AI Rate Professor

African-American Studies

M Austin

HIST101 · HISTHIST · HIST140A · HIS140 · BLAS115 · BLAS140A · HIST140 · HISTORY · BLACK140A · BLAS120 · AFR140A · 17 lifetime ratings

AI rating
88/100
RMP rating
4.2/5
Take again
33.33%
Difficulty
2.4

The decision

if you want passionate history teaching and ; avoid online if you need tight, focused lectures.

Best fit · Effort For RewardPassionate LecturerStudy Guides Match TestsInspirationalAttendance CriticalBest In Person
  • Passionate Black history instructor who many call life-changing in person
  • more accessible than the reading load suggests
  • Online and ; in-person is the strong format

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

79/100

Many students say tests mirror study guides and and use the guides.

Online felt harder to follow; most Easy A .

Is the course easy?

Beginner

68/100

Average difficulty is modest and content is manageable if you read and use study guides, though lectures can be dense.

Online review rated higher difficulty; moderate.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

and skipping can sink you.

Both online and as mandatory.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

78/100

Most detailed voices strongly recommend him for learning, with caveats around online delivery and .

In-person recommendations dominate; the .

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Lenient

74/100

Students repeatedly report easy tests tied to study guides, though a few tags and comments still call him a .

Format shift

; online and pandemic comments are harsher.

Workload

Moderate

58/100

Expect , and exams, but not constant crushing busywork for most sections.

Format shift

Online felt lecture-heavy; , and a few exams.

Teaching experience

Excellent

86/100

Dominant theme is passionate, brilliant, mind-opening lectures with strong student respect.

Format shift

; online delivery is the weak spot.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

, and discussion rather than homework-only or exam-only.

Format shift

In-person comments describe this mix most clearly.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

16 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

, and exams that closely follow study guides.

Main concern

and occasional tough or emotional moments still require consistency.

What students said

“He is a great prof, collaborative, gave all a chance to talk (or not), and .”
BLAS140A
“He provided a study guid for the tests and they were almis identicle to the tests.”
HIST140
“HE IS HANDS DOWN THE BEST HISTORY PROFESSOR !”
BLAS115

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online delivery felt lecture-heavy, vague, and ; student advises learning more from the book than lectures.

Main concern

Tangents and speculative lecture style make it hard to track testable material online.

What students said

“DON'T try to take this class online, you ”
BLAS140A

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are often very study-guide based, which students describe as straightforward when they prepare.

Study GuidesTests Match GuidesMidterm and FinalPaper

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

81/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

guides, with midterm, final, and paper common.

Study GuidesTests Match GuidesMidtermFinalPaper
“He provided a study guid for the tests and they were almis identicle to the tests.”
HIST140
“only 2 exams & 1 paper”
HISTHIST

Online

Online reviews do not clearly prove proctoring tools; main issue is .

Lecture HeavyHard to Track Material
“It's very hard to keep track of what he's talking about because he gets very vague and speculative at times.”
BLAS140A

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“He provided a study guid for the tests and they were almis identicle to the tests. I aced the .”

Voice snapshots generated from 17 reviews (1 online, 16 in , and format differences. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Passion

86/100

“He is a brilliant professor who has strong passion in what he teaches.”

📝

81/100

“ .”

⚠️ Online Caution

35/100

“DON'T try to take this class online, you ”

📌

22/100

“Forced students to attend class that conflicted with others and would degrade them if they couldnt or wasnt able to make it.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • passionate about Black History
  • HANDS DOWN THE BEST HISTORY PROFESSOR
  • opens your mind layer by layer

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • He grades so real easy
  • ask for study guide

Theme 3

🖥️ About Online Format

  • Even for an online class, lots of lecturing
  • gets very vague and speculative

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

17

Recent reviews read by the AI

17

Lifetime ratings

80/100

Evidence confidence

Seventeen reviews over many years show a consistent passionate-and-fair pattern, with a .

Inside 17 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 512
4 out of 52
3 out of 51
2 out of 51
1 out of 51

Course coverage

BLAS140A5 reviews
BLACK140A2 reviews
HIST1402 reviews
AFR140A1 review
BLAS1151 review
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HIST1011 review
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HISTHIST1 review
HISTORY1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

4 reported outcomes

A range

3

A+ 1 · A 1 · A- 1

B range

1

B 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

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No letter grade reported

0

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