarely any quizzesNo quizzes/testsExtra credit

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Student evidence

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Top student voice
“LITERALLY THE BEST. Initially, I was only looking to fulfill my ethnic studies credit but he sparked my genuine interest in Asian American history.”
Voice snapshots generated from 22 in-person , and care. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

93/100

“Honestly, amazing Profoessor. Can't really ask for a better history professor than Professor Fortun.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

95/100

“100% take him! I took his Honors option class.”

😄 Lecture Energy

90/100

“His lectures are incredibly entertaining so it makes it easy to pay attention.”

📝 Workload Reality

74/100

“By no means a difficult class, but you will have to actually do the assignments”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

keeps lectures engaging and
most engaging lectures ive had
His passion for the subject will make you passionate

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

His class is easy and made learning fun
the
do NOT join if you struggle at all with critical thinking or writing

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

super cool, funny, and personable
Always interested in how we are doing and truly want the
he's super caring to students

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Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

22 recent, detailed in-person reviews with strong grade and quality consistency support high confidence.

Inside 22 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

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21 reported outcomes

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A+ 2 · A 15 · A- 1

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B 2 · B- 1

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Beginner

Mandatory

MustTake

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🎯 Teaching Quality

👍 Recommendation Rate

😄 Lecture Energy

📝 Workload Reality

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

❤️ About Character

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