Helane Levine-Keating - Pace University (all), New York, NY

Professor: Helane Levine-Keating

Department: English

College: Pace University (all), New York, NY

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: ENG307
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Great professor, gives lots of helpful feedback on writing. The class itself takes a lot of work: reading at least two short stories and writing 3-4 pages of creative writing (prompt-based) per week. Class is discussion-based, so don't take if you are insecure about your writing or don't want peer feedback.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: ENG308
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

BEST teacher ever. Had her for Creative Writing Poetry. She can seem a bit uninterested but that is not the case. She really helps and simply knows her stuff. The one on one meetings are great because she really understands and helps you with your work. Amazing professor. Dont take this class if you dont have a passion for writing.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: INTHMG
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

I had her for The Holocaust and Modern Genocides. She had us read this book called Austerlitz. Single best novel I have ever written. I do not particularly know where everyone else is getting their impression from, but I must say that my experience was pleasant enough. She expects papers to be written well,which some just cannot accomplish.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: INT101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

horrible. one of the worst teachers i have ever had. she is late to every class, never hands assignments back on time. her opinion is the only right one. she never responds to emails, and wont answer questions if you try to talk to her after class.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: INT298W
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

I grew to enjoy her more than I thought I would. I'm not sure I could tolerate her if she wasn't teaching with another professor who balanced her out well. She loves literature and thus takes its analysis very seriously. She nit-picks about grammar in papers, so her comments are more critical than helpful.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: INT298F
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Levine-Keating is the epitome of incompetence. She's full of herself to say the least, and obsessed to say the most. She is the perfect example of "Having a Doctorate does not make you a Teacher." She fails to understand styles that differ from hers, and doesn't comprehend the simplest of writing concepts. It would be wise to avoid Dr. Divine Ego.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: ENG315
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

dis buk look green n blue yah no yeah. OK seriously that is my English after this class. AND I'M A SENIOR!!!!!!

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: ENG000
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

She's really not a good teacher at all. Gives TONS of assignments but never actually graded any of them and gave us bad grades when she did, for no reason. then she tried to correct our final papers and ALL her corrections are spelled wrong. doesnt care about her students. its annoying when you try hard and she gives you bad grades for no reason.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: LIT315
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

This teacher is the worst Lit teacher ever. She is a harsh grader, she makes you read 9 novels a semester and her class is mostly her, talking to herself about how great she thinks the books are. Totally useless and hard, not to mention she is really pretentious. Avoid her, seriously, it's a lot of homework for nothing, waste of time and money.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: ALLALL
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

I feel like all the below comments are Levine-Keating trying to make you believe she's some great teacher. I'll tell you something. English is my passion and was going to be my major, until I took her. She really killed it for me. If you don't want a professor who chooses favorites off the bat and holds grudges against others, don't take her class.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: INT297
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

totally obnoxious professor, all she wants to do is talk and hear own voice.changes rules everyday attendance counts but its taken one day and not next day.unorganized and really spews out too much nonsense in class.very biased views. total waste of money.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: INT298F
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

I have Levine-Keating in "The Holocaust and Modern Genocides" Learning Community. She is helpful, but her interpretations of the literary material we read seems a little vague and too similar in context. There always seems to be something I found interesting or importantin a reading that she fails to hit upon, which is sometimes discouraging

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: WRIT101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

i had this teacher. i told her i was gonna be a poet and a college english professor. she told me i had not suffered enough. i have suffered plenty...helene please remove the curse...oh yeah..PS...i am a poet and professor.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: INT297
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

She is a very good prof. and knows what she is talking about. If you are prepared to learn and do lots of work def take her. You'll learn a lot.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: ENG307
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

I've taking Dr. Levine-Keating a number of times. She is worth taking. If you put the effort in, you will be rewarded.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: ENG120
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

AVOID HER!!!!! She is always late, extremely critical and never responds to e-mails. If you want an A, do not take her, she does not give out A's. Really strict grader.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: ENG307
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

At first I was intimidated by this class (Creative Writing: Fiction), but she really makes the room a comfortable place to put your writing out there. She is really helpful, really knowledgeable, and really inspiring. I would love to take her again. She's really chill and truly wants her students to learn.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: ENG307
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Inspirational professor. Gets you interested and helps you to understand in your own way. A lot of work, but it pays in the end. I got a solid grade, and found in her a mentor. Wonderful experience. Amazing professor/person. She won't be nice to you if you slack off or try to take advantage. Is that really such a horrible thing?

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: ENG307
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

I really like this Professor! She is understanding, and always answered my questions. She is really interested in her students writing, and I thought she was very useful with her comments and feedback. I would love to take her again. She wasn't ever late when I was there, and would always stick around to answer questions. She also brought pizza!

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: LIT211
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

She will NOT answer emails or help you in any way. She's mean and way too critical.