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Ethnic Studies

Alicia Hawkins

Courses not reported · 11 lifetime ratings

AI rating
36/100
RMP rating
2.9/5
Take again
45.45%
Difficulty
2.8

The decision

if you manage large weekly writing loads well; otherwise pick another ethnic studies option.

Best fit · Self Taught ProPolarizing workloadReading-heavy modulesLenient when managedAI grading concernsEasy A for some
  • Reviews are sharply split between easy-A praise and overload warnings.
  • Recent students report , and multi-page writing.
  • Grades can still land high for organized students, but many urge switching professors.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

55/100

Some students call it an easy A with , but others still struggle under huge weekly writing volume.

Nearly all evidence is online; the math.

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Content is not described as conceptually brutal, but reading and writing volume make the experience feel hard.

Online reviews dominate and focus on module load more than concept difficulty.

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

72/100

, though a few mark it mandatory without heavy emphasis.

Online flexibility is clearer; the .

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

40/100

Roughly half praise her passion and easy A path while recent reviews strongly say find another professor.

Online opinion is polarized; the .

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

55/100

Earlier/positive reviews call her lenient with , but , and tough feel.

Format shift

Online evidence conflicts; in-person sample is too small and negative on toughness.

Workload

Heavy

22/100

Dominant recent , and reflections for one course.

Format shift

Both the bulk online set and the .

Teaching experience

Average

45/100

Passionate and helpful for some, but many .

Format shift

Online reviews swing from goat to 0/10; .

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

18/100

Modules, reflection essays, discussion posts, quizzes, and .

Format shift

Online comments list quizzes and essays; .

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

and advises staying away.

Main concern

Heavy weekly essay writing unlike older glowing reputation claims.

What students said

“she makes you write pages of the past”
33966

Remote format

Online

10 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online ethnic studies is assignment-dense with , and reflection essays; experiences range from easy A to overwhelming.

Main concern

Weekly workload volume and .

What students said

“you really have to try to fail this class, easy A”
33966
“she gives so much work for just one week”
33966
“She uses AI to grade work and to write out her assignments then gives others a zero for using AI”
33966

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessment is assignment-heavy with quizzes and essays; reviews .

Module quizzesReflection essaysDiscussion postsReadings and videos

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

One in-person review only mentions weekly multi-page essays, with .

Weekly essays
“she makes you write pages of the past”
33966

Online

Online work centers , and multi-page reflection writing.

Quizzes based on modulesReflection essaysDiscussion postsExtra credit
“Includes podcasts, YouTube videos, readings, quizzes based on modules, ”
33966
“every week we are required to write pages regarding questions she give us”
33966

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“seriously don't even consider taking her, find another professor. she gives so much work for just one week.”

Voice snapshots generated from 11 reviews (10 online, 1 in person), highlighting polarization between easy-A praise and workload warnings. Credibility rating: Medium.

⚠️ Workload Shock

22/100

“my whole week is taken up because of how much work she gives”

🎯 Split Teaching Views

45/100

“Genuinely the goat. Especially for a ”

⚖️ Grade Path

55/100

“you really have to try to fail this class, easy A”

🤖

30/100

“She uses AI to grade work and to write out her assignments then gives others a zero for using AI”

Theme 1

📚 About Workload

  • assigns so many videos and
  • write pages of

Theme 2

📈 About Grades and Ease

  • easy A
  • not a
  • concluded the semester with a percentage over 100%

Theme 3

⚠️ About Red Flags

  • Don't believe the good reviews
  • Find another professor!!!
  • 0/10

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

11

Recent reviews read by the AI

11

Lifetime ratings

58/100

Evidence confidence

11 recent reviews show high detail but sharp polarization between early easy-A praise and late overload complaints.

Inside 11 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 55
4 out of 50
3 out of 50
2 out of 51
1 out of 55

Course coverage

3396611 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

11 reported outcomes

A range

6

A+ 1 · A 5

B range

0

No reported values

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

5

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not sure yet 4